Media Reporting. West Pointer's Perspective. Pollster Perception. De Santis Selects Collins. Livingston Regarding Newspaper History. More.

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SEMPER FI.

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The Biker and the Lion

A little girl was leaning into a lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the collar of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents.

A biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch

Whimpering from the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings the girl to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.

A reporter had watched the whole event. The reporter addressing the Harley rider says, 'Sir, this was the most gallant and bravest thing I've seen a man do in my whole life.

The Harley rider replies, "Why, it was nothing, really. The lion was behind bars, I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right". The reporter says, "Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist, you know, and tomorrow's paper will have this story on the front page.

So, what do you do for a living, and what political affiliation do you have?"  The biker replies "I'm a U.S. Marine, a Republican and I voted for Trump". The journalist leaves.

The following morning the biker buys the paper to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads on the front page:

**U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH.**

              And THAT pretty much

              sums up the media's approach 

              to the news these days!

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Sent to me by my dear West Point Graduate and fellow memo reader:

“A West Pointer’s Perspective”

November 8th.....Please VOTE!

An article by Carl Dye

As some of you know, after 20 years of being a proud resident of the White Mountains, I

relocated to Dover, Delaware in June 2020. Yes, somewhere halfway between Joe’s two main

properties! Seems as if this could be construed as a political blunder, however, the decision

may be the beginning of the “Red Wave” soon to impact Delaware along with many other solid

Blue States. Please, this is no laughing matter, just common sense. Delaware has been a Blue

State forever: Governor Democrat since 1992; Senate #1 Democrat since 1984; Senate #2

Democrat since 2000 and House (only 1) Democrat since 2000. And since Every Vote Counts,

my one vote may just be what Delaware needs!

Let me state at this point that the first Presidential Election I was allowed to cast a vote went to

a Democrat, John F. Kennedy. I have not always been a staunch Republican, however, always a

Conservative. Unfortunately, these past two years things in our country have morphed into

something truly unexpected by me and many of my neighbors in Delaware. From what I read in

the newspapers; this appears to be a common thread throughout the land. Never would have

thought that so few people could turn our nation upside down in less than two years! I always

knew that politicians of all ilk tended to exaggerate or even lie a bit, but to flip the nation from

a Republic to what appears to be the first steps toward a Socialist state by the stroke of several

Presidential orders could not/should not be allowed.

Regardless of your political alignment, this November the 8th will set the stage for the future of

our way of life in America. I’ll be in my 81st year by then and my “expiration date” probably not

that far off, but our kids, grandkids, great grandkids, and future generations will have to live

with our decisions on that day! Never in my lifetime has there been such an opportunity to

make a difference. Do we want to continue down the path to Socialism by supporting the

“Ruling Classes” in Washington or take those extra steps toward returning to an America that is

in fact the country almost all refugees want to reside? Put aside arguments with friends and

relatives about all the evil and good of things that will no longer matter should our great nation

go down this very slippery slope.

This is not to say we have been perfect in the past, but we have an opportunity to create a

better America without bowing to the whims of the Dictators and Rulers throughout the rest of

the world including our own self-appointed clan in DC. So, search your conscious and VOTE for

what you believe to be the BEST for all those yet to arrive. Appreciate the opportunity of

sharing these thoughts and thank you for reading this old man’s opinion.

Please feel free to express your thoughts on this subject to friends, neighbors, family, and even

me. My email address: carledye64@gmail.com awaits your thoughts!

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The hidden truths about your electric car

By Kent Moss

What are the implications of purchasing an electric vehicle (E.V.)?  Let's find out.

A new full-size E.V. capable of traveling about 300 miles with a single charge currently sells for about $60,000.  Typical E.V. battery replacement after 3–5 years of normal use sells for $10,000–$15,000.  This type lithium battery replacement is handled only by an authorized dealership.  On the other hand, a new full-size gas vehicle (G.V.) sells for approximately $40,000.  Typical battery replacement for the same normal use sells for $100–$150 and can be replaced and installed by the individual owner.

