I read this on X this weekend and it’s funny because it’s true. Here’s your handy media translator guide to read between the lines of what’s reported by the propaganda press.
Handy Legacy Media Translator Guide
no evidence = there's a huge pile of evidence conspiracy theory = the stone cold truth baseless claims = legitimate concerns election denier = reasonably suspects election fraud election denier fringe = majority (62%) of all likely voters pic.twitter.com/VquFcZ8N1M
“No evidence” means there’s a huge pile of evidence. “Conspiracy theory” means the stone cold truth.
How about the old “baseless claims” line they always use against anyone questioning the 2020 election? This is anyone who reasonably suspects election fraud.
“Election deniers”? These are really people who reasonably suspect election fraud.
My favorite is the “election denier fringe.” This equals a majority of likely voters (62 percent).
That majority of 62 percent was the result of a May 2, 2023 poll asking the question “How likely is that cheating affected the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election? That result was a new record high.
I would love to read an updated poll as things have gotten even worse in America.
Hello media…We’re on to your methods now.
Can you think of any examples of media translation? Please list in the comments section.
You’ve probably seen the fake news “bloodbath” attribution to President Trump as the latest threat to “democracy”. It’s a hoax.
During a speech to the Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Dayton, Ohio, Trump informed the capacity crowd of China’s plans to build massive EV plants in Mexico. Such an investment indicates the Chinese believe the US Government will force the existence of the EV market, despite the public reception of the vehicles, cooling. China’s dominance would destroy the U.S. EV market.
Here’s Trump’s comment:
Trump said it will be a bloodbath for the auto industry if he is not re-elected and is right. However, the media willfully lied about the context of Trump’s comment, twisting it into a threat against “democracy” if he doesn’t win in November.
Check out these hoax headlines: (Hat tip: The Conservative Treehouse)
And right on cue a “grieved” Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi just told CNN that Trump might "exact a bloodbath" if he loses
Pelosi and the media think the American people are stupid. More people are coming out of their stupor and seeing this as the dirty, disgusting hoax that it is.
Truth and objectivity? What a laugh. This is going to backfire big time. The only truth is the media is fake news.
A retrospective of SARS- CoV-2 by Dr. David Martin takes us on a meticulous, but engrossing journey. “The Great Setup” is a two part presentation that, I can promise you, the media will ignore.
In part 1 , Dr. Martin recounts the beginning of the pathogen’s development , the groundwork for the vaccines and government’s role. Part 2 chronicles the vaccine coercion and behavior manipulation.
Invest the time to watch this. You will glean some stunning historical and contemporary insights.
Part 1:
Part 2:
One takeaway from this discussion, is we have the power. The people can choose to ignore the lies of these organizations and stand on the truth. Truth stops these promulgators of darkness in their tracks.
Christian nationalists… greatest danger to America? Well, that’s what the Democrats are breathlessly warning.
Courtesy: Slate.com
Forget the wide open border, the fentanyl epidemic and the failing economy. It’s those Bible-thumping, Declaration of Independence- reading and Constitution-adhering MAGA extremists threatening democracy!
And get this: these kooks have the unmitigated gall to believe their rights come from God, not government! Talk about delusional! Listen to the alarm from Politico/NBC news chick, Heidi Przybyla :
Here @MSNBC helpfully makes it clear their disdain for Christians in America.
She says that if you believe that your rights come from God, you aren’t a Christian, you are a Christian nationalist.
“The one thing that unites all of them, cause there’s many different groups orbiting, the thing that unites them as Christian nationalists, not Christians, by the way, because Christian nationalist is very different, is that they believe our rights as Americans, as all human beings, don’t come from any earthly authority. They don’t come from Congress, they don’t come from the Supreme Court, they come from God.”
Don’t you love how she distinguishes Christian nationalists from Christians? It’s called the politics of division: divide and conquer. This gives so-called good Christians room to distinguish themselves from those dreaded nationalists whom the media are vilifying .
How dare those Christians, bucking the notion that government determines our rights. Where do you suppose these extremists came up with the crazy idea our rights come from GOD?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Creator means GOD. Unalienable, means our rights come from GOD, not government. That’s basic civics, man. Perhaps this babe believes DEI is better for America rather than the DoI (Declaration of Independence) ?
