{"id":1991810,"date":"2023-08-05T09:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T13:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drews-receipts-the-illusion-of-access\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T09:18:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T13:18:44","slug":"drews-receipts-the-illusion-of-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drews-receipts-the-illusion-of-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew&#8217;s Receipts: &#8216;Access Illusion&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdrews-receipts-the-illusion-of-access%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1991810&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>The Media Strikes Again<\/h2>\n<p>The media were at it again this \u2064week, and I have\u200c the receipts to prove it.<\/p>\n<h3>WHERE&#8217;S HUNTER?:<\/h3>\n<p>It seemed \u2063like big news. Devon Archer testified that he and\u2063 Hunter Biden sold foreigners access to Joe Biden,\u200c and the then-vice president <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/house-democrat-says-hunter-biden-called-his-father-during-business-meetings\/\">called into<\/a> \u2063 their business meetings and \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/house-democrat-says-hunter-biden-called-his-father-during-business-meetings\/\">attended<\/a> dinners with\u2063 their clients.<\/p>\n<p>But no, Hunter Biden&#8217;s Chinese and Ukrainian client&#8217;s weren&#8217;t actually paying for access to \u2062his dad, but rather for\u2062 the &#8220;illusion of access,&#8221; \u2064explained the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/31\/us\/politics\/hunter-biden-devon-archer.html\">New York Times<\/a><\/em>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hunter-biden-congress-oversight-republicans-devon-archer-4b706443a04e0c40a80c65e24d7d69dc\">Associated Press<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNPolitics\/status\/1686119590210748416\">CNN<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsHour\/status\/1686160815638872064\">many<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/07\/31\/devon-archer-testify-hunter-biden\">others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How CNN is covering Devon Archer&#8217;s testimony: After\u2062 running Dan Goldman&#8217;s remarks, CNN cites a &#8220;source&#8221; who says \u2064Archer said Hunter Biden was selling the &#8220;illusion&#8221; of having access to Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Really a stunning development&#8230;apparently business was\u200b never \u200cdiscussed.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dxilCbrvSB\">pic.twitter.com\/dxilCbrvSB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1686094344787202048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That narrative was based on Rep. Dan. Goldman&#8217;s (D., N.Y.) account of Archer&#8217;s congressional \u2064testimony, which\u2064 took place behind closed \u2064doors. Just one problem: Archer never even said &#8220;illusion of access&#8221; during \u2062the hearing. Goldman did, and Archer \u2063pushed back. CBS News was one \u200dof the few \u200bnews outlets to correct the record after <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/hunter-biden-associate-testified-that-hunter-sold-more-than-illusion-of-access-transcript-reveals\/\">a transcript<\/a> of the hearing was released.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CBS calls out Democrat Rep.\u2064 Dan Goldman&#8217;s lies on\u2063 the\u2063 Devon \u200cArcher testimony:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In fact, when you look at\u200c the \u200btranscript, what you see is that phrase &#8216;illusion of access&#8217; is in Dan\u200d Goldman&#8217;s question \u2014 it&#8217;s actually NOT what Devon Archer testified to.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xBajOaKvnF\">pic.twitter.com\/xBajOaKvnF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1687164079796862990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, \u20632023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>THEN\/NOW:<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking of short-lived Democratic spin, it was just last week that\u200c headlines declared the economy and the southern border were fixed, leaving Republicans all-but powerless to attack the president.<\/p>\n<p><b>Then:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/07\/22\/biden-us-immigration-inflation-crime\">Axios<\/a><\/em>: &#8220;GOP&#8217;s Crumbling Case Against Biden on Crime, Immigration, and Inflation&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Republicans are hammering &#8220;Joe Biden\u2019s America&#8221; as a land of \u200crising violent crime, surging immigration and out of control inflation,\u200c but there\u2019s just one problem: the\u2063 numbers are starting to move \u2063in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n<p>The big picture: With 2024 \u2063around the corner,\u200b the U.S. is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drews-receipts-the-illusion-of-access\/\" title=\"Drew's Receipts: 'Access Illusion'\">making measurable progress<\/a> in the \u200careas where Biden \u200bhas been most vulnerable to GOP attacks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2023\/07\/26\/inflation-falls-gop-may-have-rethink-attacks-biden-economy\/\"><em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>: &#8220;As Inflation Falls, GOP May Have to Rethink Attacks \u200con Biden Economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/inflation-biden-2024-election-consumer-prices-republicans-9e0d908bbd6872aa8d3b083aaa7f4e86\">Associated Press<\/a>: &#8220;Inflation Drops to 3% And Biden\u2063 Hopes to Turn a Weakness With Voters Into a\u200c Strength.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/03\/politics\/cnn-poll-economic-pessimism-joe-biden\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: &#8220;CNN Poll: Half of Americans Think The Economy is Getting Worse, Despite \u200cMonths of Stronger Economic News.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/08\/02\/texas-mexico-border-arrests-biden-migration-plan\/\"><em>Texas Tribune<\/em><\/a>: &#8220;Border\u200c Arrests Surged\u200c in July, a Blow to Biden Migration Plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fitch-downgrades-us-debt-citing-political-deterioration\/\">CBS News<\/a>: &#8220;Fitch Downgrades US Debt, Citing Political \u2018Deterioration.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quick, change the \u2064subject!<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump&#8217;s indictment blocks \u200cout\u2062 Biden&#8217;s bad news <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ya5rW8HU5y\">https:\/\/t.co\/ya5rW8HU5y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axios\u2064 (@axios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios\/status\/1686924505036341249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>REPUBLICANS POUNCE:<\/h3>\n<p>Left-wing South \u2063Africans chanted about killing \u2064white people. But, according to the <em>New York Times<\/em>, the real problem is\u200d that &#8220;right-wing commentators&#8221; noticed.