{"id":2087158,"date":"2023-11-01T17:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-new-speaker-mike-johnson-can-silence-liberal-critics-and-win-back-the-mainstream-media\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T17:45:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:45:15","slug":"how-new-speaker-mike-johnson-can-silence-liberal-critics-and-win-back-the-mainstream-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-new-speaker-mike-johnson-can-silence-liberal-critics-and-win-back-the-mainstream-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How Speaker Mike Johnson Can Win Over Critics and Regain Media Support"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fhow-new-speaker-mike-johnson-can-silence-liberal-critics-and-win-back-the-mainstream-media%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=2087158&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--><h2>What&#8217;s happening:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Democrats and their \u200dallies in the liberal media are attacking\u2062 newly elected House speaker Mike Johnson (R., \u2063La.) for being a &#8220;religious fundamentalist,&#8221;<\/strong> in the words of MSNBC host\u2063 and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Crucial context:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Johnson is a devout Christian whose political views are shaped \u200cby his\u200d faith.<\/strong> &#8220;Go pick\u200d up a Bible \u2064off your shelf and read it. That&#8217;s my worldview. That&#8217;s what\u2063 I believe,&#8221; he said last week during an\u2064 interview\u2064 with Sean Hannity. Not surprisingly, Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/new-house-speaker-mike-johnsons-appeal-god-bible-house-floor-sparks-debate-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">invoked<\/a> God and the Bible during his first speech to Congress following his election as speaker. Conservatives cheered; liberals jeered.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The <em>Daily Beast<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/heres-why-mike-johnson-is-more-dangerous-than-donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denounced<\/a> Johnson as a &#8220;Christofascist,&#8221; suggesting he is even &#8220;more dangerous&#8221; than\u2064 former president Donald Trump\u2014who most liberals\u200b believe \u2064is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">single greatest threat<\/a> to \u2063the survival of American democracy\u2014and comparing his beliefs to those of the Taliban and the mullahs of \u2062Iran.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HBO&#8217;s Bill Maher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/bill-maher-compares-speaker-mike-johnson-maine-shooter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Johnson was a\u200d &#8220;religious fanatic&#8221; who &#8220;heard voices&#8221; while comparing the speaker to the alleged perpetrator\u2062 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-data-behind-mass-shootings-and-why-democrat-proposals-arent-likely-to-help\/\" title=\"The Data Behind \u2018Mass Shootings,\u2019 And Why Democrat Proposals Aren\u2019t Likely To Help\">deadly mass shooting<\/a> \u2062in \u200dMaine.<\/li>\n<li>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., \u2063Mass.), sometimes referred to as\u2063 Pocahontas, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ewarren\/status\/1717275688242180382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> Johnson as an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-new-speaker-mike-johnson-can-silence-liberal-critics-and-win-back-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"How Speaker Mike Johnson Can Win Over Critics and Regain Media Support\">anti-abortion rights extremist<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Johnson blasted the attacks on\u200d his Christian faith as &#8220;absurd&#8221;\u200c and &#8220;disgusting&#8221; during an interview with Kayleigh McEnany of Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Important analysis:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The liberal outrage directed\u2064 at Johnson due to his religious faith stands\u2064 in stark contrast to the outpouring\u200c of <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/hundreds-cheer-hamas-slaughter-of-israeli-civilians-in-protest-backed-by-the-squads-socialist-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support<\/a>\u2014from college students,\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-condemns-d-c-demonstrators-despite-past-encouragement-of-violent-blm-mobs\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris condemns D.C. demonstrators despite past encouragement of violent BLM mobs\">left-wing activists<\/a>, journalists, and \u200dDemocratic politicians such as Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/fact-check-rashida-tlaib-israel-hospital-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rashida Tlaib<\/a> (D., Mich.)\u2014for Hamas, the Islamic fundamentalist terrorist organization that slaughtered more than 1,300 Jews on \u200dOctober 7.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It goes without saying that Johnson and other Christian Republicans have very little in common with Hamas and their supporters. Because the views\u2064 of both groups are informed by religious \u200cfaith, \u200dhowever, it is possible to perform a comparative analysis in order to identify key variables that might explain why liberals hate Johnson \u200bbut love Hamas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Gay marriage:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Johnson opposes gay marriage.<\/strong> Hamas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/03\/02\/world\/middleeast\/hamas-commander-mahmoud-ishtiwi-killed-palestine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executed<\/a> and reportedly mutilated the body of one\u200b its own commanders who was accused of having sex with a man. A 2019 poll found \u200cjust 5 percent of Palestinians <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-48703377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> homosexuality was acceptable, compared with 8 percent who said the same about honor killings.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Abortion:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Johnson\u2064 opposes abortion.<\/strong> Hamas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-womens-day-palestinians\/for-palestinian-women-abortion-can-mean-lies-jail-or-worse-idUSKCN0WA1OV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outlaws<\/a> abortion in Gaza. &#8220;I would never accept an unmarried girl at my clinic,&#8221; an OB\/GYN from \u2062Gaza <a href=\"https:\/\/shado-mag.com\/act\/the-weaponisation-of-reproductive-injustice-in-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> <em>Shado Magazine<\/em> earlier this year. &#8220;This has nothing to do with freedoms, this is religion. In all religions, adultery is forbidden.