Restoration in the News: Talking Blue State Politics, and Ken Burns Pretends God Doesn't Exist
Catch Senior Editor Jeff Reynolds on the Newsmakers at Noon Radio Hour discussing Democrats in Oregon, their contempt for voters, and Ken Burns' contempt for God.
Jeff Reynolds made an appearance on the Newsmakers at Noon Radio Hour in Salem, Oregon with hosts Denise Quinn and Hunter Newton on December 3. A common theme emerged among the segments: Leftists really hold you in contempt.
First up: Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D-Portland) officially announced her reelection campaign. The discussion examined her lack of accomplishments, the humiliation of her massive gas tax getting referred to the ballot after a petition drive, and the fact that she'll probably get reelected anyway.
Next, we discussed the article by Restoration of America Chief Strategy Officer, Dan Curry, in which he excoriates the new Ken Burns documentary on the Revolutionary War: Ken Burns' America Pretends God Doesn't Exist. In it, Curry counted how many times the documentary used the word "slave" and its derivatives, versus the number of mentions of God. He made several points that made it into the radio discussion:
Remember the devout Christian Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock in 1620 with their Mayflower Compact, establishing a beachhead of God-fearing Englishmen who would become American colonists? Not mentioned by Ken Burns.
Remember the First Great Awakening in the 1730s and 1740s, a massive Protestant spiritual revival that swept through the colonies, uniting and energizing the colonists to stand up to tyranny? Not mentioned by Ken Burns.
Any honest historian would have noted these events as part of the American founding story. Not Ken Burns.
Charlie Kirk knew conservatives had to fight back against this type of propaganda, meant to denigrate and reshape our Founding into something it wasn’t. This viral video in five minutes shows what Ken Burns purposely ignores.
Among the arguments that Kirk makes is that 9 of the 13 original state constitutions mandated that officeholders be Bible-believing Christians, with all 13 requiring a declaration of faith.
Pennsylvania’s required an explicit declaration that Jesus Christ was your Lord and savior. Kirk also notes that 55 out of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were active, Bible-believing, church-attending Christians.
As you may imagine, that kicked off a lively discussion.
The conversation then turned to the city council meetings in Salem, OR and Portland, OR that got highlighted on X by Libs of Tik Tok. The utter loathing and contempt these council members showed toward their constituents was truly shocking.
When will Oregon voters finally say they've had enough? Listen to the full interview to find out.
