Part 9/19:
The parody and real reporting converge on the insight that the mainstream media functions as an extension of the political establishment, shielding corrupt officials and framing narratives to benefit their political masters. A clip from MSNBC's Heidi Pbla exemplifies this: she asserts that the rights of Americans derive from God, not government, and labels traditional Christians as "dangerous" because they believe innate rights come from a divine authority—not from the state.