"Paul Ryan's Deal with the Devil", article titled by Leonard Pitts, Jr. about Donald Trump. Pitts writes for the Miami Herald, whom started his career in writing novels. He gained more notoriety after posting his opinion about the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, that received a huge response from readers who "deluged him with more than 26,000 e-mails."

Leonard Pitts compares Paul Ryan to a man named Franz Von Papen, a man who struck a "new alliance" with someone named Adolf Hitler, the leader of a rising popular movement called the Nazis. Von Papen considered Hilter "a noisy buffoon," but was "certain he could control him once in power." Pitts uses this to mirror House Speaker, Paul Ryan, having made similar thoughts about endorsing another "noisy buffoon, Donald Trump." Pitts uses quotes by other Republicans to back up this opinion made by even those of the same party think he is not cut out for president, then adding rhetorical questions as a follow up with direct inspiration from the previous quotes. We see Leonard Pitts distasteful view on the subject with the negative list of words he uses to express how Ryan was forced to "condemn his nominee for another spasm of graceless, clueless, classless behavior that has long characterized him."

In the following paragraph, Pitts really seems upset, saying it outright. "Which is bull. When you know a man is adored by David Duke and other white supremacists, when you've seen him tweet racist material, heard him call Mexicans 'rapists' and say the border should be closed to Muslims, you don't get to play the startled ingenue when he says something racist. Does Ryan really believe this guy will be guided by the 'House GOP's agenda?' Apparently, he does. And that's Pathetic." Lastly, he explains the lesson here is sound judgement, to see what is right in front of you. "Von Papen did not. He saw only a noisy buffoon he thought he could control. Ryan should take note. /Because, as it turned out, Von Papen was wrong." I believe Pitts article was quite powerful, having both emotional connection and facts, as well as an influential comparison that should be easily read as a warning. With that said, I agree with Leonard Pitts, and hope that people open their eyes to this racist, sexist, prejudice man, and double check their final decision before voting day.