| | | The lie of the year, and likely the decade
There is no lie that could have been conjured up by any other person in American politics that could compete with this. The scope of the lie was enormous; the entire corporate media, Democratic Party and executive branch of the federal government conspired to hide the condition of the president. The consequence was historic; Biden cost the Democratic Party any prayer of winning the 2024 election by staying in the race and dropping a live grenade in the lap of Kamala Harris, who was utterly unequipped to handle it. And the stakes were life-or-death; with multiple major wars happening in the world, domestic unrest on college campuses, devastating inflation and declining social trust in the country, we had no president at the wheel.
The glaring obviousness that this is not only the lie of the year, but the lie of the decade and perhaps the lie of the 21st century so far, is why I love this story. The utter delusion it requires any media outlet that pretends to be serious to pick the cat-eating “lie” as the biggest of the year is almost too rich to fully appreciate. It’s the news equivalent of an absurdist Monty Python skit, or trying to stop a nuclear bomb by shooting a spitball at it.
On a more serious note, though, it’s also important. It’s important because it tells us the media has learned nothing. Through all the navel-gazing, port-mortems and autopsies, the corporate media has learned nothing about why Donald Trump is president and nobody trusts them.
It’s a sight to behold. It’s bad for the country. But, until they figure it out, the opportunity remains for outlets like the Daily Caller to fill the void and tell the actual truth. We’ll continue to do the job they refuse to.
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