COMMENTARY / OPINION
The Threat Posed by Our Caretaker Government General Flynn
September 29, 2024 – President Biden’s recent snapping at his staff when he forgot to introduce Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did nothing to restore confidence in his capability to serve. The good news was that when he met with Ukraine’s President Zelensky at the end of the week, at least he did not call him President Putin, as he did when they met in July.
With the exception of the White House staff and those out-of-touch Leftists who work at MSNBC, there is almost no one remaining in America who really believes that President Biden is functioning as our nation’s Commander-in-Chief. But, if not him, who? It doesn’t seem like it is Kamala. (She is sleep-walking toward the Presidency — as if she thought that she already “had it in the bag,” as if “the fix was in,” to mix metaphors.) Who else? Jill? Hillary? Bill? Barack? White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients — not exactly a household name. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan? White House Counsel Ed Siskel – another Obama retread? Secretary of State Antony Blinken? Or, most likely, a committee of all of the above and maybe a few more?
It would be my view that if Biden cannot do his job, he should be replaced — by the Vice President — not by a secret committee. That would be the Constitutional way — even though I know these people don’t hold much stock in the Constitution. Some may disagree, thinking that if Kamala were actually sworn in as President, it might cause more people to vote for her as the incumbent, but at least it would prevent her from telling us what she would do when she takes office — because she would be not only in office, but in the highest office.
What really threatens the nation is the reckless manner in which this anonymous committee is running the government, particularly in matters of foreign policy. There is no caution, no professionalism, and indeed, no maturity. Do they really think it wise to continue to provoke the country with the world’s largest store of nuclear warheads?
Based on my experience in government, those who are protected from accountability act increasingly irresponsibly. That seems to be what is happening here. Only days ago, it appeared that “our government” had authorized Zelensky to use our weapons, including ATACMS missles, to strike deep into Russia. President Putin made clear he would consider such an attack to come not from the Ukraine, but from the United States and NATO countries. Just yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov passed on a similar warning at the United Nations. Have we backed off our reckless position? No one knows for sure.
If we truly have a caretaker committee running the government, it should act like a caretaker and preserve the status quo — not provoke a nuclear war. Whoever you are serving on that committee, do not think for one more minute that your anonymity will protect you from accountability for provoking a war. My strong suggestion to you is — STAND DOWN.
I am sick of the arrogance of many in our current government who think we are the only superpower in the world. I would rather they demonstrate a measure of humility before our entire nation is humbled.
There is no shame in not being able to serve out one’s term. This is certainly not the first time that a President has been unable to perform the duties of his office before his term ended. There are stories of James Madison being incapacitated in 1813. James Garfield lingered for 80 days after he was shot by an assassin in 1881. President Wilson suffered a stroke in 1919, and his duties were secretly assumed by his wife and staff. More recently President Eisenhower had a heart attack in 1955. During these periods, the only guidance we had was the Constitution’s succession clause, which simply states that the Vice President takes over in the event of a President’s “inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office.” Art. Sect. 1, cl. 6. (Emphasis added).
Without a legal method to determine when the President was unable to discharge his role, there was every reason that Vice Presidents did not rush to push aside the President. However, I thought we fixed this problem in 1967 when we ratified the 25th Amendment. Section 4 of that Amendment empowers the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet to make a written declaration that the President is unable to serve, send it to Congress, and it becomes effective. There is another provision explaining how a President may resume office, and in the event of a dispute, the matter is left to Congress.
The 25th Amendment was written to replace a President incapable of serving, but just weeks ago it was put to a very different use. It was used to replace a candidate for President. To be sure, it was President Trump’s debate with Biden on June 27, 2024 that led to his removal, where Biden made amazing statements like “We finally beat Medicare.” However, the cabal that pushed him aside was led by highly skilled political operative, Nancy Pelosi. Politico made her sound like a mob boss:
“Nancy made clear that they could do this the easy way or the hard way,” said one Democrat familiar with private conversations who was granted anonymity to speak candidly. “She gave them three weeks of the easy way. It was about to be the hard way.”