I guess that’s the problem with our smarter-than-the -average-bear elitists: they believe history began with their birthdays. Apparently, since everything in America’s history was racist, sexist or homophobic, why not dismiss the founding documents as out of touch with modern beliefs?
For that matter, why not call Christianity a threat? The left, of course is not referring to those Christians who are to0 busy trying to convince the world they are nice people. Those are the good ones, they imply.
Those who don’t know their place are the threat. You know, those individuals who stand for Jesus and, with discernment, boldly speak truth, no matter who it offends.
Well guess who is offended by the truth? It ain’t Christians.
Here’s the reason I believe the Dems are even pushing this whole “Christian nationalist” narrative. People are becoming red-pilled to the damage caused by leftist policies.
Most Americans resent leftist platforms of division, two-tiered justice, rampant homelessness, the transgender movement, child gender transition, racism against white men , decay of our major cities, turning the law against law-abiding citizens, raising the bar of arrestable offenses, allowing men to compete in women’s sports, pronouns, criminalizing political speech and the wide-open southern border.
People are sick of the left’s sanctimonious preaching of how people should think and what words they will use. They are realizing how much the country has degenerated in the one term of President Joe Biden.
Christianity scares the left because it exposes their immorality , despite any gaslighting to the contrary. The “nationalism” pejorative speaks to those Christians who know the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence and call out leftists on their violations.
In fact, here’s a truth. The only people trying to remake the world in their image are Democrats/leftists. They are the ones demanding conformity to their warped reality and submission to their socialist plans for government.
This radicalism is the true danger to America. They just don’t want anyone calling them out on it.
If media reports are any indication, Democrats are setting up exit, stage left for President Biden under the 25th Amendment. Republicans should keep their mouths shut and make Dems call for the 25thAmendment removal.
It’s obvious President Biden has neither the mental or physical stamina for the job and that was evident even during the 2020 campaign. Yes, conservatives have pointed this out ,but you only have to look at the numerous falls this guy has had.
Despite the signs of Biden’s weakening capacities, the media constantly gaslights people not to believe their lying eyes … until recently. Now, the ministers of truth are presenting more and more stories questioning the 46th President’s physical and cognitive capabilities.
Trust me, this isn’t some revelation on the part of enterprising reporters and producers. The propaganda-press isn’t saying to themselves, “You know those conservatives are right about Biden.”
No. They’ve been given their marching orders to bring Biden down.
Will we see Biden’s downfall in upcoming weeks? Not likely. My theory is we’ll see a slow build-up with intermittent stories designed to develop a gradually increasing media narrative.
Courtesy: Fox News
Will Biden get the Democrat nomination? Most likely.
Until then, just sit back and observe. Fellow liberals, and even some RINO’s, will continue to praise Biden and gaslight any facts to the contrary.
That is, until he gets the nomination. This is when I believe the whispers of removing him turn into an incessant chorus.
The 25th Amendment spells out the transfer of power if a president or vice-president cannot carry out their duties. It also allows for the removal of a President by the VP and the cabinet and or by 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress. Here’s the full amendment .
The 25th Amendment became law in 1967. Congress passed it in the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn into office, but the office of the VP remained vacant for over a year before LBJ selected Senator Hubert Humphrey as his running mate for the 1964 Presidential Election.
Congress and presidents have used the 25th Amendment a handful of times. From Annenberg Classroom:
The Twenty-fifth Amendment went into effect in 1967 and was first applied in 1973 upon the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew, who was facing charges of bribery and corruption. President Richard Nixon then appointed House Republican minority leader Gerald R. Ford as the new Vice President. Less than a year later, Nixon resigned the Presidency as a result of the Watergate scandal. Ford became President and appointed former New York governor Nelson Rockefeller as Vice President. Ford and Rockefeller thus became the nation’s first unelected team of President and Vice President.
The “acting President” provision of the Twenty-fifth Amendment was first invoked on July 13, 1985, when President Ronald Reagan underwent cancer surgery. He signed a letter transferring power to Vice President George H.W. Bush and sent another letter to the Speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate, as the amendment required. Following his surgery, Reagan notified them that he was fit to resume his Presidential duties. In 2002, President George W. Bush signed similar letters to transfer power temporarily to Vice President Dick Cheney, while Bush was sedated briefly during a medical procedure known as a colonoscopy.
