William Rivers Pitt: Coward-in-Chief: Trump Wilts in the Face of Fascist Terrorism

[Raven]

494. This thread is breaking my heart.

Not so much because of the things being said about Will, but because so little is being said about the article he wrote which was the intended subject of the thread. I presume that the person who posted it thought it was worth reading. Covering this president over the last several months has been excruciating for Will. I've watched the process and it is like having to wade into a sewer everyday. Often, when he is done, he'll read the essay to me and I'll think "maybe this one will make a difference."

Years ago, after he wrote his first book on Iraq, which, by the way, he wrote on the porch of our cabin in the woods, I would joke and tell him that I was getting the "safe room" ready for him. Little did I know then that the threats against him and our family would become real. He doesn't talk about it much but I know they are real, his wife knows they are real. Fortunately, his daughter is too young to know, but she will.

In case anyone here thinks we live in some idyllic rural utopia, please know that Chris Cantwell lives and spews his garbage in the next town over from us. I, in my professional life, have had a number of run-ins with his ilk. They are demented and dangerous and have quite a following. So, after many of you get through venting your anger at Will Pitt, please read his essay and understand that doing what he does everyday, day after day, comes at a high cost, to him and the people he loves.

Respectfully,

Jane Pitt