Back in May, Lance Simmens, a
political activist and an author on political issues, published an article on
Huffington Post, From Hope to Hate. The article compares Richard Nixon, the
37th U.S. president who is best remembered as the only president ever to resign
from office, and Donald Trump, the 45th and current President of the United
States who has been in office since January 20, 2017.
The article does not start off as
another boring, political piece. It does not contain many complicated terminologies
that I usually encounter when I try to comprehend political articles/news meant
for adults or political maniacs. The author’s intended audience could be people
of all ages and political views, since he does not put anyone or any party
down. The author also kept the article interesting and fun to read by using
amusing terms such as intellectual giant and Hater-In-Chief.
In terms of credibility, the
author’s words are quite to be trusted. Simmens has served in senior level
positions in government, politics and public policy over a career that spanned
four decades. He has also worked with two U.S. Presidents, two U.S. Senators,
two Governors, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the U.S. Senate Budget Committee,
and been active in local government and community issues. He did claim without
providing any evidence that Richard Nixon was a crook. However, his basis for
that is a well-known fact that had profoundly affected many in his generation
and undoubtedly the country as well, therefore stating the evidence is not
necessary. Everything Simmens wrote about President Trump in this article seems
to be true so far we’ve seen after his nine months in office, such as: “Power
can be intoxicating and Trump is consumed by it. His inability to control his
tweet addiction, lack of self-discipline to refrain from straying off script,
temperamental disorder. . . “ (Simmens).
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