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Biden Wants to Shred the Constitution to Save Democracy

Brad Slager
Brad Slager  |  Jul 17, 2024
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Blue Anon – VARIOUS OUTLETS

  • The people who hate conspiracies sure are quick to spout them.

What more needs to be said about an industry that is entertaining the conspiracy theory that Donald Trump was not actually shot but suffered shrapnel injuries from glass shattering off of the teleprompters after telling us the accurate videos of Joe Biden’s mental decline were clever fakes? Again, these are not anonymous randos on social media, but media figures.

Michael Steele of MSNBC is pushing this nonsense, as is Stevan Beschloss, and, it's sad to consider he's forming the minds of future reporters, journalism professor Jeff Jarvis.

Presentation Paradox – LATE SHOW WITH SETH MYERS

  • Just abandoning all pretense of being humorous and entertaining, eh?

As we all know by now, late-night talk shows have wandered off the reservation. No longer are they frothy giggle-fests with celebrities selling movies as you doze off, they are leftist applause-factories who only invite on Democrats and leftist reporters. After the shooting of Donald Trump, these humor-blockers have seen the need to lecture us, and Seth Meyers was especially cringe-worthy.

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He delivered what was to be a solemn message, except he could not refrain from politicizing his “message of unity.” Seth implored that we needed to get rid of the guns. After, he talked about what Republicans needed to say to tone down the nation’s rhetoric, then obliviously said, “Speaking plainly about the specter of authoritarianism is not only our democratic right, it's our civic duty." Just so we are clear, Seth – your position is that attacking the Second Amendment as you propose is NOT an authoritarian stance, is that correct?

Anti-Social Media – MSNBC

Many were laughing Monday after Donald Trump Jr. squared off on the convention floor with MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff, who came at him with deeply slanted questions. Well, Jake was back at it Tuesday night. He was touring the arena space and came upon a realization that the state delegates for South Carolina were situated in a portion with a poor view of the stage. 

Speaking to his defamation suit partner Rachel Maddow, Jake, clearly desperate for controversy, delivered the theory that they were located in this outpost because they were being “punished” as a result of Nikki Haley opposing Trump in the primary.

DNC PR Firm – WASHINGTON POST

Really, no matter how you look at this story, it makes zero sense. Start with a man in politics for FIVE DECADES worrying about the length of time Supreme Court Justices serve. How about the fact that he proposes forcing changes on the Court, sidestepping the amendment process and a majority of states ratifying his plan? Then there is that niggling detail about the separation of powers.

All of this disqualifies the plan Joe Biden’s tapioca brainpan is concocting, where he wants to force term limits and an ethics code on the Court. But the biggest issue of all is how the Washington Post never explores that the man who is leading the hysteria charge about the threats to democracy wants to radically alter the Supreme Court and bypass the Constitution in the process.