{"id":40053,"date":"2024-06-17T10:06:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T14:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=40053"},"modified":"2024-06-17T10:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T14:06:04","slug":"white-house-should-practice-what-it-preaches-on-elder-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2024\/06\/white-house-should-practice-what-it-preaches-on-elder-abuse.html","title":{"rendered":"White House should practice what it preaches on elder abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 06\/17\/24<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"Biden: &#039;She Knew Suhlongasuhijeruhhnied, Our Freedom Can Never Be Secured&#039; #news #Biden #trump\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dyk4nxC2q-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abuse for power.<\/strong> Saturday was <strong>Elder Abuse Awareness Day<\/strong>.\u00a0 <strong>President Biden<\/strong> issued a statement saying, in part, &#8220;Elder abuse comes in many forms&#8230;(It) goes against everything we stand for as a Nation \u2014 and my Administration is working relentlessly to stop it.&#8221; The proclamation follows a series of worrisome public performances by the President including the one above from a pre-Juneteenth concert last week.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/06\/10\/remarks-by-president-biden-hosting-a-juneteenth-concert\/\">White House translates what he said<\/a> as &#8220;She know lo- \u2014 she knew so long as our history was de- \u2014 denied, our freedom can never be secured.&#8221; If they say so.<\/p>\n<p>I will grant that some of President Biden&#8217;s gaffes are hyped a bit in the conservative media. Everyone misspeaks now and then or can have a moment caught on camera that may look a bit ridiculous. It&#8217;s equally true, however, that, at least to this observer&#8217;s eyes, that it&#8217;s getting harder and harder to explain away all of these moments away as &#8220;nothing to see here.&#8221; To a lot of us, continuing to put this man out on the campaign trail is harder to understand than the above clip &#8211; unless the people who are supposed to loving and supporting him are more interested in holding onto power than doing the right thing for the man and the country. It&#8217;s really not funny.<\/p>\n<p><em>John W. Kennedy is a writer, producer and media development consultant specializing in television and movie projects that uphold positive timeless values, including trust in God. <\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"st\">Encourage one another and build each other up &#8211; <\/span><\/em><span class=\"st\">1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 06\/17\/24 Abuse for power. 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