In the Land of No Consequence, Bad Behavior Festers
Excerpt: The timing of the Times’ latest fraud is notable for its coincidence: Three years ago and one year ago this month, Democrats, with full complicity from the media, unleashed two of the most divisive and fabricated campaigns against Trump World: The Trump-Russia collusion hoax and the Kavanaugh rape charges. In September 2016, Yahoo News posted its infamous article authored by Michael Isikoff that suggested Trump campaign aide Carter Page was a Kremlin tool—the piece was sourced by dossier author Christopher Steele and cited as evidence in the FISA warrant against Page—publicly fueling the nascent Russian collusion storyline. And in September 2018, the Washington Post identified Christine Blasey Ford as the woman accusing Kavanaugh of decades-old sexual assault. But despite the widespread misconduct, malfeasance, and irreversible political, professional, and personal damage connected to both travesties, not one person—lawmaker, staffer, reporter, or witness—has been held accountable for their actions. (...) To the contrary, mouthpieces for both scandals are cashing in by selling books that rewrite history, or worse, fabricate more charges intended to inflict additional harm. [Wow. The author, Julie Kelly, is clearly ripped–I don’t think I’m allowed to say “pissed”–with the lack of accountability for all the shenanigans that have been thrown out to the public since the 2016 election campaign began. I have to admit I agree with her. Until some of these characters get some comeuppance, there will be no changes of attitude or tactics by the media. It’s difficult enough trying to pit fact against fact; it’s nearly impossible to win with fact against repeated myths. Ron P.]
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