Posted on 07/02/2015 4:10:33 PM PDT by Red Steel
The media establishment is having a cardiac arrest.
The reason? Donald Trump has thrown his hat into the Republican presidential race.
The billionaire businessman is a straight shooter, known for his bluntness and tough talk. Unlike most politicians, he speaks plainly and directly. He doesn’t mince words or engage in the kind of double talk that pervades Washington. In short, he does not defer to the media elites, who cherish their role as the gatekeepers of our political class.
The ruling establishment’s dominance is based on the complicity of the mainstream media. It is an unspoken bargain: New York-Washington journalists depend upon having access to politicians in exchange for safe, almost sycophantic news coverage.
Instead of holding our leaders accountable, we have a lap dog press that acts more like mouthpieces for either the Republicans or Democrats.
The days of genuine media independence and hard-hitting investigative reporting are gone. Big Media is now in bed with Big Business and Big Government, forming an unholy alliance.
Hence, American politics has become venal and corrupt. No one is guarding the guardians; rather than serving as a check and watchdog on the abuse of power, too many media outlets are deliberately turning a blind eye.
The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, the Associated Press, NPR, the Huffington Post and Salon — they have degenerated into a sophisticated propaganda arm for President Obama and liberal Democrats.
Conversely, FOX News, The Wall Street Journal, National Review, The Weekly Standard and many so-called “conservative” voices on talk radio have become shills for corporatist Republicans, beholden to the donor class and wealthy bundlers.
Their goal is not to tell the truth, but drum up support for the Mitch McConnell-John Boehner-Paul Ryan-Mitt Romney wing of the GOP. These are the “moderate,” “responsible” and “grown-up” leaders we are told America needs.
The result has been the creation of a two-headed monster: The Republicrats and the Democans, a political oligopoly in which both establishment parties form a ruling class. Like any governing elite, the goal is to maximize their power and wealth over the citizens they seek to control. Any individual who threatens the ruling class’ dominance must — and will be — destroyed.
This explains the media’s bizarre, almost hysterical reaction to Trump’s candidacy. CNN and MSNBC have openly mocked him; FOX News pundits Charles Krauthammer and George F. Will declared Trump’s run to be fundamentally “unserious”; Dana Perino, the former George W. Bush hack who is a co-host on FOX News’ “The Five,” had an emotional meltdown while railing against Trump’s trade policies; and National Review’s Kevin Williamson in a puerile, vicious hit piece even called Trump a “witless ape,” “an ass” and a “baboon” who should be “crucified.”
Glenn Beck also jumped on the anti-Trump bandwagon. Beck claims that Trump is “not a conservative, but a progressive” — someone the Tea Party right has no business backing. The reason: Trump supports protective tariffs. That’s right. Beck believes that the businessman’s opposition to NAFTA, GATT, the WTO, PNTR with China and other free-trade deals disqualifies Trump as a genuine conservative.
Beck, however, is wrong — dead wrong. Economic nationalism has been a cardinal principle of conservatism dating back to our Founding Fathers. George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and John Adams — all supported protective tariffs and a trade policy that guaranteed America’s economic independence. By Beck’s standards, Washington and Hamilton were “progressives.”
In fact, the opposite is true. Trump is an anti-globalist conservative, a nationalist who seeks to put America first. This is why our media elites despise him. He does not care for the New World Order based on free trade, open borders and globalization. Instead, he champions patriotism and populism — the very things our transnational ruling class fears.
On Iraq, he was right: Americans did the fighting (and the dying) while Iran and ISIS — our mortal enemies — now control that fractured country’s vast oil supplies. He is an unabashed capitalist. Unlike Romney, Trump is proud of his immense personal wealth.
Moreover, he promises to unleash our shackled private sector and restore the American Dream. He vows to slash taxes, excessive government regulations and our crippling budget deficits. He is pro-life, pro-traditional marriage and anti-global warming. In short, he is a Reaganite Republican.
Yet, it is his flinty attacks on illegal aliens and our porous southern border that has made him public enemy number one. For stating the truth — that many illegal immigrants pouring in from Mexico are violent criminals, murderers, sex offenders, drug dealers and gang bangers — Trump is now being crucified. Univision has canceled the Miss America and Miss Universe pageants; NBC has severed all ties with him; and Macy’s has just announced it will no longer carry Trump brand merchandise — shirts, neckties and cologne. The reason: The billionaire’s comments were allegedly “racist” and “offensive.”
In other words, our elites are effectively embracing treason. They are siding with law-breaking foreigners and the government of Mexico over Americans.
The government-media-industrial complex has shown—beyond a shadow of a doubt—they no longer hold any allegiance to America or its citizens. Transnational progressives are determined to destroy our sovereignty, borders and culture.
Trump frightens them because he poses a direct threat to their power and influence. He is a Teddy Roosevelt-style nationalist, who seeks to break the stranglehold of Big Business, Big Media and Big Government. Moreover, his vast wealth means that he cannot be bought and paid for. Unlike Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden, Trump is not in the pocket of special interests and foreign governments. He is genuinely independent. Ironically, the more he is vilified, the more his popularity surges. Middle America is with him. He is the anti-politician in an age when politicians are rightly despised.
It is too early to say whether I will support him. And there are excellent conservative candidates — Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Scott Walker — in the race. But Trump is a serious force to be reckoned with.
Liberals and RINOs beware. If Trump wins, you are all fired.
Ain't that the truth!
I'm still for Cruz, but I like Trump too and I don't give a rip what anyone says about it.
Like you said, he speaks his mind and doesn't mince words.
Cruz is the only one to stick up for him and that didn't sail by unnoticed.
