In 1964, Barry Goldwater was running and losing, against LBJ. Once again, the mainstream media (MSM) was complicit in helping a Democrat get elected. Most people don’t realize that Johnson was actually in trouble during that election. Goldwater was accusing LBJ, with justification of being soft on communism. Then, on August 2, 1964, the USS Maddox reported being attacked by three North Vietnamese Torpedo boats. The USS Turner Joy joined the USS Maddox on patrol, and both reported being attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on August 4, 1964. This second encounter, much like the Battle of the Blips during WWII in Alaska, may not even have involved real North Vietnamese torpedo boats.
A later investigation by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee revealed that the USS Maddox was on an electronic intelligence mission. Hypothetically, that would have included Vietnamese linguists who may have been known among the very small community of Vietnamese linguists, like me, who fought in Vietnam.
Johnson ordered the bombing of North Vietnam and congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. The country, with the support of the MSM united behind LBJ and Goldwater never had a chance.
On October 27, 1974, Ronald Reagan gave an address to the nation called “A Time for Choosing.” This was part of a pre-recorded television program, “Rendezvous with Destiny.” This did not help Goldwater, but it launched Ronald Reagan on a path to the White House in 1980.
In the spring of 2011, Republicans were searching for a candidate to beat Barack Obama. Sadly, they landed on Mitt Romney. I have often been depressed that we gave Barack Obama a second term but have never regretted not electing Mitt Romney. In April 2011, Donald Trump was flirting with the idea of running for President. Few, if any, took him seriously. Then Trump started talking about Obama’s birth certificate. This was widely viewed as a huge mistake. However, I saw something else and wrote about it in my blog. I recently “re-discovered” this when researching another story. Here is what I wrote on April 12, 2011
“Donald Trump is moving rapidly up the Republican Presidential leaderboard. Some people watch him because they like him, some people watch him because they hate him. But they all watch him. This reminds me of when Ronald Reagan first started running for President. The media constantly downplayed him as ‘just an actor.’ But they soon learned that Ronald Reagan was far more than just an actor; he was a gifted leader and a skilled politician. Donald Trump is a very strong leader with incredible communication skills. I believe that the people are hungry for that, and just may be willing to put up with the baggage in exchange for pure competence. “
Only a few times in our life do we get a glimpse of a special person that has the potential to become a superstar Republican candidate in the future. That happened again this week when, for the first time, we got a glimpse of an obscure State Senator from Pennsylvania. Although the Majority leader in the PA Senate and the Speaker of the House in PA had raised concerns about the obvious fraud during the 2020 election, they weren’t doing anything. But Doug Mastriano was doing something. He convinced the Chairman of the Senate Majority Policy Committee to hold a hearing to vet election issues. This is beyond amazing. The Senate Majority Policy Committee is hardly the best choice for this type of investigation. But it is the committee that Mastriano was on, so he seized the day.
Mastriano chaired that hearing. Rudy Giuliani was finally allowed to give his full presentation displaying the evidence regarding voter fraud. That may have just changed everything.
Mastriano said the following:
“Elections are a fundamental principle of our democracy – unfortunately, Pennsylvanians have lost faith in the electoral system,” “It is unacceptable.”
“Over the past few weeks, I have heard from thousands of Pennsylvanians regarding issues experienced at the polls, irregularities with the mail-in voting system and concerns whether their vote was counted,” “We need to correct these issues to restore faith in our republic.”
Once again, we have a political leader, who is listening to his constituents and who has incredible communication skills. Mastriano also has an extremely impressive background as a former Army Colonel. I didn’t know him before this hearing, but I know him now. Soon, a lot of people will know all about him. We haven’t seen this kind of talent and drive since, well, 2011.
While it would take a miracle, there is still a distance possibility that Donald Trump will re-elected. But, even if he does not make it, this is not the time to give up hope. Desperate times expose the future leaders.It took the Vietnam was to allow Ronald Reagan to emerge. It took the failed presidency of Barack Obama to motivate a Donald Trump. It may have taken the most fraudulent federal election in our nation’s history to alert us to the incredible force that is Doug Mastriano.
This is a reminder that no matter what happens this week, or next week or next year, there is always reason for hope. God is still in control and he is the one who holds the future. Sometimes, he gives us a glimpse of that if we are paying attention.
TDM