It is beyond question that the Biden who “debated” Trump on June 27 was and is unfit to serve. He was not just unfit to be a candidate; he is unfit to serve as President. This is an exceedingly dangerous time. A combustible international landscape combined with massive domestic challenges place every American at grave risk. If he will not resign, Kamala and the Cabinet have a duty under the 25th Amendment to remove President Biden before the secret committee running our government blunders our nation into a war that no one can win.
BREAKING: Arch-Terrorist, Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Eliminated [38:16] Caroline Glick
Sep 29, 2024 JNS TV The Caroline Glick Show – Top Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah is assassinated; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks the United Nations to choose between blessing and curse in the fight against Iran, and Caroline explains why Israel is winning the war.
Nasrallah’s Elimination & Israel’s Next Move [37:50] Jonathan Pollard
Sep 29, 2024 Machon Shilo – Watch the following discussion between Jonathan Pollard and Rabbi David Bar-Hayim on the Iranian Attack on Israel:
“Hawaii in Distress” [1:08:43] DR NAOMI WOLF
SEP 29, 2024
Michelle Melendez, Hawaii-based trainer, activist, and author of The Great Maui Land Grab, shares stunning accounts of the trauma of the Maui fire in Lahaina last year and explains that the area is to this day blocked off, policed, and covered with gravel, and that inhabitants are not permitted to reclaim their own land. She discusses missing people who are not accounted for, as well as weather and fire anomalies. The trauma of the event is palpable in this interview. Do all these dramatic possibilities explain what really happened? You be the judge.
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Can you believe it? Biden is still talking “ceasefire” Ronn Torossian
Fake news of a ceasefire followed Netanyahu to the USA. In a great deed, Netanyahu responded rightfully with action – eliminating mass murderer Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Op-ed.
Sep 29, 2024, 6:40 PM (GMT+3) INN – The Biden Administration keeps making announcements on behalf of Israel, thinking Israel is the 51st star on the flag of the United States. Israel is not a banana republic and America does not have the right to lecture Israel.
As PM Netanyahu flew overnight to the U.S., the Biden Administration announced a fictitious ceasefire with Lebanon. Numerous times since this war started the US has made false claims of ceasefires or concessions in Israel’s name – and Israel has rightfully responded.
In a great deed, Netanyahu responded rightfully with action – eliminating mass murderer Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Despite news that the U.S. military is not providing intelligence support to Israel for its operations in Lebanon, as PM Netanyahu said when America last threatened Israel with restricting arms deliveries regarding Rafah, Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails.” In Rafah there has been victory, and in Lebanon too there will be victory.
Israel is winning and the people want complete and total victory.
As I saw first-hand at the UN, PM Netanyahu responded in words and actions by slamming Hezbollah as having “…murdered more Americans and more Frenchmen than any group except Bin Laden.” Netanyahu spoke strongly and powerfully, and then left the podium and authorized the mission that eliminated Nasrallah.
Naturally, Biden responded after this news by demanding appeasement, a ceasefire and then criticizing Netanyahu. In more of Biden’s attempts to harm PM Netanyahu, Israeli TV in a clear leak from Biden’s Administration claimed that Israel’s rejection of a ceasefire “shatters” ties with Biden. Simultaneously, French President Macron criticized Israel and says they “oppose Lebanon becoming a new Gaza.”
In the immortal words of Zionist visionary Ze’ev Jabotinsky, they can go to hell!
As Jabotinsky noted in 1911, “Instead of excessive apology and instead of turning our backs to the accusers – as there is nothing to apologize for, and nobody to apologize to – it is long overdue to respond to all current and future accusations, reproaches, suspicions, slanders and denunciations by simply folding our arms and loudly, clearly, coldly and calmly answer, ‘Go to Hell!’
Hezbollah has murdered countless Americans, and as Netanyahu noted at the UN, “..it has attacked Israel viciously over the last 20 years.”
