This is what it looks like when you take on the establishment. If you have the guts to challenge their grip on power, they will try to destroy you!

I’ll never forget the best speech I ever saw — Ross Perot addressing the NAACP in 1992 — on C-SPAN. He spoke from the heart with conviction and compassion — no teleprompters. His message was pertinent, honest and caring. Unforgettable! But later that day, I was shocked by the coverage it got from CNN. What they did was disgraceful! Perot, they alleged, “managed to offend some people” during a speech. That was the story! An hour of hope, reaching out and bridge-building was transformed into hate and bigotry in less than a minute. And so ended his campaign!

The corrupt, leftist, national media/DFL (they are working together) did it to John McCain, Herman Cain, and Newt Gingrich — allegations of womanizing, abuse and affairs. They even had people believing that Mitt Romney, one of the most decent, virtuous men alive, abused his dog, lacked compassion for sick employees and was a schoolyard bully as a child. For crying out loud, even Ben Carson was victimized!

For 30 years, Trump has been in the national spotlight as a successful businessman and entertainer. During all this time, he had never been accused of being a racist, bigot, sexist or homophobe. But the day he announced his intention to run for the presidency of the United States as a Republican, he had suddenly and miraculously become all of those things. For 30 years he was surrounded by beautiful women — he ran the Ms. Universe pageant — and had never been accused of anything inappropriate. But a month ahead of the election, he is suddenly transformed into a womanizer, a groper, an octopus and an abuser. And so it seems, after waging war on tradition, morality and decency for the better part of my life, these corrupt, leftist, power mongers are now the guardians of moral authority? Poppycock!

So why the relentless attacks on Trump? Because he is a threat to their position, their wealth and their power, and they are trying to make an example out of him. Their message is simple: Don’t mess with us because we will destroy you. Our power must never be challenged.

Well, it’s high time for the American people to wake up and smell the corruption. The media no longer reports the news. The news is little more than DFL/establishment propaganda. Ditto for the majority of college courses in many disciplines, Hollywood movies, television sitcoms and the list goes on and on. It’s high time for “we the people” to stand up and fight this, like Trump is doing. This is supposed to be our country. It doesn’t belong to the elites. And this may be our last chance to save it!

Brad Willis

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