Kicking off another brand-new day here on The Steve Gruber Show—From the Foxhole of Freedom—which always makes me ask: who do you want in your foxhole? There’s a lot of work to do, so let’s get to it.
Fifty years ago today marks a Great Lakes tragedy immortalized by Gordon Lightfoot in his haunting ballad The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald—one of the most devastating shipwrecks in Great Lakes history. President Trump says he wants to take the money out of Obamacare and send it directly to the people—letting Americans choose their own healthcare and forcing insurance companies to compete for their business. And finally, it’s time for a declaration of independence—from those who slander anyone who dares to think differently. From those who hate us for believing what we believe.
I am white. I can’t change that.
I am Christian by choice.
And I choose to love my nation.
The left has demonized all three. They’ve turned ordinary facts of identity and faith into reasons for suspicion, hostility, and hate. They’ve tried to make “white,” “Christian,” and “patriotic” synonymous with “white supremacist.”
I reject that completely.
That’s not a slogan—it’s a declaration of war on the lie machine that’s been grinding away at the soul of this country for far too long.
Start with the basics: I’m white—fact, not felony. I’m Christian by choice, not coercion. And I love this nation with every beat of my heart.
Once, those were unremarkable truths. Now, they’re treated like indictments. The left doesn’t disagree—they demonize. They see an American flag in a pickup window and scream “insurrection.” They label belief as bigotry and prayer as extremism.
Enough. I reject every syllable of their smear. And I’m ready to defend what they can’t stand—faith, family, and freedom.
Take Exhibit A: the new mayor of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho—Dan Gookin—called Christian conservatives “mindless, cult-member morons.”
That’s an elected official talking about the same people who shovel his streets, coach his kids’ Little League teams, and tithe to keep local food pantries open. Mock them at your peril, Mr. Mayor.
It’s not just local politics. The coastal pundit class is just as vicious. One liberal commentator recently claimed that Charlie Kirk comes from a “very dangerous Christian nationalist ideology.”
Dangerous? Charlie Kirk believes in the nuclear family, in strong fathers and protective husbands, in faith as the foundation of freedom. He wants the best for all Americans—and the courage to say what others won’t.
That’s not dangerous. That’s devotion. That’s opportunity, family, faith—and freedom.
The left calls it nationalism because they can’t pronounce “normal” without spitting.
And it doesn’t stop there.
New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani openly campaigned on taxing “whiter neighborhoods.” Yes—punishing people for living where their grandparents built their homes.
That’s not equity—it’s hate with better branding. If a white politician said “blacker neighborhoods,” the outrage would melt servers. But say “whiter,” and the media shrugs.
The poison spreads early. A Black TikToker recently explained how “white hate” was taught to him as a child—through culture, education, and media.
Heartbreaking. Not because it’s true, but because it’s a lie sold to a kid who deserved better.
This is no accident. For decades, the left has pushed white hate and faith-shaming through schools, TV, and movies. Even children’s shows aren’t safe. Hollywood has carried that torch proudly.
But something’s shifting. Two of Hollywood’s brightest recently said, “enough.”
Sydney Sweeney faced backlash over a jeans commercial—called “racist” and “white supremacist” simply for wearing denim. Trump defended the ad, and the press demanded her apology. She didn’t blink.
She refused to play the guilt game. She didn’t pander to people who would never accept her anyway. Good for her.
Keira Knightley did the same. She was expected to apologize for voicing a Harry Potter character—because J.K. Rowling refuses to pretend men can become women. Knightley laughed it off.
And why shouldn’t she? She’s an actress playing a fictional character. But to the left, that’s heresy.
In a town where careers die over saying “Merry Christmas,” these women stood their ground.
This is the pattern: demonize, divide, destroy.
They want us apologizing for existing. They want us ashamed of the faith and patriotism that built this country.
But that ends now.
We are not white supremacists; we are survivors.
We are not bigots; we are builders.
We are Americans—and Christians—alongside millions of Black and Hispanic brothers and sisters who share our love for God and country.
Whiteness isn’t sin—it’s skin.
Christianity isn’t oppression—it’s the glue that held us together when empires crumbled.
Patriotism isn’t hate—it’s the fire that lit Lexington, Normandy, and 9/12.
We will not apologize. We will not trade truth for tolerance or faith for fear. We will vote, march, pray, and stand tall knowing why we believe what we believe—because we believe in truth.
The left’s house of cards is trembling. Their smears bounce off like hail on a tin roof.
To every mayor, pundit, professor, and politician who’s spent years spitting on us: your time is up.
America isn’t a guilt trip. It’s a gift.
And we’re ready to fight for it—every step of the way.