There are some things that are just painful to watch. For some of us, the Bears offensive line in the last couple of years would force us to look the other way for four quick downs. For others, it is cringeworthy dancing and singing of politicians to appeal to younger voters. However, there is nothing more painful than watching the media forced to recognize long-buried scandals related to the Biden family.
Last year, National Public Radio admitted that the Hunter Biden laptop was authentic and not Russian disinformation. It appears to have taken the New York Times even longer to move along that journalistic path of the Kübler-Ross process of grieving.
The Times has now expressly and unambiguously stated that the laptop was abandoned by Hunter Biden, contains authentic emails, and is part of the basis for the ongoing investigation of Biden by federal authorities. Even with this admission against interests, the Times is downplaying the possible criminal charges in coverage strikingly different from its coverage of Trump officials charged on the same grounds.
For those of us who have written about the laptop for two years, it has been a constant barrage of criticism of spreading “Russian disinformation” or discussing manufactured emails.
Notably, the Biden family never outright denied that the laptop belonged to Hunter. They just kept repeating that it was Russian disinformation. It did not matter that recipients of the emails confirmed the authenticity of the messages detailing extensive influence peddling schemes by the Biden family. The Biden campaign assembled the usual list of experts to shut off debate by declaring that this was all false. It was a mantra from President Biden to a legion of reporters. As Biden stated
“There are 50 former national intelligence folks who said that what he’s accusing me of is a Russian plant. [F]ive former heads of the CIA, both parties, say what he’s saying is a bunch of garbage.”
The press ran with that account despite the early determination of American intelligence that it was not Russian disinformation.
Some were more honest, or at least forthright, than others. Washington Post columnist Thomas Rid wrote that “We must treat the Hunter Biden leaks as if they were a foreign intelligence operation — even if they probably aren’t.
Let that sink in for a second. It does not matter if these are real emails and not Russian disinformation. They probably are real but should be treated as disinformation even though American intelligence has repeatedly rebutted that claim. It does not even matter that the computer was seized as evidence in a criminal fraud investigation or that a Biden confidant is now giving his allegations to the FBI under threat of criminal charges if he lies to investigators.
One of the most active voices spreading that disinformation was White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who repeatedly deflected questions by suggesting that those of us pushing the issue were helping Russian intelligence. She would brush off any questions by stating “I think it’s broadly known and widely known that there was a broad range of Russian disinformation back in 2020.”
Most media have not seriously pressed Psaki on those false claims. Indeed, those 50 experts have not been confronted on the falsity of that much cited letter. We have seen the same treatment with legal analysts who have pushed false accounts. When major claims are later debunked, they are quickly set aside by a sympathetic media.
The New York Times article is masterpiece in the art of burying such admissions. In the middle of the long article is this:
People familiar with the investigation said prosecutors had examined emails between Mr. Biden, Mr. Archer and others about Burisma and other foreign business activity. Those emails were obtained by The New York Times from a cache of files that appears to have come from a laptop abandoned by Mr. Biden in a Delaware repair shop. The email and others in the cache were authenticated by people familiar with them and with the investigation.
For two years, the New York Times has been largely quiet as the Biden family sought to avoid allegations of raw influence peddling by claiming that this was all Russian disinformation. Now, it appears, the truth can be told. Note that key authenticating facts were known two years ago, it was only the ability to recognize those facts that have changed.
Indeed, some columnists are celebrating a “scandal-free” start to the Biden Administration — an accomplishment only possible with the help of obligating media. Every time new contradictions arose or evidence of windfall payments to Hunter were disclosed, the media eagerly followed President Biden to the nearest ice cream shop to discuss the scoop of the day.
Notably, the Times article strongly suggests that any prosecution of Biden would be controversial and questionable. It questions any tax prosecution because sources say he has paid off those taxes. It does not delve into the extensive evidence of influence peddling but does address the possible charge of being an unregistered foreign agent.
“…prosecutors face a number of hurdles to bringing criminal charges, the people familiar with the investigation said, including proving that Mr. Biden intentionally violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA, which requires disclosure to the Justice Department of lobbying or public relations assistance on behalf of foreign clients.”
