The Wile E. Coyote of Liberal Journalism
Everybody remembers Wile E. Coyote was a Super Genius, right? That old Looney Tunes character came to mind this week when I read liberal journalist Michael Tomasky’s hot take on the election: I’ve had a lot of conversations since Tuesday revolving around the question of why Donald Trump won. The economy and inflation. Kamala Harris […]
Election Results 2024: Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Will Be 47th U.S. President
UPDATE 1:30 a.m. ET Wednesday: TRUMP JUST WON IT! BREAKING NEWS: The Fox News Decision Desk projects that former President Trump will win Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/assv0ANYj6 — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 6, 2024 Per NYT Trump is likely to win the popular vote. We did it! — Katya Sedgwick (@KatyaSedgwick) November 6, 2024 .@DecisionDeskHQ Calls it […]
Vote Trump, and the Media Will Die
Did you just orgasm? Or was that me? We’re all kinda sticky after reading this quote: “If half the country has decided that Trump is qualified to be president, that means they’re not reading any of this media, and we’ve lost this audience completely. A Trump victory means mainstream media is dead in its current […]
Probably Not Wearing a MAGA Hat
This has not yet been classified as a “hate crime” and I don’t expect CNN viewers will hear a word about it for some reason: The gunman who allegedly shot an Orthodox Jewish man walking to synagogue Saturday morning in Chicago has been identified as 22-year-old Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi. Abdallahi reportedly shot the 39-year-old victim […]
The Schadenfreude Smorgasbord
The resignation of Robert Kagan, in response to billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos ordering the paper not to endorse Kamala Harris, is a preview of the open intermural warfare we’ll see among Democrats if Kamala Harris loses next month. Failure in politics requires scapegoats, and Harris herself is exempt from blame because (according to […]
What Counts as ‘Misinformation’? (Hint: It Depends on Who Does the Counting)
Right-Wing Influencers Falsely Accuse Kamala Harris Of Using A Teleprompter At Town Hall — Forbes Posts falsely claim Kamala Harris used teleprompter during town hall — AFP Harris Town Hall Moderator Debunks Crazy New Teleprompter Claim — Daily Beast That’s just a small sample of what you’ll find with a Google search for “kamala univision […]
Rhanni Davis Charged With Four Murders on Suburban Chicago Commuter Train
Murder on Labor Day weekend: Prosecutors have approved murder charges in connection with the shootings that left four people dead on a CTA train Monday morning. Rhanni Davis, 30, is expected to appear in court for a detention hearing on Wednesday. In another development, officials have released new information about the victims and how they […]
Hurricane-Force Media Hype
CNN (I watch, so you don’t have to) is still hyping polls that show Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump on the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and, if all you knew about the election is what you get from the “mainstream” media, you would believe she’s cruising to certain victory. Dig this […]
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