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Low-Octane Gaslighting – CNN
So…um…so, Biden stepped down because he won?
In what has to be the most insincere piece of political analysis we have Jamal Simmons. He is seen frequently on panel discussions and on one in particular, he came out with a rather outlandish declaration:
"Look, Trump right now is zero for one when it comes to debates. Right? He may think that he won that debate, but it might be that he actually lost the war because of that debate."
Trump…LOST the debate with Biden. It takes some Olympic-level mental gymnastics to come up with this conclusion, and Scott Jennings (who is frankly the only reason to even watch CNN) rightfully reacted to this comment with a double face-palm.
WATCH: @ScottJenningsKY literally face palms as former Harris comms director claims Trump "won the CNN debate but lost the war” and is “zero for one" in the TV debates! pic.twitter.com/qM7jHk6DJL
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) August 27, 2024
First Amendment Strike Force – KAMALA HARRIS CAMPAIGN
Should his inclusion on the staff be enough to disqualify Kammy?
Yesterday, we covered how Facebook kaiser Mark Zuckerberg came forward with a letter to the House Judiciary Committee admitting to the various ways Facebook was limiting free expression on the platform by blocking key narratives, and doing so at the direction of the White House.
The primary force behind the Biden administration compelling this violation of the First Amendment right was Rob Flaherty. His correspondence with moderators to instruct what particular speech needed to be shut down was exposed in the Twitter Files. This is a person who needs to be regarded as a dangerous figure.
As is being pointed out, this is a man who is a key figure in the Kamala Harris campaign.
REMINDER: The person at Kamala and Biden's White House who was responsible for getting Facebook to censor the free speech of Americans was former Director of Digital Strategy @Rob_Flaherty.
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 28, 2024
He's now Kamala's Deputy Campaign Manager. https://t.co/AJVzrAYnZ7 pic.twitter.com/K8I81dNQfR
Matching Media Memorandum – THE HILL
If enough outlets keep this drumbeat going, it might begin to stick.
One of the newer narratives to be developed about Kamala Harris is that her opponents — Donald Trump and J.D. Vance — are working to unfairly paint her as coupled to Joe Biden and the administration. That would be the administration she is a part of at a high level.
The Hill works valiantly, but futilely, to make the Afghanistan fiasco the fault of Trump and claiming he is “trying” to tie Harris to the pullout disaster — something she bragged about being a key participant.
Former President Trump sidesteps his role in Afghanistan exit in trying to link Vice President Harris to chaos https://t.co/grosxPTAXx
— The Hill (@thehill) August 28, 2024
Legalized Press-titution – CNN
It is just soooooo amazing that Swifties are for Kammy, and stuff!
In the absence of Harris actually campaigning, one of the primary methods of “getting her voice out” has been the reports of differing groups… for Harris… coming out with Zoom calls and just gushing over the candidate. One of the latest just took place and it might be about the most embarrassing.
But you would not know this based on Manu Raju who gave full airtime for the “Swifties for Kamala,” fans of Taylor Swift who are Democrats. This included Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Chris Deluzio, who sat for an interview about his participation in the meetup. Yeesh…
Very Serious CNN Reporter Manu Raju asks Rep. Chris Deluzio "what is your level of concern about Trump successfully tapping into this voting bloc [Swifties]?" pic.twitter.com/ZhBQ0tVwFf
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) August 28, 2024
Blue-Anon – THE INTERCEPT
This “investigative” journalist should understand that she disproves nothing with her shoot-the-messenger deflection.
Jacqueline Sweet is apparently proud of her job description of “Investigative Journalist,” given it is the first item in her bio (along with a list of left-wing outlets). She is based out of Minnesota and as such has working knowledge of Governor Tim Walz and his career. She is also clearly bothered by all of the news reports seen detailing his prevarications over the years.
Sweet explains that all of the reports about his various lies — his service record, IVF treatments for his family, his rank at retirement — originated from small outlets in the area and have circulated for years.
What she does not do is disprove any of the claims, however — largely because the man is on record saying the very things he is proven to have lied about over the years. This is wan deflection, and nothing more.
Idk if people realize 90% of the Walz is a liar stuff is recycled from a small nexus of non-credible Minnesota sources who’ve been pushing disinfo and exaggerations about it for years and are now just laundering it up the chain from influencers to shoddy outlets? You can trace…
— Jacqueline Sweet (@JSweetLI) August 27, 2024
