03.16.23
Pathological Media Amnesia – THE BULWARK
- When an opinion on an invasion is worse than the person permitting said invasion.
Bill Kristol has a strong opinion about the stance Ron DeSantis took regarding the Ukraine invasion. Bill seems to think his stance of slowing down our aid and being sure not to engage directly is a disqualifying position for the presidency.
Kristol declares that DeSantis is supposedly on the "wrong side of the defining foreign policy issue of our time." I need to offer a reminder now (to Bill, not our readers) that Obama did next to nothing, and it led to the invasion of Crimea. And then, following four years of no activity, we see a new conflict in the region, basically ushered in by…whom, Bill?
You backed Biden, who allowed the invasion in the first place.
— Brad Slager: Buying Acceptance Speeches on eBay (@MartiniShark) March 16, 2023
This would be the time when you play the role of the corpse at a wake: Just dress nice, show up on time and then be still and keep your mouth closed https://t.co/SorVUu0ea4
Gilded Reframe – SACRAMENTO BEE
On Tuesday, Charlie Kirk gave a speech on the campus of UC Davis, and there was enough pre-speech antipathy in the press that Antifa arrived and caused violence, as is the usual tactic; the people claiming to battle fascism act out in a notably fascist manner of wanting to restrict speech.
Ahead of his speech, the Sacramento Bee published an op-ed that claimed Kirk had called for the lynching of trans people. This was called inciteful language, and Kirk demanded a retraction under threat of a lawsuit, and the paper delivered a lengthy clarification at the end of the column.
- "An earlier version of this column included a statement that Charlie Kirk had 'called for the lynching of trans people.' The basis for this accusation is a video clip in which Kirk was upset that a trans woman had won an NCAA swimming championship. In the clip, Kirk said that instead of letting the woman compete, 'Someone should have took (sic) care of it the way we used to take care of things in the 1950s and 60s.' Some trans advocates on social media extrapolated from Kirk's comments that he called for trans people to be lynched - an accusation The Bee repeated. But a review of the video shows that Kirk never advocated for trans people to be lynched. In fact, he strongly denies the accusation. These notes have been added to the column. The Bee regrets its comments and we apologize for any misunderstanding this earlier version may have caused."
Note that in the correction stipulating they were incorrect to accuse Kirk of calling for lynching, the paper still manages to mention Kirk calling for lynching no less than three times.
Sacramento Bee Forced to Apologize for False Claims Against Charlie Kirk That Sparked Antifa Riots
— RedState (@RedState) March 16, 2023
https://t.co/uJFz3UCthu
Artisanally-Crafted Narratives – THE BULWARK
- So any politician banning kids from sexually-graphic events is a fascist -–THIS is your argument?!
Oh dear, the former conservative pin-up Amanda Carpenter is still struggling with the rising import of Ron DeSantis. Mandy is perturbed by the action taken purportedly by the governor in retaliation to a holiday event where drag queens were performing lascivious acts with children once again.
What kind of power are you willing to hand over to the state to keep kids out of drag shows? The same kind of power you'd use to police the movements of women to outlaw abortion? Is this DeSantisism? https://t.co/y9qfSMUX8X
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 15, 2023
This week, the media is really bothered by the news that in Florida, a hotel has had its liquor license stripped following an adult-themed drag show. There are claims of government oppression – of course – but there are details the media choose to avoid.
This was not a reactionary move; the hotel was told ahead of time that an adult-themed show listed as "all ages" was not permissible under its liquor laws. Carpenter, in linking to a piece by her cohort JV Last, supported the claim that all that had to be done was have the producers of the show remove the all-ages tag in the advertising. Except, Carpenter and Last have to ignore the section where the hotel was clearly told it, as the venue was responsible for ensuring underage kids did not attend an adult-themed revue.
This is lame avoidance of a core fact in this case. It was not just about the production scrubbing "all ages welcomed" from its promotion.
— Brad Slager: Buying Acceptance Speeches on eBay (@MartiniShark) March 16, 2023
Read the last paragraph of the letter you posted. The venue was notified that it had a responsibility to prevent minors from attending. https://t.co/qKu8GfrQrX pic.twitter.com/95IarV9KK7
DNC PR Firm – DAILY BEAST
We have some gripping and explosive news from the 2024 presidential campaign trail concerning the candidate – er, nope – rather, the man who has not even announced his presidential campaign. Yes, it is a new day which means there is fresh Ron DeSantis distemper to be found in the press. Today is the latest scandal, "The Pudding Incident."
Jake Lahut, a writer who is seemingly not polluted with an abundance of pride, has reported on a severe incident exposing deep character flaws that should make any voter pause. DeSantis, according to unnamed former staffers, once ate pudding in a room full of people using his fingers.
New — Ex-DeSantis staffers and those involved in planning his book tour/pre-campaign events describe long standing issues over his soft skills coming to the fore as he hits the road.
— Jake Lahut (@JakeLahut) March 16, 2023
Example: A 2019 flight from TLH to DC where he ate pudding w/ 3 fingers.https://t.co/KEwA7F9Pgr
Matching Media Memorandum – POLITICO
- This will go far to establish Jon as a serious pundit.
As nonsensical and non-impactful as this pudding scandal appears, Jonathan Lemire felt the need to join in and share this deeply trenchant piece of news.
“Enshrined in DeSantis lore is an episode from four years ago: During a private plane trip from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C., in March of 2019, DeSantis enjoyed a chocolate pudding dessert—by eating it with three of his fingers” https://t.co/13GqsGRsLD
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) March 16, 2023
Pulitzer Prize Nomination – SCIENCE MAGAZINE
- This sounds like the basis of any film on the SyFy Channel.
There is certainly a deeply valid purpose for this kind of research, we have been led to believe. After all, we have been lectured loudly during the pandemic to always follow the science with a religious fervor. So the announcement that researchers have developed a way for mice to grow antlers has to be absorbed with the most rapturous of awe and applause.
So there is your update if anyone has been curious why it is taking so long to cure cancer.
"Mini Antlers" Grown On Mice Heads After Scientists Implant Deer Cellshttps://t.co/7dTbX9r0eC
— IFLScience (@IFLScience) March 14, 2023
Glossary Over Things – TOURÉ
- Admittedly saying 'The W-word' is a bit clunky…
Want all the proof that the battle against the virtue-signaling activist set is netting results? Here we have the always wise pundit Touré declaring that anyone using the term "woke" is actually employing the use of a slur. Yes, seriously.
Of course, it needs to be ignored that this is a term that is derived from the left – you know, from the very woke individuals who push and promote the agenda. Now that others are using it effectively to combat their activist nonsense, it has to become contorted that anyone using it today is acting bigoted or something.
This is why DeSantis is getting smeared with pudding scandals – if he is elected, we will start seeing segregated water fountains with signs dictation FOR WOKE PEOPLE ONLY.
At this point woke is a slur. The way the right uses it is an undercover way of saying "those people," or "non-white people." It's a polite way of saying the n-word but in this case the n-word includes Blacks, LGBTQ folks, and other marginalized groups.
— Touré (@Toure) March 15, 2023
