Gail Jarvis

Robert E. Lee, Southern Heritage, Media Bias, and Al Sharpton

As you can probably surmise by my detailed caption, this article is a collection of random thoughts. It is typical at the beginning of a new year for people to reflect soberly on the state of events, and make optimistic resolutions and predictions for the future. Although I will try to maintain a hopeful outlook, I'm afraid I am unable to make any starry-eyed predictions.

Will Someone tell the Mainstream Media about the Booker T. Washington Society

Mainstream media reports usually focus on racial establishments like the NAACP and Al Sharpton's organizations; those organizations that not only disapprove of American society, but also express hostility towards white Americans. But rarely if ever does the media mention the Booker T. Washington Society: a society that espouses Mr. Washington's philosophy of conciliatory rather than adversarial interactions between blacks and whites.

A Christmas Story for the Old South

Much to the annoyance of multiculturists, Christmas is still America's most celebrated holiday, and in the weeks preceding this festive time, traditional Christmas stories will appear on television screens. We can expect to see numerous versions of Charles Dickens renowned tale, A Christmas Carol, O.Henry's The Gift of the Magi, and Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts like myself look forward to adaptations of Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.

Third Reconstruction Will End America As We Know It

Two of the federal government's most futile and costly social experiments were Reconstruction and Prohibition. Although both failed, both still have supporters. It is unlikely that Prohibition could be resurrected , but there was a so-called Second Reconstruction a little over fifty years ago, and now we are hearing rumblings about the need for a Third Reconstruction. Basically, those who advocate this latest reconstruction want the government to redistribute income and wealth more “evenly.”

Why isn't Mary Landrieu smart enough to play the race card properly?

'Mary had a little scam To fleece the voters' views And everywhere her campaign went Her race scam made the news.'

Most of us are dumbstruck by the over-exploitation of the race card by Democrats. Their exaggerated playing of the race card is incredibly cliched and worn out. Do they really think that voters are gullible enough to swallow their hokum? Do they really believe that the intellects of American voters are that small? If I were a black voter I would be incensed that Democratic candidates assume that I was boneheaded enough to fall for these idiotic racial accusations.

Understanding the Liberal Mindset

Liberals maintain that there is only one side to every story. Their side. Because their political views are a matter of faith rather than opinion, it is impossible to engage them in rational debate. Liberals believe passionately that whatever it takes to impose their philosophies on the public is justified. Therefore, "the end justifies the means" is the basis of the Liberal mindset. There are numerous examples of the Left's dependence on "the end justifies the means" philosophy but one that is currently of great concern to us is their tampering with votes; e.g. , rigging electoral systems to change voting results.

Can a Mendacious Media Resuscitate Feminism

There have been so many counterproductive social movements since the 1960s, that it's difficult to pick the one that has been most detrimental to our society. However, as social movements tend to follow similar patterns, a look at one can be illustrative of others. Let's take feminism, which, like other movements, is in decline, but still zealously supported by activists, government and media.

The Downside of Slanted News Reports

There was a time when most Americans believed news reports and many even respected members of the news media. Indeed, the news media was almost regarded as another branch of government, described as the “fourth estate.” Neutral reporting of events helped citizens make informed choices about politicians, proposed legislation, and governmental endeavors. But that was long ago.

Sanitizing The Ole Miss Campus

The ongoing campus cleansing and tradition-trashing at the University of Mississippi is a classic example of what is wrong with many of today's colleges. The administration at the University of Mississippi, “Ole Miss”, is submissively following practices that have been tried at other institutions, practices that failed to produce the results hoped for. Over the years, an emphasis on campus social engineering designed to conciliate minorities, has created a vast racial bureaucracy at colleges around the nation. This bureaucracy continues to grow, but racial complaints rarely lessen. In many cases, they have gotten worse.

Americans Are Experiencing Civil Rights Fatigue

There are many factors causing Americans to experience “Civil Rights Fatigue.” One is the news media's refusal to criticize our first black president. During his five and a half years in office, members of the media haven't wavered in their protection of this president, even abandoning their integrity in the process, losing readers and credibility. Of course, slanted news reports have always been an essential ingredient of the Civil Rights movement. Indeed, the movement would not have survived without these deceptive media reports. But, after all these years, the public is losing its gullibility.

60th Anniversary of Brown Vs. Board of Education

We can expect the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the May17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, to be conducted in the usual reverential manner.

Affirmative Action, Sensitivity Training, and White Privilege Workshops

In the 1930s, in an attempt to attract larger theater audiences, Hollywood moguls instructed screen writers to 'dumb down' plots and dialogue so that movies could be more easily understood by the masses. Eventually the expression 'dumbing down' made its way into the vernacular. It describes a technique to expedite “leveling”, the word that depicts establishment efforts to coerce equality of outcomes. Over the years, elites have tried to surreptitiously 'dumb down' society in order to achieve equality. This is a lofty goal but also an unrealistic one.

Can the National Media Rescue the Family Dynasty it Created?

In 1787, when the Constitution was adopted, our new nation had not developed anything like the powerful British families that had so much influence on that country's parliament. And, because we were still evolving from a loose confederation of states, the founders probably didn't anticipate the development of family dynasties.

Should the Office of the First Lady be eliminated

Unrestrained government spending and a mushrooming federal deficit have reached such a level that even entrenched bureaucrats should be concerned about the stability of their jobs. Indeed, there is a lot of talk coming out of Washington about cost-cutting and requiring departments to operate with less expense.

What we didn't hear in the 1960s

Americans are witnessing the harmful effects of years of unchecked immigration and coerced racial preferences. But these dire consequences were rarely predicted fifty years ago. At that time, such policies were the cause du jour of many 1960s politicians.

Affirmative Action reaches the Presidential Level

As most Americans were born long after affirmative action was implemented, they have to rely on establishment histories to learn about it. But I am one of those old-timers who was around ‘before and after’ this massive federal overhaul of our country’s organizations. I personally witnessed affirmative action’s beginnings; how it worked and how it was propped-up.

“There’s no stopping us. Watch out world, we’re coming.”

Who made this swaggering boast? - (A) Janet Murguic, President of La Raza, (B) Barack Obama, U.S. President or (C) Katherine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

The Fading Fourth Estate

This is National Newspaper Week, but there’s not a lot of celebrating going on for this fading industry. In fact, National Newspaper Week might soon be a thing of the past. Newspapers were once called the “Fourth Estate”, meaning they were like a fourth branch of government. As the fourth branch, newspapers were expected to be independent of the other government branches. Hence newspaper readers would have an autonomous source that impartially evaluated the regular branches of government. Sadly, that is no longer the case. If it ever was.