IT WAS ALWAYS JUST A MATTER OF TIME

I just had an interesting experience. I viewed a series of videos which were election night newscasts from CNN, ABC, NBC, and PBS. These were aired on election night in 2016 and I confess, I had never seen them. I generally don’t watch any of these channels unless there is a sporting event that I can’t get any other way, or in the case of PBS a fundraising event that features some of my favorite entertainers from the past. It would never occur to me to watch their version of election results, but I did.

They were hilarious. In almost every case, they started out their evening telecast by explaining how Hillary was going to be our next President. Even in those states where she was behind, the anchors quickly explained that Hillary’s votes had yet to be counted. Major Democrat strongholds were slow to get the votes counted. You’ll see, they opined. It is just a matter of time before she takes an overwhelming lead.

As the evening wore on and Hillary’s numbers were not getting any better, some of the talking heads began to show some concern. Not to worry, we were told. She is destined to win, period. Florida and North Carolina were the key states. There was no way Trump could win those states so it was just a matter of time.

Well, the evening continued to wear on and Hillary’s numbers got worse, not better. Several networks began declaring Trump the winner in some of the contested states. It began to look like he actually had a chance. The so-called newscaster’s concern now started to look like fear. How was this possible?

Finally the polls closed and it became clear that Trump won and Hillary was defeated. I heard one of the female reporters say, I don’t know anyone who would have voted for Trump. How could he have won? She wasn’t lying, I assure you, she probably didn’t know anyone who would have voted for Trump. That is the problem with the major, mass media. They don’t know anything about what is important to the vast majority of this country. They live and work in a bubble that is impenetrable. They would all be better served by moving their reporting stations out into the heartland and basing their news reporting on the entire country, not just the liberal coastal regions.

Today it is pretty obvious that the media hasn’t gotten over the fact of Trump’s win. Many have never accepted the results. And, they are not alone. The Democrats in Congress have done just about everything in their power to delegitimize his Presidency. There are also some Republicans who can be counted among the sore losers.

Well, another judgement day is coming. The 2020 Presidential election is going to show once and for all that the country is happy with their choice of Donald Trump. I predict the Democrats will lose many seats in Congress. The Senate will have even a larger number of Republicans than it does now. I believe there will be at least two more Supreme Court Justices named and that will be great news for America. In other words, this country is headed in the right direction, finally.

I would like to see indictments handed down for the conspirators in the failed coup attempt of this President. The clowns who pass as news reporters who have relentlessly harassed this President should have to explain where their allegiance lies. They couldn’t believe it when he was elected, and they seem to never have accepted the fact of his election. 2020 is going to be very revealing. It will take the Democrats years to recover from their malfeasance. They may never recover. I’m okay with that.

Ron Scarbro