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Vi er mange, der har dyrket tanken om den ‘afgørende afsløring’, der ville demaskere den medieløgn, der har dikteret offentlighedens verdensbillede. Scott Adams har plejet “the fine people hoax” fordi han finder den intellektuelt og infamt amoralsk – han har en mesterlig gennemgang af “The Drinking Bleach Hoax” jeg ikke kan anbefale nok. Jeg mener den er for cerebral og har på det seneste dyrket Bidens kognitive forfald, der blev udstillet for alverden under hans debat med Trump i sommer, da det var Partiet sidste bud om ikke at tro sine egne øjne gennem fem år. 

Men det blev tilsyneladende Bidens benådning af sin egen søn, der væltede muren. Lidt overraskende at ingen tilsyneladende havde den på kuponen, da den var ventet af alle, der os andre. “The hypocrisy is astounding, and it has deep ramifications for the very institutions that these political actors profess to uphold.” skriver X-profilen Amuse i sit nyhedsbrev

Let us take a step back to understand the landscape. Biden’s promise not to interfere in Hunter’s prosecution was celebrated as an exemplary moment of transparency, a clear attempt to paint himself as the anti-Trump. Democrats lined up to praise Biden’s respect for the rule of law, proclaiming that his refusal to pardon Hunter epitomized a commitment to fairness and justice. Quotes from figures like Nancy Pelosi, who lauded Biden for ‘restoring trust in the independence of the justice system,’ and Chuck Schumer, who called Biden’s stance ‘a model of ethical leadership,’ exemplify the widespread support for Biden’s original promise. For those same Democrats, this promise was a tool to cast Trump as a villain—someone who would pervert the justice system for personal gain, an accusation that underscored their favorite narrative that Trump was a “danger to democracy,” a would-be authoritarian, even the next Hitler. These hyperbolic declarations were crafted to reinforce an image: Biden as the paragon of democracy, and Trump as its villainous foe.

De er i chok, medieklassen.”Biden committed the only unpardonable sin against the journos” skriver Buck Sexton “he turned them all into a national laughingstock”. og deler sig mellem dem som fortsætter kampen for den synkende skude og dem, der positionerer sig, som var de uvidende ført bag lyset. Drew Holden har en lang tråd med overskrifter, der afspejler mediernes skizofrene forhold til principper.

Det typiske mønster man ser, når medierne skal beskæftige sig med historier, der sænker deres fortælling er en mere end stedmoderlig behandling af emnet, der teknisk ikke er løgn, men virker på samme måde. Trumps påstande om valgsvindel er afvist af så og så mange domstole, fortæller de, uden at nævne at domstolene afviste at se på sagen, da de ikke fandt dem relevante i forhold til loven. Læserne/seerne/lytterne efterlades med indtrykket at mange  domstole af set på bevismaterialet og lyttet til argumenterne fra begge sider, førend de trak en samvittighedsfuld afgørelse og fandt valget vel inden for rammerne af det acceptable. Men ikke denne gang, hvor Politico mere kritisk skriver om indholdet af benådningen

The starting date of Jan. 1, 2014, in the Biden pardon was surely not chosen randomly: Hunter Biden joined the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian gas company, in April 2014, while his father was vice president. Republicans have accused the younger Biden of illegally profiting off his position on that board.

The pardon came the day after Trump announced he would nominate Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist, as FBI director. Last year, when it appeared that Hunter Biden was on the verge of a plea deal to resolve his legal troubles, Patel criticized the deal as unusually lenient. (The deal later collapsed.)

“As a former federal public defender and national security prosecutor, this case has singularly done more damage to the institution of justice than I’ve ever seen in my life,” Patel said at the time.

Glenn Greenwald pointerer Bidens hårde kurs, “with his good friend Strom Thurmond“(!), mod crack brugere som en kontrast til den medfølelse, han appellerer til at offentligheden giver ham og hans familie. I 90’erne gennemførte Biden en nul-tolerance politik overfor besiddelse af ‘crack’, der var sorte amerikanske mænds foretrukne narkotikum. Biden kaldte dem ‘savages’, der udgjorde en trussel mod ‘din mor, kone, søster og datter’ og ville give en minimumsstraf på 5 år, som hans ansigt lyste op i sit ‘demon-mode’. Første kommentar er en lille video af Hunter, der med sin plæderende stemme fortæller en kvinde i sit liv “I’m in rehab” for så at tænde en pibe crack. Og Jake Tapper erklærer sig pludseligt enig, i en selvretfærdig tirade hvor han konkluderede: “Prisons are full of people who have made bad choices…it‘s too bad for them that they have the wrong last name.”

CNNs politiske panel (video) insisterer på at fortsætte stilen ved at tale om Hunters irrelevante skatte og våben forhold og holder det op mod de mange “kriminelle” forhold det er lykkedes et korrupt retssystem at dutte Trump på mens de beskylder Trump for at ville henrette sine politiske modstandere. Scott Jennings (video), den konservative repræsentant i panelet, forsøger med lidt perspektiv.

