1 Leah Waters' essay — Re: "The man who yelled at the sky — He stood for hours, venting his anger. I came down from my rooftop to find out why," Monday Arts & Life story. Nothing has evoked so much emotion in me as Leah Waters' essay in Monday's paper, "The man who yelled at the sky." The jump headline, "How many souls do we pretend not to see," and the words that followed will haunt me for a very long time.I commend the editorial mind that considered the piece worthy of print. It's the reason many of us here in Paris, Texas, rely on The Dallas Morning News.Toni Clem, Paris, Texas2 Roya Hakakian's story — Re: "How America turned me into a patriot — Iran taught hatred of the U.S. But once fog of homesickness lifted, my loyalty was forever changed, Roya Hakakian says," Sept. 21 Viewpoints. I was so impressed by the story of the Iranian woman who journeyed to the U.S. during their revolution of 1979. At school in Tehran she was barraged with the message … [Read more...] about Three cheers for the essays by Leah Waters and Roya Hakakian; for the digital Dallas Morning News
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Watch: CNN Attacks Trump for Praising ‘Perfect’ English-Speaking Skills of Border Agent
CNN and the establishment media are attacking President Trump after he complimented a U.S. Border Patrol agent for speaking “perfect English.” CNN’s Brooke Baldwin ran a segment of her daily show dedicated to Trump introducing Border Patrol agent Adrian Anzaldua at the White House, where he said:Come here, you’re not nervous, right. Speaks perfect English. Come here, I want to ask you about that 78 lives. You saved 78 people. So how did you feel… [Emphasis added] The White House event was to honor Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for their commitment to protecting Americans and enforcing U.S. immigration laws. Following his speech, the establishment media used the comment to attack Trump, with Baldwin running a segment in which reporter Jeremy Diamond and she speak for two and half minutes about the comment. “We’ll wait to see if and how the White House explains why it was at all pertinent for the … [Read more...] about Watch: CNN Attacks Trump for Praising ‘Perfect’ English-Speaking Skills of Border Agent
The Latest: Trump notes border agent’s ‘perfect English’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s tribute to federal immigration officials (all times local): 4:25 p.m. President Donald Trump invited a U.S. Border Patrol agent to the podium during a White House event to pay tribute to federal immigration officials and joked that the agent could speak “perfect English.” Trump asked the agent, Adrian Anzaldua, to discuss his apprehension of a smuggler accused of locking 78 migrants inside a truck near Laredo, Texas, about a week ago. Trump also appeared to refer to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, as CBC during Monday’s event. CBC stands for Congressional Black Caucus, among other things. Trump says immigration agents are doing important, necessary work. He lambasted Democrats who have called for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He said: “Most importantly let me extend my gratitude to every law enforcement professional representing ICE and CBC.” ___ 2:50 … [Read more...] about The Latest: Trump notes border agent’s ‘perfect English’
Fake News: Trump Tweet Does Not Contradict Statement on Trump Tower Meeting
NEW YORK — In a tweet on Sunday, President Donald Trump wrote that the infamous, brief confab at Trump Tower on June 9, 2016 between individuals tied to Russia, Donald Trump Jr. and other campaign officials was a “meeting to get information on an opponent.” Trump further tweeted that the meeting was “totally legal and done all the time in politics – and it went nowhere.”Numerous major media outlets quickly utilized Trump’s social media posting to misleadingly suggest that the president was contradicting an official statement issued by Trump Jr. last July about the purpose of the meeting. “We primarily discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children that was active and popular with American families years ago and was since ended by the Russian government, but it was not a campaign issue at the time and there was no follow up,” read that statement, which added that it was “a short introductory meeting.” The news … [Read more...] about Fake News: Trump Tweet Does Not Contradict Statement on Trump Tower Meeting
Donald Trump Calls His Own Sun Interview Fake News
World Donald Trump Theresa May President Donald Trump has dismissed his controversial interview with The Sun newspaper, in which he criticized British Prime Minister Theresa May’s handling of Brexit and praised her Conservative rival Boris Johnson, as “fake news.”Trump and May were speaking to reporters at a press conference after bilateral talks at Chequers, the prime minister’s country residence. The president suggested not all of his comments about May were printed by The Sun, and that the newspaper had omitted the positive things he said about the prime minister. In fact, the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid had included positive comments made by Trump about May."I didn't criticize the prime minister," Trump said. "I have a lot of respect for the prime minister. Unfortunately there was a story that was done, which was generally fine, but it didn't put in what I said about the prime minister, and I said tremendous things."Fortunately we tend to record … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Calls His Own Sun Interview Fake News