Dear Friends and Fellow Republicans
Is Journalism Really Dead?
Everyone's favorite conservative thinker, Victor Davis Hanson, wrote a rather interesting piece in American Greatness, talking about how the media is now little more than a group of poodles for Biden and Kamala Harris. While Mr. Hanson is onto something here - the fact is that - contrary to popular opinion - the USA has never had an objective media. Ever since the late 1700's newspapers were notoriously biased and quite frankly, little better than tabloid rags. In the Election of 1800, our first really contested election with actual formed political parties, the Jeffersonian news called John Adams a "monarchist" (which was blatantly not true) and the supporters of the Federalist party called Jefferson everything from a swamp dog to a guy who wanted to clone Wooly Mammoths back into existence.
In my house, I have a newspaper from June 2 1864 - it is a pro Lincoln pro Republican newspaper, written a day or 2 after the Battle at Cold Harbor. For those of you not familiar with the Battle of Cold Harbor, it was a complete Confederate victory, and the battle was such a rout that the Confederates didn't know how big their victory was until way after the battle was over. Literally it was over before it started.
The New York newspaper I have, reported on the great victory that the Union won that day, with a headline saying "Hancock's troops occupy Confederate Earthworks". Oddly enough, the only Union troops inside Confederate earthworks were dead. Yet this is what passed as journalism back in the day.
Yellow journalism became the norm in the late 1800's, when "journalists like Randolph Hearst" lied us into the Spanish American War of 1898. This War was fought based on a hoax that the Spanish blew up an American battleship, when it was likely that the battleship blew up because of faulty maintenance.
American journalism has always left alot to be desired. And why anyone thinks it will change now is beyond me. Famous newscaster Walter Cronkite was once called the "most trusted man in America". Sorry but he was an unabashed leftist who would feel rather comfortable in today's Democratic Party. He looked the part of a kindly uncle, but in reality he'd lie to us and do so proudly and shamelessly.
We as a movement have to stop thinking that journalists will ever be "honest" because each of us has our own bias. We need to start our own media and print news that is not being printed by the local liberal rags. Think it can't be done? A group of dedicated writers started the Shenandoah Freedom Press in Shenandoah County after they got sick of watching the local newspaper daily gloss over real news of goings on inside Shenandoah County. If they can do it, you can do it!!!
It's difficult work but must be done. The Staunton News Leader prints mostly liberal Letters to the Editor, forgetting that the region (Staunton/Augusta/Waynesboro) is mostly Republican. You'd think they would try to show some coverage for both sides, but no. You can't really fight them by complaining - they have more ink than we do. But if someone in the region were to buy their own ink and do some real reporting and sell ads - the News Leader would be permanently crippled. HINT HINT
To read Mr Hanson's article please click on this: https://amgreatness.com/2021/06/20/the-biden-no-go-zones/
Tom Cotton Calls It Like It Is
Finally someone in Washington gets it. Senator Tom Cotton, came out and called Dr. Fauci a Democrat masquerading as a scientist in a white coat. Part of Senator Cotton's quote:
TOM COTTON: Tony Fauci is not acting like a scientist or a doctor anymore. He’s acting like a Democratic Party activist in a white lab coat. Why doesn’t he tell us what science, what data backs up the Biden administration's stupid mandate for masks in airports and airplanes? Are you more likely to get coronavirus in an airport than a shopping mall? Or an airplane with its massive filtration systems? Is really necessary to kick off a family with an autistic child who can’t wear a mask peacefully for an entire airplane? Does Dr. Fauci have evidence to support that from the data and the science? We shouldn’t allow Tony Fauci and Facebook to determine what we can and cannot say about this virus. …
To view the full interview: https://www.foxnews.com/media/tom-cotton-fauci-democrat-activist-covid-china
Kamala Harris Countdown
It has been 89 days since Harris was appointed border czar, and not one visit to the border. Still waiting on her to go to Europe too? Trump will be at the border soon!
Kamala the Bully?
Seems that Kamala Harris has gotten herself in some hot water, Fresh off her disastrous trip to Central America, it seems now that Ms. Harris involved herself in the will of famed singer Nina Simone - causing her family to lose control over Ms. Simone's estate. It's a rather complicated affair, but worth the look - read the article here: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/06/more_trouble_for_kamala_nina_simones_granddaughter_accuses_her_of_taking_away_the_familys_estate.html
Ben Cline in the News
Ben has been a leader in trying to stop the Democrats porkulus spending bill from passing. Everyone can agree that we need to spend money on infrastructure. However the Democrats want to take a few trillion from your children, and spend it on a bailout of blue states which have spent themselves into a nightmare.
Thanks Ben for being a leader on fiscal sanity. Here is Ben being interviewed on Fox News - via Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/RepBenCline/videos/780966575949893
Get Involved With Team Youngkin
Team Youngkin needs you to take back Virginia. Please consider getting involved. Click on the link below to see what you can do to help retake Virginia.
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Thank you for allowing me to serve you as your Chair. Together we will take back Virginia
I remain
your servant
JM
S John Massoud
6th District Republican Party Chairman
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Upcoming Events:
Tonight's Roanoke City GOP Meeting has been postponed.
June 24 - 6th Congressional District Committee Meeting - 7 PM - Waynesboro Elks Lodge.
July 8 - Lynchburg GOP Meeting - 6 30 PM. 701 Thomas Road. See you there!!!
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