Friday, October 30, 2020

Pennsylvania's Democrat Strongholds No Longer Recognize Their Party

Pennsylvania's Democrat Strongholds No Longer Recognize Their Party: In many ways, these are these voters who make up the old traditional Democratic base, and many across the country have shifted to farther left positions.

These 12 Graphs Show Mask Mandates Do Nothing To Stop COVID

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Where Obama Failed, Trump Is Succeeding

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The Democratic Party is the Dark Winter

The Democratic Party is the Dark Winter: We are, indeed, at a crossroads in America.  Next Tuesday, we’ll learn the choice of direction.  Will voters stick with President Trump, who, in saner times, would be a slam-dunk for reelection -- or do they embrace Joe Biden and his ...

'Smoking Gun' Hunter Biden Email Confirmed With Forensic Analysis

'Smoking Gun' Hunter Biden Email Confirmed With Forensic Analysis: Forensic analysis confirmed the authenticity of an email showing former Vice President Joe Biden was intimately involved in his son's business ventures.

Yes, Media Are Rigging Election Against Half The Country. Here's How

Yes, Media Are Rigging Election Against Half The Country. Here's How: Even if Donald Trump had lost the 2016 election, the media's coverage of his campaign and supporters would have been a horrific failure.

Guest Column: The Year Journalism Died

By Lowman S. Henry


I started singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey ‘n rye

Singin’ this’ll be the day that I die

This’ll be the day that I die


So goes a mournful tomb by singer/songwriter Don McClean immortalizing the 1959 deaths in a plane crash of rock ‘n roll icons Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper.

Just as the music died that fateful day so too has the profession of journalism died in 2020.  Likely nobody will write a song about it, but the death of objective reporting of actual news by the national media has vanished as surely as that plane fell from the sky.

Now it is true that objective journalism has not always been the norm in America. In the early days of the republic extending thru the post-Civil War Gilded Era newspapers (radio and television had not yet been invented) often openly displayed partisanship with cities and smaller towns having competing publications.  Some newspapers even put their party affiliation in on their masthead; the Republican Herald in Pottsville, founded in 1884 is a reminder of that past.

As the nation lurched its way through the 20th century, with radio and then television providing competition, journalism matured with reporters and editors striving to provide balanced news coverage with a goal of informing public opinion not shaping it.

The media often fell short of that ideal.  In 1970 then Vice President Spiro Agnew described the press as “nattering nabobs of negativism.”  It would be interesting to hear how he would describe the media’s current descent into the journalistic cellar.  In the decades since the national news media has become increasingly elitist.  With the current 24-hour news cycle, and cable news networks battling for viewers, reporting has become hyper-partisan in an attempt to find a niche audience large enough to make their programs economically viable.

Print media, on the verge of extinction, has also swaddled itself in openly biased reporting.  How many times has the media referred to Donald Trump’s rhetoric as “hateful?”  That adjective is subjective.  Where the Left sees President Trump’s stout defense of American values and patriotism as “hateful,” mainstream Americans view him as upholding everything we hold dear.  Rather than reflect the conflicting views of the term, the national news media has chosen a side.

The bias extends past reporters and cable news talking heads to editors and producers.  The highly incriminating e-mails found on Hunter Biden’s now infamous laptop have been ignored by the Leftwing news media.  Imagine if you will had a laptop been found indicating one of the Trump kids had sold influence to a foreign power and reserved some of the cash for the “big guy” if the “big guy” were Donald Trump and not Joe Biden?

Imagine also the reaction of the Leftwing news media had Donald Trump barricaded himself in the White House emerging once or twice a week and refusing to take their questions?  Joe Biden has stiffed them and they are too busy covering his flank to cover the news.

And now social media censors have joined in the media conspiracy.  Facebook and Twitter have frozen accounts and banned posts referring to the Hunter Biden e-mail scandal.  That has backfired and they now face the very real possibility of losing their legal protections as congressional investigations get underway.

However, all is not lost.  To the degree any shred of journalistic integrity still exists it can be found at the local level.  The Bucks County Courier Times for example published a well-researched expose into COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes due to the policies of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.   At the state level, a consortium of newspapers has pooled resources to fund the Spotlight which employs actual journalists doing actual reporting.

Media bias is of course assumed by Republicans and those on the center-Right.  The difference this year is the national news media has shed any pretense of objectivity.  As a result, the burden is now on the consumer to understand the bias of the “news” they are getting and to dig deeper to learn actual facts.  

It is necessary to do this because this is the year journalism died.