It was a strikingly different tone and analysis of FARA charges in the coverage of possible charges against Trump figures where such charges were described as “crimes of convenience” and quoted experts who predicted robust enforcement against such figures.
What is also missing in this admission is the most obvious implication. If these emails are authentic, they reveal a series of messages from Hunter on the use of some of his foreign monies to support his father and the intermixing of their funds. The emails also directly contradict President Biden’s past denials. His own Justice Department is now investigating President Biden’s family in allegations that have direct and potentially damaging impact for him personally. Yet, Attorney General Merrick Garland has ignored calls for a special counsel.
Even with the belated recognition that the emails are authentic, the media still avoids such obvious questions and the need for a special counsel. It is good to see the New York Times make it all the way to acceptance on the Kübler-Ross scale and I do not question the sense of deep grief in such a moment. However, now that we agree these are Hunter’s emails, we might want to discuss what they contain and who they implicate.
Fake News is a real thing. (Trump was right)
The media are corrupt liars. (Trump was right)
The press lied about and suppressed the story re Hunter’s laptop from hell to help Biden and sway the election. (Trump was right)
Joe Biden lied about his son’s business dealings. (Trump was right)
The Fake News media is the Enemy of the People. (Trump was right)
CNN interview two weeks before the election:
“To me, this is just classic textbook Soviet Russian tradecraft at work,” said former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper about the Hunter Biden emails and laptop.
All of these people are liars. All day long it is what they do. And they get away with it.
I don’t understand how a shred of James Clapper’s reputation remains. The man has no integrity.
Clapper has no reputation, no integrity and no hair.
Young, where does Clapper work now? I believe he’s an analyst for one of the msm schilling.
Bravo! That opening paragraph rivals a Gutfeld monologue in terms of wit!
The left-wing New York Times, is finally compelled to honesty and truth.
May we move on now to reveal the shocking truth that the entire, communist, American welfare state is antithetical and unconstitutional.
May we move on now to reveal the truth that this is not the United States of America – that America has been conquered and “fundamentally transformed” by its direct and mortal enemies.
May we move on now to reveal the truth that Abraham Lincoln ended the free, American republic after 71 years, and that he received a letter of congratulation from Karl Marx himself for doing such a splendid job of the “…reconstruction of a social world,” in the verbatim words of Karl Marx.
May we move on now to the truth that Lincoln “fundamentally transformed” America, and set it on a course of incremental implementation of the principles of the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, and that America has arrived at Lincoln’s prescribed destination, national communism.
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/iwma/documents/1864/lincoln-letter.htm
This is not America; this is a grand illusion.
You can’t handle the truth; you can’t handle full, absolute, constitutional, American freedom.
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“THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A SOCIAL WORLD” BY KARL MARX
THE DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA BY LINCOLN’S “RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS”
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“These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.”
– Abraham Lincoln, from his first speech as an Illinois state legislator, 1837
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“Everyone now is more or less a Socialist.”
– Charles Dana, managing editor of the New York Tribune, and Lincoln’s assistant secretary of war, 1848
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“The goal of Socialism is Communism.”
– Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
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“The workingmen of Europe feel sure that, as the American War of Independence initiated a new era of ascendancy for the middle class, so the American Antislavery War will do for the working classes. They consider it an earnest of the epoch to come that it fell to the lot of Abraham Lincoln, the single-minded son of the working class, to lead his country through the matchless struggle for the rescue of an enchained race and the reconstruction of a social world.”
– Karl Marx and the First International Workingmen’s Association to Lincoln, 1864
So what would the affect have been 2 years ago prior to the election? You still believe the election wasn’t manipulated? God, the repairman and Rudy G know what’s on the hard drive and I guess it will take another 2 years before more will be watered down to the smellie deplorables? Will the real Big Man step from behind the curtain?
The election and hate of a political outsider has torn away the curtain to expose political corruption on both sides. What will Americans do in the coming election? Who can be trusted?
Margot asks:
“What will Americans do in the coming election?”
By his own admission, Turley has stated that he did NOT vote for Trump. So, we can safely presume that Trump will not be getting Turley’s vote if he runs again. At least we know where this American stands…
Only you care.
