Well, I have been following current events. Past events as well. The thing that really makes me take a good hard look at the slant of the media is "Who actually owns the media companies?".

The grift that has taken a large portion of citizens income, used it to enrich themselves and other foreign entities and not the American workforce and families. Has been stolen from us for decades.

For what purpose? Why? The media has ignored most of these things, why? How do "We the people" allow such greedy, manipulative people, who are supposed to work for us and the USA, to remain in control over our lives so totally?

Both sides are in this, BOTH.

If I were to believe that the media, in all forms, tells us the truth these things may either be clearer or even more foggy. For example:

Did the Ukrainian energy conglomerate, Burisma, hire an alleged meth head to their board, with NO Experience, only to use him for USA influence? His father then VP Biden, held a BILLION

Dollar loan over the head of this country to call off a prosecutor that was looking into illegal business practices and got him ousted, do I believe that media? Or do I not?

Or, Do I believe that someone with no business acumen or energy knowledge deserved a giant monthly paycheck on merit?

Biden Sr used his influence to make his kid rich, or, his kid is rich because that company thought he could influence his then VP dad. Either way, something is fishy there.

Let us take a closer, more personal look at a BILLION dollar "LOAN" for relief of whatever hardship this countries people were in need for. 1,000,000,000 dollars, that our government comes up with how?

Oh yeah taxpayers, us. At that time there were around 120 million people in the active work force (Obamas second term average 117 Million employed).

https://www.statista.com/statistics/192356/number-of-full-time-employees-in-the-usa-since-1990/

This means in all there was around 9 dollars of my money and 9 dollars of your money used to bribe a country into something the USA had no business meddling with.

All because someone with ZERO experience was allowed to sit on the board of directors of some foreign energy company. Why did they not just invest that billion in something that benefits you and I?

This is shady at best. and then Biden Sr. boasts about it. on video. The audacity! https://youtu.be/UXA--dj2-CY

Let us contrast that to the 'grab 'em by the pussy', sure was it dumb? Yes. Was it ugly and unbecoming? Yes. Did it cost you or I, 9 bucks? Nope.

I voted for Obama term one. I was duped by a slick talker. He did nothing but cause more division and economic weirdness. Is he a bad guy? Nope. Just a little to self-serving for my tastes.

I refused to vote for anyone the second time..lol. Mitt Romney, Bain Capital? One of the manufacturing companies I did work for, was gutted by Bain Capital. HA no way!

My voting record is as follows all based on real world experience except for a few at the beginning when I was a dumb kid.

Reagan 1984, because I thought he was funny and neat and Walter Mondale, no thanks.

Bush Sr. 1988, didn't vote was out of the country playing music, would have abstained anyway.

Clinton 1992, voted for him then, he was a smart guy and said all the right things. Thought his policy would revitalize America and it almost did for a time, but at the sacrifice of the future.

Clinton 1996, Didn't vote, Clinton was not a good guy, and a bold-faced liar. Bob Dole, No vote from me.

Bush Jr. 2000, Voted for him, his policies weren't clintonesque, but almost didn't vote.

Bush Jr. 2004, Did not like the way he handled the second gulf war, thought it was a continuation of Daddy's War with a 9/11 catalyst. Would NEVER vote for J Kerry, in a million years.

Obama 2008, had a bunch of great ideas, thought he was going to do something positive for the USA, then he did exactly the opposite. So sad.

Obama 2012, Saw that he accomplished absolutely nothing he talked of in 2008, I still have a few of his promises videos from 2008 saved. HE DID NOTHING, so, I didn't vote. I would never vote for Romney.

Trump 2016, He had an absolutely American (midwestern) take on the economy, immigration, manufacturing, everything really, the basic spirit of what made this country successful in a broad world of crooks. Hillary Clinton had the ability to rise above her husband. Instead, she chose to belittle and denigrate a young girl who fell prey to stupidity. If she had equally denounced her husband's misdeeds of the time. I may have had a little more respect for her, but, she did not.

Now, while I don't know the interpersonal relationship of her marriage and the circumstance, I do know that she did not show any character, but bad during that debacle. To be clear, I care not of Bill Clinton getting some while on duty for America, but he lied (depending on what the meaning of "is", is) to the American people. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." Then Hillary destroyed her. In contrast again, no one was destroyed by Trump saying "When you're rich, they let you do it, grab them by the pussy ect." NO ONE!

Now I know how easily the media can manipulate us in to thinking someone or something is bad, I don't care about him as a person. I care about what he does for me, you, and the people I know or will never know.

My question for the "Orange Man BAD!" media, people and the lot is, Why now? He has been saying the same exact thing since the 80s.

