There’s a story flying around social media and even being linked on this site that California Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein has announced to the LA Times that she plans to acquit the gaslighter-in-chief of all charges and let voters decide his fate in November. I’m not linking to the article in question because I don’t give links to fake news but you can Google it and see for yourself.
I live in San Francisco and needless to say, this didn’t pass the smell test so I called her DC office. It took a while of repeat dialing to get thru and then a few minutes on hold, but I finally got thru to a very nice staffer.
As soon as I said “LA Times...” she said “Oh yeah, we know and we’re NOT happy.” Apparently Feinstein was asked if she’d acquit and the LA Times completely misrepresented the answer. Feinstein’s actual position is that she’s committed to being a fair and impartial juror and wants to hear all of the evidence including witnesses before making up her mind. Here’s her press release from yesterday on John Bolton. Does this sound like someone ready to acquit to you?
And sure enough, here’s her statement on twitter:
I told the staffer that this headline was a disaster because it’s catching like wildfire on social media. And it is. I saw it being repeated by some of my smartest, most politically savvy friends on Facebook. I urged the staffer to get the LA times to correct the headline ASAP because it’s causing real damage and I urged my friends on Facebook to delete their posts after sharing Feinstein’s real position with them. All for them did.
This just goes to show how careful we need to be with any negative news regarding Democrats. The mainstream press loves creating controversy and divisiveness among us because it equals clicks and revenue. It’s their standard MO and it’s a trap. I’m seeing too many smart, progressive friends on Facebook amplifying fake news like this. I’m actually really surprised when I see it from people who should know better. Fortunately, the honest ones take posts down when they learn the truth.
And for the ones who insist that Adam Schiff is an warmonger who’s totally deluded about Russia because of a link in Common Dreams, let me suggest my new Facebook hygiene routine I recently started. For your friends that you don’t want to unfriend but keep posting garbage and won’t listen to reason, that “snooze for 30-days” button works really well! I’m clicking it on certain people from now until November just so we can stay friends and I don’t have to help them amplify propaganda. The “snooze-for 30-days”button has mad my Facebook feed much more pleasant and honest.
The bottom line is I really don’t care who anyone votes for as long as the have the letter D after their name. I have a preferred candidate in the primaries but if they don't win, I’ll crawl thru glass to help the Democratic candidate who does. The mainstream media and social media is not our friend in this process. They’ll do everything the can to try and confuse and divide us. The onslaught of fake news and bot trolling is only going to get worse in the months ahead.
We need to be smart this time and not repeat the mistakes of 2016. We need to stick together #GOTV and #votebluenomatterwho. Please check sources before repeating any negative stories about Democrats. Please be smart and critical. Please don’t take the bait.
