We must never take our eyes off the media

Couric Takes Responsibility for Inaccurate Edit in 'Under the Gun' Film   . . . "When I screened an early version of the film with the director, Stephanie Soechtig, I questioned her and the editor about the pause and was told that a "beat" was added for, as she described it, “dramatic effect," to give the audience a moment to consider the question. When VCDL members recently pointed out that they had in fact immediately answered this question, I went back and reviewed it and agree that those eight seconds do not accurately represent their response." . . .

First Couric, Now Gumbel Accused of Deceptive Edits in Anti-Gun Segment  "Sullivan went on to list his specific objections: 

The examples I most object to are: 1) When I appear to say that the civilian-model AR-15 is just as effective or deadly as the military M16, they omitted that I had said “When firing semi-auto only” and that “the select fire M16 on full auto is of course more effective”; and 2) the interviewer pretended not to understand the relevance that, due to the Hague Convention, military bullets cannot be expanding hollow points like hunting bullets that give up all of their energy in the target body instead of passing through with minimum wound effect, with most of the energy still in the bullet and wasted.

Brian Williams: America Bombed Japan ‘in Anger’   "Friday on MSNBC, anchor Brian Williams remembered the bombing of Japan as the United States bombing “in anger.”

“ 'If people have found the U.S. to be preachy in the years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki about the use of weapons because we are the only nation to have used them in anger,” he said."

Journalist Laments: We ‘Won’t Be Forcing the Faithful into Straightjackets Any Time Soon’  . . . "Alas for Mr. Tayler. Indeed, the journalist had already treated religion as a mental illness before this study had seemed to confirm it. Yet, “the hour was not nigh,” he wrote sadly. “Psychologists were not yet ready to diagnose firm belief in God as what it is: an unhealthy delusion.”

“ 'Yet, would that it were so,” he whined in a piece for Salon. “Imagine, so many Supreme Court justices and Republican politicians, from Antonin Scalia to Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, disqualified in one fell swoop on mental health grounds from holding public office!”

" 'Of course, call any sort of gender dysphoria or non-heterosexual orientation a mental illness and the PC police would be on you in a moment. But religion? Fair game!" . . .

The media corruption was in force back during the Vietnam War. Many Americans (loathed by Democrat Bill Clinton, you may recall) died because of it and their killers were praised by the left.  “The media fueled the anti-war movement, empowering the protestors, the North Vietnamese, and the Vietcong,” he told The DCNF.

“ 'It was rare to have a ‘good news’ story about what was happening there,” Cowan said.

“ 'I recall a reporter coming to interview me at the village I was living at and apologizing after she was done by saying, ‘You know, this story will probably never see the light of day. My editors will quash it because it has too many good things in here about what you guys are doing.’” Cowan told The DCNF." . . .   Emphasis added by TD.

Read NYC’s List Of 31 Different Gender Identities You Must Recognize, Or Be Fined…

Weasel Zippers   "We brought you this story last week, but actually seeing the list that they put out is a bit stupefying. It’s not just that they believe this, it’s that they will fine you if you don’t also adhere to this nonsense. Just exactly how do I judge whether someone is a ‘two-spirit’? And what is the ‘appropriate’ pronoun for such a person? Who is gender-gifted? Isn’t that elitism, and isn’t that bad? And you list 31. At what point does it stop, because sure as God made little green apples, having gone this far, someone will say you haven’t gone far enough."

After waiting 70 years, WWII B-17 gunner, 94, revisits Britain and dies there

Toronto Sun

. . . "On May 6, Rector stepped foot on British soil for the first time in 71 years. The group first visited RAF Uxbridge in the London borough of Hillingdon.

"Rector toured Battle of Britain Bunker, an underground command center where fighter airplane operations were directed during D-Day. After climbing back into the sunlight, he told Jowers he felt dizzy. She grabbed one of his arms, and a stranger grabbed the other.