The PC crowd are a huge in size, on both sides of the aisle.
GO CRUZ! GO TRUMP!
I love that one! (and you).
XOXOXO
What Trump is doing, is talking about a key issue that all of the other declared and potential candidates aren't talking about, or succumbing to political correctness on it, because you know, they have to win over "Latino voters."
I don't CARE if Trump was the Clinton's personal aide. He's doing a great service here.
Mitt Walker is not a conservative. He is the GOPe establishment default candidate for when Jebbie goes under.
In order to increase its power, the press has (with help from its partisan supporters) perpetrated a myth that it is an objective watchdog, with this objective watchdog function being an essential part of the working of government. This myth operates to make people lazy in thought - why, there is no need to distrust what we are told, or verify it, the press, our watchdog, is loyal and faithful to the interest of truth and justice.
The myth persists.
I like Cruz, too! And love what Trump is saying. Perhaps he’s the Newt Gingich of the 2016 campaign.
I say let the TRUTH be told for as long as he’s in.
Trump is not my candidate.
What Trump is doing, is talking about a key issue that all of the other declared and potential candidates aren’t talking about, or succumbing to political correctness on it, because you know, they have to win over “Latino voters.”
I don’t CARE if Trump was the Clinton’s personal aide. He’s doing a great service here.
Agree 100%
Cruz/Trump. Would never happen but the epic liberal meltdowns it would inspire would be a sight to see.
Me too, Skeeter. He doesn’t let the pissants like Pataki rattle him. I have him at number 2, but nobody is close to Cruz on my radar. Apparently Cruz and Trump respect each other and they agree on the issues. Let Trump play his role. I think we should support his positions and be glad that he is willing to take on the establishment.
Best fight card going. Would whip the people into a tizzy, huge purse.
I notice you neglected to mention any issue referenced in the article you thought were clownish.
Give it a shot, name two.
Not saying this is the plan here, but it could be the effect.
Actually, winning latino voters is a good thing! As much as the liberal media and GOP establishment would like us to believe it, “latino” is not a synonym of “illegal alien”. It should be turned around against them and they should be exposed for their stereotyping.
Here, Here!! I voted Cruz first and Trump second in the Breitbart poll.
Well, I've got to hand it to you, of all the most outrageous and laughable things said about Trump, yours is the silliest.
“I notice you neglected to mention any issue referenced in the article you thought were clownish.
Give it a shot, name two.”
Ummm ok....
From The American Thinker
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/06/donald_trump_has_a_solid_history_of_conservatism_going_back_many_weeks.html
Donald Trump has a solid history of conservatism going back many weeks
So Donald Trump is running for president, and in the interests of full disclosure, I’m one of his biggest fans. I’ve been following him for years, and I even comb my hair the same way he does. To his credit, he’s been a fierce critic of Democrats, and a bedrock voice of conservatism since at least April of this year.
I don’t think the history of what he has said or done prior to April 2015 has any bearing on his candidacy. You have to go back months and even a few years to find out that he’s given $700,000 or so in political donations to Harry Reid, Rahm Emmanuel, Charlie Rangel, and Charles Schumer, and he even made several donations to the sexting ex-solon Anthony Weiner, but that’s so old news! He’s also given money to Hillary Clinton, but just because he has donated to the candidate he’d like to run against, it shouldn’t be a problem. I mean, if he’s the nominee, he won’t continue to donate to Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, right?
Trump also used to support abortion rights, but lately, in April, and especially in May and the first two weeks of June, he has come out strongly pro-life.
When he considered a run for president in 2000 as a Reform Party candidate, Trump said he supported abortion rights. But he said last week that he now opposes the procedure except in cases of rape or incest or when the mother’s health is at risk.
People try to play gotcha with old quotes, too.
“Nancy — you’re the best. Congrats. Donald.”
—Handwritten note to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, January 2007
What people are missing is that he’s not praising Nancy Pelosi’s political positions – it’s just a love note! He was just a guy who was physically attracted to her! Remember, she was only 62 in 2007. Her skin wasn’t as tight, and her eyes weren’t as ping-pong-bally!
7) “I’m very liberal when it comes to health care. I believe in universal health care.”
—Interview with CNN’s Larry King, October 1999
Once again, a commonly misinterpreted quote. Sure, Trump supports universal health care, but how likely is that to happen on the level of the entire universe, on a truly galactic level? But on national health care, he’s as solid as a rock!
“By imposing a one-time 14.25 percent net-worth tax on the richest individuals and trusts, we can put America on sound financial footing for the next century.”
—Writing in his book, The America We Deserve, January 2000
I honestly believe this is a misquote or he misspoke. I think he was talking about a one-time 14.25-percent cigarette tax on the richest individuals and trusts. Cigarette taxes on rich people – who would have a problem with that?
“I think he [Obama] has a chance to go down as a great president.”
—Interview with NY1, November 2008
Note the tense! This was before Obama took office! This was even before Obama won his first Nobel Peace Prize! How could any of us have predicted that Obama would turn out the way he did? Obama sounded like a constitutional conservative when he first ran. You can’t blame Trump for that!
Looking intensely into Trump’s past is as fair as looking intensely into his hair; if you look hard enough, sure, you’ll find the bald truth, but on the other hand, he makes some great comments on Twitter! And he attacks Obama’s birth certificate! What more do we need in a credible candidate than that?
Things are desperate. Sorry if he isn’t to your taste.
Except it is the Democrats/Marxists that are totally in bed with Wall Street and Hollywierd big money.
Strangely, they usually disappear immediately afterwards.
Well all right!!
Is the poll still open?
If so, where do I find it?
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