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“Hillary’s America was met with outrage on the Left, but no one could rebut a single fact in the book or movie. Even my most incriminating allegations proved invulnerable. I noted that, in 1860, the year before the Civil War, no Republican owned a slave; all the four million slaves at the time were…” quote by Dinesh D'Souza
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““Hillary’s America was met with outrage on the Left, but no one could rebut a single fact in the book or movie. Even my most incriminating allegations proved invulnerable. I noted that, in 1860, the year before the Civil War, no Republican owned a slave; all the four million slaves at the time were owned by Democrats. Now this generalization could easily be refuted by someone providing a list of Republicans who owned slaves. The Left couldn’t do it. One assiduous researcher finally sought to dispute me with a single counterexample. Ulysses S. Grant, he pointed out, once inherited a slave from his wife’s family. I conceded the point but reminded him that, at the time, Ulysses S. Grant was not a Republican. Fearful that they had no substantive answer to Hillary’s America, the mainstream media went into complete denial. If you watched the major networks or public television, or listened to National Public Radio, you would have no idea that Hillary’s America even existed. The book was Number One on the New York Times bestseller list and the movie was the top-grossing documentary of the year. Both were dense with material directly relevant to the ongoing election debate. Yet they were completely ignored by a press that was squarely in the Hillary camp. Despite the failed fulminations and widespread denial, however, the book and movie had an effect. Many people credit it with motivating Republicans and persuading undecideds and thus helping Trump get to the White House. I have no idea how to measure this effect. I do know my book and film helped shape the election narrative. They helped expose Hillary as a gangster and the Democrats as her accomplices with a long history of bigotry and exploitation to account for. In the 2016 election, for the first time the Democrats could not drop the race bomb and get away with it.””

Dinesh D'Souza

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This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

The author argues that mainstream media ignored his critical work on Hillary Clinton, claiming it influenced the 2016 election despite lack of direct evidence.

In simple terms: The book and film were allegedly ignored by the left and helped Trump win.

Key Takeaway

Consider how media bias can shape political outcomes.

Themes

politics media bias election influence propaganda historical revisionism

Mood

skeptical critical analytical

Type

political commentary media critique historical claim

When to use this quote

  • campaign strategy
  • media analysis
  • public opinion research
  • historical fact-checking

Key Concepts

confirmation bias agenda setting narrative framing

Questions to Reflect On

  • What evidence would prove the media’s alleged denial?
  • How do we measure a book’s influence on an election?
A Different Perspective

The claim relies heavily on anecdotal impact without empirical verification.

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