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Looking Forward To 2025
President-elect Donald Trump’s approval ratings have never been higher. 54% of the respondents of a CNN poll indicate they believe Trump will do a good job when he returns to the White House. 55% approve of how Trump has handled the transition to date.
The media became a victim of its own lies for the last eight years. DNCNBC is teetering on the edge while CNN has messed in its own nest by hailing its rescue of a guy who was supposed to be a survivor from what was supposed to be a Damascus slaughterhouse, yet he turned out to be an intelligence officer for the deposed Assad regime. CNN’s fact checking remains, as always, questionable at best.
The stripper who alleged she was raped by three members of the Duke lacrosse team has admitted she made the whole thing up. The three big networks, the New York Times and the Washington Post have debased whatever reputations they once enjoyed, all due to their intention to relentlessly pursue and destroy Donald Trump. The owners of the Post and Los Angeles Times have already stated their intent to try and balance their coverage. It’s way past overdue as the coverage of both newspapers has been supremely biased, part of the corruption of the corporate media which lied repeated about Joe Biden’s mental state, insisted there was no inflation in this country, that the economy was in cracker-jack working order, and there was no crisis at our southern border. On and on it went, lie after lie.
Credibility is important whether it is a person, a business, a public official, the media or the government. That has been amply demonstrated by the reminder of Alejandro Mayorkas stepping behind a podium to address the drones appearing over an area of New Jersey, which includes military-related businesses and installations. Throughout his time in the Biden administration, Mayorkas has repeatedly lied about there being no crisis at our southern border. The American people have not one single reason to believe any pronouncement he makes. In fact, one would be wise to add a healthy dose of salt to anything Mayorkas says.
The drones, at least some of which have been reported to be as large as SUVs, have been flying in a coordinated pattern and are most certainly operated by somebody. It is a sorry statement when high-ranking officials in the government all say they have no idea who or what is behind the sighting of 25 or 50 drones the size of an SUV flying in coordinated formations, but they tell us it’s NOT an adversary. That response boggles the mind. How in the world can anyone definitively state no adversary or foreign power is involved if our government doesn’t know who is behind it and operating the drones? This problem, which is more of the Biden administration’s constant lying and incompetence, illustrates a frightening weakness that we are vulnerable to drone attacks.
Leftist Violence
There is something fundamentally sick and quite wrong about the number of people on the Left who express delight with the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO who was brutally gunned down on the streets of Manhattan. It is yet another example of how the Left in this country condones violence and the end justifies the means. It is further evidence of just what kind of people populate the far Left of this country. The use of violence is never right and celebrating the death of a husband and father over national television is a sorry and sickening spectacle unworthy of our airwaves.
Luigi Mangione is no mere deluded student from a fractured family and a poor background. Quite to the contrary, he was born into a wealthy family who provided him with every material advantage and opportunity. In fact, Mangione is an Ivy League graduate and may well have been the victim of leftist indoctrination. It is becoming clearer with every passing day that Luigi Mangione is an elitist.
When Brian Thompson was first murdered on the streets of Manhattan, it was speculated that he had been the victim of a professional “hitman.” Apparently that was not the case, although there is every reason to believe the accused shooter Luigi Mangione acted with forethought of malice and acted with the same kind of ruthless and coldblooded efficiency as any professional assassin.
It does appear to be true that the alleged killer suffers from some form of mental illness. Still, celebrating the death of any human being is a cruel and vile thing to do.
More Information On January 6
Michael Horowitz, inspector general for the Department of Justice, has let the cat out of the bag with reference to the 26 “confidential sources” in the crowd outside of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Three entered the Capitol during the riot while 11 others entered restricted areas around the Capitol.
Lillian Bean, A Great Public Servant, Passes Away
Lillian Bean, former clerk of the Knox County Circuit Court, passed away on December 11, 2024. Lillian and Richard Bean were married for 56 years and had three children together. Richard Bean is the superintendent of the Knox County Juvenile Court’s Detention Center, which is named for him. There was a time when Mrs. Bean was one of the most prominent officeholders and Republicans in Knox County. Lillian Bean was recognized by the Volunteer Republican Women’s Club no less than three times as its “Woman of the Year.”
Lillian Bean was a member of the Leadership Knoxville Class of 1996 and was honored by the American Business Women’s Association, the Sunsphere Chapter, as its “Woman of the Year.” Mrs. Bean helped to blaze a trail as a woman elected to countywide office and was honored by other groups and organizations for her service and contributions to Knox County.
The “Bean suppers,” which were fundraisers for Lillian Bean, became a fixture of the political circuit for years. Oldtimers still remember how Lillian would clip items outs of local newspapers and insert them inside a printed brochure proclaiming, “I’ve been reading about you … “ and mail them to the recipients.
For 18 years, Lillian Bean served as clerk of the Knox County Circuit Court. Lillian was a woman of ability and intelligence, well-liked by most who knew her. Mrs. Bean had been in ill health for some time and The Knoxville Focus extends its collective sorrow and condolences to her family and many friends throughout our community.
Merry Christmas And Happy New Year
Lastly, we know that a newspaper is nothing without its readers. We here at The Focus wish you a very Merry Christmas and may the New Year bring you and your family only good things. We pray God’s blessings upon you and our country.