(Lowman S. Henry is Chairman & CEO of the Lincoln Institute and host of the weekly American Radio Journal and Lincoln Radio Journal.  His e-mail address is lhenry@lincolninstitute.org)


Donald Trump is Poised to Become Among the Most Transformative Presidents in American History

Donald Trump is Poised to Become Among the Most Transformative Presidents in American History: The nation stands on the cusp of the third and perhaps most notable political realignment in the past 160 years, as those on both sides of the political spectrum recognize that the 2020 election has evolved into a watershed moment in American history...

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How The Biden Scandal Exposed The Corporate Press's Corruption

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Ilhan Omar Says The 'Squad' Expects Biden To Shift Even Further Left

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Music Publicist Says She Was Fired By Email For Attending Trump Rally

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Trump Secures Third Historic Middle East Peace Deal, This Time With Sudan

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Trump Campaign Airs Ad In Pennsylvania Exposing Biden's Energy Industry Lies

Trump Campaign Airs Ad In Pennsylvania Exposing Biden's Energy Industry Lies: The ad features a fracking technician warning that if Biden is elected, he will terminate her job and thousands of others in Pennsylvania.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

5 Most Shocking Abortion Policies Biden-Harris Openly Support

5 Most Shocking Abortion Policies Biden-Harris Openly Support: Democrats are unabashedly pro-abortion, and the records and policy positions of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris show they are happy to lead the charge.

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Resistance Plans To Shut Down The Country If Biden Doesn't Win

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Janice Dean Wants Cuomo Held To Account For Deadly COVID Decisions

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Betsy DeVos: Families, Not Government, Are The Heart Of American Education

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After Twitter Shut Down Biden Corruption Reports, Democrats Boost Blatant Disinformation

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How Politics Killed A Campaign To Inform Americans About COVID

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Why Big Media Will Never Report On Hunter Biden’s Emails

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COVID Problems: CDC's Method of Estimating 'Expected Deaths' and 'Excess Deaths' Is Misleading

COVID Problems: CDC's Method of Estimating 'Expected Deaths' and 'Excess Deaths' Is Misleading:

One of the main COVID-19 statistics used by the CDC is referred to as the "percent of expected deaths" in 2020 when compared to previous years.  The CDC estimated a number for total deaths it expects in 2020.  The CDC then compares the actual reported number of deaths in 2020 to the number of deaths that the CDC estimated to be expected in 2020.  Deaths above the "expected deaths" number are then suggested to have been caused by COVID-19.

Intelligence Director Ratcliffe Debunks Disinformation Theories On Biden

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Monday, October 19, 2020

Robert Reich vows purges and show trials of conservatives if Biden is elected

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Study Shows Facebook And Twitter Censored Trump 65 Times, Biden Zero

Study Shows Facebook And Twitter Censored Trump 65 Times, Biden Zero: A new study from the Media Research Center out Monday confirms what anybody paying attention already knew regarding Big Tech favoritism.

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Emperor Cuomo Has No Clothes

Emperor Cuomo Has No Clothes: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a new book out celebrating his atrocious handling of the Coronavirus crisis. It's appalling to New Yorkers.

Jack Dorsey Is An Enemy Of The People And The Free Press

Jack Dorsey Is An Enemy Of The People And The Free Press: The move by Twitter and Facebook to censor a bombshell report about Hunter Biden should make it clear, finally, that these are not neutral platforms.

The New Yorker's Hunter Biden Whitewash Looks Awful In Retrospect

The New Yorker's Hunter Biden Whitewash Looks Awful In Retrospect: It is almost as if the New Yorker prepared for this moment. In a 2019 interview, Hunter Biden attempted to get ahead of the October surprises that would come in 2020.

If We Let Big Tech Strangle The Press, Say Goodbye To Your Freedoms

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Twitter Blocks Link To House Republicans' Press Release On Hunter Biden Story

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Every Republican Lawmaker Must Condemn Big Tech's Election Interference

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Emails Show Joe Biden Lied About His Knowledge Of Hunter's Foreign Business Interests

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Emails Show Joe Biden Lied About His Knowledge Of Hunter's Foreign Business Interests

Emails Show Joe Biden Lied About His Knowledge Of Hunter's Foreign Business Interests: Emails between Hunter Biden and a Ukrainian adviser to Burisma show Joe Biden was lying when he denied knowledge of his son's involvement in 'overseas business dealings.'

