WorldNetDaily was in full Trump Regime Media mode for the marking of America’s 250th anniversary. Bob Unruh huffed in a May 29 article:
There’s planned, from June 25-July 10, a 16-day nonpartisan series of events in Washington called the Great American State Fair, a recognition of the 250th birthday celebration of the United States.
At the National Mall in Washington, it is to recognize all 50 states and the nation’s territories with live music, carnival rides, activities, demonstrations and more.
Scheduled to appear, as announced, were Martina McBride, Flo Rida, Vanilla Ice, C+C Music Factory, Milli Vanilli, the Commodores, Morris Day, Bret Michaels and more.
But some of those now have dropped out, and a commentary posted at Fox News explains why.
“Trump Derangement Syndrome struck again this week, as somehow something as pure Americana as the nation’s 250th birthday State Fair, planned for the Washington Mall next month, became mired in controversy and liberal grievance.”
Columnist David Marcus wrote that among the dropouts are Morris Day, the Commodores and Martina McBride because, as explained by another dropout, Young MC, “The artists were never told about any political involvement in the event. And despite the claims by the organizers that the event is nonpartisan, SPIN magazine describes it as Trump-backed.”
Of course, it would be an oddity for a sitting U.S. president not to be supportive of a such an historic national celebration.
[…]Spokeswoman Rachel Reisner, of Freedom 250, confirmed that the events being set up by the organization are, in fact, “nonpartisan.”
It is “focused on our signature celebrations and events that honor our history and engage all Americans — welcoming all who share our goal of commemorating this milestone in a way that uplifts and unites America.”
In fact, there are both Republican and Democrat members of Congress who are commissioners for Freedom 250.
None of the dropouts apparently have been able to articulate a “partisan” issue, but the fact is that Donald Trump is president and is in the White House for the year of the anniversary and Trump Derangement Syndrome, the visceral and unreasonable opposition to anything Trump, has been expanding like a wildfire among leftists during his second term in office.
But the performers who pulled out are correct — Freedom 250 is, in fact, a partisan group formed by Trump after his attempt to stack the official celebration, America 250, with his supporters failed. Unruh curiously failed to mention thaty fact, just has he failed to name the Democrats who are allegedly on Trump’s committee.
Elizabeth Farah had a Christian hagiographer on her June 30 podcast:
What if everything you thought you knew about America’s founding was incomplete?
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Elizabeth Farah sits down with bestselling author Eric Metaxas to discuss what may be his most important book yet: “Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World.”
Far more than a retelling of familiar events, Metaxas argues that America’s true origin story has been buried beneath decades of revisionism, leaving generations of Americans disconnected from the ideas that gave birth to the Republic.
Metaxas contends that the American Revolution cannot be understood apart from the Bible, the Founding Fathers’ Christian worldview, and their belief that liberty was not a human invention, but a gift from God. Drawing from years of research, he explains why the Revolution was far more than a political rebellion, why the founders saw themselves as heirs to the biblical covenant at Sinai, and why they believed America’s success depended on virtue, faith, and divine providence.
Together, Farah and Metaxas explore the remarkable stories that shaped the nation’s birth, from Benjamin Franklin’s transformation in London to Henry Knox’s astonishing mission to haul artillery from Fort Ticonderoga through the frozen wilderness, along with the courage, sacrifice, and leadership that made independence possible. They also examine the striking moral contrast between the American patriots and the British ruling class, arguing that character, conviction, and faith proved to be America’s greatest strategic advantage.
But Metaxas’ interpretation of events at the founding have been discredited:
Metaxas attempts to turn the Founding Fathers into Bible-toting, Bible-quoting, born-again evangelicals. His strained mythology is as ill-informed as Washington chopping down the cherry tree. He sticks a Bible in the hands of the Founders and calls them evangelical.
David L. Holmes in The Faiths of the Founding Fathers and John Fea in Was America Founded as A Christian Nation? disprove Metaxas’ idolatry of evangelical founders.
Metaxas fails to use the primary tools of the historian: Facts and interpretation. Lynn Hunt in History: Why It Matters says, “Determining historical truth is crucial.” Hunt reminds us, “Historical truth is two-tiered: facts are the first tier, interpretations are the second.
Metaxas claims almost all the Founders were “born-again believers.” This is simply not true. Jeffress previously made the exaggerated claim of 52 of the 55 signers of the Constitution being evangelical believers.
We will assume that Farah did not discuss any of this with Metaxas.
Unruh returned to grumble in a July 2 article:
Multiple incidents have confirmed in recent days that Democrats are not in support of America, and certainly dislike its emblems.
Take, for instance, their criticism of President Donald Trump’s work to repair and restore major components of Washington, D.C., such as the Reflecting Pool, which they mocked.
But now an incident has developed that puts a spotlight on that attitude: The Democrat House speaker in the Pennsylvania Legislature ordered a Republican member to leave because he was wearing a red, white and blue jacket and tie combination in honor of America’s 250th birthday, just days away.
But as the accompanying photos indicate, the lawmaker resembles a barber pole much more than anything patriotic.
Unruh whined further in a July 4 article:
The leftist media, whether it’s the result of a known anti-patriotic agenda, or it’s even better known anti-Trump agenda, are complaining about the celebration of the 250th birthday of the great American experiment on this July 4th.
The whine was documented by the American Center for Law and Justice, which cited the Washington Post’s complaint.
“Even celebrating our independence gets negative coverage by the mainstream media – especially if its being celebrated by the Trump administration,” the ACLJ said.
The Post, in a lengthy comment, complained that the fireworks planned in the National Mall in Washington “are expected to cause hazardous levels of pollution around the National Mall and ‘very unhealthy’ conditions in central D.C.” And he certainly made no effort to obtain the Post’s response to the ACLJ.
Unruh did not attempt to rebut the Post’s claim — rather, he quotes the ACLJ agreeing with it: “”First and foremost, no one is arguing that fireworks don’t have an adverse effect on the air quality in the immediate vicinity where they’re set off.”