"There, just outside the bunker where Winston Churchill famously said, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few," Rector died quietly.

" 'He walked out of that bunker like his tour was done," Jowers said." . . .

FLASHBACK: Donald Trump Breaks Up Mugging By Thug with a Baseball Bat

Jim Hoft  "As the liberal media continues to try to dig up dirt on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (Hegave a girlfriend a swimsuit at a swim party!) — Here is a heroic story that won’t make any headlines anytime soon.

"In 1991 Donald Trump saved a man from a mugging. Trump told his car driver to pull over and he confronted the mugger with a baseball bat. The mugger recognized Trump and then ran away."

. . . "Witnesses said Trump, with Marla Maples tugging at his arm to try to stop him, leaped from his black stretch limousine Monday evening during the Manhattan assault.

“Someone in the car looked over and said, ‘Gee, look at that, it’s a mugging,’ ” Trump said. “I said to my driver to stop the car because it was brutal-looking.”

"Trump was at first reluctant to discuss his daredevil deed, but then he warmed to the task.

“ 'The guy with the bat looked at me, and I said, “Look, you’ve gotta stop this. Put down the bat,”‘ Trump said. “I guess he recognized me because he said, ‘Mr. Trump, I didn’t do anything wrong.’ I said, ‘How could you not do anything wrong when you’re whacking a guy with a bat?’ Then he ran away.”

"Trump said the incident occurred at 8 p.m. as he, Maples and another couple were heading toward the Lincoln Tunnel on their way to the Meadowlands in New Jersey for a Paula Abdul concert."

Emphases in the original.

Vietnamese Communist Leader Says US Anti-War Activists Helped Their Victory

"Activists", you mean like this guy?

Obama's friend, Bill Ayers

Daily Caller

In the weeks leading up to Memorial Day and President Barack Obama’s scheduled trip to Vietnam, a prominent Vietcong communist leader privately thanked American anti-war activists for helping defeat the U.S.-allied government in Vietnam in the 1970s, saying protest demonstrations throughout the United States were “extremely important in contributing to Vietnam’s victory.” . . .

 Vietnamese guerrilla leader Madam Nguyen Thi Binh:  "Binh actually recalled in her latest letter many meetings she had with American anti-war activists. She wrote, “The first time I met representatives of the American anti-war movement was at a week-long conference held in Bratislava in 1967, with the attendees of about forty Americans.' ”

“Before parting, we were shaking hands, holding hands,” she recalled in her letter, adding, “During the war years, I also met many other Americans in different places organized by U.S. citizen groups opposed to the war.”

"The defeat ultimately triggered an international humanitarian crisis where at least 800,000 Vietnamese “boat people” fled their communist conquerors. Many bravely undertook perilous journeys in small boats across the Gulf of Thailand to escape the new communist warlords. An unknown number of refugees drowned in the exodus."

Re-education camps brought to you by the American left and their Communist yokefellows. 

Defense Secretary Slips Up, Reveals Obama Admin LED IRAN Straight to Our Sailors

"This shows just how derelict the Obama administration was in its duty. Not only did they apologize to the Iranians, they actively delivered our sailors into the clutches of their military."

Conservative Tribune  

"It doesn’t matter if “the 3 a.m. phone call” comes in the middle of the day. Not only will the Obama administration not answer it, but they’ll aid our enemies instead.

"First came the fact that President Barack Obama refused to address the arrest of 10 of our sailors by the Iranian military after their boats had mechanical trouble at sea. Then came news that the Obama administration had offered the Iranians an apology for the release of the sailors.

"Now comes the disturbing revelation, apparently delivered by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, that the Obama administration tipped off the Iranians that our soldiers were lost at sea and requested their aid.

" The news came from Rep. Louie Gohmert, R­ Texas, during an interview on The Blaze’s Dana Loesch shortly after Iran’s arrest of the sailors had come to light.

