September 30, 2015
By: Linda Case Gibbons
Americans like gutsy.
They liked it when JFK slapped an embargo on Cuba after he put two and two together and came up with "Communists are threatening to destroy the U.S."
They liked it when Prime Minister Cameron waded in and corrected President Obama about the seriousness of Islamic terrorism at a recent United Nations meeting,
"You're right," he said. "Every religion has its extremists, but we have to be frank that the biggest problem we have today is the Islamist extremist violence that has given birth to ISIL, al-Shabab, al-Nustra and al Qaeda and so many other groups."
And Americans liked it when Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the U.N. General Assembly, condemning the international community for its silence regarding Iran's threat to destroy Israel.
They also knew the real reason Secretary of State Kerry and U.N. Ambassador Power weren't present for Netanyahu's speech, and it wasn't because they had a video conference with Obama.
Stand up guys. They know who the bad guys are and they aren't afraid to stare them down.
Americans like gutsy, but the media likes victims.
They also love the power "Political Correctness" gives them to bully the opposition into silence.
It's precisely why the GOP front runners in the race for president have been taking so much flak. They refuse to play the game.
ABC and CBS and others in the media couldn't get enough of Dr. Ben Carson as soon as he started climbing in the polls. His refusal to be politically correct was like blood in the water to them.
Carson had the audacity to address topics we're not supposed to discuss: the unsuitability of a Muslim president, the incompatibility of Sharia law with the U.S. Constitution, and what he personally would do if confronted by a shooter like the one in Oregon.
This was music to the media's ears.
It left them wiggle room to do what they do best: Pick sides, have an agenda, then edit the news to fit it.
One would think Carly Fiorina's rise from secretary to CEO, her triumph over cancer, and her extraordinary, extemporaneous eloquence, would make any woman in America weep with pride and joy.
But not the women of the National Organization for Women. They despise Fiorina.
They were furious when she called for the defunding of Planned Parenthood, when she questioned "the character of a nation where Planned Parenthood was allowed to continue to sell aborted baby parts and Congress does nothing to stop it."
Claiming to know what women want, NOW President Terry O'Neill went into a bizarre attack mode, insisting Fiorina "supports polices that kill women," and therefore "she does not get the women's vote."
But Fiorina didn't fold. She just kept rising in the polls.
There then is The Donald.
Trump doesn't know the meaning of the words "Politically Correct," and because of that, has wielded a strong influence on other candidates.
He has been called "authentic," and now Hillary is taking a stab at "being authentic," and told everyone she's doing it.
And you can't help noticing, Jeb pretty much does what Trump tells him to.
Until Trump made "controversial" remarks about illegal immigrants, Jeb didn't feel comfortable talking about it in public. Even though he'd written a book about it.
And Jeb wasn't mad at Sen. Marco Rubio for running against him until Trump said he should be.
One thing is hard to miss. These three are leaders.
Who they are and what they say makes news. What they are doing is affecting politics in a way never before seen in our country's history.
Despite the efforts to take them down, when the dust settles, they are the ones in control, and the pundits hate it.
And as the weeks roll on, Americans have come to realize: What the media calls "controversial" from these candidates, is what we used to call the truth.
Hold the line, America.