Let's consider the cost of ownership of driving a vehicle 100,000 miles.  For the E.V., an 8-hour charge, which is good for a range of about 300 miles, is now about $8 per charge, or about $2,700.  The E.V. cost includes a $60,000 initial cost plus the $2,700 charging cost and a $10,000 battery, totaling $72,700.  For the G.V., the cost includes $40,000 initial cost plus $300 battery (2) replacements and 4,000 gallons of gasoline, averaging 25 miles per gallon at current gas price of $3.50 per gallon, or $14,000, and $2,000 maintenance, which totals $56,300.  It follows that the price for gasoline would have to be about $7.60 per gallon for ownership cost of the E.V. to be equivalent to that of a traditional G.V.  These numbers are part of the hidden truths.

A typical E.V. battery weighs one thousand pounds and is about the size of a car trunk.  It contains 25 pounds of lithium; 60 pounds of nickel; 44 pounds of manganese; 30 pounds of cobalt; 200 pounds of copper; and 400 pounds of aluminum, steel, and plastic.  This type of battery contains over 6,000 individual lithium-ion cells.  The majority of these materials are derived from mining operations worldwide.  To manufacture each E.V. auto battery, the following material must be processed:  25,000 pounds of brine for the lithium, 30,000 pounds of ore for the cobalt, 5,000 pounds of ore for the nickel, and 25,000 pounds of ore for copper.  All told, suppliers must dig up 500,000 pounds of the earth's crust for just one battery.  Sixty-eight percent of the world's cobalt, a significant part of an E.V. battery, comes from the Congo, where they have no pollution controls and minimal regulation, and they employ children, who die from handling this toxic material.There are no emissions directly from an E.V. itself.  However, there are many from mining operations.  These facts are not generally publicized.

E.V.s can and should be part of the solution, but doing away with fossil fuels is not a viable alternative.  According to Texas comptroller Glenn Hager, a complete divestment of the industry not only is impractical and illogical, but runs counter to the economic well-being of our country and its citizens.  The U.S. economy depends on the use of fossil fuels such as natural gas and coal for power generation, and gasoline and diesel for transportation and airline industries.  More research, study, and trials must be done to change our current energy sources in a responsible way.

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Pollster Suggests GOP Support Could Again Be Understated In Polls. Here's Why

By Scott Morefield

And:

Who Wants Peace in the Middle East?

Sarah Idan was the first woman to represent Iraq in the Miss Universe contest in almost half a century. She went to the competition hoping to make friends. She made one in Miss Israel, and then everything changed—but not in the way she expected.

Watch Now

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One of the first things to go in an intolerant society is free speech.  The University of Pennsylvania is a good example of mugging Amy Wax, one of it's distinguished law professors because she spoke out and offended those with different views.

Academic freedom no longer exists on Penn's campus..

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Claremont McKenna Circumvents Due Process To Curtail Speech by Peter Berkowitz via Real Clear Politics University administrators and professors who affirm the centrality of free speech to liberal education are vastly superior to those who stand silently by as censorship on campus proliferates, to say nothing of those who betray liberal education by condemning free speech and advocating stringent regulation of ideas and expression.

Remembering Hate Speech by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness What we used to know as “hate speech” is now presidentially acceptable speech, and what has followed from it is no surprise.   +++++++++++++++++++++++++

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De Santis picks an ally. The kind you want, the kind America breeds and Democrats spit on:

Patriot, 

Ron DeSantis is taking the fight to the leftist mob, woke teacher’s unions and Washington bureaucrats. 

But he is not in the fight alone.

He just made his pick to join him in the foxhole. 

Learn more about Jay Collins, a Retired Green Beret and Purple Heart Recipient who Ron DeSantis has personally selected to help him stand up to the woke indoctrinators, self-interested career politicians and out-of-control government agencies.

SUPPORT JAY COLLINS

Jay is the real deal. He has been through some of the toughest battlefields in history, and came out on top.

He has been shot in combat, and performed the operation on himself to extract the bullet.

And after he lost his leg, he requalified as a Green Beret and returned to active duty.

If Gov. DeSantis is going to be successful, he needs a proven fighter by his side.

Scratch that, he needs a WARRIOR by his side.

And Jay Collins is that man. 

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Bob Livingston Alerts 

A recent Rasmussen poll tells us that 62 percent of likely voters "think the problem of bias in the news media is getting worse."

That's a big laugh to any sober person. Why on earth do the other 38 percent think there is, or ever was, any objectivism in the first place?

Alexander Hamilton used a newspaper, the Gazette of the United States to prop himself up and excoriate his enemies — most notably John Adams and later Thomas Jefferson.

