Dennis Prager reflects on an assassination attempt from a year ago, praising the target's patriotism and resilience. He criticizes opponents who equate the American flag with white supremacy and condemns eight years of media comparisons to fascism and Hitler.
Mixed weekend, actually. There's a lot of good. The worst, I think, is the death of this wonderful man who's covered his family. I think about him a great deal, actually. Goes to a rally, doesn't come back. Such is life, the unpredictability of it all. I'll talk about him momentarily, but it is a— there's so much to say. I'll begin with a partially emotional and partially observational insight. Whatever your position on the man, He is larger than life. And in case that was not obvious before the assassination attempt, it was certainly obvious during the attempt. What I think is lost among so many, especially his haters, is he genuinely loves this country. I remember saying that to my wife during his presidency. He genuinely loves it. That counts for something. I, I won't, I won't use this, this particular moment to juxtapose him with his enemies. People who think that if you put the American flag out in front of your home on July 4th or Memorial Day or some other day, that means that you're a reprehensible human being, or worse, you're putting out the flag of white supremacy. So to them, this, this deeply felt love of country doesn't make sense and is not, is not even real to them. But he does, and that's, that's what gave him the energy to get up. Most human beings, whether they're running for president or anything, anything in life. Shot and bloodied, might panic, might just yell out, "I'm shot! I'm shot!" Which would be the most logical thing in the world to do. "I'm shot! Get me out of here!" Would be completely understandable. Nobody would have thought twice. Man is shot and he was quite bloody. Not all the photos revealed it apparently, but it doesn't matter. And he puts his hand on his ear and it's filled with blood. And he just continues in a sense his rally speech. That's larger than life. Anyway, there is a lot, a great deal to say. I have probably a week's worth of talks prepared, a week's worth of shows. What I did, among other things, was compile a very, very partial list. Of the people who have lied about him for all of the last 8 years. Hitler, fascist. Just last week I told you about the COVID of New Republic, which I described as a form of Pravda in our time. And it was once great. I subscribed to it from college on, I think even in high school. Showing him as Hitler. For the full episode of The Dennis Prager Show, go to pragertopia.com, sign up, and become a full member.
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