On WaPo Winning a Pulitzer Downplaying DJT Assassination Attempt

On Monday WaPo announced that it won a Pulitzer Prize in the breaking news category for its coverage of the July 13, 2024 attempt on the life of Donald Trump.

The 'coverage' in question? "Trump taken away after loud noises at rally".

 

According to the Post's self-congratulatory write-up on its award, WaPo's 'live-updates file', from which the aforementioned headline came, earned the paper what was once journalism's "top honor." 

If journalism is supposed to be the first rough draft of history, the Pulitzer just gave its stamp of approval to one of the most dishonest lines ever written. And if soft-pedaling political violence earns the highest award in American journalism, then the Pulitzer is no longer a mark of excellence — it’s a trophy for narrative loyalty.

But this is just the cherry on top of a Turd Sundae after the media guardians of all truth and democracy, the members of the self-important White House Correspondents Association, awarded the photo below as the coveted 'Photo of the Year' last week at it's annual pat ourselves on the the back 'Journalism Awards'. 

 

The winning photo was taken by NYT photographer Doug Mills depicts Joe Biden as he shuffles away from a podium looking for a door while ignoring reporters questions.

They're Just Not Like Us

An interesting article on Issues & Insights begins with a remarkable anecdote, from a town hall meeting that a Democrat U.S. Representative had with her supporters (emphasis mine):

At a town hall meeting last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez — one of the few moderate Democrats left in the world — made a perfectly common-sensical statement: “Americans believe that only U.S. citizens should be determining the outcome of American elections.” She was greeted with a torrent of shouts, boos, and profanity, signs that said “shame” from her constituents, and was ushered out of room for “security reasons.” 

Her statement would not appear to be controversial to us.  Americans should decide American elections. Simple. Surely her supporters would agree that Palestinians should decide Palestinian elections. And Danes should decide Danish elections. And Argentinians should decide Argentinian elections. So why are they so violently opposed to Americans deciding American elections?

This is something that has bothered me for some time. Democrat voters seem to be becoming just as radical, and just as anti-American, as Democrat leaders. The Democrats have always had a few batshit crazy Bernie / AOC type left-wing ideologues who are so radical that they sound anti-American. That is not new. But this seems new – when Democrat VOTERS sound so radical and anti-American.

Granted, this was just one isolated group, at this town hall. But Democrat have become increasingly violent, from Black Lives Matter riots to Antifa retards trying to burn down a federal building in Portland  a few years ago to vandalizing and even torching Teslas today. The Democrat Party has spent decades building something that they cannot control. And I think some Democrat leaders are probably starting to figure that out.  Although if they think they can ride the hatred and radicalism back into power, I think they’re willing to tolerate it for now.

Robespierre is probably nodding his head right now, with a grim smile on his face. This probably looks familiar to him. Because like him, the Democrats have built something that they are about to lose control of.

Hang on tight – you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet…

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A Good Monday Morning

I Think I Just Got Hit On by Grok

Got home early this morning from the Big Easy a bit to late to hit the bed, so I made a cup of tea and curled up on the couch with the laptop. Decided to see what the degree of insanity was on the Tweeter this morning. Reposted a tweet Elon Musk had commented on. Checked a couple of notifications and follows. Followed back one account with the same name of an old college friend. *Checks profile*. Looked the right age, same professional direction as I remembered her, but knowing she couldn't actually realize it was me since I don't use my real name on line. Thought I'd inquirer about it later.  Soon after I received this DM:

I considered this the end of our greetings. I was wrong.....

RED FLAG...... RED FLAG

The response to my "Red Flags Everywhere" reaction and double post reply to it (it also happened earlier in the conversation) has automation written all over it.  There is also a follow up message at 1:26 this afternoon. 

Earlier, just before all this happened I had scanned my timeline and saw something about an algorism change and update to grok that should then be visible. I passed right by it, because that stuff is not my wheelhouse, so I don't know if this was an experiment or Grok has gotten loose and has a giant hard-on. 

Have they now programed Grok to campaign for Musk's damaged reputation?  Considering my entire timeline right know is nothing but far left drivel not worth my time, except during the early part of the news cycle of the day  X is becoming more and more a wasteland full of Keith Olbermanns types and Tic Tok video repost of the mentally disturbed people.

Your Official Week Ending Almost Semi-World Famous Irredeemable Big Ass Open Thread!

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