As the Biden Administration is lecturing Israel about how they don’t want war they ignore the fact that Hezbollah wants to destroy the Jewish nation and people. Not unlike when America demanded Israel not enter Rafah and falsely claimed a ceasefire on Shabbat, the Biden Administration does not respect Israel’s democracy. Biden is repeatedly attempting a coup against PM Netanyahu in Israel by falsely making press announcements and public claims which simply aren’t true. There is a democracy in Israel and the Israeli public decides the leadership of Israel.
We face an existential threat to our existence by an enemy who massacred us in a way we haven’t seen since the Holocaust and we have enemies on our borders committed to massacres again and again.
History often repeats itself – On June 22, 1982, Joe Biden was a Senator from Delaware and famously confronted then Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin during his Senate Foreign Relations committee testimony, threatening to cut off aid to Israel. It doesn’t hurt to remind ourselves of Begin’s forceful response:
“Don’t threaten us with cutting off your aid. It will not work. I am not a Jew with trembling knees. I am a proud Jew with 3,700 years of civilized history. Nobody came to our aid when we were dying in the gas chambers and ovens. Nobody came to our aid when we were striving to create our country. We paid for it. We fought for it. We died for it. We will stand by our principles. We will defend them. And, when necessary, we will die for them again, with or without your aid.”
Senator Biden reportedly banged the table with his fist, and Begin retorted, “This desk is designed for writing, not for fists. Don’t threaten us with slashing aid. Do you think that because the US lends us money it is entitled to impose on us what we must do? We are grateful for the assistance we have received, but we are not to be threatened. I am a proud Jew. Three thousand years of culture are behind me, and you will not frighten me with threats. Take note: we do not want a single soldier of yours to die for us.”
Ze’ev Jabotinsky, the leader of the Revisionist movement, which both Begin and Netanyahu emanate from noted in 1940 that, “We hold that Zionism is moral and just. And since it is moral and just, justice must be done, no matter whether Joseph or Simon or Ivan or Achmed agree with it or not.”
We are moral and we are just whether Biden or Macron, America or France approve and like it or not.
Thank you Prime Minister Netanyahu for standing up and telling the world at the UN: The Jewish people live.
Israel will rightfully reject this ceasefire which rewards terror.
Israel has survived many enemies and many foes – and will outlast Biden and Macron.
Am Israel Chai.
Ronn Torossianis an Israeli American entrepreneur.
Netanyahu addresses the nations, preceded by King David Jack Engelhard
King David, he knew the score 3,000 years ago. And from his time, nothing has changed. Op-ed.
Sep 29, 2024, 2:32 PM (GMT+3) INN – As soon as Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, stepped up to the podium at the UN general assembly, more than half the joint emptied out.
They left in a huff, like those high school Mean Girls who shove off when the girl who is not part of their In Crowd tries to join them at their table.
But this is the UN, you say. These are the nations responsible for running the world.
So there you have it…the world being run by an assortment of goons, bums, morons, misfits and antisemites.
Last week the same crowd voted to expel all Jews from Jerusalem…non-binding, but put forth by Israel’s “peace partner,” Mahmoud Abbas.
No wonder Bibi singled him out in disgust. Can we now finally say that the Palestinian Authority is as depraved as Hamas and Hezbollah?
Netanyahu, in his speech, last Friday, did not quite put it that way. He had to be, and was, more measured and diplomatic.
Between the lines, though, he made the point…and his main point being that Israel seeks peace, but will do whatever it takes to defeat its enemies.
Even if it has to do it alone.
So it may be after all, after a glance at those empty seats throughout the auditorium, and a smattering of applause from those who stayed.
The sound of one hand clapping.
To those who stomped out, so self-righteously, you ask yourself, what did Israel ever do to these people? Ninety-nine percent share no border with Israel.
There is no land dispute. So what IS the dispute? I could name 195 countries with the same grudge against Israel, but what is Ireland’s beef, for example?
China is Israel’s third largest trading partner, and frankly I do not know if China’s delegates stayed or left for Bibi.
I am betting they left.
That is a good bet because this is that kind of rotten world…even if they stayed
Who else knew this, in far more refined, sublime language, of course…King David. He knew the score 3,000 years ago.
