Plus, Destroying America Monday, July 6, 2020 To: Friends & Supporters From: Gary Bauer The Unhinged Left Friday evening, President Trump delivered a stirring patriotic address at the foot of Mount Rushmore. It was a tremendously pro-America speech that hailed the greatness of our nation and the four presidents honored there. The president also defended our history against the mobs that have been attacking our monuments and memorials. If you missed it, you can watch it here. Let me give you this brief excerpt: "We declare that the United States of America is the most just and exceptional nation ever to exist on Earth. We are proud of the fact that our country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and we understand that these values have dramatically advanced the cause of peace and justice throughout the world. . . "We believe in equal opportunity, equal justice, and equal treatment for citizens of every race, background, religion, and creed. Every child, of every color — born and unborn — is made in the holy image of God." With that in mind, here's how the mainstream media attacked the president's address. One CNN reporter got the ball rolling with this pre-speech description: "Kicking off the Independence Day weekend, President Trump will be at Mt. Rushmore where he'll be standing in front of a monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans." That was just the news coverage of the event, before any commentary had started! Later, the Associated Press ran a story with this headline: "Trump Pushes Racial Division, Flouts Virus Rules At Rushmore." The New York Times labeled Trump's remarks "dark and divisive." This is coming from the paper that insists the country began in 1619 and that the primary purpose of the American Revolution was to preserve slavery. That is not only dark and divisive, it is a lie. A frontpage Washington Post story accused Trump of launching an "unyielding push to preserve Confederate symbols and the legacy of white domination," and of "stoking culture wars." I don't know what speech the Post reporters watched, but it wasn't the one I saw. For the record, he never uttered the words "Confederate," "Confederacy" or even "Southern." As I have written many times before, it's the left that started the culture war by attacking America and our values. We're living through a time when every symbol of the country is under attack, even the most obvious symbols of unity – our flag and national anthem. We've had to deploy federal law enforcement to stop mobs, heavily influenced by Marxism and enabled by corporate big media, from tearing down those symbols. And when anyone attempts to defend them, the lying media tell the country that conservatives have launched a culture war. Get it? What they wanted was a cultural surrender by men and women of faith and by American patriots. When we defend our country, we're the ones launching a culture war. It's our fault for fighting back against the left's radical agenda. The only question the left will tolerate is how much in reparations, financially and in terms of our liberty, we will be required to pay. Speaking Of Divisive. . . If you want a "dark and divisive" image of America, look no further than the left's leading spokesman. Colin Kaepernick denounced the Fourth of July as a "celebration of white supremacy." Why any corporation (Nike and Disney, I mean you!) or any NFL team would want to be associated with that is beyond me. It speaks volumes about the rot in corporate America and professional (corporate) sports today. An Important Victory The Supreme Court today ruled 9-to-0 that states can remove and punish so-called "faithless electors" who refuse to cast their Electoral College votes for president according to the will of the voters in their state. The case arose in the aftermath of the 2016 election when a massive left-wing effort attempted to intimidate electors into opposing Donald Trump. The case could have potential implications for another massive left-wing effort to sway future elections – the National Popular Vote Compact. In Other News. . . The Hong Kong government, now completely under Beijing's communist thumb, has started removing books from school libraries written by anyone known to be sympathetic to liberty. The books will be reviewed so that offending parts can be removed or kept out of libraries in their entirety. No word yet on whether the Hong Kong government is getting advice from the progressive movement in this country that is trying to censor our history. Last week, a secret Iranian nuclear facility that was producing advanced centrifuges mysteriously exploded. Tehran initially downplayed the incident, suggesting it was an accident. Now there are hints that the devastation may have been the result of a "kinetic cyberattack" by Israel, sending a clear message to the ayatollah's regime that he will not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. The holiday weekend turned out to be a horrific time in Chicago as 79 people were shot. Fifteen people were killed, including two children. Again, I must ask where are the progressive protests expressing concern for these black lives? Destroying America What would you do if you wanted to destroy America? The first thing you would do is take control of the education system and teach children that they are living in an evil country. Then you would undermine the police, the military, and law enforcement. You'd use every opportunity you can to divide people by race, religion, and class. You would stoke feelings of grievance regardless of how much progress was being made to promote racial reconciliation and equal opportunity. Read more in my latest opinion piece at The Washington Examiner. MAKE YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION NOW As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, donations to American Values are tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. Contributions may be mailed to the following address: American Values PO Box 1223 Merrifield, VA 22116-1223 Phone: 703-671-9700 SIGN UP FOR GARY BAUER'S "END OF DAY REPORT" VISIT END OF DAY ARCHIVES EMAIL GARY BAUER American Values | ouramericanvalues.org American Values | PO Box 1223, Merrifield, VA 22116-1223 Unsubscribe
[email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by
[email protected]