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| Trump's America not the America Sullenberger knows | |
| 2018-10-31 | |
The retired airline pilot, who saved 155 lives by landing a plane on the Hudson River in 2009, wrote an op-ed criticising America's leadership in the Washington Post. He accused the leadership of being selfish, unfit to rule, immoral and even of working against the US. He wrote: 'To navigate complex challenges, all leaders must take responsibility and have a moral compass grounded in competence, integrity and concern for the greater good.' But many in the current leadership are 'cowardly, complicit enablers, acting against the interests of the United States, our allies and democracy; encouraging extremists at home and emboldening our adversaries abroad; and threatening the livability of our planet,' he continued. | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 Sully is a skilled pilot. After that his opinion is the same as mine, worth only one vote. |
| Posted by: Spoluck Jones1122 2018-10-31 18:31 |
| #2 If Sully had written this ten years ago it would be worth the read. |
| Posted by: Chereting Pelosi1889 2018-10-31 09:55 |
| #1 If you actually read Sully's piece in the WaPo, he doesn't mention Trump at all. He says, without naming names, that our current 'leadership' sucks, which it indeed does. Quote: Today, tragically, too many people in power are projecting the worst. Many are cowardly, complicit enablers, acting against the interests of the United States, our allies and democracy; encouraging extremists at home and emboldening our adversaries abroad; and threatening the livability of our planet. Many do not respect the offices they hold; they lack — or disregard — a basic knowledge of history, science and leadership; and they act impulsively, worsening a toxic political environment. As a result, we are in a struggle for who and what we are as a people. We have lost what in the military we call unit cohesion. The fabric of our nation is under attack, while shame — a timeless beacon of right and wrong — seems dead. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-10-31 02:57 |