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Dana Takes a Kamala Call-In on the Air, and Deadspin Sued Over Racist Hit Job on a Child

Brad Slager
Brad Slager  |  Oct 09, 2024
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DNC PR Firm – CNN

  • "Hello, Dana, longtime listener, first-time caller..."

While on the air, Dana Bash took a phone call from Kamala Harris, and the two discussed hurricane responsiveness. The hostess went on to ask the Democratic candidate a leading question about misinformation during storm recovery – mainly from Trump.

As Harris went on to lecture about the "unconscionable" act of politicizing relief efforts, what was never brought up was Harris recently lying (sorry, "giving misinformation") about a non-existent phone call to Ron DeSantis about hurricane prep work for Florida.

Reporting on the Mirror – DEADSPIN

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  • Who would think attacking a child was poor journalism? (ANSWER: Everyone.)

It was not quite one year ago that the pseudo-sports website Deadspin angered most decent-thinking individuals when it accused a young boy of committing racism by wearing blackface to a Kansas City Chiefs game in Las Vegas. Why a boy of about 9 years old would do so, and why he would in a public setting were not questions the reactionary race-baiting writer could formulate. As it turned out, the kid was actually adorned in team colors, and the article had to be revised repeatedly.

Maybe an apology and taking down the article would have been wise, but these are not wise people. The site has since been sold, this past March, but the new owners have a challenge, as a court has permitted a defamation case to move forward against the site.

Presentation Paradox – CNN

  • Denying the practice while engaging in it is a fantastic look, Brian.

Speaking of hurricane misinformation…

Brian Stelter attempted to take Senator Marco Rubio to task for doubting the government. Rubio implored Florida residents to heed reports from the National Weather Service regarding Hurricane Milton. Stelter castigated the senator because, previously, Rubio had cast scorn on the release of the national jobs report.

Somehow, Stelter equates the jobs data and the NOAA storm reports as equal, while the jobs data has been routinely revised under Biden. He says that doubting the jobs report is like saying all government data is wrong, which Rubio never said, as well as saying you should not have absolute trust in government but having no trust at all is wrong, which again Rubio never said.

If that makes sense to you, apply with Brian Stelter for an internship.

Both Kinds of Standards – THE NEW YORK TIMES

  • Not all problematic spouses are created equal.

It has been rather telling how the media have avoided outright the various stories surrounding Doug Emhoff, the Second Gentleman, and the possible historic first male spouse of a president. His history of impregnating the nanny from his first marriage and the new story of hitting a former girlfriend and paying her off has been met with shrugs. "He's not the one running for office," goes the general reaction. Of course, this has not stopped the press from touting Emhoff as redefining masculinity and being a sex symbol. (Yes, that happened.)

Meanwhile, a GOP politician running for Congress has a wife embroiled in a scandal, and The New York Times is all over it.

Body Checking the Fact-Checkers – CNN

  • Something-something…misinformation threatens democracy...y

We have become inured to the peals of shrieking in the press about how dangerous misinformation will be and the inherent threat to the very fabric of our nation it represents. You are aware of this, but we wanted to reiterate it, considering CNN has now been exposed as a misinformation source.

It delivered a previous fact-check "debunking" the claim by Republicans that immigrants from Afghanistan were not being properly vetted and terrorist sympathizers were coming to our shores to exact violence. We bring this up because of the arrest of a terrorist sympathizer who plotted to commit violence during election day who was not properly vetted when he arrived here from the Afghanistan evacuation.