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The New York Times \u200dactually has the nerve to support calls for genocide! If ever there was a time to cancel that publication, it is now.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u200b read their articles for free anyway using <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2NjvMTsWmj\">https:\/\/t.co\/2NjvMTsWmj<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ow11wxw7Ny\">pic.twitter.com\/ow11wxw7Ny<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1687520435825745920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That kind of\u200d moral\u200c confusion would never fly in U.S. political news, though, right?<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This month is the third anniversary of the &#8216;Fiery, but mostly peaceful&#8221;\u2064 protests, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2020 Summer \u2064of Love, the Black community destroyed the Black \u200ccommunity to avenge the death of a Black criminal who died of complications caused, in-part, by drug use. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rVrCW1LWtW\">pic.twitter.com\/rVrCW1LWtW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Errol Webber (@ErrolWebber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErrolWebber\/status\/1686468393854173186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>FEAR INDEX:<\/h3>\n<p>Remember all those articles during the pandemic about how dangerous it was \u2062to go outside?<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is it safe to take a walk outside during the coronavirus pandemic? \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jodikantor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jodikantor<\/a> talks to experts in her latest Dilemmas column. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d4BLlQI6yc\">https:\/\/t.co\/d4BLlQI6yc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The New\u200b York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\/status\/1243628921557573632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Well,\u200d it&#8217;s\u2063 apparently <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/is-it-safe-to-go-outside-the-media-say-no\/\">still not safe<\/a>, and now the reason is climate change.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There are benefits to running\u2062 on the treadmill, running coaches and exercise scientists\u200b say, as record-breaking \u200btemperatures and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-the-new-corona-britains-fauci-says-doctors-needed-to-fight-air-pollution\/\" title=\"Climate the New Corona? Britain's Fauci Says Doctors Needed to Fight Air Pollution\">poor air quality<\/a> from the Canadian wildfires this year\u200d have made running outside\u200b risky or outright dangerous at times. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHKAMFfnqm\">https:\/\/t.co\/oHKAMFfnqm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1685843755876708352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh, and white supremacy.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;There is trauma related to being \u200doutdoors,&#8221; the founder of an organization\u2064 working to provide safe\u200d spaces for Black people to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-hike-was-great-until-i-remembered-that-trees-are-racist\/\" title=\"Enjoyed my hike until I recalled trees' racial bias.\">enjoy outdoor activities<\/a> says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There&#8217;s a\u2062 lot of healing that \u200dwe \u200bas a Black community must do.&#8221;  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pGFNa6gJQO\">https:\/\/t.co\/pGFNa6gJQO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1684020950386241536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July \u200c26,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>EDUCATE YOURSELF:<\/h3>\n<p>NBC \u200bNews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/asian-america\/race-change-to-another-trend-online-rcna93759\">reported<\/a> on \u2062an \u200conline &#8220;community&#8221; of people who believe they can \u200cchange their\u200d race by watching YouTube videos. The article included an obvious fact check: You can&#8217;t actually change your race.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s just belief,&#8221; said Jamie Cohen, an assistant professor of cultural and \u2062media\u2063 studies\u2064 at \u2064Queens College, City University\u200c of New York. &#8220;It doesn\u2019t ever really work, because it\u2019s not doing anything, but they have convinced themselves that it \u200bworks \u200cbecause there\u2019s other people who have convinced themselves, as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What about changing your sex? That&#8217;s\u2064 different.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;RCTA and transracialism\u2014which came\u200c to the \u2062forefront because of controversial figures like Rachel Dolezal\u2014have been compared to being transgender. However, psychologists and activists push back against \u200ccomparisons,&#8221; NBC News explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tiq Milan, a Black transgender activist and writer, said it is a disservice to transgender people \u200cto compare\u2063 the two. Race \u200chistorically emerged as a social construct to establish a racial \u2062hierarchy with \u2063the white race at the top, whereas variances in gender identity have \u2062existed\u200d for thousands of years, he said.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also, race isn&#8217;t real, according to the article. Got it?<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This\u2062 article is \u200chilarious because it simultaneously argues that (1) people can&#8217;t change their race; (2) people can change their sex;\u2063 (3) race is just a social construct. This is an impressive combination of apparently contradictory assertions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U8VjRax7PD\">https:\/\/t.co\/U8VjRax7PD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063Bo Winegard (@EPoe187) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPoe187\/status\/1685981842963386368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay safe out there, and see you next week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The media&#8217;s recent actions were predictable, and I possess evidence to support this claim. The focus was on Hunter Biden&#8217;s whereabouts: Devon Archer&#8217;s testimony revealed that he and Hunter sold access to Joe Biden, with the former vice president participating in their business meetings and dining with their clients. 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