He had contempt for the nations, and consider this; from his time to our time, nothing has changed.
I can pick up my book of Psalms, turn to any page, and find a passage that refers directly to what is happening at this moment.
In Psalm 2, David says, “The kings of the earth take their stand, and the princes conspire secretly against G-d, and against His anointed…He Who sits in heaven will laugh. The Lord will mock them. He will mock the nations. Then He will speak to them in His anger, and in His fury, He will terrify them.”
Or, in today’s lingo, and headlines…Hello, Hassan Nasrallah. Goodbye Hassan Nasrallah.
David delivers the same message throughout his Psalms, and today, the IDF takes the fight against Hezbollah in anger and fury…and as written, the enemy is terrified.
Many of them have already been eliminated.
Let them hide in their tunnels and bunkers, the Israelis know where they live, and are driving them out in terrible resolve.
The nations have tested and tormented Israel once too often, and payback has arrived for Iran and its proxies.
Netanyahu delivered a fine speech there at the UN. His task was made much more effective with King David at his side.
New York-based bestselling American novelist Jack Engelhard writes regularly for Arutz Sheva.
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Nasrallah’s death marks the end of Hezbollah as we know it, but not its demise Ariel Oseran
Whoever ends up as the next leader of Hezbollah will determine the path of the Iranian proxy from here: whether it can recover from the last catastrophic fortnight.
September 29, 2024 at 01:03 PM i24NEWS – As surprising and dramatic as it was, and it truly was, the killing of Hassan Nasrallah on Friday did not mark the end of Hezbollah. In the days that followed Israel’s massive airstrike on its underground Beirut headquarters, the Lebanese terror group continues to launch rockets and drones at northern Israel daily, it still has tens of thousands of rockets and missiles aimed at Israeli territory and thousands of its elite Radwan forces remain on the border ready for the order to storm into Israel.
Hezbollah retains its dominance of Lebanon’s political system, with its parliamentary faction still blocking the selection of a new president in Lebanon as it has been for nearly two years, and its TV station Al-Manar continues to incite a religious war against Israel and the West. And yet, the death of Nasrallah does mark the end of the Hezbollah we have come to know.
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Over the past three decades as its undisputed leader, “Samehto” (as he is called by his followers, meaning “the honorable”) shaped Hezbollah in his image. The strong connection to Shi’ite traditions, the loyal adherence to military ‘equations’ and the regular sermons of fire, are all the result of Nasrallah’s strategy of unrelenting radicalism and mischief, both domestic and external. The 2008 elimination of Hezbollah’s military leader Imad Mughniya in an Israeli car bombing in Syria led Nasrallah to consolidate even more authority.
Many are currently wondering who will deliver Nasrallah’s eulogy? It would appear the question is more than a simple jest. The top name to succeed Nasrallah is the head of Hezbollah’s executive council and the nephew of ‘Samehto’, Hashem Safieddine. The man appears to tick all the boxes. He comes from the right family and is married to the daughter of former IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. He’s Lebanese but has strong ties to Iran. A Shi’ite cleric with a high public profile.
It’s unclear, however, whether even he is still alive. Safieddine is believed to have attended the meeting in which Nasrallah and Hezbollah’s highest ranking military commander Ali Karki were killed. After the attack Safieddine posted on his twitter/X account that he was alive and well. Safieddine’s deputy, Nabil Qaouk, was eliminated in another Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah’s Beirut Dahiya stronghold on Saturday. But neither Safieddine nor Qaouk would have been able to fill Nasrallah’s shoes. And until Safieddine appears in public, it is not clear who will.
Whoever ends up as the next leader of Hezbollah will determine the path of the Iranian proxy from here and whether it can recover from the last catastrophic fortnight. A Lebanon-leaning successor could be independent enough to decide it’s time for Hezbollah to cut its losses, pack up its forces from the border with Israel and retreat north of the Litani River. Under Nasrallah that would have been unthinkable. With someone else at the helm, it’s at least a possibility. The other option is Iran ‘parachuting’ in an official of its own, drawing it closer to Tehran, and completing its takeover of Hezbollah and the entire state of Lebanon.
