"Riffed from the Headlines" is Townhall's daily VIP feature with coverage of the deeply flawed aspects of journalism in the nation. We'll look to bring accountability to the mishaps, malaprops, misdeeds, manipulations, malpractice, and manufactured narratives in mainstream media.
10.14.22
Artisanal-Crafted Narratives – YAHOO FINANCE
- They solved it! The answer to any shortage is getting rid of the people!
To see just how entrenched in liberal ideology the press has become, we need only look at the strained examples they come up with to justify abortion. Recall recently that we were served a story claiming tough abortion laws were hurting the oil industry by chasing people out of Texas. (One couple served as an example.)
Now, Yahoo Finance has come up with an equally daft pro-abort stance. It seems there is a diaper shortage, and instead of supply chain challenges or other issues, they have pegged the culprit: It's those damned pro-lifers causing the demand for diapers to remain high.
It's a simple equation. Fewer babies mean more diapers, then the…fewer babies who need them will have them.
Financial wizards, right here. pic.twitter.com/FvorM6det9
— Brad Slager: Armageddon A Bit Sick Of All This! (@MartiniShark) October 14, 2022
DNC PR Firm – THE NEW YORK TIMES
- Just try guessing who The Times will endorse in this election.
Not to suggest the newspaper is approaching this race with any bias…
After a respectful first debate, Senator Ron Johnson and Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes of Wisconsin will debate again tonight at 7 p.m. ET. This time, the candidates will be allowed to offer rebuttals, which may result in a more lively hour. https://t.co/AtiOWnd87M pic.twitter.com/0RTzmbpAhp
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 13, 2022
Both Kinds of Standards – DAILY BEAST
Taking a cue from The Times, we see the Daily Beast has made their pick for the Georgia Senate race. While Raphael Warnock has some deadbeat child support issues and was caught using campaign funds to pay off some of his back payments, the Beast looked at Herchel Walker and one of his children where he is supposedly in a controversial position of – making child support payments. We think? The Beast seems to think that Walker paying around $3,500 monthly to support a son is somehow worse.
EXCLUSIVE: I got Herschel Walker’s child support agreement for his youngest, secret son—who he didn’t want to have & hasn’t raised. The pro-life football star pays $42,000/year, but no childcare or education & no visitation. Family law experts were stunnedhttps://t.co/39KXFh1yUN
— Roger Sollenberger (@SollenbergerRC) October 14, 2022
Body Checking the Fact-Checkers – KOB Channel 4 News
- So she did it, but for a different reason, and that means she did not do it.
Ryan Laughlin jumped (pounced?) at the chance to fact-check a campaign ad from the Republican Governors Association targeting Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham over a case of a released prisoner who killed someone immediately after his premature release. Laughlin thinks he has the goods to debunk the ad – as he goes on to prove it correct.
After he touts that Grisham did in fact release him early, the reporter claims the reason given was different…as if that is somehow better…? He even fails to catch the error in his report, as he states the prisoner was let out for time served after he stated the term was to be served at least five months longer. See, Ryan, he WAS in fact released early.
FACT CHECK: The @GOPGovs just launched this attack ad in New Mexico. While the @GovMLG did release this criminal from prison early and he did kill his ex-girlfriend right after he got out, it did not happen the way the ad portrays. pic.twitter.com/PKOAtPorwo
— Ryan Laughlin (@RyanLaughlinKOB) October 14, 2022
Matching Media Memorandum – VARIOUS OUTLETS
- Whites are so bad they are corrupting minorities!
The case of the LA Council President who was forced to step down after being caught on tape making racist comments about blacks continues to send tremors in Los Angeles. But one of the asinine aspects is that the lame defense offered up by Hispanic member Nury Martinez is being echoed in a number of news outlets. The New York Times, as well as NBC News and The Atlantic, are pushing the flat-out stupid premise that Martinez was compelled into these hateful, racist remarks due to white supremacy. That nobody who is white was involved in any capacity in the case is seemingly not a factor.
- "The racist remarks extended beyond Blacks to the embedded prejudice against Indigenous Latinos that is pervasive in Latin America and in the U.S., a remnant of colonialism and a version of white supremacy."
Analysis: As the Latino population increases and diversifies, the persistence of racism threatens to dissolve hard-won Latino political and civil rights gains and fracture delicately balanced coalitions with other racial and ethnic groups. https://t.co/mRpUSIvuVW
— NBC Latino (@NBCLatino) October 13, 2022
