The Media Marketed Candidates

Until Thursday night, we did not know that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are truly supreme beings. They are the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful humans we’ve ever known. We realize this now because the media told us so.

And the American media would never try to manipulate the voters, would it? It just tells the story straight. For instance:

• “Kamala Harris’ Speech Was Powerful and Heartfelt” — Variety
• “One little heartbeat of hope.” — Van Jones, CNN
• “If you didn’t think you knew Kamala Harris before, you may know her now. This was a powerful, strong speech.” — Norah O’Donnell, CBS
• “The emotion and the feeling down here is, I don’t know. Seven-year-old birthday part is how I would put it. There is joy and there’s not a lot of thinking. It’s a good time.” — Tony Dokoupil, CBS
• “Harris embraces patriotism, savages Trump in acceptance speech” — Politico
• “Harris prosecutes case against Trump and pitches herself as a middle-class champion” — National Public Radio
• “This is a new chapter, as she said, in the American story.” — Robert Costa, CBS
• “She is interested in not just doing what the left or the right says you should be on, in terms of the ideological sides, but what she thinks is the right thing to do.” — Abby Phillips, CNN
• “Kamala Harris Gave the Best Acceptance Speech I’ve Ever Seen” — New York Magazine
• “A-plus. The best since Bill Clinton’s ‘Man From Hope’ remarks in 1992.” — Washington Post

And of course, the media were all in on Walz’s speech from the night before. They gushed over his “Midwest dad energy.” He’s a “relatable dad,” everyone’s favorite coach and teacher, “Midwest nice,” wears flannel better than any man before him, and no one – no one – gives better pep talks. His “plainspoken style” is to be deeply admired, his mere presence reminds us “that America is good and that we shouldn’t give in to hopelessness,” his family is so adorably irresistible that it just brings all the right people to tears.

The American media should be embarrassed by, and ashamed of, its naked, nauseating cheerleading for the Democratic candidates and its constant shilling for the party. They would never say anything remotely similar about Donald Trump, because he’s “dark,” a “fascist,” “extreme,” a truly bad man.

Today’s journalists, with rare exception, are Democratic Party operatives, progressive and socialist activists, hard-left propagandists, and – maybe worst of all – children who operate in the shallows of emotion and intelligence.

— Written by the I&I Editorial Board

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