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With the J6 footage release, the mainstream media begin to panic
American Thinker ^ | 26 Feb, 2023 | Andrea Widburg

Posted on 02/26/2023 6:14:33 PM PST by MtnClimber

The great thing about their panic attacks is that they become intemperate and begin to tell the truth—which is that they believe only they may control the narrative.

Practically within minutes of January 6, the Democrat establishment, both politicians and the media, had their narrative in place: It was a violent insurrection that justified the biggest FBI manhunt in history, saw Democrats conduct a kangaroo congressional hearing to cement the narrative, deprived hundreds of people of their constitutional rights, and cowed Biden’s opponents into silence lest they too be accused of “insurrection.” For those same two years, the Democrat establishment resisted making public 14,000 hours of video footage showing J6 events in and around the Capitol, claiming that to do so was too dangerous. Now, though, with Kevin McCarthy having made the footage exclusively available to Tucker Carlson, the media are singing a very different tune.

One of the sure things about Democrats is that they firmly believe that, as Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds…. With consistency a great soul simply has nothing to do.” Or, put another way, when you’re a narcissist, the one consistent point when it comes to “truth” and “narrative” is that both must always serve your needs. (I’ve never had a high opinion of Emerson, and I have a very low opinion of Democrats.) Nothing shows that more clearly than the “turn on a dime” response in the media regarding the 14,000 hours of video.

For the past two years, the media have insisted that the 14,000 hours of video footage are irrelevant and that making the footage public would permanently endanger those who work (and posture) in the Capitol. Even more disgracefully, the DOJ has had the same attitude, refusing to make exculpatory footage available

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: deminsurgency; j6; officialnarrative; pelosiscoup; showtrial
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1 posted on 02/26/2023 6:14:33 PM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Nothing like a little panic when there is a little glitch in the narrative of their show trial.


2 posted on 02/26/2023 6:14:46 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

You know media’s lying when they don’t want footage of events released.


3 posted on 02/26/2023 6:21:56 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: MtnClimber

I have two takeaways from this article.
1) “I’ve never had a high opinion of Emerson, and I have a very low opinion of Democrats.”
Damn fine quote from probably my favorite columnist, Andrea Widburg.

2) “CBS News, CNN, Politico, ProPublica, ABC, Axios, Advance, Scripps, the Los Angeles Times, and Gannett together sent a letter to Kevin McCarthy demanding that they, too, get to see the tapes.”
If McCarthy has a hair on his ass, he should make them use a FOIA request, then charge them $1000.00 per hour of tape.
That is similar to what is frequently charged to the conservative press and public.


4 posted on 02/26/2023 6:28:28 PM PST by Tupelo (A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand)
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To: MtnClimber
So the same people who, for two years, said it was imperative that we see only the J6 committee’s and DOJ’s carefully curated snippets of footage now insist that, “without full public access,” there is a republic-threatening risk “that an ideologically-based narrative of an already polarizing event will take hold in the public consciousness, with destabilizing risks to the legitimacy of Congress, the Capitol Police, and the various federal investigations and prosecutions of January 6 crimes.”

In other words, there was no (republic-threatening) risk when they were persecuting ordinary Americans. However, there’s an incredible (republic-threatening) risk when those ordinary Americans not only prove their innocence but also (and I’m guessing here) point to a massive government entrapment scheme.

Also known as "skin off their azz."

Apparently it is a new experience for many of the prog.

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5 posted on 02/26/2023 6:33:26 PM PST by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

6 posted on 02/26/2023 6:33:44 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Tupelo
“CBS News, CNN, Politico, ProPublica, ABC, Axios, Advance, Scripps, the Los Angeles Times, and Gannett together sent a letter...

Why isn't this considered collusion and market manipulation the way that the LAAP-dog media jumps on Big Oil all the time?

-PJ

7 posted on 02/26/2023 6:35:39 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: MtnClimber
Its all here:

11.6Gb archive of photos, videos and livestreams depicting the january 6th riots at capitol hill
8 posted on 02/26/2023 6:46:45 PM PST by know.your.why (Be not eager to be offended. The narcissism of small differences leads to THE most boring conformity)
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To: MtnClimber
Practically within minutes of January 6, the Democrat establishment, both politicians and the media, had their narrative in place

Practically within minutes...

That is one big whopper.

The CIA/deep state has been planning insurrections and meddling in other soverign countries around the world for decades to carry out "regime change."

Watch this short video (click here) to see examples. They just pulled a plan off the shelf and turned it on us! Heck, it could even have been the plan they used for regime change in Ukraine in 2014 (Maidan Revolution).

The Jan 6th plan was made weeks, probably months, in advance.

9 posted on 02/26/2023 6:48:10 PM PST by icclearly
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To: Tupelo

“I’ve never had a high opinion of Emerson,”

What’s her and nmaybe your problem with Emerson?


10 posted on 02/26/2023 6:49:31 PM PST by cymbeline
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To: MtnClimber

They are in a constant state of panic. Constant lying does that.


11 posted on 02/26/2023 6:54:39 PM PST by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: MtnClimber

bkmk


12 posted on 02/26/2023 6:55:20 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: MtnClimber

The MSM meme no this is that the J-6 Committee already reviewed the tapes, so there’s nothing to see.

They really are the pathetic, and their audience really is that stupid.


13 posted on 02/26/2023 7:08:58 PM PST by nicollo ("I said no!")
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To: MtnClimber

The mainstream media accepted the January 6 committee’s judgement on what videos are released but they question Kevin McCarthy when he’s speaker of the house. They are surely biased against Kevin McCarthy.


14 posted on 02/26/2023 7:09:23 PM PST by convoter2016
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To: cymbeline

Not having a “high opinion” doesn’t necessitate a “low opinion”

But I do have a RWE book on my desk that I’ll occasionally read.


15 posted on 02/26/2023 7:19:33 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: MtnClimber

Why should the main stream media panic? They have been sounding the clarion on the J6 insurrection for going on 3 years now, should this not aid in their efforts to expose the villains?

Indeed it will, however the true villains are not the villains they have been presenting to the world with their coverage and narratives.

The disinfecting light of truth is most welcome.


16 posted on 02/26/2023 7:41:34 PM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: Bshaw

bookmarked


17 posted on 02/26/2023 8:13:19 PM PST by orlop9
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To: Taxman

Ping


18 posted on 02/26/2023 8:15:14 PM PST by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2023 AND 2024!)
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To: know.your.why

That torrent does not include video from government cameras installed in and around the Capitol.


19 posted on 02/26/2023 8:18:02 PM PST by IndispensableDestiny
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To: MtnClimber

The last thing these clowns want to come out is the truth.


20 posted on 02/26/2023 8:19:22 PM PST by wjcsux (RIP Rush Limbaugh 12 Jan 1951- 17 Feb 2021. We really miss you. 😢)
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