Hvad sker der i en almindeligt voksen hjerne, der har været ført bag lyset, som pludselig ser, at ikke nok med at Biden var kognitivt reduceret, uden at nogen, hverken i hans stab, blandt Demokraterne eller i medierne, advarede det amerikanske folk, ikke nok med at de erstattede ham med en, der ofte fremstår så ebrieret at det selv for Saturday Night Live blev til en joke, at ikke nok med at Biden brød sit løfte og benåede sin søn, men at benådningen går så langt tilbage at den bekræfter mistanken om korruption i Ukraine, når de hører Whoopi Goldberg forsøge at argumentere med, at det er værre med Trump fordi han ikke er narkoman? Og så sender en drilsk Republikansk ven familiemedlem en video med Demokrater der siger at “Noone is above the law!” eller en 9 minutter lang video hvor medierne afviser at Joe vil benåde sin søn?

Amuse varsler videre i deres nyhedsbrev, de hårde erkendelser, der er på vej

In evaluating this move, one must question the role of the Department of Justice and its leadership—particularly Attorney General Merrick Garland. If Biden’s own words are to be believed, the DOJ under Garland’s stewardship was, in Biden’s view, politically compromised. Biden has gone so far as to accuse the DOJ of “selective prosecution” against his son—a term he himself previously dismissed when Trump claimed the same during his own legal battles, saying it was ‘just another baseless attempt to distract from accountability.’ He has claimed that the process was politically tainted, resulting in a “miscarriage of justice.” One has to ask: is Merrick Garland now unfit for his position, according to Biden’s own logic?

If Garland were merely the impartial custodian of justice that Democrats once heralded, why would Biden accuse the DOJ of unfairly targeting his son? Garland, after all, was the handpicked Attorney General, chosen precisely for his supposed neutrality and adherence to the law. At the time of his appointment, Biden praised Garland as ‘a man of unimpeachable integrity’ and emphasized his commitment to ensuring the DOJ’s independence from political influence. Other officials echoed this sentiment, portraying Garland as the perfect candidate to restore faith in a justice system that they claimed had been politically compromised under the previous administration. The allegations that the DOJ was weaponized against Hunter because of his father’s political enemies directly mirror the exact language Trump used to describe his own legal battles—language that Democrats loudly condemned. Yet Biden, with no trace of irony, now claims political bias within his own administration. Shouldn’t Garland resign if Biden’s accusations are valid? If the DOJ is politically compromised, then Garland is either incompetent or corrupt—or both.

Den ene erkendelse efter den anden om Bidens korruption og mediernes løgne, skaller stadigt flere af og gør illusionen om, at de tilhører det normale flertal overfor en uuddannet kult til en pinagtig farce, hvor de selv ser sig uden tøj. Selv Jon Stewart (video) har de tabt, som han morer sig over deres hykleri: “If you hadn’t made Hunter Biden not receiving a pardon the Mason Dixon line of morality“. Benådningen har oven i købet gjort at Hunter kan slippe for at betale et års husleje, mere end 300.000 dollars, han skylder en udlejer skriver Fox News. Til Hunters forsvar må man tage med at han “Tried to pay w/ art made from his own feces”. Og om den fejende benådning er der nu en prås, der er ved at gå op for Jon Stewart, og med ham, hans segment, “Eleven years is a very specific and not rounded amount of time“. Det er det nemlig, som Jonathan Turley siger

President Biden has lied to cover up a corruption scandal that reportedly brought his family millions in raw influence peddling. His portrayal of his son as a victim stands in sharp contrast to the sense of immunity and power conveyed by Hunter in his dealings.

There were diamonds as gifts, lavish expense accounts, and a sports car, in addition to massive payments that Hunter claimed were “loans.” There are messages where Hunter belies the President’s portrayal of a political witch hunt, including messages like the one to a Chinese businessman openly threatening the displeasure of Joe Biden if money is not sent to them immediately. In the WhatsApp message, Hunter stated:

“I am sitting here with my father, and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight. And, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the Chairman, I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction. I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father.”

The President has now pardoned Hunter for his convicted felonies and any crimes he may have committed from “Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024.”

It is all now being buried under a sweeping immunity deal and a pack of presidential lies.

Det er ikke Biden, der har ødelagt sit eftermæle, ved at benåde sin søn. Benådningen har ødelagt den sidste rest af mediernes fundament for at opretholde deres løgneunivers. Og Julen står i erkendelsernes tegn. Det er Joe Bidens korruption i primært Ukraine, der skal skjules. Som Norm MacDonald pointerede, så er forbrydelsen det største problem – hykleriet kommer længere nede på listen, et sted omme på side tre.