It’s a decision which will shape the future of Hezbollah, Lebanon and the region for years to come.
“October 7th: What’s Next?”
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The United Nations demands that Israel abandon Judea and Samaria—its biblical heartland—threatening its very existence.
The question is: Will we stand up and fight?
Please encourage your friends and family to sign up and stand with Israel as well.
Together, we can raise a powerful voice for Israel’s right to its land and its future.
May God bless us all,
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The Illusionary ‘Two-State Solution’ By Alex Grobman PhD.
26 Elul 5784 – September 29, 2024 Jewish Press https://www.jewishpress.com/ – Every time one hears American and European political leaders insist that Israel embrace a two-state solution, a number of questions come to mind. Is this an attempt to appease their Muslim citizens, some of whom engage in violent protests against Israel? In the US, is it an effort by Democrat officials to demonstrate their fealty to the cause of the Arabs in Gaza and Judea and Samaria in order to gain votes in this election year? Or is it ignorance of the origins of the two-state solution, and why it continues to be rejected by the Arabs.
To understand why the two-state solution is an illusion and a deflection, and ultimately an impediment to providing a real solution to the conflict, let us examine why the two-state was proposed and why it has never been implemented.
Origin of the Two State Solution
In response the six-month-long Arab general strike demanding an end to Jewish immigration in 1936, the British government appointed The Palestine Royal Commission (known as the Peel Commission head by Lord Peel), to investigate the causes of unrest among Palestinian Arabs and Jews, and suggest modifications to the British Mandate.
In July 1937, the British issued the Palestine Royal Peel Commission that concluded: “An irrepressible conflict has arisen between two national communities within the narrow bounds of one small country. There is no common ground between them. Their national aspirations are incompatible. The Arabs desire to revive the traditions of the Arab golden age. The Jews desire to show what they can achieve when restored to the land in which the Jewish nation was born. Neither of the two national ideals permits of combination in the service of a single State.”
Arab Response To The Peel Commission
When the Peel Commission recommended partition, the Arabs repudiated the British plan. Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, said that the defeat of the partition plan would not placate the Arabs. They would not cease the war until all the Zionists were killed and Palestine became a completely Arab State. Nothing could divert them from this solution.
The Muslim Brotherhood claimed partition would deprive the Arabs of all of their rights. ”No single Arab will ever consider, let alone accept it.” They did not regard the Jews “a party to the problem, they are mere thugs and usurpers who came under the shadow of spears and trickery to a land which does not belong to them.…”
Partition of Palestine
On November 29, 1947, two-thirds of the members of the UN General Assembly voted for a resolution to partition Palestine into two independent states—one Arab and one Jewish, which had been recommended by the majority of the UN Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP). Thirty-three states voted in favor of the resolution, 13 against with ten abstaining.
Before the UN voted in support of a Jewish state, historian Jeffrey Herf notes, an American working as a research analyst for the Central Intelligence Group, a successor to the OSS and forerunner to the CIA in Beirut, reported about the Muslim Brotherhood activities in Palestine and the danger the group posed for the future: Alba M. Kerr, an American analyst for the Central Intelligence Group, reported about the Muslim Brotherhood activities in Palestine and the danger they posed for the future:
“The significance of this new development is two-fold, for this is the first direct evidence of an organized Islamic movement and therefore it constitutes a threat to permanent peace since no harmony can exist where political differences are based on sectarian differences. Already Maronites are pleading for protection against this absorption, and young progressive Arab nationalists here deplore the rapid growth of the Muslim Brotherhood because they realize the need for Arab unity and want to abolish sectarian bonds; so there is a strong possibility of a Holy War (Jihad)….”