&#8221; According to a 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhrjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2469\/2019\/12\/Shahawy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a>, some Palestinians oppose abortion because giving birth &#8220;is a\u200c form of resistance \u200dand annoyance to our occupier [Israel].&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Israel:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Johnson supports Israel&#8217;s right to exist.<\/strong> Hamas \u200brefuses to recognize Israel&#8217;s right to exist. The group&#8217;s founding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilsoncenter.org\/blog-post\/hamas-words-and-deeds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charter<\/a> asserts that &#8220;the\u200b Day of Judgement will not come until Muslims fight the Jews and kill them.&#8221; A 2021 poll found that 53 percent of Palestinians <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hamas-middle-east-science-32095d8e1323fc1cad819c34da08fd87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the anti-Semitic \u2064terrorist organization was &#8220;most deserving of representing and\u200b leading the Palestinian people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Jewish lives:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Johnson opposes the murder, torture, and dismemberment of \u200bIsraeli civilians.<\/strong> Hamas supports it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Extra analysis:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Perhaps it would be more accurate to compare Johnson&#8217;s views to those of another &#8220;Christian&#8221; such as <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-state-department-wont-fire-notorious-anti-semitic-foreign-service-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fritz Berggren<\/a>, who currently serves as \u2063a Middle East diplomat in the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Berggren has written abhorrently anti-Semitic statements\u200d on his blog, describing Jews as &#8220;the enemies of God and the children of the devil.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The Biden administration refuses to fire Berggren or even comment on his racist posts, even as Biden&#8217;s campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12688897\/Biden-campaign-tears-Mike-Johnson-comparing-sex-marriage-sodomy-president-said-1973-gay-service-members-security-risk.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacks<\/a> Johnson for his religious views.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Definitive conclusion:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Democrats, journalists, and liberal activists generally despise &#8220;culturally conservative&#8221; \u200bindividuals with strong religious\u2062 views. An exclusive \u200b <em>Washington \u200dFree Beacon<\/em> \u200c analysis has determined the most reliable way for religious individuals\u200b to win over their liberal critics is to openly espouse the mass\u200d slaughter\u200c of Jews.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How are Democrats and the liberal \u2064media attacking newly elected House Speaker Mike\u2064 Johnson for his religious beliefs?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  What&#8217;s happening:<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and their allies\u200c in the liberal media are attacking newly elected \u200bHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) for being a \u200b&#8221;religious fundamentalist,&#8221; according\u2062 to MSNBC host and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki.<\/p>\n<p>Crucial context:<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is a devout Christian whose political views are shaped by his faith. &#8220;Go pick up a Bible \u200doff your shelf and read it. That&#8217;s my worldview. That&#8217;s what I believe,&#8221; he said last week during an interview with Sean \u2063Hannity. Not surprisingly, Johnson invoked God and the Bible during his first speech to Congress following his election as speaker. Conservatives cheered; liberals \u200djeered.<\/p>\n<p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast denounced Johnson as a &#8220;Christofascist,&#8221; suggesting he is even &#8220;more dangerous&#8221; than former president Donald Trump\u2014who\u2064 most liberals believe is \u2062the single greatest threat to the \u2063survival of American democracy\u2014and \u2063comparing his beliefs to those of the \u2063Taliban and the mullahs of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>HBO&#8217;s Bill Maher said Johnson was a &#8220;religious fanatic&#8221; who\u200c &#8220;heard voices&#8221; \u2063while comparing\u2063 the speaker to the alleged\u2062 perpetrator of the deadly mass \u2064shooting in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, described Johnson as an &#8220;anti-abortion rights extremist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson blasted the\u2063 attacks on\u2062 his Christian faith as &#8220;absurd&#8221; and &#8220;disgusting&#8221; during an interview with\u200c Kayleigh McEnany of Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Important analysis:<\/p>\n<p>The liberal outrage directed at \u2062Johnson due to his religious faith stands \u200cin stark contrast to the outpouring of support\u2014from college students, left-wing activists, journalists, and Democratic politicians such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.)\u2014for Hamas, the Islamic fundamentalist \u2062terrorist organization \u200bthat slaughtered more than 1,300 Jews on October 7.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2062goes without saying that Johnson \u2064and other Christian Republicans have very little in common with Hamas and their supporters. \u2064Because the views of both groups are informed by religious faith, however, it is possible to\u2063 perform a comparative analysis in order to identify key variables\u200c that might explain why liberals hate Johnson but love\u2064 Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Gay marriage:<\/p>\n<p>Johnson opposes gay marriage. Hamas executed and reportedly mutilated the body of one its\u2064 own commanders who was accused of having sex with a man. A 2019\u2062 poll found \u2063just 5 percent of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats and liberal media are criticizing House speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) as a &#8220;religious fundamentalist,&#8221; according to MSNBC host Jen Psaki. 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