More evidence that the msm has fallen down on the job; not giving us the entire picture of this whiny, entitled man, desperate for a post on SCOTUS. The Rs played his appointment just about right, no holds barred; remember Lindsay’s histrionic hissy fit? No real FBI check on his behavior with other women nor testimony from those who knew him prior to his SCOTUS nomination. The Rs play dirty and play to win and the press seems to like that, as Eric aptly repeats in Press Run. And here we are in the verge of losing the right to abortion (perhaps) as a result of an incomplete analysis of his finances and the lack of a full picture of what Kavanaugh did to get on the court. Once again, the women were ignored as R senator bullied their way thru the hearings. The press did us all a disservice.
In addition to the beltway press and others giving Kavanaugh a pass, let’s please not forget the lackluster investigation by our clearly compromised FBI. And by the way, who is exactly is the Federalist Society and why are they picking the judges ?
Kavanaugh is just another cog in the slow moving coup machine that has gone on now for decades. Kavanaugh is just a pawn to be moved around the rightwing chessboard for the benefit of the autocracy. Sadly the mainstream media is simply another pawn of the coup. I know, sounds paranoid, but when you look at the facts and where we are today, what other more logical conclusion can be applied?
Republicans have been successfully intimidating the mainstream media for decades which is the reason for these kinds of headlines. It’s long past time that Democrats push back on biased media coverage aimed at damaging Democrats.
Too bad there hasn’t been more outrage over headlines like this one form the WaPo “As coronavirus fears spike over Delta, Biden’s ratings sag”. I couldn’t believe that after the Post and the rest of the media had spent the last couple of weeks trashing Biden’s handling of Afghanistan withdrawal they had the nerve to imply that the fall in his approval ratings was due to Covid, conflating the drop due to their negative coverage to the rise in Covid. The Post isn’t the only outlet pulling that stunt either. Talk about a spurious correlation!
The Times and The Post both have done some excellent investigative work on The Former Guy. So I can cut a LITTLE slack. But let's face it: The people who cover politics there, with a rare exception, just want to belong to the same country club.
Blackout Brett is a lifelong Republican apparatchik so sure, why be surprise by all the lying. As for the funny money giving him a 1%er lifestyle on far more modest earnings, that’s what our ruling class does: corrupt the system. The thing here is that while we acknowledge it vis a vis elected officials, we’re surprised when judges are equally corrupt.
As for why the media didn’t drill down into his financials, well they surely would have done were he a Democrat instead of a Republican. (Now that I think about it, it seems we only get both sides reportage when needed to make Republicans look good.)
This is one of those hard cases to crack. No big donors were going to spill the beans. But if the Post and Times had rigorously hammered the issue on their news and editorial pages, sources with proof might have come forward. A drumbeat of headlines asking pointed questions about the payoffs and why court nominees don't have to disclose such information could have produced seismic results. In fact, this could have been a story that changed history.
Thank you for bringing attention to this important issue. It seems we put too much responsibility into the msm. Clearly, they have biases galore and unwilling (not unable) to see those biases and report on truth and democracy. MSM just sits in their world view and grab for headlines and stories that paint someone as wrong, a failure, when missing the entire forest for the trees. How do we fix this?
Brett Kavanaugh worked for Ken Starr and later was part of the Florida recount that put Dubya in office in 2000; Justice John Roberts was involved in that also. If Kavanaugh is not a true believe in GOP Movement Politics, I’ll eat my proverbial hat.
There’s more than KavaNot who lied during their Confirmation Hearings. Thomas and Barrett absolutely also lied. The SC needs an extreme overhaul. It needs Ethics etched in stone and it needs a firm retirement age.
The shadiest SC in my lifetime is making rulings based on ‘their’ religious beliefs, which contradicts what over 70 % of Americans views. This must stop.
More evidence that the msm has fallen down on the job; not giving us the entire picture of this whiny, entitled man, desperate for a post on SCOTUS. The Rs played his appointment just about right, no holds barred; remember Lindsay’s histrionic hissy fit? No real FBI check on his behavior with other women nor testimony from those who knew him prior to his SCOTUS nomination. The Rs play dirty and play to win and the press seems to like that, as Eric aptly repeats in Press Run. And here we are in the verge of losing the right to abortion (perhaps) as a result of an incomplete analysis of his finances and the lack of a full picture of what Kavanaugh did to get on the court. Once again, the women were ignored as R senator bullied their way thru the hearings. The press did us all a disservice.
