Good morning, THE JANUARY 6 HEARINGS Last night was the first of a series of public hearings by the January 6th commission. It began with statements by the leaders of the Committee and the showing of graphic violence against the Capitol, its police and our democratic institutions. And while I would hope these hearings have the impact of the 9/11 hearings, the Watergate hearings, the Warren Commission, the Challenger investigation, and other seminal examples of Congress acting to ferret out the truth and provide important data and historical analysis, I fear it will yield much less.
I want to have hope that IT WILL make some difference. Watching it last night was so depressing. To actually hear the crowd repeat Trump’s demands, to know that Bannon warned of this (happily), to see it so very organized, is depressing. I wonderful if Trump is still talking to his daughter. All Trump cares about is himself, period!
Last night’s hearing also put to rest the lie that Fox News is a separate entity from Fox commentators like Tucker Carlson. The News Division had an obligation to televise the hearings and they chose not to bring their viewers an unfiltered lense into this stain on American democracy. It’s unfortunate that the FCC, through court rulings and regulations, has become a toothless tiger.
I want to have hope that IT WILL make some difference. Watching it last night was so depressing. To actually hear the crowd repeat Trump’s demands, to know that Bannon warned of this (happily), to see it so very organized, is depressing. I wonderful if Trump is still talking to his daughter. All Trump cares about is himself, period!
Last night’s hearing also put to rest the lie that Fox News is a separate entity from Fox commentators like Tucker Carlson. The News Division had an obligation to televise the hearings and they chose not to bring their viewers an unfiltered lense into this stain on American democracy. It’s unfortunate that the FCC, through court rulings and regulations, has become a toothless tiger.