Posted on 09/20/2024 5:30:56 AM PDT by MtnClimber
It would be helpful to voters to know that a “whistleblower” says ABC rigged last week’s debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But outside of conservative media, it’s being largely ignored, because the legacy press covers its own and as zealously as it does the Democratic Party. Whether the claims are true or not – the existence of the whistleblower remains unconfirmed – the mainstream media’s loyalty to Democrats is uncomfortably similar to the relationship Pravda had with the Central Committee of the Soviet Union’s Communist Party.
To quickly recap, the unnamed whistleblower said ABC agreed to fact-check Trump while ensuring “Harris would not face comparable scrutiny.” The plan was so detailed that “various people were assigned to fact check observations it was perceived candidate Trump would make during the debate.”
“In fact,” says the whistleblower, the “Harris campaign required assurances that Donald Trump would be fact-checked.”
These agreements were reached on calls that the Trump campaign was not a part of although all discussions regarding the rules and negotiations were supposed to include both sides.
The affidavit also says Harris was provided with sample questions that, while not the exact questions that would be asked, nevertheless “covered similar topics that would appear during the debate.”
There were also issues that could not be raised – Joe Biden’s health; Harris’ performance as San Francisco’s district attorney; her brother-in-law and “key campaign adviser” Tony West, who allegedly “fleeced taxpayers for billions to give to left-wing groups and lawyers” – since they would reflect poorly on Harris.
“I have observed a pronounced bias against Donald Trump within ABC News,” the affiant continues, while also noting “many” ABC employees “questioned the clear bias that is well known throughout the company.”
The network denies the charges, which is expected. It’s not going to issue a statement that says, “Yeah, you caught us, we cheated for the Democrats.”
What gives the allegations more than a muted ring of truth is that the affidavit was filed, according to its contents, the day before the debate and the charges match the moderators’ actions. It was as if the whistleblower got a copy of the script. So much of what is asserted checks out with what everyone saw.
It also looks bad for the network because Dana Walden, a Disney co-chair who oversees ABC News, has been a close friend of Harris since the 1980s, and their husbands closer for even longer.
Furthermore, Linsey Davis, one of the ABC moderators – and co-conspirator, depending on whose point of view is being taken into account – and Harris are sorority sisters.
Trump would have fared better if the debate had been on another network, but he says the Harris team insisted that she would debate only on ABC. While it’s obvious why, it’s chilling to think that the cabalists aren’t terribly concerned about the striking conflict of interest. To them, it’s just another act of impropriety they will get away with.
But what else should we expect when 28% – that’s a staggering number – of Democrats say the country would have been better off if Trump had been assassinated?
One would think that despite the connections, there would be some fidelity to journalistic standards. But clearly that’s asking too much. At least for the left. Remember that Trump found out in 2015 that “his friendship with the late Fox News chairman Roger Ailes did not spare him a mauling from Megyn Kelly, one of the moderators of the Republican candidates’ debate,” the Telegraph reminds us.
There are no ideologues in the West like those who pose as objective reporters and editors. At times some have internal struggles with the real journalist within. But the propagandist always wins.
We’ve seen this behavior in history’s bloody revolutions. The revolutionaries and their followers believe so deeply in their cause they’ve been willing to kill and destroy. (Of course, those at the top, the Lenins, the Castros, the Guevaras, the Sandinos, and the Ortegas are interested only in power. The revolution is a cover for their tyrannical ambitions.)
Anyone involved in politics in this country who believes in their party, their ideology, their agenda so completely that they feel that their ends justify whatever means they choose needs to back off and reassess. Get away from politics. Find meaning somewhere else, because a blind commitment to the Democrats’ efforts to establish single-party rule, its one and only truth, and its demand for conformity, is toxic to discourse and a threat to our republic.
Trump disclosed Harris insisted she would debate only on ABC; it’s obvious why:
<><>Harris demanded assurances that Donald Trump would be fact-checked
<><>Harris was provided with sample questions,
<><>not the exact debate questions but topics during the debate.
<><>Harris insisted certain issues could NOT be raised –
<><>Joe Biden’s health;
<><>Harris’ performance as S/Francisco’s district attorney;
<><>her bil and “key campaign adviser” Tony West,
<><>West allegedly “fleeced taxpayers for billions” he gave to left-wing groups and lawyers.
These agreements were reached on phone calls that the Trump campaign was not a part of even as all discussions regarding the rules and negotiations were supposed to include both sides.
It’s chilling to think that the cabalists aren’t terribly concerned about the striking conflict of interest. To them, it’s just another act of impropriety they will get away with.
Because birds of a feather stick together. Evil protecting evil
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They are corrupt, stupid, or both. Also, they are deeply invested in the Deep State. IOW, leftscum.
What’s ironic is they are also ignorant of history. If their side wins, they will be the first put up against a wall. See Russia under Stalin, China under Mao, etc.
Scouting for the sniper? Wanting to get coverage of Trump being shot? Definitely nothing good.
Because the media networks are now staffed by former politicians, their spouses, and political consultants. They are not news outlets. They are 24/7/365 propaganda and authorized communications agencies of the US government.
Simple, “the world knows its own”.
What a dumb question!
They are one and the same!
Holy crap. Thanks for posting. Watch that video clip people.
The ‘media’ is a dying industry - their previous independence and power, and virtue, came from their ability to generate newspaper and ad sales. Independent income.
They no longer have that luxury, and so to survive, they have to sell out to political powers, that can give from the public coffers, and allow them to pretend to have access to the goings and comings of their government.
The ‘media’ are whores, nothing else.
Groupthink
cut the cable tv
They’re all fellow travelers, all with the same goal. Big government loves big business, and media is big business.
It’s either power or fear.
If power, they believe in the cause and are willing to part heaven and earth for their friends, usually for ulterior motives. They believe by being good little foot soldiers, some of them may possibly gain favor with the powers that be.
If fear, then they support the government only because they’re afraid if they don’t, the boot will come down on them and crush them. They refuse to rock the boat because they want to keep their paychecks, retirement, and whatever else they may be able to cling to, and so they fall in line and get with the program, just like they’re ordered to do. In which case, they’re all a bunch of spineless cowards who fear speaking truth to power.
Because the media is owned by the Democrats…they’re one and the same thing.
The European family that owns the world wide dominate media controls what all of their underling news outlets report. Think NWO and WEF.
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is the MSM just another money laundromat for DS/IC front company payoli?
This is a naive question. The government/industrial complex *OWNS* the media, and they would fire media-liar employees that won't promote liberal control of government.
You see, it is an industry. The media-liars help liberals get elected, not because of ideology, but because of *MONEY*. Liberals controlling the government means huge government spending, and the people who *OWN* the media-lie-system profit from that government spending. Not only do they get government contracts for stupid sh*t like "global warming", RNA "vaccines", or "trans" bullsh*t, but they can also get bribes from foreign governments and domestic corporations to modify legislation in exchange for the bribes. They also sell government influence, like Joe Biden and Hunter Biden have been doing.
The Media-liars lying is not about how much they believe in socialism or liberalism, it's about getting their hands on the money spewing machine in Washington DC.
When they control DC, all of their crooked connections get rich.
This is why they are so *SERIOUS* about electing Liberals. They get rich when Liberals control the government, while Conservatives tend to slow or shut down that nonsense.
It's about money. It always was about money. It was never about anything else *OTHER* than money.
This. Exactly right.
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