When the Jewish Agency representatives David Horowitz and Aubrey Eban, later Abba Eban, made a final attempt to seek a compromise in a meeting with Arab League secretary Abd al-Rahman Azzam Pasha on September 16, 1947. Pasha told them candidly:
The Arab world is not in a compromising mood. It’s likely, Mr. Horowitz, that your plan is rational and logical, but the fate of nations is not decided by rational logic. Nations never concede; they fight. You won’t get anything by peaceful means or compromise. You can, perhaps, get something, but only by the force of your arms. We shall try to defeat you. I am not sure we’ll succeed, but we’ll try. We were able to drive out the Crusaders, but on the other hand, we lost Spain and Persia. It may be that we shall lose Palestine. But it’s too late to talk of peaceful solutions…. At all events, the problem now is only soluble by the force of arms.”
[Ed.: As Alex Grobman so elaborately explains, ‘The Two-State Solution’ will never work for Israel. However, it would be a perfect solution here in post-United States! Furthermore, after the election is stolen, it may be the only solution! One state for us, and one for the Democrats. They can have the Philippines, Washington DC, and New York. If they complain about it, we can throw in California.]
Dr. Mordechai Kedar – The elimination of Nasrallah: what’s next? [6:55]
September 28, 2024 – Dr. Mordechai Kedar – English
BREAKING: Nasrallah’s Death CONFIRMED; What Happens Next? [13:39] Tom Nash
Sep 28, 2024 The Tom Nash Report – In this video, I break down the recent Israeli airstrike that eliminated the now former head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. We will do an in-depth analysis of what led to his assassination and what could happen next.
With Hezbollah’s leadership crippled, we explore the potential fallout, including the possibility of a broader regional conflict and even the risk of World War III. I also touch on how Israel’s strategy shifted after the events of October 7th, when Hezbollah began launching unprovoked attacks.
While Israel has effectively neutralized Hamas, Hezbollah’s actions have escalated the tension on the northern front.
This video dives into the geopolitical implications of the ongoing conflict and what it means for Israel, Lebanon, and the wider Middle East.
0:00 – Introduction: Hassan Nala’s elimination
0:36 – Hezbollah’s leadership destroyed
0:51 – Regional war or World War III?
1:12 – Historical context: Israel’s pullout from Lebanon
1:30 – Hezbollah’s control of southern Lebanon
2:00 – October 7th: The game-changing moment
2:45 – Israel’s response strategy: Avoiding a two-front war
3:35 – Gaza conflict and Israel’s shift towards Hezbollah
4:30 – Israel’s retaliation against Hezbollah
5:20 – Hezbollah’s growing power in Lebanon
6:00 – Analysis of Israeli resilience and internal dynamics
7:00 – Hezbollah’s miscalculations and mistakes
8:10 – Lebanon’s economic and political troubles
9:00 – Iran’s involvement and potential retaliation
10:00 – Possible Iranian strategies and their impact
10:50 – U.S. involvement and international pressure on Israel
11:40 – The fall of Hamas and the remaining Hezbollah threat
12:30 – Conclusion: Israel’s victory and future outlook
Seriously, no one trusts the media By D. Parker
September 28, 2024 American Thinker – Do you find yourself despising the nation’s socialist media even more than usual? A recent piece in Axios indicates that you are in an overwhelming — but secret — majority these days. That shouldn’t be surprising, given the circumstances of a media establishment that has massively abused our trust. But it’s also something to consider when evaluating what is going on and why the state of the 2024 race for president is being spun a certain way.
The benefit of hindsight helps us understand that the last-minute un-democratic coup and the sudden changing of Komrade Kamala for Biden were the obvious plan. Thus, the shortened campaign sprint is a feature, not a bug in that it helps the nation’s socialist media hide her from the people. The outlines of the plan are clear enough when you look back over the events of the past few months, with the media playing a key role in the fraud.
All of this at least partially explains a recent piece in Axios entitled “America’s secret opinions,” going a long way in channeling Captain Obvious: whereas 42% of Democrats and 16% of Republicans say they trust the media to tell the truth, in reality, only 9% and 3% really believe this.
There are stark gaps between what Americans say they think and what they really think about hot-button political issues, a new study finds.
