what the fuck does The New York Times think it’s doing?
do they want Donald Trump to win?
just a brief rant today for Christmas Eve. I’ll be back tomorrow with a Christmas Day message and a wonderful video by my friend Sandi Bachom, and then who knows — I might actually take a couple of days off. but don’t hold your breath.
— jeff t
is The New York Times in the tank for Little Donny Fuckface? do they want him to win? it’s a legit question, because their reporting of the news sure makes it appear that they do.
the other day, the Times decided to check out this whole “Trump sure is sounding a fuck of lot like Hitler these days” thing, and — spoiler alert — they did it in the most tepid way possible. because of course they did. they’re The New York Times.
Trump’s Long Fascination With Genes and Bloodlines Gets New Scrutiny
The former president’s remark about undocumented immigrants “poisoning the blood” of the country is one of several comments he’s made over the years regarding “good genes.”
look how the Times frames it: Donald Trump has always had a thing about “good genes.” that’s so adorable — he’s just another madcap eccentric with wacky ideas, right?
much in the same way that Jeffrey Dahmer was into alternative food sources, and Genghis Khan took an avid interest in tourism.
“You have good genes, you know that, right? You have good genes. A lot of it is about the genes, isn’t it, don’t you believe?” Mr. Trump told the audience. “The racehorse theory, you think we’re so different? You have good genes in Minnesota.”
people are just like racehorses — so adorable!
Hitler isn’t even mentioned until the 7th paragraph, and when he is, it’s in the most mealy-mouthed some people say way imaginable.
As with the speech in 2020, Mr. Trump’s remarks have been criticized by historians, Jewish groups and liberals, who said his language recalled the ideology of eugenics promulgated by Nazis in Germany and white supremacists in America.
ok, some people are saying Trump sounds like Hitler. is it true? does he? are some people right? it’s your fucking job, New York Times, to tell us if they’re right.
the 2024 election is over ten months away. this far out, presidential campaign polling is still unreliable. for every poll that shows Trump in the lead, there’s another one that puts Biden on top — but you wouldn’t know that from a casual consumption of the news.
here’s The New York Times’ front page from November 6, 2023. their coverage of good polling for Trump gets prime Page One placement.
on December 19, when the Times’ own polling showed Biden leading Trump nationally, the cramped single-column headline above that story said the exact opposite.
the article is nothing but doom and gloom for Biden, but if you scroll down far enough, you finally find the one paragraph that reports Biden is actually ahead.
But there is considerable uncertainty over whether disaffected voters will even vote. While it is still early, the race is flipped among the likely electorate, with Mr. Biden leading by two percentage points.
got that? if you ask the people who are actually going to vote, Biden’s on top.
this is the Times’ own poll — one that they commissioned — and they’re burying the news. why? because narrative, that’s why.
what’s the end game here?
does the Times imagine they’re going to get favored treatment during Agolf Shitler’s Thousand Year Reich?
has no one at The New York Times ever read a history book?
it’s not like the Times hasn’t been down this road before.
out here in the real world, Joe Biden is fucking crushing it. the economy is surging, unemployment has never been lower, wages are on the rise, inflation is waning, prices are starting to come down — have you filled your car’s tank lately? — and unions are making a comeback.
and Donald Trump is a Hitler-wanna-be with four criminal indictments.
it’s maddening to watch our national press downplay Biden’s accomplishments and instead focus on the complete non-story of his age, while at the same time soft-pedaling Trump’s and the GOP’s active efforts to turn America into a right-wing dictatorship.
people, democracy is on the line here.
if the media just did its fucking job, the polls wouldn’t even be close.
Unfortunately, “History Repeats Itself”.
The 1930’s in Germany saw the rise of Adolf Hitler. Hitler was one of the most, if not the most, despicable people in the recorded history of Planet Earth. With a ruthless, unrelenting, lie-ridden program of propaganda, he managed to turn “normal” people into cult-like zombies. He created an atmosphere of hatred and rage. Citizens of Germany turned against other German citizens. Estimates for the total death count of the Second World War generally range somewhere between 70 and 85 million people.
