Praise For Robert De Niro

I love De Niro. I love what he did. I love the fact that he stood up for what’s right and called out recklessness and incompetence and poor judgment. I love the fact that he did this, because out politicians, our so called “checks and balances,” have done NOTHING in the wake of all of the reckless, unwise, unkind, and embarrassing things that this president has said and done. If elected officials are going to be ineffective pansies and partisan cheerleaders, then it‘s up to private citizens, especially those like Mr. De Niro, who enjoy a platform of success and notoriety. 

And why shouldn’t they? Criticism of President Obama was broadcast twenty-four hours a day on Fox and on AM Radio. By comparison, a fifteen second outburst at the Tony Awards seems like one drop of opposition against ten thousand buckets of Republican outrage. 

I love the fact that De Niro apologized - to CANADA and Justin Trudeau. I love the fact that private citizens are getting involved and speaking their minds in ways that I have not seen since the turbulent years of my childhood. God bless America. This is what America is all about.