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You’d think that after the Covington kids disaster and the Steele dossier calamity the American news media would get the message. Which is to say, report facts, not liberal narratives.
But of course, ain’t happening.
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The Wall Street Journal, columnist Holman Jenkins had this to say on the latest self-inflicted media wound.
Wuhan Lab Theory Is a Media Warning
The news business is headed for trouble if it won’t control its biases as other professions do.
Jenkins wrote:
“On what basis was the lab leak theory ruled out for months by the media despite the lack of any evidence or logic for ruling it out? We’re bad journalists, has been the unembarrassed answer from the media this week in a wide array of print and online publications as well as National Public Radio.
Fox News' Jon Scott and Gordon Chang took aim at a slew of media outlets that advised readers to distrust Covid-19 stories aired by the network's Tucker Carlson.
Underestimate That âSenileâ Biden Guy At Your Peril
In a Democratic presidential debate in September 2019, Julian Castro thought he heard Joe Biden say something that contradicted himself, and he pounced on the opportunity to suggest that Biden was over the hill. Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago? he demanded. Are you forgetting already what you said just two minutes ago?
Propelled by this moment of triumph, Castro went on to become a member of the board of directors of a Washington think tank. His humiliated opponent was never heard from again.
As it turned out, it was Castro who was confused about what Biden had said. If the 2020 campaign proved anything, it s that underestimating Biden is dangerous. But Republicans persist in depicting him as a decrepit specimen who is wholly inadequate to his presidential responsibilities.
Go ahead. Underestimate him.
By Steve Chapman Chicago Tribune May 6, 2021 11:19am Text size Copy shortlink:
In a Democratic presidential debate in September 2019, Julian Castro thought he heard Joe Biden say something that contradicted himself, and he pounced on the opportunity to suggest that Biden was over the hill. Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago? he demanded. Are you forgetting already what you said just two minutes ago?
Propelled by this moment of triumph, Castro went on to become a member of the board of directors of a Washington think tank.
As it turned out, it was Castro who was confused about what Biden had said. If the 2020 campaign proved anything, it s that undere