Since the founding of our nation, politicians have lied to us. They’ve done so for many reasons. They have lied to gain votes, to solicit campaign contributions, to damage the reputations of opponents, to falsely describe unpopular legislation, or to cover up their misdeeds, among other reasons. Our Founding Fathers were well read, worldly, intelligent, men. They understood that people, given unchecked power, would eventually abuse that power. They were diligent in their efforts to control individual power. They created checks and balances in the Constitution designed to limit the power of each of the 3 branches of government. They knew there would be times when the people would need a referee. They gave special privileges to the Press/Media (PM) so that it could act as that referee. The PM was given the RESPONSIBILITY to root out misdeeds by the rich and powerful. When the PM decided to trade its role as watchdog of the powerful for that of a Democrat lapdog it left the American people without a trusted source for critical information. That decision has put our future freedom in peril.
How are those checks and balances working in today’s society? Congress routinely abdicates its responsibility to interpret laws to a nameless, faceless, horde of unelected bureaucrats. It refuses to use its constitutional “power of the purse” to rein in the unilateral edicts of a power-hungry Executive Branch. The President has refused to instruct the Department of Justice to protect the safety of Justices of the Supreme Court when they render a decision with which he doesn’t agree. Worse, he consistently ignores rulings made by the Supreme Court. A PM fulfilling its constitutional responsibility would have been pointing out these failings to the public. They have remained silent. There can be no doubt that their silence has been like an incubator protecting liars from being held accountable for their actions. It has fomented the encroachment of government in our daily lives by giving its bad actors cover. Is there any wonder that we are inundated with unsubstantiated claims, even outright lies, from the people we elected to represent us? Why does that matter?
The importance of the affect that lies have on us is summed up by Hannah Arendt, a 20th century German historian and philosopher. She said: “This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, without knowing and willing it, completely subjected to the rule of lies. With such a people, you can do whatever you want.” Sound familiar?
Too many people have become disenfranchised by conflicting comments made by lying politicians. I don’t watch the news anymore some say. That’s exactly what liars need. I’ve given up on getting involved in politics is a refrain heard from a growing number of people. That is foolhardy, even dangerous. Every single aspect of our lives is driven by politics. The lack of involvement by good, intelligent people, potentially leaves their future in the hands of evil, power-hungry politicians.
We are approaching what I think is the most consequential election in my lifetime. Never have I seen so many obvious, provable, lies being spewed by a presidential candidate. If elected, Kamala says she will reduce the price of groceries and gasoline. She will lower interest rates and make housing more affordable. She will fix the tsunami of illegal immigrants entering our country. The Biden/Harris administration’s policies are the direct cause of all of the above. She has been against fracking all of her political life. Now that PA. is critical to her election, she is not against it anymore. If she is elected, she will be against it again. She says she is against taxing the tips of people in the service industry. Yet, she cast the deciding vote in the Inflation Reduction Act which gave the IRS $80 billion dollars which they immediately used to start cracking down to force service workers to report tips. Which is it? She has consistently taken the position of defunding the police. Apparently, she sees her candidacy as the appropriate time to walk that back. She has repeatedly stated that she is in favor of a government buy back of firearms. Just a week before she helped stick a shiv in Biden’s back, Kamala told us he was as sharp as a tack. Earlier this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the number of new jobs claimed to have been created by the Biden/Harris team in the 12 months ended 3/30/2024 was slightly overstated. But only by 810,000!! That’s nearly 70,000 jobs (people) a month. Had that happened under the Trump administration the PM would have made it the lead story for days and days. It is likely that many Americans aren’t aware of this. We can be forgiven. The Dept. of Commerce is charged with creating the monthly jobs report. Gina Raimondo, the Secretary of Commerce, said in an interview last night that she was not familiar with the report. Was it that she didn’t know, or that the report was so overwhelmingly embarrassing that she didn’t want to admit to the damning statistics?
The truth is that the vast majority of Americans have suffered through 4 years of a Progressive Left agenda that few of us wanted. The truth is that Kamala Harris is a born and bred California Progressive. Over the last 3+ years we have seen an influx of 8-10 million people enter our country illegally because Progressives want them. The truth is, even if she wanted to, Kamala can no more reduce the price of groceries or anything else than the man in the moon. By the way, she doesn’t want to. She will continue her career long push to put an end to the fossil fuel industry because that’s who she is. She will forget her promise to the service industry employees to not tax tips. Get ready to fight for your constitutionally guaranteed right to “keep and bear arms”. Be prepared to hand over the administration of your private health care to the government. Your daughters and granddaughters will have to tolerate more fake females in their bathrooms and locker rooms. They will be forced to forfeit competitive opportunities on their athletic teams to, and compete against, males. Kamala would be unmoved by what I have written. In fact, she knows that none of her lies matter. She understands the PM has her back. What matters most to her is that she can convince enough gullible people to believe her. While the poor sheep will get even poorer if she is elected, they are indeed lining up to support her.
That politicians lie is completely on them, and is wrong. However, the volume of lies and the increase in the brazen nature of those lies, has increased over the years. That is as much the fault of the PM as it is the politicians. In fact, it is a sure bet that the complicit nature of the PM gives tacit approval to liars. The lies mentioned above would have almost certainly been rigorously challenged by a diligent PM just a decade or two ago. In the absence of a diligent PM, it is incumbent on us to use our common sense in making our election decisions. I beg you, please do not pay attention to the PM for the next 2 and 1/2 months. Just remember the calamity we lived over the last 3+ years. Then ask yourself two simple, fundamental, questions. If things are as good as the Biden/Harris administration tells us, why did the leadership of the Democrat Party decide to unseat an elected, sitting, President? And what is it that Kamala promises to fix on day 1 of her Presidency? Common sense suggests that if things were great, there wouldn’t be so many things that need fixing.
Once again, I thank you for taking the time to read my words. If you think they have value, please share them with your family and friends. For our children and grandchildren, we must get this election right. Bob