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Low-Octane Gaslighting – ProPublica
It is clear that the primary issue for the Democrats this election is abortion, and what is more clear is they do not have the issue on their side. This is shown by the lengthy lies that are being spewed about abortion, such as Trump wanting to impose a national ban on the procedure. In a new example, ProPublica has come up with a story of a woman who died of complications as a result of the restrictive abortion legislation in Georgia.
The truth is this woman took the abortion pill and her body did not respond properly, leading to severe infection, all the result of her deciding to forgo available and legal health services.
Doctors warned Candi Miller that another pregnancy could kill her. Under Georgia’s abortion ban, she died trying to navigate the process alone. “She was trying to terminate the pregnancy, not terminate herself,” Miller’s sister said.https://t.co/VY6jKhTwJY
— ProPublica (@propublica) September 18, 2024
Blue Anon – CNN
Some denialism is more equal than others.
As we approach the election, it is becoming nearly hysterical how often we see the press lapsing into the very conspiratorial thought and speech they have long decried. Questioning election results and criticizing the process of our electoral systems is said to be a threat to our democracy, etc. – unless they do it.
We showed yesterday how PBS was fearful how the U.S. Postal Service could affect the election, and now, on CNN – where it had been said election denialists are not welcomed – we see Elie Mystal delivering past denialism and future conspiracy talk. He suggests that if the electoral college results are close, the Trump-manipulated Supreme Court will swing the results to Trump, just like SCOTUS had done when Al Gore was the actual winner in 2000.
(Reminder: Al Gore did not win a single recount in Florida in 2000.)
Can someone remind me of the rules on election denialism? Two panelists assured me on @cnn that the 2000 election was stolen. Plus, Dems gave the game away on Harris’s moderate rhetoric. My 10pm nightcap on Conspiracy Theory Night! pic.twitter.com/m0OJNletJW
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) September 17, 2024
DNC PR Firm – MSNBC
While it has been notable that Kamala Harris has made a huge turnabout on positions she held in the recent past, it has not been something the press has been especially concerned over. In fact, we are more likely to see excuses made or applause granted for her cagey decision to avoid the press.
Hayes Brown writes about her appeal to the political center and essentially states that, "Well of course she's lying, that is how she can win":
President Joe Biden ran as the most moderate candidate that year, a position that the former vice president argued made him the most likely to beat the incumbent Trump. Once he’d become the presumptive nominee, however, Biden did something unusual: He moved to the left. Should she win, however, the question becomes how she chooses to use whatever mandate she has. It will be all the better for the country if she finally finds a way to govern that still hits the ear like a sonnet.
At @MSNBC this column is summed up thusly:
— Lie-Able Sources (@LieAbleSources) September 19, 2024
“Calm down, we all know Kamala is just lying about being moderate to get elected. She will be VERY left-wing once in office.”https://t.co/0ZloOP0w3f
Artisanally-Crafted Narratives – CNN
When a field reporter expects to change the mind of a red solo cup-toting MAGA fan.
In this great segment, a CNN journalist is covering a pro-Trump boat parade and she is challenging a shirtless, beer-swilling Trump voter and displaying all of the partisanship the press pretends they do not harbor. The best is this guy is not having any of her slant, as she challenges him about being concerned with the economy because he is a boat owner, and therefore (we have to guess at her logic), inflation should not be much of a bother for him.
You almost get the sense she was on the verge of saying, "It's not that bad, you should vote for Kamala!"
Shirtless dude holding a beer takes this CNN reporter apart after she suggests he shouldn’t care about inflation.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) September 19, 2024
King stuff. pic.twitter.com/ENgLOpYS5Y
Anti-Social Media – The Atlantic
So, it's a case of HIS dangerous rhetoric being bad, not others.
In a lengthy thread that twists logic so much you could put mustard on it, David Frum actually strains to justify that Donald Trump brought on the latest assassination attempt himself. He delivers a tortured explanation that can be summed up as, "Violent speech is bad and needs to be criticized, as long as it is coming from Trump."
Others speaking this way and leading to an attempt on his life garner no criticism.
The difference:
— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 17, 2024
The upsetting things said by Trump and Vance are not true.
The upsetting things said about Trump and Vance are true.
Trump really did mount a violent coup against the Constitution. He and his relatives really did take bribes in office, including from foreign…
Legalized Press-titution – MSNBC
Using DEI to bring down the U.S.S.R.
On MSNBC, Ret. General Steve Anderson explained the importance Kamala Harris will have on the international stage. See, she will be able to face Vladimir Putin and he will be enraptured at the reality that she is standing before him, and this will come to realize what a fantastic country we are – because she comes from a mixed marriage.
Yup, he said this, and Nicolle Wallace sat there and absorbed this doltish idiocy and simply responded with a – "Wow."
MSNBC guest says Putin will be deterred by Kamala Harris because she’s the product of a mixed marriage 🤡
— 🇺🇸Travis🇺🇸 (@Travis_4_Trump) September 18, 2024
MSNBC Host: “Wow.”
🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/GcBURr12e3