The Gazette of the United States began publication on April 15, 1789, a month before the Constitutional Convention. Editor John Fenno used the publication to promote Washington and gave Hamilton a forum for promotion of self and later promotion of a national bank, his politics (Hamiltonianism, which was British mercantilism or crony capitalism), his friends for political office, and to denigrate his political enemies and Jefferson's actions as Secretary of State.

While he was Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton used the Gazette as a house organ for the Treasury Department and in turn supported the paper with money from the Treasury Department in the form of "advertising." He also leaned on friends and business associates to purchase ads in the paper in exchange for "favors" from the government.

To counter Hamiltonianism, which Jefferson rightly saw as an assault on individual liberty, he — with James Madison's assistance — recruited another well-known editor named Philip Freneau to publish a paper named the National Gazette in 1791. Jefferson even put Freneau on the State Department payroll to supplement his salary.

Over most of the next decade, the two papers went after one another and their benefactors tooth and thong, with the National Gazette revealing an adulterous affair between Hamilton and Maria Reynolds, and the Gazette of the U.S. eventually printing stories of a relationship between Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings.

The national press has changed little over the years. Elites have used it to start wars, tear down their enemies and prop up others. They've used it to plunder and pillage.

Unbiased?

One of the great deceptions of our time is the idea that there is, or has ever been, objectivity in journalism. Granted there are some naïve, young journalists who enter the field aiming to remain neutral and objective in all aspects. But those altruistic motives are quickly co-opted, often without the journalist even realizing it, by the propaganda from the sources covered, by management, by funders (advertisers), by conventional wisdom and by the herd mentality.

So "objective media" is really just a code word for the agenda of the state.

Today, all national mainstream media are controlled by six mega-corporations. But there has never been an objective media in the U.S., and it's doubtful there has ever been one in the history of the world. During the Revolutionary War, there were newspapers supporting and newspapers opposing the revolution that printed either "facts" or "propaganda" depending upon which side the reader supported.

Newspaper editors in colonial and early United States times thought it their duty to society to give voice to the ideas in which they believed. To muzzle themselves or others who held the same opinions would have seemed nonsensical to them.

The early newspapers, broadsheets and pamphlets gave voice to the ideas of Revolution. It's not a stretch to say that the Revolution would not have been possible if newspapers had focused more on being "objective" and less on being intentionally contrarian, if not provocative or even incendiary.

Opinions vary, but only with a free press

Both truth and dissent — which may or may not be the same thing — are like kryptonite to the power elite. The Founders understood this. They also understood that propaganda was a powerful tool, but that it could be overcome only by allowing a free press.

A thought here on psychological warfare: Since the American system poses as an "open society" with a "free press," there is the pretension to allow open debate, but only on spurious issues. The effect is that as long as the issues are not real or are spurious they are welcomed and promoted as open debate and commentary. The people do not have a clue that all public commentary is spurious.

What then is the issue that even very savvy commentators fail to understand or even mention?

The problem is that all of them are trying to see and understand the American system as free enterprise when in fact it has been corporatist for a hundred years.

All is a disgrace before God, as my mother used to say, that the human race will allow itself generation after generation to be twisted and perverted like animals to the slaughter and precious few ever question "why" about anything. In fact the more learned and "educated," the less capacity to think outside the prescribed system, especially when learning the "facts" from the "free press."

In The Founding Father's Guide to the Constitution, author Brion McClannahan writes that the drafters spent little time debating most 1st Amendment freedoms because they almost unanimously agreed they were all essential for a free people. Still, some saw not giving the idea of a free press a mention in the document as a grave oversight.

This is why I continue to write to you and why I hope you find these Alerts valuable. We are not a newspaper, but I agree with the sentiments toward a free press of Richard Henry Lee, who wrote that "A free press is the channel of communication as to mercantile and public affairs; by means of it the people in large countries ascertain each other's sentiments; are enabled to unite and become formidable to those rulers who adopt improper measures. Newspapers may sometimes be the vehicles of abuse, and of many things not true; but these are small inconveniences, in my mind, among many advantages."

Yours for the truth,

Bob Livingston

Editor, The Bob Livingston Letter®

And:

Scarborough Says Democrats Are Out Of Touch With Majority Of Americans On Immigration
'If that shocks you, you need to wake up'

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