The media pushed the use of the law during much of the Trump Administration, reaching a deafening crescendo in the aftermath of the January 6 psyop of “insurrection”. The Dems, aided by their bullhorn , the propaganda- media ,called for then VP Mike Pence and members of the Trump Administration to dispatch Trump with the 25th Amendment. Pence refused , so the effort never gained fruition despite the drumbeat mantra by the media.
Fast forward to now. The 25h Amendment chant will grow louder, the closer the country gets to the Democrats nominating Biden. This rhetoric will reach maximum frequency in the media after he accepts.
Why should Dems have it both ways? They shouldn’t get the benefit of picking a decrepit candidate because of his value as a puppet, and then replacing him with a candidate who can circumvent the nomination process.
The Dems can only pull this off if RINOs provide rhetorical cover. You already know the script: wall-to-wall media coverage showing Biden’s decline. Senate speeches featuring the usual suspect RINO’s Mitt Romney, Lindsey Graham , Mitch McConnell , etc, saying how for the good of the country, Biden must step down …blah,blah,blah.
Spare us that “good for the country “soapbox. An estimated 18 million illegals have entered America through the southern border, including military aged men, thanks to Biden’s policies. Actually I should say the policies of Biden’s puppet masters.
The border crisis is a disaster of epic proportions. Any “good” for the country at this point is pure gaslighting.
Nothing like ruining the nation for four years and then having the luxury of a mulligan. That’s exactly what would happen if RINO’s lead the chorus to remove Biden. They will provide the Dems with political cover to remove their failed incumbent and replace him with Michelle Obama, Gavin Newsom, or someone else.
What’s the issue here? The problem is the Democrat National Committee nominating an unscathed candidate.
The nominee would be a clean slate, from the advantage of not slogging through a bruising primary. This means no exposure of problematic policies or past stands normally exposed during a primary; plus he’s given all the former incumbent’s delegates without campaigning.
This would allow the media long knives sole focus on Trump’s legal battles, courtesy of lawfare. You can read about lawfare , here.
Why should the Dems be allowed to have it both ways? They shouldn’t, but unfortunately RINOS will most likely do what they do best: running cover for the Dems when the people are on the verge of rejecting them.
I hope I am wrong, but history says otherwise. Shout to the mountaintops you freedom-loving Americans. Tell the stupid party to shut up when it comes to the 25th Amendment. Make the Dems call for the its enactment.
If Joe Biden is removed, make the Dems the catalyst. If they bring in another candidate, allow their exposure as hypocrites, and exact from them all the political damage possible.
What is lawfare? Lawfare is a system of warfare using the legal system as weapons against an intended target.
The goal is simple: bring wave after wave of accusations, lawsuits and cases against the target, forcing them to devote time and finances to defend against the charges. And like every leftist tactic, they rig it in their favor.
First, lawfare prosecutors in blue states bring charges using some obscure law or rehashing previous cases from a new standpoint. Next, the propaganda-media manipulates public opinion with reports favoring the leftist prosecutors. The media narrative portrays the target in a negative light as if conviction is a foregone conclusion.
Finally , the battlefield is a jurisdiction with a biased jury pool or judge. Further stacking the deck, are judges not allowing evidence that casts doubt on the charges.
Does any of lawfare sound familiar? This is exactly what is happening to former President Donald Trump.
Courtesy: CNN
Why do you think all of these legal cases have descended on Trump on multiple fronts in an election year? The goal is to create in the pubic consciousness an image of this man embattled on all sides, so why waste your vote?
Last week, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron slapped Trump with a $355 million ruling in a case prosecuted by the partisan state Attorney General Letitia James. Trump also cannot do business in New York for three years under the ruling.
In January, a New York jury ordered Trump to pay $83 million for defaming E. Jean Carroll. The author and columnist accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a Manhattan department store.
Of course the propaganda media reported the rulings with wall -to- wall coverage, branding it viewers’s minds that Trump is not above the law. However, they conveniently ignored or played down the problems with both trials, from Trump accusing Engoron of practically pronouncing him guilty from the beginning, and AG James getting elected on the promise she’s going to get Trump.
Not to mention, for someone on trial for fraud, no one who did business with Trump reported any fraud on his part. Engoron said Trump committed fraud by elevating the worth of his properties and assets: a familiar practice in business and loan transactions.
In the E. Jean Carroll trial, the judge refused to allow Trump attorneys to present evidence that would have cast doubt on her character and the validity of the suit. Remember, this woman is accusing Trump of sexual assault , yet she struggled to remember the exact year of when it happened.
