Senator Clinton is unwavering in her continued representation of the millions who have voted for her despite being assailed from every corner by opponents of her candidacy. She has demonstrated the mark of true leadership and the courage it takes to stand firm on behalf of the people. We are privileged to have not only her acumen but her loyalty and strength. Leadership such as hers is rare.
Let us all be unwavering in our support of her and as citizens in our demands for democracy, truth and justice.
Millions of Americans now protest the threat to our freedom for a free and fair election and democracy for every citizen. For the first time in the history of our nation, we have the opportunity to elect a Woman or an African American for President of the United States. We condemn the travesty of the prejudice and bias some in the media continue to inflict on Senator Hillary Clinton.
Thomas Jefferson said "Information is the currency of democracy." If the information we receive is filled with slander and lies of omission, then the currency of democracy is counterfeit and worthless. By continuing to perpetuate prejudice and bias and suppress the truth, the public is asked to embrace contempt and a fabrication. We demand to hear the truth about all the candidates and reject the interference of some members of the media with a blatant agenda to promote one candidate and destroy the other.
The offenders insist on presenting the public with caricatures rather than candidates. They use words like a weapon against Senator Clinton, unleashing biased and abusive language with an enthusiasm that is causing the public to recoil. They encourage us to swim in the filthy stream of their discourse but we stand firm and immovable on the principals of decency and fairness. We demand reasoned and balanced views instead of the salacious, the one sided. Doing what is fair and just for Senator Clinton makes justice possible for us all since the rights' of everyone are in jeopardy when we trammel the rights of one.
The influence of self-interest by some members of the media has warped their judgment. They have formed a theory and pursue with fervor every scintilla of evidence that might support it and when none is found, resort to speculation of nefarious intent. We reject what is being forced on a large portion of the dissenting public, especially when presented in a way that makes it palatable to that which is the worst of our natures. We deplore the biased and hateful words that continually emanate from them in their references to Senator Clinton. It is a vile malignancy that reflects the deep prejudices of those who say them. These malicious statements about Senator Clinton are fast becoming part of the public vernacular and are creating a taste for what is base rather than what is pure. Their prejudices lead them to degrade with slurs and persecute with innuendo driven by a greed for the most base of public favor. They may be corrupted but the public will not stand idly by.
Decent Americans demand these members of the media hold themselves accountable for these injustices and attacks on Senator Clinton and hold fast to a standard of honorable and fair conduct. We demand they stop the craven abuses of power and discrimination polluting our airways. Most damning of all, we hold them directly accountable for the momentum this coarse invective has gained to a degree where one cannot venture out without being assaulted by the very same defamatory speech that has now become part of the public discourse. Well informed Americans can be trusted to elect their own government. Favor us with the whole truth! The pervasive language of prejudice used against Senator Clinton and the suppression of the truth about both candidates to the blatant advantage and promotion of one is media tyranny that seeks to control the outcome of this election. We call on all people to condemn these abominations and demand the media hold themselves to the highest principals of truth, fairness and decency.
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