Oh, I don’t know. I believe a lot of you Trumpists are disheartened that Turley is a NeverTrumper.
Baiden, Maidan… the climate is changing, as Spring gives ways to summer.
NYT hid the ball until the game was over and then suddenly “discovered it lying at their feet. Now they can say that after carefully investigating it they published the truth about it, giving them plausible deniability of bias.
Would be hilarious if it wasn’t such an attack on our elections and democracy itself.
Hide the truth from the voters until it’s too late for them to take action.
People with any form of political morality would distance themselves from the current administration. This would include Jonathan Turley, a person whom I respect a great deal. On a related note, it should be mentioned that it is a sad day for the press in America. Millions of us knew in our hearts that the Hunter Biden and “Big Guy” story was real. Unfortunately, there is an unwritten rule that unless the NYT or Washington Post make the story “true”, it can be just passed off as “Russian disinformation”.
I wouldn’t say Professor Turley is a fan of Mr. Biden’s.
Mistressadams says:
“I wouldn’t say Professor Turley is a fan of Mr. Biden’s.”
I would agree, but at least he has never called Biden a “carnival snake charmer” which was, and presumably remains, Turley’s low estimation of Trump’s moral character.
“But, but, but Trump….”
Come on Jeff, we spoke about this yesterday. You need to seek help.
Ray,
I know it’s an unpleasant fact that Turley has little to no regard for Trump’s character, but facts are facts. Even a sick man like myself can recognize that fact. Can you?
Donald Trump was right.
Jeff,
The first step in the healing process is admitting to yourself that you have a problem. Let’s take your recent post as an example. You said;
“I know it’s an unpleasant fact that Turley has little to no regard for Trump’s character…”
About whom are you speaking? You are the only person that I have seen here who is completely and absolutely obsessed with what Turley thinks about Trumps character.
You bring up again and again the ‘carnival snake charmer’ comment made by Turley in 2013 (?) and claim that this is indicative of what Turley believes to this day despite there being no evidence that this is true.
You also claim to be able to discern what Turley believes on various other topics because, in your mind, the fact that he has not publicly spoken out against something means that he supports it. These beliefs are nonsense and that you obsess over them is a sign of serious mental illness.
The fact is that it is not painful for me to know that Turley may not have a high opinion of Trump’s character. Maybe he does, maybe he doesn’t, we don’t know. However, it does not matter to me at the least because I respect Turley either way.
You on the other hand, wow! Please seek help.
Ray,
I am no more obsessed with reminding Trumpists that Turley is a NeverTrumper than Turley is obsessed with arguing that Liberals are a threat to free speech. We both are very committed to our respective narratives. The proof that Turley believes that Trump is essentially a conman lies in the fact that he has never rescinded his opinion that Trump is a “carnival snake charmer.” It’s on the record, and it remains so to this day. I defy you to cite me one instance in which Turley has complimented Trump’s character since 2013. By the way, Turley stated that the idea of Trump being a moderator of a presidential debate was “obscene.” Is there a more horrendous opinion of a man’s character? This is the kind of word one does NOT lightly choose to condemn someone’s bona fides because it is too damning to be taken back.
Turley was alone in calling for Trump’s Congressional censure on account of 1/6. Only lying Trumpists are in denial of what Turley thinks. If you respect Turley as you say, then you must his opinion of Trump.
We DO know what Turley thinks of Trump. He has said so.
Jeff,
You say: “I am no more obsessed with reminding Trumpists that Turley is a NeverTrumper than Turley is obsessed with arguing that Liberals are a threat to free speech.”
And, in the same post, you say: “Only lying Trumpists are in denial of what Turley thinks.”
Please clarify to whom am I speaking with; the Jeff that denies Turley’s oft spoken opinion that Liberals are “a threat to free speech” or the Jeff that thinks that “[o]nly lying Trumpists are in denial of what Turley thinks.”
Ray asks:
“Please clarify to whom am I speaking with; the Jeff that denies Turley’s oft spoken opinion that Liberals are “a threat to free speech” or the Jeff that thinks that “[o]nly lying Trumpists are in denial of what Turley thinks.”