In addition to the beltway press and others giving Kavanaugh a pass, let’s please not forget the lackluster investigation by our clearly compromised FBI. And by the way, who is exactly is the Federalist Society and why are they picking the judges ?
Kavanaugh is just another cog in the slow moving coup machine that has gone on now for decades. Kavanaugh is just a pawn to be moved around the rightwing chessboard for the benefit of the autocracy. Sadly the mainstream media is simply another pawn of the coup. I know, sounds paranoid, but when you look at the facts and where we are today, what other more logical conclusion can be applied?
Sheldon Whitehouse should have been Judiciary Chair or AG. Period. He gets after it.
I hope everyone saw that the NY Times changed a headline about Biden talking too much about Beau’s death after getting hammered on Twitter.
https://www.mediaite.com/print/nyt-changes-headline-that-originally-said-not-everyone-wants-to-hear-about-bidens-grief-over-son-beau/
Republicans have been successfully intimidating the mainstream media for decades which is the reason for these kinds of headlines. It’s long past time that Democrats push back on biased media coverage aimed at damaging Democrats.
Too bad there hasn’t been more outrage over headlines like this one form the WaPo “As coronavirus fears spike over Delta, Biden’s ratings sag”. I couldn’t believe that after the Post and the rest of the media had spent the last couple of weeks trashing Biden’s handling of Afghanistan withdrawal they had the nerve to imply that the fall in his approval ratings was due to Covid, conflating the drop due to their negative coverage to the rise in Covid. The Post isn’t the only outlet pulling that stunt either. Talk about a spurious correlation!
These appalling facts - the truth - about Kavanaugh mean his SCOTUS status is a disgrace. He needs to be removed.
Eric, I'm old enough to remember when Republicans forced Abe Fortas off of the Supreme Court because of "financial irregularities"!
Oh their pals in the press sure joined in to turn Fortas into Al Capone...But now...silence from the Pre$$titutes!
The Times and The Post both have done some excellent investigative work on The Former Guy. So I can cut a LITTLE slack. But let's face it: The people who cover politics there, with a rare exception, just want to belong to the same country club.
Blackout Brett is a lifelong Republican apparatchik so sure, why be surprise by all the lying. As for the funny money giving him a 1%er lifestyle on far more modest earnings, that’s what our ruling class does: corrupt the system. The thing here is that while we acknowledge it vis a vis elected officials, we’re surprised when judges are equally corrupt.
As for why the media didn’t drill down into his financials, well they surely would have done were he a Democrat instead of a Republican. (Now that I think about it, it seems we only get both sides reportage when needed to make Republicans look good.)
This is one of those hard cases to crack. No big donors were going to spill the beans. But if the Post and Times had rigorously hammered the issue on their news and editorial pages, sources with proof might have come forward. A drumbeat of headlines asking pointed questions about the payoffs and why court nominees don't have to disclose such information could have produced seismic results. In fact, this could have been a story that changed history.
Thank you for bringing attention to this important issue. It seems we put too much responsibility into the msm. Clearly, they have biases galore and unwilling (not unable) to see those biases and report on truth and democracy. MSM just sits in their world view and grab for headlines and stories that paint someone as wrong, a failure, when missing the entire forest for the trees. How do we fix this?
Brett Kavanaugh worked for Ken Starr and later was part of the Florida recount that put Dubya in office in 2000; Justice John Roberts was involved in that also. If Kavanaugh is not a true believe in GOP Movement Politics, I’ll eat my proverbial hat.
There’s more than KavaNot who lied during their Confirmation Hearings. Thomas and Barrett absolutely also lied. The SC needs an extreme overhaul. It needs Ethics etched in stone and it needs a firm retirement age.
The shadiest SC in my lifetime is making rulings based on ‘their’ religious beliefs, which contradicts what over 70 % of Americans views. This must stop.
Possibly Clarence Thomas’ sugar daddy🙄
Haha. Before reading a single word, based on the photo alone, I wonder what the angle is??
And probably never will. Time to reset SCOTUS with strict rules and term limits