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The three conservative commentators you should stop listening to RIGHT NOW!
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Donald Trump is the choice of the people, but he is not the choice of the GOP. This is becoming more and more clear as we inch closer to their GOP convention. Insiders are working feverishly for some means of ousting him as the presumptive nominee. Others are working behind the scenes to oust him. And mainstream conservative commentators are openly criticizing their best chance to retake the White House in eight years.
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CALIFORNIA NETWORK (https://www.youtube.com/c/californianetwork)
5/9/2016 (8 years ago)
Published in Politics & Policy
Keywords: Merk Levin, Glenn Beck, Erick Erickson, conservitive
LOS ANGELES, CA (California Network) - The Republican party is in a state of civil war against itself. Grassroots Republicans, dissatisfied with the party's antics over the past eight years, have staged a coup against the party establishment. The establishment is running scared as the grassroots movement's leader, Donald Trump, stands ready to accept the party's nomination next month.
The establishment has enjoyed the gravy train for too long. They've become unresponsive to the people, and they've grown fat and rich at the public's expense. However, this is a time of pain for Main Street Americans, who have lost jobs to trade agreements, lost purchasing power to declining wages, and continue to sink further into debt.
We now live in two different Americas. Wall Street America, where the times are rather good, and Main Street America, where it's tough and getting tougher. During such times, people look to charismatic leaders who will clean house a bit, and Donald Trump is just the man.
But cleaning house also means a lot of establishment insiders will be kicked out. To save themselves, they've enlisted the help of their best mouthpieces, Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, and Erick Erickson, to name the most prominent.
These commentators are being funded and paid by GOP establishment donors to promote the "Never Trump" movement. It's an insidious attempt to undermine and sabotage the people's choice for president in favor of someone who will play along with the establishment insiders.
Government corruption is worth hundreds of billions of dollars. That's why so much money is spent on political campaigns. That's hardly a surprise. But what is surprising is the openness with which the establishment is paying off conservative commentators to buy their favorable opinion.
In January, it became known that the Senate Conservatives Fund, a Super PAC, purchased $427,000 worth of Mark Levin's books in exchange for favorable opinions. Of course, Levin never mentioned this. Instead, it was discovered and printed by Politico in an article named, "Play to Pay?" The way the deal works the books are being distributed to donors and Levin earns $1 million in royalties.
Levin's son was also a full-time staffer for Cruz, a fact never mentioned on the show, of course.
Integrity and honesty would normally prevent such deals, or at least require full disclosure. Levin has done neither, thus compromising himself as a true conservative voice. It turns out, he's just a money grubbing elitist whose ethics are up for grabs to the highest bidder. It pains us to see this.
Glenn Beck, has long promoted the idea that God wants Ted Cruz to be president. He's been on his knees praying, he has gone on fasts, because God speaks to Beck and tells him what He wants. Which is a bit strange, considering God's will is going to be done, fasting or not.
It's also strange that God's will comes with several million dollars in Super PAC money from "Keep the Promise" and Beck's "Mercury One" charity.
As long as Beck sings Cruz's praises, the money will continue to flow. Of course, we have to wonder which god was Beck referring to when he mentioned God wanted Cruz to be president. Was it the same God the rest of America worships, or a god of a different sort -perhaps like money?
Topping the list is conservative blogger, Erick Erickson, whose "Never Trump" loyalty was purchased for $3 million. Our Principles PAC has given him this lavish gift to pay for his media venture "The Resurgent." In exchange, Erick Erickson joined Never Trump.
How does any of this promote the conservative ideals of small government, integrity and morals? It doesn't. Levin, Beck and Erickson have outed themselves as members of the same establishment that has screwed the American people for years. These people are literally getting rich off your misery, and they have the gall to tell you to vote against your own self interest.
These paid political hacks care about money, not you, not America. Those red, white and blue flags, the bald eagles, the patriotism, it's all fake.
These are the same people who would rather you vote for Hillary Clinton, queen of all felons, than vote for the man who promises to advocate for the nation itself.
Levin, crybaby Beck, and Erickson all need to be run out of town on a rail. They're mercenaries, not conservatives. You can no longer trust their words, for they are the mouth of the establishment, reeking with the fetid breath of corruption.
The California Network is committed to delivering the Truth with Honor and Integrity to all. The mainstream media, and even the new media are now overrun with paid, political hacks whose loyalty is up for bid. The California Network prides itself on independence and truthful reporting. Stay tuned in as our coverage of the 2016 election cycle is just beginning.
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