Goodbye Cokie Roberts
and thank you
for your trailblazing service
in broadcast journalism.
Even Trump
albeit mixing in
some traditional I-can't-take-criticism rhetoric
likely aimed at Roberts' urging of "rational" Republicans
to reject the then-candidate
back in early 2016
and her later confrontation with Trump
on live TV
about the effect of his racist rhetoric
on children's behavior with their classmates
said
“She never treated me nicely.
But I would like to wish her family well.
She was a professional
and I respect professionals.
I respect you guys a lot
you people a lot.
She was a real professional.
Never treated me well
but I certainly respect her as a professional.”
This poem © 2019 Emily Cooper.
