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Straight Talk

THE ACT OF A MADMAN madman decided to shift stretchers and
hold up in a hotel room,
acting as triage units.
32 floors above his vic- Dozens and dozens of
tims, and let a barrage concert goers picking up
T WAS THE ACT OF relaying a story of how ern music, anyone who of bullets rain down on victims in their cars and
“Ipure evil.” I woke she opened the doors has been to Las Vegas, his victims. No, there are trucks and transporting
up on October 2, 2017, of her van and 6 people to the Mandalay Hotel, some that have to fur- them to hospitals. These
to President Trump piled in; she quickly who has stayed on the ther the negativity that are the stories we should
saying those words on followed the path to a 32nd floor of that hotel, is already so obvious to be pushing, not what
the television that stays local hospital. A woman I’m sure feels even more many. Can we just take a the present government
on most of the night in broke down when she affected. However, I can’t minute and think about should have done to
my bedroom. It is now talked about her best think of any human, all the loved ones deal- prevent this tragedy.
some 2 hours later and friend’s daughter, 18, at especially an American ing with the news that Using this terrible
that television is still on a hospital fighting for human, that doesn’t feel someone they loved is incident politically or any
broadcasting the latest her life. The most gut some affect from this gone. Think about it, other way is unconscio-
carnage, 57 so far, from wrenching for me was horrible act. they didn’t get to say, nable, however I am
that horrific scene in Las a quick interview with I’m now watching I’m proud of you for the going to do just that. I
Vegas. Those broadcasts a young kid, he must and writing at the same last time. I miss you and hope that this tragedy
are also telling of the have been maybe 15 time. White House press see you soon for the last can bring us together
brave and fast reaction or 16. He was shirtless secretary, Sara Sanders, time. Thank you for the as a nation to stop all
of concert goers and first and covered with blood. is reading a statement last time. I love you for the negativity that is
responders that were He told the interviewer with a very shaky voice. the last time. (Personally, constantly being hurled
on the scene enjoying that the blood was not She is trying to hold this is why I always say at us by the media on
the concert, working the his, but people he was it together, but has to I love you as part of my television, radio, on
event, including dozens trying to help or people pause once to swallow. good bye to anyone I social media and people
of ex-military, that he was covering up that Time for questions. It love.) in general. I am sad-
jumped into action. were dead. He wanted took exactly 2 questions Not everything is dened to even consider
It is unfathomable to cover up the eyes of for the press to make negative news coming this, that it would take
to try and imagine what the victims. this unspeakable act a from this tragedy. Stories something this horrible,
some 22,000 people By now the count is political issue. I person- are being broadcasted to make people sit up
must have felt, thought, 58 dead and 515 injured; ally loved her response now of acts of heroism. and take notice. We have
or experienced once they say the number when she pretty much Off duty police shielding become so jaded with
they realized that the may increase. The gov- answered with, and I am perfect strangers with negativity that I think
pops and cracks they ernor is now speaking para phrasing, “this was their bodies from the people have forgotten
heard was gunfire and about the heroism of a time for us to concen- gunman’s bullets. A hus- that we still live in the
not fireworks, that most all the first responders trate on the tragedy and band shielding his wife greatest nation on this
thought originally. giving his condolences pull together as Amer- and giving up his life for planet. That we still
Interviews are coming to the wives, husbands, icans, and not make hers. A woman huddling have freedoms that
on now; an off-duty fathers, mothers, sisters, this a political issue, not in a corner protecting most nations can’t even
Los Angeles firefighter brothers, aunts, uncles, now”. a child she didn’t even imagine. That we live in
talking about using cousins, friends, and The press isn’t alone know. Ex-military jump- a nation that protects us
a table as a stretcher anyone and everyone in making this accusa- ing into action guiding on our shores from other
carrying a body and affected by this trage- tion, politicians (I won’t people to safety while nations who would like
realizing that body was dy. At this point, I can’t name) have held press bullets are flying over to see us succumb to
dead. A local off-duty imagine anyone not conferences, tweeted their heads, over their their way of life. That we
deputy sheriff speaking affected by this act of and instagramed the shoulders. Dozens of live in a country where
of just trying to keep ‘pure evil’ as President same thing. The sign of off-duty first responders we can say and do pretty
people calm and leading Trump said. Anyone who the times I fear. It isn’t from other states carry- much whatever we want.
them to safety. A woman loves country and west- bad enough that some ing bodies with make This often times goes
unnoticed by so many. I
lived in a country where
if you even implied in a
negative way anything
about the leaders you
could be arrested and
never be seen again.
I’m 77 years old and I
can remember when the
news was the news and
not the political agenda
of the broadcaster. I can

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