“I understand that (Secretary of State) John Kerry has indicated, look, when he got word, he and Ash Carter called the Iranians to help take care of our Navy guys, because they had some mechanical problems,” Gohmert said.

"I’ll give you a second to pick your jaw off the floor. “When our Navy ships have problems, we don’t call Iran. We call the rest of the Navy. We can call the Air Force, the Army, the Marines, Coast Guard. We don’t call Iran,” Gohmert said. " . . .   Hat tip to Gerald Thomas, Eugene, OR

Why so many Americans go the extra mile in honoring America's flag and her veterans

Deep down, with posts like this, wouldn't you say many of us are giving the middle finger to disciples of all groups aligned with people like Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayres, and all those who deface our flag to show contempt for this nation and her defenders? The Tunnel Dweller, former Corporal, USMC, 1957-61

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Well, it all goes with this:

2009: Obama's Christmas tree graced by Chairman Mao, transvestite   

"The face of China’s Mao Zedong, blamed for the deaths of 50 to 80 million of his countrymen, graces an ornament on the White House Christmas tree for President Obama’s first holiday season in residence.

"According to BigGovernment.com, the tree also features an ornament adding Obama to Mount Rushmore.

"The images, such as the “transvestite” character “Hedda Lettuce,” are attributed to the work of Simon Doonan, creative director of Barney’s New York, whose previous projects have included Margaret Thatcher as a dominatrix and Dan Quayle as a ventriloquist’s dummy, according to the New York Times.

“ 'Why let a holiday season come between the White House and making some political statements,” Big Government’s report asked. “These photos of ornaments on the White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room were taken just days ago. Of course, Mao has his place in the White House.' ” . . .American veterans who stood guard against Nazism and Communism deserve much better than this.

World War II Veterans Cross Memorial Barricades Despite Shutdown
Only the petulant, vindictive Barack Obama would do this and be covered for it by the press.  ABC reported:

 . . . "Though the memorial was technically closed due to the government shutdown that went into effect early this morning, they managed to enter the memorial and tour the site . . ."

But it was Barack Obama who instructed his Park Service through his Department of the Interior to spend great sums closing off open air monuments that could have easily and freely been visited, shutdown or not. Dare I suppose it was one of his voters who did this act below?

Veteran Memorials In Three States Vandalized Ahead of Memorial Day

Veterans are mourned by most of us; to this president, they are nothing more than a photo-op.

The Clintons: New York’s Sixth Crime Family

"Everything Bill and Hillary touch ends up in a police report."

National Review  

"The list of New York’s legendary crime families — the Bonannos, Colombos, Gambinos, Genoveses, and Luccheses — requires this addition: The Clintons. 

"Hardly a day passes without Hillary, Bill, or one of their gang landing in hot water. The Clintons’ inner circle teems with people embroiled in scandal, under investigation, or heading into or out of jail. 

"In a report that surfaced Wednesday, the State Department inspector general pulverized Hillary’s claims that her outlaw e-mail server was perfectly legal. The report said that Hillary “did not comply with the Department’s policies that were implemented in accordance with the Federal Records Act.” 

"When staffers warned that her private server was vulnerable to hackers, they were ordered “never to speak of the Secretary’s personal e-mail system again.' ” . . . 

"They say that criminals always return to the scene of the crime. Voters must decide if they will send the Clinton crime family back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue."

 Deroy Murdock is a Manhattan-based Fox News contributor and a contributing editor with National Review Online.

Why Both Clintons Are Such Unapologetic Liars

" 'Clinton" should become a verb"

National Review  . . . "It’s kind of interesting when you think about it. Since the Clintons respect only power, the only power they respect is that of the law. Which is why the only times they can be counted upon to tell the truth is when the law absolutely requires it — or may require it down the road. Of course, as lawyers, they are artists at telling only the minimum amount of the truth absolutely required of them. The flipside is that because they are lawyers, when they resort to legalistic language, it’s a tell that they’re lying." . . .

