by Warner Todd Huston
There could be no better example of how the media lies about the “news” to push a left-wing narrative than what CNN and the Associated Press just published about “voters” seeking to remove Trump from the ballots in Illinois and Massachusetts.
Were it true, the story would be shocking, to say the least. The narrative is that “voters” in Illinois and Massachusetts have filed objections in their states to remove Donald Trump from their 2024 ballots.
The implication is that many “voters” in the U.S.A. are rising up to oppose Trump, the evil insurrectionist. And if common, everyday voters are rising up to remove Trump from the ballots, why, heck, then Trump must be beyond evil.
Here are two X posts pushing that notion:
Voters in Illinois and Massachusetts seek to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot based on the "insurrectionist clause" https://t.co/GZtiMawQBJ
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 4, 2024
Voters file an objection to Trump's name on the Illinois ballot https://t.co/zs0hJxlPYL
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 5, 2024
Again, the implication is that masses of American voters are rising up against Trump.
If this were true, it would certainly be a trend worth reporting on.
But it isn’t true.
It is a media lie.
It turns out that the story is that there are five people and an obscure, left-wing activist group who are agitating in these states to have Trump removed from the ballot.
In CNN’s story, for instance, we see this information:
In Illinois, the challenge filed in conjunction with the liberal advocacy group Free Speech For People, asks the Illinois Board of Elections to hold a hearing on the matter and bar Trump from appearing on both the primary and general election ballots because of his role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.
CNN followed that up by noting:
The same advocacy group on Thursday filed a challenge to Trump’s eligibility to appear on Massachusetts ballots for both the primary and general presidential elections in the state.
Ah, now we see it is NOT “voters in Illinois and Massachusetts.” Instead, it is the same little-known leftist advocacy group that filed the same challenges in both states.
You may ask, but maybe this advocacy group is large? Maybe it represents tens of thousands or even millions of members?
To answer that, the Associated Press told us that the petition was signed by five people:
The 87-page document, signed by five people from around the state…
It wasn’t 5 million voters or 50,000 voters. It wasn’t 5,000 voters. It wasn’t 500 voters. It wasn’t even 50 voters.
It was five.
In the end, this isn’t even a story worth reporting on.
Who cares if five people signed a petition about anything, much less our elections?
Five people is an utterly meaningless number in a nation of more than 300 million (without including Joe Biden’s 30 million illegals).
But the actual story of the filings is not what CNN and the AP are selling. The only reason they wrote these stories was to push a lie for a headline to make people assume that masses of voters were rising up to oppose the candidate that left-wing media fascists want summarily removed from the ballot.
Leftist cowardice fears the return of Trump and the return of law and order, border security, a growing economy and prosperity. They literally oppose making America great again.
They do not want the America we want. They want an authoritarian state, like N Korea or East Germany pre 1989.
Dred Scott was only one person.
So was Stalin and Adolf.
So was Captain Kangaroo. You missed the point entirely, “Jane”.
But comrade you have it wrong, it is not the number of voters, but rather who these elite and outstanding members of the party are. The author has been noted and will be sent to re education camp followed by a term in the gulag and then a stay in the people’s oven.
Why are you sockpuppeting, kitt?
I dont sock puppet so go fuck yourself.
A totally off-topic warning: Be careful buying silver. Counterfeits are now everywhere. They’re being resold online as the genuine article.
Invest in lead its measured metrically
.22, .38, 9mm
Or in genuine silver bullets, which can also stop vampires.
Greg you are going to get someone killed Silver bullets are for werewolves not vampires.
Really? I may have to revise my vampire safety rules. I was recently told that mirrors are no longer any good for detecting them, since modern mirrors are backed with aluminum rather than silver. Hopefully the crucifix will still work…
Wait til it returns to its lair and pound and OAK stake thru the heart. Expose it to sunlight.
I would never go monster hunting with you as you waste good silver on Christopher Lee or Bela Lugosi and end up lunch.
You must get your folklore from MSNBC mirrors were backed with mercury-tin amalgam. So fake lore 😉
Some more accurate folklore
They are described
Description:
Specification:
100% brand new, replicas
Material: silver plated alloy
I always go to my local coin shop dude x-rays everything he buys.
I imagine thousands are being resold as the genuine article online. These guys, for example, advertise Silver Eagles at $4 to $5 below the daily quote. They are, in fact, selling counterfeit money, since Silver Eagles have a $1 face value. There are more crooks in the world than anyone can ever catch.
Thats why you go to a reputable dealer. Those looking for cheap anything will be burnt.
The Michigan GOP has apparently had an internal coup. The following is from the legitimate Michigan GOP’s press release, dated 01/06/24:
migop.org has always been the official Michigan GOP website.
The renegade faction has set up their own website at mi-gop.org, complete with non-functional links. They’re probably still working on their manifesto.
01/04/24 – Michigan GOP chair rejects successful vote to remove her: ‘I’m still chair’