Khizr Khan used the death of his son to lambast Donald Trump and was hailed for his bravery. Patrica Smith directed a similar change against Hillary and was attacked for her partisanship. …
The media’s specialty is removing the context and failing to tell the whole truth, even when not telling actual, outright lies …
Two years ago a plan such as Trump’s would have been highly controversial, but Islamic barbarities in the West have escalated — the recent mass slaughter in Nice and throat-slitting of an elderly priest near Rouen last month being the but two of the most recent examples. Hence Trump’s proposed banning new Muslim arrivals, pending a tougher screening regime, is no longer beyond the pale as a rational response to terror.
However, “progressives” have distorted Trump’s idea to mean that he would have excluded every decent/innocent Muslim ever to immigrate in the past.
Hillary Clinton is one of the weakest candidates ever. If the Republicans cannot win this election, they will never win again without wresting control of the increasingly-shameless media from the Democrats. The media provides the mass of voters with their information about politics and government, but are selectively choosing what they provide in order to increase Hillary’s vote.
There are not many positive things the media can find about Hillary. Number one, she’s the first female presidential nominee. Second, horrible people call her names like “bitch” and “lock her up”. Third, err, see 1 and 2.
Her term as Obama’s Secretary of State from 2009-13 was marked by endless disasters, such as the premature US pullout from Iraq (2007-11), IRS targeting of conservatives for tax audits (2010-12), and Al Qaeda’s sacking of the US consulate in Benghazi. Her successes? Hmm. I’ll get back to you. …
Hillary’s record is therefore of no interest to the mainstream media. Instead they focus on the latest gaffe or infelicity of her Republican rival, Donald Trump. Trump is dubbed a racist, violence-promoting, dangerous fool. …
[M]edia “truthiness” is neither truth nor the whole truth. The US public is wising up to the media spin, and that’s why Trump is getting a good shot at winning the presidency.
As Joanne and I often conclude, it’s all about the media. We need new, alternative media.