I have NEVER denied that Liberals can be a threat to free speech; lying Trumpists are a much greater threat. Trumpists deny that Turley is a NeverTrumper, yet the mere suggestion of Trump participating as a moderator of a presidential debate was declared by Turley as “obscene.” OBSCENE! One can only imagine how Turley viscerally reacted when he witnessed the “carnival snake charmer” himself descending down his gold-plated escalator….
Ray, just accept it: Turley has nothing but contempt for Trump and those who parrot his lies.
Jeff,
No.One.Cares. You are simply tilting at windmills and, like Don Quixote, your enemies exist only in your mind.
Please seek help.
I wish every lying Trumpist on this blog expressed the compassion for my psychological welfare. Thanks.
Donald Trump was right again.
Yes, Trump was right on diverse topics, over a wide range from social and viral contagion to economics to energy, to politics to foreign affairs . The most credible criticism of him, which may and is legitimate, was that he either did not follow through or stopped short, but then there are the qualifying circumstances. Four more years may be a productive proposition or a risky affair, whether the problem is Trump or special and peculiar interests, domestic and foreign, who stand against him, and often against US (sic).
And again, and again, and again, and again…
You noticed!
Congratulations!
It would be far simpler to state when President Donald J. Trump was ever wrong.
0!
Zero!
See how easy that was.
A media conspiracy to un-elect a President.
subversive
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See synonyms for: subversive / subversives on Thesaurus.com
adjective
tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
Ah, but which one?
The dims spying on Trump was way worse than Watergate. The spied on him during the campaign and after he was in the Whitehouse.
“I am NOT suicidal!!! – Hunter Biden
Good read but you must have given your copy editor the day off. Lots of typos!
Lefties have for the most part become serial liars.
Look at our lefty posters; they are going to counter with “whataboutisms” and accusations that Turley is protecting Fox.
Ugly people.
They must lie as the facts ALWAYS contradict their ideologies.
MonoColo – the problem is you have serial believers. The gaggle post here each day.
Monument says:
“Look at our lefty posters; they are going to counter with “whataboutisms” and accusations that Turley is protecting Fox.”
Not I. I’ve always said that NO ONE is above the law. I’m on the record stating that Hunter was being ignored by the MSM. I won’t shed a tear if he is prosecuted, and if Joe is involved corruptly, so be it. Impeach him!
I’ve always praised Turley for being a law and order man. Which is why I claim that he is a NeverTrumper because he NEVER employs the all-too-common Trumpist aspersions of “witch-hunt,” “hoax,” and “fake news” in his commentaries. Mind you- if Trump is ever indicted, prosecuted and convicted, you can be sure that Turley will be on the side of law and order. He will reject the lying Trumpist claim that the trial must have been “rigged.”
Bless Turley!
Jeff,
Just Ditto. I totally agree with everything you just posted. See, both ” sides” can be like minded. Hope for our country?
True, but Trumpists are bigger liars than Liberals.
Jeff, You didn’t address me by name. But I am going to assume this post of 8:07 was in response to mine of 7:27 I am not a Trumpist. Which you have acknowledged. I offer this olive branch and your reply contains a comparison of liars? C’mon man.
Paul,
Yes. I was replying to you. I do think Trumpists have to lie more than Liberals because they must defend a pathological liar. I concede that Biden cognitively has lost a step or two. Trumpists, however, will NOT concede that Trump is an inveterate liar.
Jeff,
As predicted by Monument, the only response that you can offer is what-aboutisms.
Come on man, look at yourself. You have been reduced to being a sadly predictable troll in an otherwise respectable blog. I am sure that you are capable of more than this. Please seek help.
Ray,
I concede only to Paul that Biden is not all there; but to lying Trumpists who insist that Trump is not a habitual and chronic liar, I admit nothing. If you are going to lie that Trump is not a “carnival snake charmer” as Turley believes, then I will lie to you and insist that Biden is 100% mentally fit.
Jeff,
Your case is worse than I thought. You said; “If you are going to lie that Trump is not a “carnival snake charmer…”.