Vladimir's dream

"A new poll shows that Hillary Clinton is only six points ahead of Bernie Sanders. Today a very confident Hillary said, 'Oh, please. Like I'm going to lose the Democratic nomination to a left-wing senator nobody's ever heard of?'" –Conan O"Brien

The October surprise to end all October surprises  
 Filed under "Hey, it could happen".

"There may be more than one surprise in the works this year, given the dismal remaining candidates in the U.S. presidential race.  But the true game-changer could come from an unexpected source: Vlad Putin, the chief mourner of the passing of the Soviet Union.

"In Putin's scheme for a world where Russia is again a superpower, there has to be one favorite among the current finalists still in the race.  Deep down, Bernie may well be his soul mate, but Putin knows there is little he can do to move Comrade Bernie up in the delegate count, and he could do considerable harm by openly endorsing him.

"He knows Hillary, and the best he can expect from her victory is same-old, same-old – too slow and clumsy to get out of his way in re-establishing Russian dominance of Europe and beyond.  After all, Putin is getting up in years.  Before he replaced Hillary's reset button to work as his toilet-flusher as a reminder of her naiveté, he used it as a map-pointer to shift his troops to Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.

"To Putin, Donald Trump is a surprise and not necessarily the negative buffoon he was expecting.  What is not to like if he will dismantle NATO as promised? " . . .

"No Survivors" - The Twenty-Second Anniversary of Eagle Flight

Blackfive   

"They came to save us, and to give us dignity. Their sacrifice will remain in the minds of our children for the rest of their lives. We will teach their names to our children, and keep their names in our books of history as heroes who gave their lives for freedom." - Kurd Sheik Ahmet at the April 17th, 1994 memorial service in Zakhu, Iraq.

"Today, is the 22nd anniversary of a dark day in our military history...while the inquiry results were weak, this was one incident in which many lessons were learned that later saved American and allied lives (true IFF came from this), and continued the long trek to freedom for one of the most deserving groups of human beings on this planet.

"Let's start at what isn't quite the beginning but as good as any place to start this story...

"In April, 1991, as part of U.N. Resolution 688, the National Command Authority commanded the US Armed Forces to conduct Operation Provide Comfort.  On the 8th of April 1991, the 1st Battalion (FWD) of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) from Bad Tolz, Germany, deployed to conduct humanitarian relief operations for over a half million Kurdish refugees.  Soon the 2nd and 3rd Battalions arrived from the states.

"From the 10th Group's history page (emphasis is mine):" . . .

Dear LGBT Community, Resistance to Your Community Has Nothing To Do With Being “Phobic”

Phobic:  

1. 1a :  having an intolerance or aversion for <photophobic><Anglophobic>b :  exhibiting a phobia for <claustrophobic>
2. 2:  lacking affinity for <hydrophobic>

RedState  "I can’t count how many times I’ve heard the accusation thrown at me.

“ 'You’re homophobic!” says the gay, or lesbian.

“ 'You’re transphobic!” says the transgendered.

"This assumption usually comes smack dab in the middle – or if they’re lazy, at the beginning – of an argument against the latest in the long line of you-will-be-made-to-care attempts at bringing the culture at large to heel. Sometimes, the accusation is thrown out – not to silence an opponent in an argument – but to no-platform someone who they feel needs to be silenced before he or she even opens their mouth.

"When it was announced that I would be writing for the popular website, The Escapist, leftists and social justice warriors poured over my every public utterance to find something damning, and settled on a tweet I had said in the past about transgenderism. The internet exploded, and numerous sites, and message boards got the word out about how The Escapist was hiring on the most transphobic man since Hitler. Go ahead and google it. There’s even an entire NeoGaf page dedicated to me.

"But how accurate is the label of homophobic, or transphobic when thrown at others, and the public at large when they, like me, resist the agenda?" . . .