Babe Elder: Trump's Thin-Skin is a crafted misconception.

For years, the Right has complained about the Mainstream Media. Most average citizens can detect our constitutionally protected press has severely degraded since Walter Cronkite’s days. (Cronkite retired in 1981 and passed away in 2009.)

In fact, back in the early 80’s, there were over 50 reputable news outlets. Those companies had to compete to produce the best work; they had to earn their viewers’ attention. Now, there are only 6 mega-companies. These huge companies control 90% of what we see, hear, and learn in our country. They control our movies, our TV, Newspapers, and even our radios. Our computers, apps and schoolrooms are soon to be added to the list of controls. The big gang of 6 includes Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and Fox News, run by Roger Ailes.

Yet, looking closer, it gets smaller than 6. One of the entrenched players in our media is a company called Kingdom Holding Company. This is a publicly listed Investment Holding company from Saudi Arabia. The media investment arm is known as Rotana Group. Kingdom Holding is 30 years old and is owned by Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal bin Abdulaziz alSaud. Time Magazine once labeled him the Arabian Warren Buffet. Fox News owns a 19% stake in Rotana Group. Rotana group also has in its portfolio: Time Warner, News Corp, Apple, and Twitter.

It's clear. Our TV, Radio, Newsprint, and even our phones, tablets, and twitter accounts aren’t “just” ours.

Another few facts about Fox’s parent company: In 2011, News Corp started an “independent” subsidiary company called Amplify. In 2013, Amplify was awarded $12.5 million (tax) dollars from the Federal Department of Education through a $175 million grant given to a UCLA Consortium to "provide a library of digital tools to help students and educators." These are apps and tablet games to help transition our children into Common Core. News Corp issued a press release on September 30^th 2015 stating that they have sold Amplify to private investors for an undisclosed amount.

News Corp also owns the top newspapers on 3 continents: The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, and The Australian. In 2010, News Corp avoided paying $875 million dollars in taxes.

In 2004, a documentary called “OutFoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism” was sponsored by Moveon.org. Of course, Republicans tend to ignore anything that starts with “War On…” or is sponsored by Move On.

The documentary, however, pointed out a very solid point. It demonstrated how the Heads of Fox send down a “message of the day” and that message will get repeated hundreds of times during the day. This sort of repetition is a propaganda technique.

The more times Fox News calls Donald Trump a thin-skinned, crybaby then the more the viewers will believe it’s a fact.

Except it's not a fact. It’s propaganda generated because Trump is a threat. Is it any wonder they call Trump names? Now, too, it makes better sense when Trump issues seemingly random statements about reducing tax money spent at the bloated Department of Education.

Donald Trump isn’t Thin-Skinned. He is underscoring an action. He’s single-handedly offering to take down the biggest players that control your constitutionally protected right to freedom of information. He’s playing the Media like a maestro. He’s using his arrogance, outrageous statements, and bigger than life personality in a brilliant move to get the Media to PAY for his messages to you.

In those hyped media sound bites, he “arrogantly” points to Governor Perry and Governor Walker, who left the race. Trump “brags” that the rest of the candidates have dropped in the polls. Trump “crows” over his poll number results frequently.

Some people believe what they are told and they see him see him acting like a child. The rest of America sees him issuing a warning directly to the media bosses. He gives them a wicked side-eye that says, “It’s going to cost you.” In the face of this, Fox News has blinked first on two occasions and the rest of the media outlets are, largely, providing fair coverage. The Donald has them ALL toeing the line. Something our media hasn’t done in years.

Trump is leading in the polls because the majority of people see that these are the ACTS of a President. The leading candidate IS acting Presidential. Anyone who has been burned by a sweet talker knows that actions speak MUCH louder than words. Trump’s not being hateful; he’s not acting like a toddler. He’s not being a brat that doesn’t get his way.

He’s sending the voters a message.

They’re so used to being spoon fed, however, that many find it hard to look past his verbiage. It helps to be a Long-Range visionary to understand what Donald Trump is doing, But when voters manage to see past their own mind, or party preferences, or neighborhood walls, they can hear Trump’s message.

Trump is showing the American people that he WILL protect them. He will protect our shores. He will protect our way of life. He will protect our schools. He will protect our families.

We will not go off to war for no reason but if anyone one hits America, we WILL counterpunch. The least little hit will be immediately dealt with, and, further, any detractor will not win a chance at many more punches. (example: Governors Rick Perry and Scott Walker)

When he brags that he'll be the best Job President, he's promising Americans will be prosperous again. All of them. The media-generated segregation between race and genders will end because prosperity is a benchmark of Unity. America will, once again, lead the free world. We will regain our credit standing and our Rosie the Riveter/Made in America way of life. Because, we DID make that and we CAN make it again.

Despite the steady stream of dishonest information, Donald Trump’s core message says America will preserve the shining light in her harbor for generations to come but not at the expense of her Justice and her Laws. Yet, the door will stand open and the American Dream will not die. Many Hispanics have already realized that America’s respect for them will soar if the process to gain legalization is earned, not stolen.

Donald Trump is showing you that’s it’s not just a pretty speech or the proper words that matter. He will take the hits, the punches, and degradation heaped on his plate. And, unlike Obama, he even will do it for those that don’t understand or like him. It’s a matter of honor to a man like Trump, because he’s promised that he will do everything he can to protect your home.

So, look past the Pundit labels. Look past the snarky interviews. Look past Trump’s own New Yorker lingo because what you’re seeing is a man who has put his entire life and work on the line… for you.

Because America? You Matter.

So, the next time you hear a bunch of propaganda from some media sycophants calling The Donald “thin-skinned” remember that Trump is what the majority of people call a Leader.