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
These 12 Graphs Show Mask Mandates Do Nothing To Stop COVID: No matter how strictly mask laws are enforced nor the level of mask compliance the population follows, cases all fall and rise around the same time.
Where Obama Failed, Trump Is Succeeding
Where Obama Failed, Trump Is Succeeding: Barack Obama's presidency was a disaster for Americans. He used the 2008 housing crisis to grift trillions of dollars from taxpayers to spread around to campaign donors and lobbyists. He watched middle-class Americ...
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.
Will Fear Or Hope Win The Chinese Virus Election?
Will Fear Or Hope Win The Chinese Virus Election?: Just how afraid Americans are afraid of the Coronavirus will decide the election.
Joe Biden Rambles Incoherently In Pennsylvania Speech Just Days Before Election
Joe Biden Rambles Incoherently In Pennsylvania Speech Just Days Before Election: 'I'll lead an effective strategy to mobilize trunalimunumaprzure,' Biden said in Pennsylvania.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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...
Media Firemen Scramble to Save Biden Candidacy
Media Firemen Scramble to Save Biden Candidacy: Watching the media scramble these last two weeks to save Joe Biden’s candidacy, I am reminded of a scene in Ray Bradbury’s 1953 dystopian sci-fi classic, Fahrenheit 451, 451 degrees Fahrenheit being the temperature at which paper burns.
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How The Biden Scandal Exposed The Corporate Press's Corruption
How The Biden Scandal Exposed The Corporate Press's Corruption: Major U.S. media outlets are living in an alternate fantasy world in which the Biden scandal is a 'miasma' meant to confuse and mislead gullible Americans.
Ilhan Omar Says The 'Squad' Expects Biden To Shift Even Further Left
Ilhan Omar Says The 'Squad' Expects Biden To Shift Even Further Left: Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said she and her socialist comrades in Congress expect former Vice President Joe Biden to shift even further left.
Saturday, October 24, 2020
I cast my vote for Trump yesterday; it was the best voting experience I ever had
I cast my vote for Trump yesterday; it was the best voting experience I ever had: This week, I cast my vote for President Trump. Never in my life have I had such a sense of pride, hope, or joy when filling out my ballot for president of the United States. It was exhilarating!
After I voted at the Board of ...
How corrupt is FBI director Wray? Let me count the ways
How corrupt is FBI director Wray? Let me count the ways: If Americans disgusted at the shameless, partisan shenanigans of former FBI head James Comey thought Christopher Wray was going to come in and clean house at the now disgraced agency, they've got another think coming.
To be fair, incoming Dire...
Bombshell Texts Show Effort To Hide Joe Biden's Involvement In Hunter's Business Deals
Bombshell Texts Show Effort To Hide Joe Biden's Involvement In Hunter's Business Deals: Biden claims he knew nothing about any of Hunter Biden's foreign business activities, but new text messages from a Biden family business associate show otherwise.
Music Publicist Says She Was Fired By Email For Attending Trump Rally
Music Publicist Says She Was Fired By Email For Attending Trump Rally: 'We infer that you support the policies and ideologies of Donald Trump's administration, which blatantly undermine the values we uphold,' the email said.
Trump Secures Third Historic Middle East Peace Deal, This Time With Sudan
Trump Secures Third Historic Middle East Peace Deal, This Time With Sudan: “This is one of the great days in the history of Sudan,” Trump said, noting that Israel and Sudan have been in a state of war for decades.
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.
Corporate 'Fact-Checking' Ends In The Same Partisan Censorship
Corporate 'Fact-Checking' Ends In The Same Partisan Censorship: Over the past several years, the fact-checkers have allied themselves with some of the most powerful private companies to have ever existed.
Resistance Plans To Shut Down The Country If Biden Doesn't Win
Resistance Plans To Shut Down The Country If Biden Doesn't Win: 'Trump will not leave office without mass mobilization and direct action,' claims the protest group Shut Down DC. They aim to provide it.
Janice Dean Wants Cuomo Held To Account For Deadly COVID Decisions
Janice Dean Wants Cuomo Held To Account For Deadly COVID Decisions: Janice Dean believes Cuomo's policies mandating that hospitals return infected COVID-19 patients to nursing homes caused her in-laws' sudden deaths.
The fix is in for the final presidential debate
The fix is in for the final presidential debate: President Trump will be silenced during the second and final presidential debate Thursday night if he tries to raise any issues that might be too uncomfortable for Joe Biden or the swamp that backs him. There can be no question that the Co...
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Joe Biden's Boosters Financed His Prodigal Son's Entire Career
Joe Biden's Boosters Financed His Prodigal Son's Entire Career: While most of the Hunter Biden attention has focused on Ukraine and China, he also cashed in on sweetheart deals throughout his dad’s long Senate career.