Trump has done a lot of things in his life but there is no evidence that he has ever worked at a carnival, much less that he has ever worked as a ‘snake charmer’. You see, Turley’s statement that Trump was nothing more than a ‘carnival snake charmer’ is what is known as ‘hyperbole’. In other words, it was an “exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.”
For me to deny that Trump is a ‘carnival snake charmer cannot be a lie because it is not true that he is a ‘carnival snake charmer’. However, for you to believe that Trump truly is a ‘carnival snake charmer’ is not good because the inability to distinguish fact from fiction is generally considered to be a sign of a serious mental health issue.
Please seek help.
Ray,
Turley said it, not I. I suspect “carnival snake charmer” is a humorous way of saying “bullsh*t artist” or “liar.” We’ll have to ask Turley why he used that particular euphemism.
Be that as it may, Turley has little to no respect for Trump. That much IS clear.
LOL that you think this is “an otherwise respectable blog.” George posts variations on the same racist, misogynist, xenophobic garbage day after day. There’s a troll running around posting disgusting homophobic comments. But Jeff is the only one you think needs help, got it.
Anomaly,
I apologize that you feel left out but It is not my task save the world. I think that Jeff may be redeemable. You, on the other hand, are a very sad case. I’ll leave tou to the professionals. Please seek help Kevin Crumb.
Monumentcolorado,
“ Look at our lefty posters; they are going to counter with “whataboutisms” and accusations that Turley is protecting Fox.
Ugly people.”
Really? Righties have been doing that for years. Especially during the Obama years. Nothing has really changed.
Svelaz,
As predicted by Monument, the only response that you can offer is what-aboutisms. Sad…
Bidens. Setting historical marks for incompetence and corruption… too soon to say “I told you so?” It would appear that the democrat machine is worried Biden might actually really run in 2024 – consider this the opening move of a preemptive strike.
And I say this as one who does not think Trump fit to be President either… or Hilary.
THE APPLE DOESN’T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE !!!
Little by little, the truth seeps out of the septic tank in Delaware . . .
Good point! Hunter B learned at DaddyJoe’s knee – for years before he had to live in his basement in DE or in the Memory Care unit at the White House.
“Slow-walking, Dim Scum Newspaper” should be the masthead!
Sadly, it is not just Hunter Biden whose crimes are being ignored even as other citizens; citizens who have lived their entire life without committing a violent crime or any other felony; are awakened to the sound of heavily-armed agents crashing through their doors in the morning hours. Not sure how anyone can defend that kind of SS behavior by the FBI, especially when Hunter is just one of many whose crimes they ignore.
How is this happening in this country so unfettered? I am continually gobsmacked by the new lows the Dems achieve every cycle. They are reprehensible in the extreme. How can any sane, freedom loving person keep voting for this? Are we really this checked out and insensitive to one another?
If we could read the emails we might know something. It is all speculation.
No, if you actually live in the modern world, and particularly if you live in a Blue state, it isn’t. It’s an everyday occurrence, and has been for some time. Get off your pension check lazy behind and open your eyes. Your comments are usually more disposable and skippable than the *actual* trolls. Why do you even do this everyday? The content of your usual posts, ‘Liberty’, would suggest you are not paid and simply have nothing better to do. Find another hobby, maybe one that actually benefits the people around you. Even one that just benefits the pigeons you throw crusts to.
James, if you come here often you will realize that Liberty2nd is likely mentally ill. I am serious when I say this. The posts from this person are in another dimension usually.
If only there were to be a public trial, eh?
mistressadams – if the emails are real, the pictures are real.
President Biden: “I bet everybody knows somebody…who takes pictures of a naked friend in a compromising position…and sends out those pictures to blackmail them”
https://rumble.com/vxmxip-biden-everybody-knows-somebody-that-takes-a-picture-of-his-naked-friend.html
“I may be Irish but I am not stupid” ~ Joe Biden
Anopnymous – I am sure out of this loop. I don’t anybody who took naked pics of their friend and then blackmailed them. I don’t even have naked pics of friends.
But President Biden just told us, “Everybody knows somebody” caught naked in embarrassing positions being blackmailed. Come on, man! Ya gotta dig deeper.
Anonymous – just don’t run in those circles. Different loop than Biden’s, that’s for sure
Beautiful column.