In 2016, we saw the election of Donald Trump to the Office of President of the United States of America. Donald Trump is the most despicable person ever to rise to power in the USA. I have no doubt that Russia’s behind-the-scenes support of Trump’s campaign was a crucial reason why Trump was elected President. I refer to Donald Trump as “America’s Disgrace and Presidential Accident.” He was also elected because many, many Americans did not take the time to educate themselves as to the despicable nature of Trump, did not hold him accountable for his constant, unending tirade of lies and propaganda, and did not understand that apathy (in this case, not voting) can lead to terrible consequences.
When one takes the time to think carefully about the menace to American society Donald Trump is, one can easily, as I’ve done, list out Donald Trump’s “firsts”:
• First exxx-President to have his company convicted for fraud
• First Presidential candidate to have bankrupted a casino business (three, in fact)
• First Presidential candidate to have had to pay $25 million to settle the lawsuit against him for his university scam (Trump University)
• First US citizen to be elected to US President with the assistance and support of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin
• First US President to refer to White Supremacists (neo-NAZI’s and KKK’ers) as “fine” people
• First serial liar to be elected to US President
• First Grifter to be elected to US President
• First US President to divide US citizens, sowing and encouraging anger and hate
• First US President to attempt the extortion of the leader of friendly nation
• First US President to have a family member receive a $2 Billion payoff from a foreign government (the Saudi’s)
• First US President to bilk the US Treasury for millions of dollars (which he did by authorizing US Government agencies to purchase services from his solely-owned company)
• First President to be impeached twice
• First US President on whom the dictator of a foreign nation has damaging Kompromat
• First US President to incite an insurrection
• First US President to attempt the overturn of an election
• First exxx-President to be INDICTED
• First exxx-President to be INDICTED TWICE
Donald Trump will achieve additional “firsts”, including:
• First exxx-President to be convicted of a felony
• First exxx-President to be sentenced to prison
Trump issued pardons to many of his insiders who committed crimes against the American People – to name some of those, Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Steve Bannon. Trump has also said he will issue pardons to those who were convicted of criminal acts committed during the storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.
Steve Bannon and two of his associates created a “Build the Wall” scam to bilk millions of dollars from thousands of Trump supporters. Two of Bannon’s associates were found guilty of that scam. Bannon was pardoned by Trump!
Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy and his incompetent, inept, ignorant handling of Covid caused all of the inflation our country is experiencing. Let that sink in. Fraud Trump called Covid “a hoax”…. and, then, over 1 million Americans died. Let that sink in.
Former President Donald Trump said in 2016 that a president under indictment would "cripple the operations of our government" and create an "unprecedented constitutional crisis" -- years before he himself was indicted on federal charges while running for a second term as president.
Donald Trump made the decision to enter the 2024 Presidential race for only one reason – Trump thinks that entering the race for President will enable him to avoid accountability for the crimes he’s been (and will be) indicted for.
Going further, “I just don’t get it!” It is truly mind-boggling to me - how can ANY reasonable, educated American fall for a liar, con, fraud, fascist like Donald Trump?
That said, at least 30-35 million American voters have become members of the cult of Donald Trump. You could say the same exact thing about the ignorant, despicable people in Germany who aided and supported despicable Hitler’s rise to power.
THERE IS ONLY (please excuse the language) ONE GOD DAMN WAY to stop Donald Trump from totally destroying our democratic republic. VOTE. AND, VOTE ONLY FOR DEMOCRATS. WE MUST TAKE BACK CONTROL OF THE HOUSE, WE MUST TAKE BACK CONTROL OF THE SENATE AND WE MUST RETAIN CONTROL OF THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT. AND, WE MUST NOT ONLY VOTE, WE MUST DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE REGISTERS TO VOTE and GETS OUT TO VOTE. VOTER APATHY WILL LEAD TO ONLY ONE THING – THE COMPLETE AND UTTER DESTRUCTION OF OUR DEMOCRACY.
The press is indeed a culprit in this historical mess...starting with Fox. I canceled my Times subscription. Their editors need to read your piece today...as if they'll even care, I suppose. I'm not sure how we combat media manipulation. Maybe it all starts with sharing your good work.