Trump will appeal both cases. The only problem with the latest ruling is a New York state law prevents Trump from starting the appeal process until he pays the full amount which is actually $450 million with interest included. James promises to seize Trump properties if the bond is not posted in 30 days.
Let’s see, excessive fines and restrictions from doing business in New York… Eighth Amendment violation anyone?
Who cares? It’s lawfare. Shaky legal ground? That’s your truth. Implying guilt is all that matters. The brilliant Sundance at the Conservative Treehouse nails the definition of lawfare.
Like everything else about the left, lawfare is a tool to manipulate people’s thoughts, especially in an election year. This goes from location to the prosecutors chosen.
Take note that all these trials are taking place in major liberal strongholds where the jury pool or judge is anti-Trump such as New York, Washington D.C. and Fulton County, Georgia. Also is it a coincidence the prosecutors bringing these cases are predominantly black?
From clockwise: NY AG Letitia James, Special Counsel Jack Smith, Fulton County DA Fani Willis and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
With the emperor-is-wearing-no -clothes mentality of culture, we’re not to state the obvious. But before you yell at your computer, “That’s racist!” Keep in mind that your humble writer is an American who happens to be black.
Why are most of these prosecutors of the same race? Perhaps it is to lessen criticism? (i.e. If you question the prosecutors’ motivations or merits of the cases that makes you a racist?) Or maybe the inference is Trump must be a racist/extremist if these minority prosecutors are going after him? Remember, there are no coincidences with the left.
But what about Jack Smith in the J6 trials? He’s a white guy.
True.
However, Smith has a reputation of having a case overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in a unanimous 8-0 decision. SCOTUS’ rebuke of Smith, with the liberal and conservative justices in agreement , testifies to the ruthless tactics this guy is known to use. In other words, he’s perfect for lawfare.
What is lawfare? No heroics or gallantry to see here folks; just the scorched- earth politics of personal destruction. That is lawfare.
Keep this in mind as we draw closer to Election Day in November.
Are we to submit to wicked leaders ? To this day, Christians continue to debate Romans 13:1-7 . In it, the Apostle Paul speaks of the Christian’s responsibility to submit to government authorities.
Here’s the passage:
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as amatter of conscience.
This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Some Christians interpret this passage as meaning believers are literally to submit to all government authority, even if it is corrupt. Other Christians believe government corruption severs that requirement of submitting to compromised authority: especially when such governments exalt evil and denigrate good.
Which side is correct? To determine this we need to look at the context of when Paul wrote Romans 13.
Yes, it was during the reign of Nero, one the cruelest persecutors of Christians in history. How evil was Nero? Until the fifth century, many early Christians believed he was the antichrist.
This sadist had Christians crucified and had Christians dipped in tar and set on fire to light his gardens. Nero also ordered Christians to fight in gladiator matches or had them torn apart by lions or hungry dogs in the arena.
Many Christians , including myself, thought Nero’s emperorship was the context in which Romans 13:1-7 was written. We were partly right.
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ruled the Roman Empire from 54-68 AD . Surprisingly during his early reign, Nero was a just ruler who allowed the Christian faith to flourish. Many theologians believe this was the context Romans was written.
“…(T)he historical context of Rome prior to AD 62 shows that when Paul wrote Romans, Nero was an exceptionally good ruler who allowed Christianity to flourish, thus while Paul’s guidance in Romans applies when the government is just, the text does not address what to do when tyrannical governments persecute believers or others unjustly.”
Historians believe it was around 62 AD his reign became darkened. Paul wrote Romans around 57 AD before Nero’s reign of terror against the church. Therefore, it is highly likely Nero’s government held no terror for those who did right , but for those who did wrong.
However, the opposite would come about in Rome: terror for those who did right. Paul is believed to have been beheaded in Rome somewhere around 65 and 67 after Nero blamed Christians for the great Rome fire in 64 AD. Was the fire an accident or willful arson by Nero? You can read about that in more detail here.
Paul never wrote directly of Christian responsibility when government protects sin and becomes a terror for good. However, the Bible does cite examples of civil disobedience.
Two of the earliest examples (of civil disobedience) were a pair of Hebrew midwives by the name of Shiprah and Puah. These two refused to obey Pharaoh’s order to kill all male Hebrew babies during their duties.
