A Constant Battle for Some

Battling the Media
Early on in our founding, The John Birch Society grew to be the target of the mainstream press. Not willing to toe the politically correct line of expanding the federal government beyond its constitutional limitations set the organization up as a figurehead of the conservative movement to be lambasted at will.

 

When one searches the organization online, many negative mentions and articles come up. Usually the resulting coverage revolves around a handful of smears which are easily debunked.

 

This past Sunday, the Dallas Morning News published a biased article attempting to implicate JBS as creating a "volatile atmosphere" in Dallas, Texas in 1963 that led to the assassination of President Kennedy. 

In our response, we state:

"On November 22, Oswald shoots and kills the president. Yet, the Dallas Morning News article would have you believe a “volatile atmosphere” generated by “right-wing extremism” contributed to the death of the president.  Are we to think that the Marxist Oswald surrounded himself with conservatives who led him to commit murder?

"This Dallas Morning News article is one of many in a trend the mainstream media has generated to use political correctness as a tool to discredit the discussion and the practice of limited government under the Constitution. For if the Constitution was obeyed, estimates show that the federal government would be about 20 percent its current size and cost. And for those politicians, lobbyists and crony capitalists who see the Constitution as a hurdle to be overcome or as an excuse to strengthen its grip on liberty, the idea and practice of constitutionally limiting the government is very dangerous and debilitating to their causes.

  

"The Dallas Morning News is merely playing its part in the smear of conservatives concerned about the country’s future. It’s a trend that will likely continue as long as big government advocates are losing the war they began on American liberty. We urge concerned Americans to read the Constitution and seek the solutions it contains to many of America’s ills. Then get organized and active to restore the liberties that have been taken away from us by an out-of-control federal government."

 

If you're part of any tea party group, you understand that the media doesn't just focus its ire on JBS. Effective action against big government comes with a price. Wear that badge proudly!

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