Wayne Allyn Root begins his opinion piece, “Justice Isn’t Blind, It’s Crooked: Opposing View”, with the statement, “The powerful, corrupt, elite establishment is out to destroy or at least change Donald Trump.” The view that he paints of Trump is one of an underdog, fighting his way to the top of the big, bad establishment. In this fairy tale, Trump is little red riding hood and the Democratic party is the big bad wolf, huffing and puffing and threatening to eat grannies whole. Root is obviously pandering to die-hard members of the Conservative party. On his website, a quote describes Root as the “Chicken soup for the GOP’s soul”.
Root claims that Trump’s comments regarding Judge Gonzalo Curiel were not race related, and that Judge Curiel was simply biased. Even if this were this case, who has Trump not attacked? I know that this argument isn’t a new one, but when you think about the women, African Americans, people of Muslim faith, Asians, and Latinos that he is known for slandering, there is a court room filled with judges who Trump feels can’t do their job. It’s racist and insulting to Judge Curiel to imply that because of his ethnic background he is unable to be an impartial judge.
Root also cries corruption when claiming that the “law firm bringing the suit paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Clintons”. This is a big accusation. Where are the sources cited? There are none. Because of the lack of evidence, I’m forced to conclude that this is nothing but gossip. Or maybe a lie, thought up solely for the creation of this gem, “It’s just one big incestuous happy family supporting big government, amnesty and Hillary Clinton”. Not only is that great imagery, but it’s inflammatory language that I feel discredits Roots authority. Again, Root is pandering to members of the Conservative party with their tin foil hats ready. They love a good conspiracy theory more than anyone, and Root is more than willing to provide, even if his misinformation is doing more harm than good.
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