Tag Archives: Mainstream Media

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun

Posted on July 19, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

The attempted killing of The Donald last week brings to mind an old political aphorism. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun (枪杆子里面出政权). The phrase was coined by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong. He first used the … Continue reading →

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Courts, guns, and trouble

Posted on June 15, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

 The Blaze reports on the SCOTUS 6-3 decision to overturn the Trump-Biden regulatory interpretation for the BATFE to classify bump-stocks as a method of turning semi-automatic weapons into “machine guns.” The Blaze (and many others) labels this as overturning a … Continue reading →

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War on freedom of speech gets hotter

Posted on March 22, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Are we seeing an even more massive, widespread, and even organized attack of freedom of speech that we suspected for the past decade? Certainly in the last few weeks, we see many whom we would never think of attacking this … Continue reading →

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Craziness 2 – more bizarre recent media nonsense

Posted on March 8, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

More craziness “threatens” us all. Continue reading →

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The Argentine experiment

Posted on January 4, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

The election of a self-proclaimed libertarian, Javier Milei, as president of the Republica Argentina, was obviously shocking to many people. His actions continue to alarm many. Including the American media. An example is the recent headline at MSN.com: Argentina’s President … Continue reading →

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Media slanders a great man

Posted on December 30, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

The death of Gaston Glock, inventor of the Glock handgun series, is seemingly celebrated by some media, in an attempt to push hoplophobia. Continue reading →

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The hit dog barks

Posted on August 18, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

An article appeared at Breitbart on Tuesday about the National Review deigning to do a review of rural Virginian Oliver Anthony’s very popular “Rich Man North of Richmond” song attacking almost everything beloved of the political and media establishment. Dear. … Continue reading →

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Culture war expanded by MSM #1

Posted on August 14, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Many of us probably use “culture war” too frequently. It is a broad term, easily misinterpreted, and designed to rile people up. SAnd it is hard sometimes to think of another term to describe the efforts by many people and … Continue reading →

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“Will no one rid me of this mettlesome priest?”

Posted on August 10, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

This is a quote attributed to Henry II of England that preceded the death of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. The king’s words were “misinterpreted” as an order, prompting four knights from Normandy to travel to Canterbury and … Continue reading →

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A humorous glance into the future? Maybe…

Posted on July 30, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Assuming there is still an advertising industry, fedgov or State governments, and radio/TV/internet in a decade or so, a nameless friend suggests you might hear or see this advertising: Radio/television ad script, dated 30 July 2033: Did you or a … Continue reading →

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