TORRANCE TRIBUNE January 11, 2018 Page 5
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Politically Speaking
One Man’s Opinion Another Man’s Opinion
Wolff No Stranger
to Controversy
By Cristian Vasquez
Thanks the never-ending news cycle we’ve
become accustomed to as media consumers,
there is always a new controversy to talk about
-- and this week it’s Michael Wolff’s “Fire
and Fury.” To the staunch Trump supporters,
Wolff’s book is no more than a libeling piece
against the president to sell books. For people
looking for the president’s impeachment,
Wolff’s book serves as an insider testimony to
accomplish said goal. Regardless of the man
in office, these types of allegations against
a sitting president, much like their actions,
should always be examined. Yet Wolff is
no stranger to controversy and has been in
this position before. However, one person’s
reaction to the book gives reason to believe
its content: Steve Bannon.
Let’s begin with Wolff, a New Jersey native,
who has written seven books and has
worked as a columnist for The Hollywood
Reporter, USA Today, New York Magazine
and Vanity Fair. His writing style has been
described as one that gives his audience
a behind-the-scenes look at the beat he’s
covering. Naturally, he has garnered critics
and admirers along the way. In some
instances the critics have been the very
people he is covering, much like with
President Trump today. However questionable
Wolff’s reputation is, Bannon’s reaction to
the book leads me to believe that the author
is not lying.
It’s no secret that Bannon and President
Trump had some sort of falling out. Yet
let’s not forget that despite his exit from
the White House, Bannon declared that he
would go after any GOP member who
wouldn’t condemn attacks on President
Trump. In short, the former editor confirmed
his continued support of the president. That
explains why Bannon would come out and
take back the comments made about Donald
Trump, Jr. Bannon is trying to save face and
claim that he made the comments about Paul
Manafort. Bannon isn’t the poster child for
truth and accuracy and his statement is no
more than an attempt to keep the Trump
movement alive.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t really matter how
true, how embellished or if these stories are
flat-out false. Wolff already won. Tell-all
books are meant as sensationalized pieces of
writing meant to pique the interest of friend
and foe alike. Ironically, a possible piece of
“fake news” will likely make significant sales
now that the president’s propaganda specialist
Stephen Miller is on his PR tour dismissing
the book as a hit job. To President Trump’s
credit, there is no easy way of dealing with
this situation and he definitely has every
reason and right to defend himself against
the publication. However, any reaction to
the book puts the title and author back in
the spotlight, which increases the likelihood
that sales will increase.
Regardless of the outcome, Wolff will have
accomplished his goal: notoriety. Whether the
cease and desist order holds up or not, the
author will make the rounds and talk about
the book until the next controversy steals
the spotlight. •
Forget About Homeless Vets—Let’s
Spend Our Time and $ on Illegals
By Duane Plank
to place those needs of those who bravely served
Riddle me this: Day after day the liberals
our country ahead of the need and the greed
inundate us with rants about protecting the
of the Beltway-type entrenched bureaucrats
rights of, and shelling out our Benjamins to,
who have risen to power by gaming the system
those who snuck into America illegally--while
to their benefit, at the expense of dispensing
they pay scant attention to American war heroes
caring treatment to those veterans who return to
who are down on their luck, and who, from
America with physical and emotional ailments
most reports, have been given the shaft back
as they try to assimilate back into America.
home when returning from their tour of duty.
Meanwhile, the drumbeat continues on the
DACA this, DACA that, scream the resistors
left that we must allow the Dreamers to stay
and their media mouthpieces. Maybe I missed
in America, as if somehow illegals have the
something, but when did the scales of justice
right to populate our enclaves and freeload our
tip so far to the left that the illegals have more
greenbacks and social services. And that, with
rights than our veterans who have protected our
chain migration, their relatives currently residing
butts from threats like the ISIS dirt bags, or
outside the friendly confines of America should
the bellicose, corpulent midget in NoKo who
also be allowed to move to the front of the
continues to threaten stateside nuclear carnage,
line and cross our sacrosanct borders illegally.
matching bitter volleys with President Trump
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is pondering
about the respective sizes of their “buttons?”
a longshot campaign to nab the Democratic
California has proudly become a sanctuary
presidential nomination in 2020, has kowtowed
state, with the lock-step pols and courts bending
to the Dreamers, saying that the 800,000 or so
over…backwards…to allow illegals and their
who came to this country illegally should be
chain-migration loser brethren to overrun our
allowed to stay because sending them packing
state, and paying little heed to American veterans
would be “cruel,” and that giving the illegals the
who risked life and limb to protect us from evil.
boot, quoting from the standard Liberal
Trump, consistently under fire from the
playbook when it comes to immigration,
resistors, has grandiose plans to overhaul
“threatens to tear families apart,”--a familiar
the bureaucratic mess that the Veteran’s
whine that has no basis in fact. Thundered
Administration has devolved into, by canning
Garcetti: “They belong here…and we will
corrupt and incompetent VA higher-ups who
fight for them to stay.”
continue to award themselves obscene bonuses
Here is a novel thought: How about we
while backlogging veteran care. He has vowed
fight a little harder for the care and solicitude
to cut red tape and the excessive wait times
of the men and women who risked their lives
that consistently plague our veteran heroes.
for the freedoms we take so much for granted,
As part of his “drain the swamp mantra”
and resist a little less the championing of
mantra, Trump has vowed to use the bully pulpit
lawbreakers here illegally? •
Arugula and Roasted Pear Salad
with Toasted Walnuts
Recipe from Hungry Couple of Tasting Spoon Media
Pairs well with Digiorno Pizzeria Thin Margherita
1. Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Slice the pears vertically and scoop out the seeds with a spoon or melon baller.
Spread the walnut halves on one side of the baking sheet and layer the pear slices
on the other. Place in the oven for about 5 minutes, toss the nuts and flip the pears.
Continue roasting for an additional 5 minutes.
3. Make the dressing by whisking together the olive oil, lemon juice, honey and
mustard until fully combined. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Assemble the salad by adding the arugula to a large bowl or platter. Top with the
roasted pear slices, sprinkle on the walnuts and drizzle with the dressing.
• 4 cups arugula
• 2 pears
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
dressing
Ingredients
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• Salt and pepper to taste
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