Only the news media has failed to get the news that the news media is no longer the news media. It is – and can be seen by any honest person to be – the voice of corporate liberal elite opinion. If a Republican is accused of sexual malfeasance, it’s a front page panic. If it’s a Democrat, it’s a thoughtful discussion on page 20 of the Easter Sunday edition. If a Democrat spies on reporters, cuts off their access, and criminalizes their activities, there’s nothing to see. If a Republican argues back against their unfair coverage, it’s the First Amendment in flames. If things go badly for a Democrat president, it’s the fault of the last Republican. If things go well for a Republican, it’s to the credit of the last Democrat.
To some degree, it was ever thus. Press coverage of John F. Kennedy was adulatory. They went after Richard Nixon hammer and tongs until they forced him out of office for actions no worse than Kennedy’s. They allowed Bill Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos to massage them into silencing women’s complaints against Bill Clinton – and then gave Stephanopoulos the top spot at ABC News, which spiked the Jeffrey Epstein story while Hillary Clinton was running. They treated George W. Bush like a war criminal.
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