Why it matters: Politicians and institutions take cues and shape policies based on public opinion — but these stated opinions might not truly reflect what people want.
- 61% of Americans admit to “self-silencing” — keeping their true opinions on sensitive topics to themselves.
Zoom in: Populace, a Massachusetts think tank, and YouGov polled Americans to gauge their public and private views on topics like trust in government, gun control, higher education and the border.
How it works: Respondents were provided a mix of traditional polling questions and other questions using a list experiment method, or item-count technique, that provides them with a greater sense of anonymity.
- This process allows researchers to find the gap between what people say versus how they privately feel.
1. Trust in institutions is already low. But in private, even fewer Americans say they trust government and media. Some gaps are even wider among subgroups.
- 36% of Democrats and 14% of Republicans say they trust government to tell the truth, but just 5% and 2% agree with this statement privately.
- 42% of Democrats and 16% of Republicans say they trust the media to tell the truth. Just 9% and 3% really believe this.
2. Perceptions of fairness are also critically low, says Todd Rose, CEO of Populace. 37% of Americans say the country is mostly fair publicly. Just 7% privately think so.
- Historically, this sort of sentiment is what makes societies socially and politically volatile — and even precedes revolutions, says Rose.
Your first reaction was likely that 3% is still pretty high, but we’ll set that aside for now. What is truly interesting is that the 9% of lefties who trust the media closely corresponds to the 8% far-left Activists in the Hidden tribe’s study from a few years ago — they’re hearing what they want from the media, so they think it’s “truthful.”
This could explain why this race still seems to be “close.” Oliver Wiseman of the Free Press wrote that “Trump Should Be Beating Harris by a Mile,” and he chalks up part of the reason for the opposite to the Trump campaign making mistakes. It’s a fair point, but the fact is that the media are massively distorting the press environment. Studies have shown that whereas coverage of Donald Trump has been almost entirely negative, Komrade Kamala has been enjoying a multi-month tongue bath.
Consider that with the incredibly one-sided nature of the national socialist media, most people in the middle won’t hear of any bad economic tidings: “A key US consumer indicator that has dipped to ‘crisis levels,” or “2 under-the-radar recession signals that are flashing red this month.” Even Joe Biden assured the “ladies” of The View that Kamala’s record is his record, and she is directly connected to the current administration as the vice president. They certainly won’t want to mention that consumer confidence has hit a three-year low, as Americans struggle with inflation — brought on by money-printing to buy votes, along with other economic dangers such as a looming port strike. It’s no wonder that Gallup reports that the 2024 Election Environment is Favorable to the GOP.
Strangely enough, although the illegal invasion is a big issue, along with inflation and the sheer insanity of the last three and a half years of the Biden/Harris regime — note the “Harris” part of that — Komrade Kamala is mum on her past pledge for “DREAMers.” No one voted for the invasion, yet the Vice President doesn’t want to speak on the issue, and naturally, the media are providing cover for what could be a big problem. Then there are the many videos of her from over the years that show her totalitarian tendencies. And for some reason, “Comrade Kamala” memes are spreading among Latino exiles.
Given all these factors, why do they keep repeating the mantra that “The Election Is Getting Down to the Wire”?
Why is it important for the national socialist media to hammer this point home? Anyone looking at the polls can easily guess that, so why keep repeating it? The polling and predictions have been all over the place, and you do have to wonder why they are so divergent.
At least for one side, this whole campaign has been one big façade, a gaslighting operation unparalleled at any time. We have a fake, inauthentic presidential candidate, along with the same in a vice presidential candidate, and fake events and “interviews,” so why not a fake media narrative to go along with everything else?
What would be the purpose of all of this? Why produce an inauthentic campaign and keep up the pretense of a close race? We know they lie and we can’t trust them, so why are they lying about this? Why are they shredding their last minuscule scraps of credibility for this cause?
Could it be that they need to pretend it’s close so they have a shot at cheating their way to victory?
D Parker is an engineer, inventor, wordsmith, and student of history, former director of communications for a civil rights organization, and a long-time contributor to conservative websites. Find him on Substack.