He has said on many occasions: Our political class has allowed other countries to rip off the American people for decades. He was and is 100% correct.

                                                      He has said for decades, a country without borders is not a country. He is 100% correct.

                                                      He has said that NAFTA and WTO policies encouraged our manufacturing to flee the USA. Again 100% correct.

                                                      He has said for decades, get our troops out of foreign wars. Again 100% correct.

                                                      His "Right to try" medical take on experimental treatments, I have been feeling that for essentially my whole life. Again 100% logical and correct.

                                                      His take on Legal immigration and his take on MERIT based immigration is spot on.

                                                      I agree with the decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, if they would have included being hard on China, and the USA not footing the bill, I wouldn't have agreed.

                                                      And many other things...  He may be a grifter, like the others, but I happen to agree with all of his policy.

I don't care about his taxes, if everyone in the house, senate and other main branches of the government are forced to release this info, then I will care.

Hint: They never will because we would have information they want kept in the dark. How can some of these moron, Reps and Senators, be worth millions and millions on 174,000 dollars a year?

Lets see those tax returns too!

Now some questions:

How can a media darling, seemingly overnight, become a bad guy now? He was practically begged to run as President by Oprah and many other people who now condemn him.

How can he be a racist overnight? From Sharpton, Jackson, Don King, and many black Americans they loved him. He received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, alongside Muhammed Ali and Rosa Parks.

How can he be an Anti-Semite? Half his in-laws are Jewish. Not to mention Grandchildren.

How is he not conservative? Does this mean he is too liberal? Maybe, just like my views, he cannot be pigeon holed? is this really a BAD thing?

How can he be against LGB people? I have never heard him say one way or the other. I guess some could say that is bad of him to not say, but, is it? Really?

The media has had him in a spotlight for YEARS, YEARS, and has nothing but a pussy comment and some made up crap about mocking a disabled, dishonest Jounalist.

The underlying theme in these questions is my statement "Hypocrite much"? The media, the black leaders, the political class are all hypocrites. All for their gain and our loss.

The Russia disinformation campaign was a smashing success, no matter what is true or not, this got average Americans at each other's throat. This, I believe, was done in concert with the DNC for Hillary

to make us forget about the Uranium One BS. That is another story entirely. Hell, it even made a good friend of mine, someone that I never thought in a million years would disparage me, to disrespect my intelligence by saying " I never though you would be a trumpster".

Wow, great job Putin, hats off!

None of this makes sense until we pull off our mask of emotions and look at this critically. Someone is lying. Since I know Trump has had most if not all of his views on USA policy since forever.

The media conglomerates must be lying. My question is why? What is the endgame? A global government? Didn't work out too good for the people of the EU did it? It did however make some unelected

euros very wealthy and powerful at the expense of the peasants. I am a peasant.

Bottom line, he is an outsider, with lots of cash, that may not be able to be bought off or shut down with money from the lobbyists, this is why the country is tearing itself apart.

This is the sad state of our fellow Americans. Americans we, as a voting constitutional republic, have put our trust in. Voting in, in the hopes that their views, that we listen to, in order

to cast our ONE vote, that they are representative of our beliefs as voters. This is almost NEVER the case anymore. Sad, but true. They want him to stop doing what he said he would do

so their grift can continue in the shadows. NO MORE. This is why they hate him and try to make us hate each other. A country divided, cannot stand.

The internet, media, and TV has been misused, and now it is being used to misinform. I think it always has.

It is super hard to pick smart people when everyone around you is a snake. Even if they are not snakes, the media and influenced populace can make up lies that stick.

It has become a giant soap opera and we are the audience. It cannot end well. I fear for my kids and their kids. They are destined to be programmed into exactly what the rulers

need to feed off them. It will eventually become another powder keg, which is, I believe, exactly what the puppet masters want. I just don't understand why.

Fauci and the COVID thing is really scary. The amount of flip flop on this issue is outrages. I don't care one way or another about dying or deaths caused by a virus. Dr. Fauci, Trump , Dr. Birx, my family doctor. None of them caused this, Trump called for a travel ban around Jan 20th 2020 and half the Democrats, including Biden and that idiot Pelosi called him xenophobic and racist. That is just dumb.

Trump did not cause this, I saw him do what little he could at the time, they turned it on him, now are saying he didn't respond fast enough. Again, someone is lying. And Fauci is being used by both sides.

Most of the populace only knows anyone by how the media and those in control shape our view of said person.

Government is too big for our own good.

Grifters are in charge and control.

I am not being represented with any consistency.

TLDR; friend calls me a trumpster, sends me an email with her beliefs. I respond with facts, she responds with lets never talk about this again and no factual points.

I responded simply : LOL

Well said.