Twitter Blocks Users From Linking To The New York Post's Bombshell Hunter Biden Report

Twitter Blocks Users From Linking To The New York Post's Bombshell Hunter Biden Report: Twitter joined Facebook on Wednesday in censoring the New York Post's bombshell story detailing the discovery of emails concerning Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Lawmakers Slam Twitter, Facebook For Censoring Biden Corruption News

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Legacy Media Fall Silent On Bombshell Hunter Biden Reporting

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Big Tech Giants Aren't Platforms, They're Partisans Who Hate A Free Press

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Censorship Of Biden Bombshell Validates Skepticism Of Tech Promises

Censorship Of Biden Bombshell Validates Skepticism Of Tech Promises: Two and a half months after Republicans expressed skepticism of Big Tech's promises before House lawmakers, their skepticism was shown to be well-founded.

Facebook Is Now Officially Censoring The New York Post's Hunter Biden Bombshell

Facebook Is Now Officially Censoring The New York Post's Hunter Biden Bombshell: A Facebook policy communications director announced the company would not be sharing a New York Post bombshell on Hunter Biden's Ukrainian business interests.

So Joe Biden lied to us all along about knowing nothing of Hunter's influence-peddling

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CDC Study Finds Overwhelming Majority Of People Getting Coronavirus Wore Masks

Can you believe it? Everything the so-called "experts" have been telling us is wrong. And Joe Biden is going to listen to these "experts" and lock down the country if he's elected?

CDC Study Finds Overwhelming Majority Of People Getting Coronavirus Wore Masks: Over 70 percent of the case-patients who were contaminated with the virus fell ill despite 'always' wearing a mask.

9 Warning Signs of Democrat Radicalization

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Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?

Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?: COVID cases are on the rise, or so we are told daily by a hysterical media. Newspaper headlines scream panic as this recent USAToday article proclaimed, “COVID-19 cases rising in 39 states – 9 months into the pandemic: We are overwhelmed....

Gallup Poll: Republicans Dramatically Less Terrified Of Coronavirus Than Democrats

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Blue Checkmarks Are Hurling Insanely Racist Remarks At Gal Gadot

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The CDC Wishes You Lonely Holidays. Make This Your Most Joyous Yet

The CDC Wishes You Lonely Holidays. Make This Your Most Joyous Yet: However you choose to celebrate your holidays, try to connect in person with those around you and make this the most joyous and inclusive season yet.

Friday, October 09, 2020

5 Ways America Will Fundamentally Change If Biden Packs The Court

5 Ways America Will Fundamentally Change If Biden Packs The Court: Here's how a progressive majority on the court could fundamentally alter the basic rights of American citizens in ways not seen in decades.

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

Obama Began Holding Secret Meetings in the White House Basement In July 2016 At the Exact Same Time the Trump-Russia Hoax Was Put Into Play

Obama Began Holding Secret Meetings in the White House Basement In July 2016 At the Exact Same Time the Trump-Russia Hoax Was Put Into Play: Obama knew of the bogus plan to tie candidate Trump to Russia in late July 2016.  At the same time Obama kicked off secret meetings that were held in the basement of the White House. As noted earlier today, DNI John Ratcliffe declassified documents revealing former CIA Director John Brennan briefed Barack Obama on Hillary…

More Than 3,500 Health Experts Sound The Alarm On COVID Lockdowns

More Than 3,500 Health Experts Sound The Alarm On COVID Lockdowns: Consequences of the lockdown measures include lower childhood vaccination rates, worsening cardiovascular disease outcomes, fewer cancer screenings, and deteriorating mental health.

Video Exposes Kamala Harris's Attack On The First Amendment At The Behest Of Political Donors

Video Exposes Kamala Harris's Attack On The First Amendment At The Behest Of Political Donors: Kamala Harris prosecuted David Daleiden as the only case in California in which a journalist has been charged with violating the state's video recording law.

Taxpayers Should Stop Funding Liberal Universities Undermining The Common Good

Taxpayers Should Stop Funding Liberal Universities Undermining The Common Good: 'These two Americas, the America of identity politics and the America of the Constitution, they can't coexist. One side must prevail over the other.'

Supercut: James Comey Doesn't Recall Anything About Anything

Supercut: James Comey Doesn't Recall Anything About Anything: Despite his position as former director of the FBI overseeing the Russia collusion investigation, Comey claimed to know nothing over and over.

The Deep State Wins if Trump Loses

The Deep State Wins if Trump Loses: In his 2017 inauguration speech, President Trump shocked the world by promising to take on the Washington, D.C. establishment -- aka “The Swamp” -- and thereby return power to the people.

The Swamp denizens seated in the main dais behi...

Why Do Some Republicans Drift Leftward?

Why Do Some Republicans Drift Leftward?: The liberals' worst nightmare has come to pass: Ruth Bader Ginsburg died during the Trump administration.  Many supporters had urged her to retire during Obama's tenure so he could appoint her leftist successor.  But with ...