But the midwifes feared God , and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.(Exodus 1:17)
Consider also Rahab, who ignored a command from the king of Jericho to turn in the Israelite spies …Rahab, a prostitute disobeyed the command and later lied to authorities about the spies whereabouts as she was hiding them under stalks of flax on her roof…
I also mentioned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego who refused to bow before an idol of King Nebuchadnezzar . They were thrown into a fiery furnace where not one hair was singed thanks to the intervention of a being widely believed to be the pre-incarnate Christ. (Daniel 3:10-25)
There are also examples of biblical disobedience in the New Testament .Here’s an excerpt from Acts 4:18-20, but I recommend you start from the beginning of this chapter:
Then they ( the rulers, elders, scribes) called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
Based on these examples, I don’t believe Romans 13:1-7 tells us to blindly submit to wicked government. Does this mean we should commit violence or torment revolution? No. However we are to speak boldly about Jesus and call out evil.
Oh, and one more thing. What makes America different from other governments in history is our founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States .
The Declaration of Independence declares our rights are unalienable , in that they come from God. The Constitution lays out our form of limited government. But these are subjects for a future column.
140 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, 2 Who plan evil things in their hearts; They continually gather together for war. 3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men, Who have purposed to make my steps stumble. 5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set traps for me. Selah
6 I said to the Lord: “You are my God; Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord. 7 O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have [a]covered my head in the day of battle. 8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; Do not further his wicked scheme, Lest they be exalted. Selah
9 “As for the head of those who surround me, Let the evil of their lips cover them; 10 Let burning coals fall upon them; Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
12 I know that the Lord will maintain The cause of the afflicted, And justice for the poor. 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; The upright shall dwell in Your presence.
Could God ignore your prayers for others or the country? Could He even make it His mission to oppose your plans?
All it takes is pride to become God’s adversary. Why? God hates pride.
The type of pride we’re talking is not that of job well done or of others. No , the pride that separates us from our Heavenly Father is thinking too highly of ourselves above all others.
The danger for Christians is puffed-up thinking because of one’s position in Christ, or spiritual gifts they’ve been blessed with. This is represented in the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector in Luke 18:9-14 (New International Version):
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Note the last verse: “For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” This means God will humble any believer who exalts himself and lift up the humble person who has a truthful view of himself.
Few churches teach that God could ignore your prayers and literally war with you because of pride. Just read James 4:6 (NIV):
“God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
C.S. Lewis said of pride :
C.S. Lewis
“According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.”1
Why does pride lead “to ever other vice?” Pride says my needs come first and therefore elevates me above everyone, including people and God.
We are emulating the devil with haughty eyes and a proud heart (Proverbs 21:4-24). Instead of reflecting God’s light, the devil darkens us. This is the reason “pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” (Proverbs 16-18).
The opposite of pride is humility, and we must humble ourselves, as Jesus did, to be children of God. This means becoming a servant to others instead of expecting others to serve you. In other words, placing the needs of others above your own. Isn’t that what Jesus did when He walked the earth?
Humility is confessing your sins and repenting to the LORD, asking God every day to make you more like Jesus , and asking God to answer prayer according to His will. When we humble ourselves in this manner, we can have confidence God hears our prayers for family, friends, country, enemies and ourselves.
Seek humility as if your life depends on it, because it does. Do not conform yourself any longer to this world with exalts pride as virtue. God promises to lift us up in due time when we come to Him with brokenness. He offers only resistance to those arrogant in their own eyes.
1 C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001) 121-122
“RINO Season,” the latest from Joe Dan Gorman’s, Intellectual Froglegs has dropped. Check it out! In my humble opinion, this is one of his best episodes.
If you’ve never watched Intellectual Froglegs before, it interweaves, headlines, spot-on political commentary, humor, great music and Christian faith. All of this is done in quick cuts and longer segments. Throughout, Mr. Gorman’s information makes you laugh, encourages your love for God and America, and makes you think.
Highlights of this installment, include Joe Dan’s interview with Dr. Naomi Wolf, who discusses her red-pill moment, calling out the Republican National Committee (RNC) for continuing to support Chairman Ronna McDaniel ( aka, RINO Senator Mitt Romney’s niece. Nepotism? Nah!!), and reminding you of the stakes of the 2024 Presidential Election.
For New York Times readers, RINO means Republican In Name Only. Anyway, would love to read your thoughts about the show.
