What corruption via freedom of speech

We are subjected to a nightmare of political nonsense created and shown on television programs which can be reflective of party allegiance. Our Constitution's freedom of speech has been corrupted into poor manners. There were times when talking heads from News Stations were expected to follow a level of decorum that avoided insults and character assassination. As this is written I know that people will jump to point at President Trump. Trump became the candidate, who unlike Mitt Romney, fought the title of “a basket of deplorable’s”, and stood his ground against political insults, while he gave as good, or more than he received. The common criticism is he is not a nice man.

How far back must we go to recall use of the appellation of a Senator calling President G. W. Bush, Hitler? Back a few lesser years to the time identifying any opponent of President B. Obama as a racist. Today we have a Show Titled the "View". The show is the epitome of bad manners wherein guests are assaulted for their opinions. This especially coming from a supposed comedian who made fame and fortune by use of the “f” bomb on cable television. Recently Professor Dershowitz was a guest insulted and yammered over by the voices of MS Behar, Goldberg and O’Donnell, et al.

Over the years Presidents have been cited for their moral faults. I cannot go much further back than Roosevelt (Franklin) who was rumored to have a mistress, then Eisenhower (female driver during WW II), Kennedy (Marilyn Et al), Nixon (Burglary), Reagan (Divorced), Clinton (Impeached for ....). Who is counting? Let them throw their rocks. Let them have their hatred and impeach again between now and November 2024.  We will elect Trump again regardless of the name calling.

Gerald Keer