So much for Russian disinformation: Hunter Biden's signed receipts turn up
So much for Russian disinformation: Hunter Biden's signed receipts turn up: As Andrea Widburg noted in her excellent post here, the left has pulled out all stops to create a miasma of confusing information about the frighteningly sharp and clear Hunter Biden emails found on an abandoned MacBook Pro computer, of a crack ...
Do the Chinese Own Joe Biden?
Do the Chinese Own Joe Biden?: Americans will need to come to grips with a mounting, deadly serious crisis. The Democrat nominee for the presidency appears saturated with corruption, and worse -- yes, there’s a worse here -- he’s compromised himself to foreign po...
Gretchen Whitmer admits it: No release from lockdown without a vote for Joe Biden
Gretchen Whitmer admits it: No release from lockdown without a vote for Joe Biden: For the past 200 days, Democratic governors have been commanding their states to go on lockdown, and ordering nursing homes to be seeded with COVID patients.
The result has been the twin disaster of broken economies and high COVID death toll...
Betsy DeVos: Families, Not Government, Are The Heart Of American Education
Betsy DeVos: Families, Not Government, Are The Heart Of American Education: In a speech at Hillsdale College, Sec. DeVos conveyed that in American education, the fight has just begun to restore choice and freedom to every family.
After Twitter Shut Down Biden Corruption Reports, Democrats Boost Blatant Disinformation
After Twitter Shut Down Biden Corruption Reports, Democrats Boost Blatant Disinformation: Social media companies censor Hunter Biden stories, all while allowing viral tweets of false accusations and conspiracy theories from Democrats run wild.
How Politics Killed A Campaign To Inform Americans About COVID
How Politics Killed A Campaign To Inform Americans About COVID: Political motivations destroyed a COVID public service campaign within HHS because it might have helped the reelection of Donald Trump.
Why Big Media Will Never Report On Hunter Biden’s Emails
Why Big Media Will Never Report On Hunter Biden’s Emails: The media obsess about the origins of the Hunter Biden emails while ignoring their substance because they know it will hurt Joe Biden’s electoral chances.
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
Intelligence Director Ratcliffe Debunks Disinformation Theories On Biden: The director of National Intelligence (DNI) laid to rest foreign disinformation theories surrounding a series of bombshell revelations last week on Biden.
Chris Cuomo: Shut Up, Christians, Your Kind Aren't Welcome In Public Life
Chris Cuomo: Shut Up, Christians, Your Kind Aren't Welcome In Public Life: The left believes Christians should be free to worship whatever sky-fairies they want, providing it’s a part-time commitment behind closed doors.
Monday, October 19, 2020
Robert Reich vows purges and show trials of conservatives if Biden is elected
Robert Reich vows purges and show trials of conservatives if Biden is elected: Is the average American voter really thinking about all the ways to get back at voters who voted for President Trump?
If any voters in Pennsylvania are reading this: do you really want to elect these people?
John Roberts Sides with Liberal Justices - Allows Pennsylvania to Count Non-Postmarked Ballots Three Days After Election Day
We need Judge Barrett confirmed to the Supreme Court now more than ever. John Roberts has proven himself a turncoat who will legislate from the bench.
Study: Biden Will Raise Taxes On 80 Percent Of Americans, Cut Annual Income $6,500 Per Household
Study: Biden Will Raise Taxes On 80 Percent Of Americans, Cut Annual Income $6,500 Per Household: Economists note that the median household income in 2030 would fall by $6,500 despite Biden's promises to prioritize the middle class.
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.
The Biden Corruption Scandal Isn’t About Hunter, It’s About Joe
The Biden Corruption Scandal Isn’t About Hunter, It’s About Joe: The scandal indicates that Joe Biden, while vice president, knowingly allowed his son to sell access to the Obama administration, then lied about it.
Friday, October 16, 2020
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.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
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
If We Let Big Tech Strangle The Press, Say Goodbye To Your Freedoms: Generations before Facebook or Twitter, Tocqueville warned that censoring the press would endanger the survival of freedom and democracy in America.
Twitter Censors Again: Blocks Second New York Post Story On Hunter Biden Seeking Cash From Chinese Firm
Twitter Censors Again: Blocks Second New York Post Story On Hunter Biden Seeking Cash From Chinese Firm: After Wednesday's Orwellian purge, Twitter blocks a second story from the New York Post on Hunter Biden's deal with one of China's largest energy companies.
11 Hacks, Leaks, And Hoaxes That Twitter And Facebook Didn't Throttle
11 Hacks, Leaks, And Hoaxes That Twitter And Facebook Didn't Throttle: Twitter's technicality is a fig leaf to enable continued control of public discourse by an unelected private industry that is in the tank for Democrats.
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