“NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION” IS A LIE
ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR SENATORS
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
Our democracy depends on people making informed choices. But Trump, Russia and Fox win by repeatedly lying. You need to fight for the truth by calling out his lies, loudly and often, demanding an impeachment inquiry now.
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS
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SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
FOR WALDEN: Robert Mueller indicated Trump committed obstruction of justice. Today, Trump tweeted that wasn’t true. We need to get to the truth and that can be done by an impeachment inquiry. I urge you to support that process so we can finally know the truth. Thank you.
FOR ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIVES: Our democracy depends on people making informed choices. But Trump, Russia and Fox win by repeatedly lying. You need to help us fight for the truth by calling out his lies, loudly and often, demanding an impeachment inquiry now.
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
BACKGROUND:
The list of Trump’s attacks on America’s government is too long to capture here. He started by putting people in charge of departments and agencies who have spent their careers trying to dismantle those institutions.
Trump’s most pernicious assault has been on truth itself. He has savaged the truth tellers: the mainstream media, the Justice Department and, now his most malignant attack, the Intelligence Community. He has also started calling the truth tellers “traitors.”
He has lied about immigrants, NAFTA, climate change, the Iran nuclear deal, Russia’s election interference, and the “benefits” accruing from his monster tax cut. When reality doesn’t follow his fictions, he lies by blaming Democrats.
Trump has told more than 10,000 lies since his election. His Twitter feed is a torrent of lies. His lies are repeated by Fox and even by the mainstream media. And as Lenin found, lies repeated often enough become truth. Much of his base believes his lies, which further divides America and fuels hate and hate crimes.
Trump’s barrage of lies leaves democracy wobbling, exactly as any enemy of America would want. If Trump isn’t Putin’s tool, he’s Putin’s dream.
We must fight our way back to the truth. It begins with an impeachment inquiry. Now.
SOURCES:
New York Magazine, April 12, 2019: “Trump’s War on Democracy: An Update” http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/trump-war-on-democracy-homeland-security-william-barr-treason.html
CNN, May 30, 2019: “Fact-checking Trump’s flurry of lies and falsehoods Thursday morning about the Mueller probe https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/30/politics/fact-checking-trump-mueller-claims/index.html
The Nation, Sept. 24, 2018: “Donald Trump’s War on Democracy / The president’s actions have been much more sinister than just tantrums and Twitter antics.”https://www.thenation.com/article/donald-trumps-war-on-democracy/
Rolling Stone, May 28, 2019: “The Trump Administration is Cooking Stats to Kepp the Sick Sick and the Poor Poor” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/welfare-trump-administration-poverty-841006/
The Hill, May 30, 2019: “Republican group to hand-deliver Mueller report to every GOP lawmaker” https://thehill.com/homenews/house/446140-republican-group-to-hand-deliver-mueller-report-to-every-gop-lawmaker
Time Magazine/Assoicated Press, May 30, 2019: “President Trump Tweets That Russia Helped Him Get Elected, Then Quickly Backtracks http://time.com/5598147/trump-russia-help-elected/?utm_source=reddit.com
Washington Post, May 28, 2019: “James Comey: No ‘treason.’ No coup. Just lies — and dumb lies at that. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/james-comey-no-treason-no-coup-just-lies–and-dumb-lies-at-that/2019/05/28/45f8d802-8175-11e9-bce7-40b4105f7ca0_story.html?utm_term=.b31090f1e2e1
New York Times, May 1, 2019: “Reimagining America: Admitting the truth is the first step toward our country’s restoration.” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/opinion/trump-barr-2020-election.html
Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 3, 2019: “Columnist William Newman: The dangers of accepting presidential lies” https://www.gazettenet.com/Columnist-William-Newman-25312880
