Jon Steward is not innocent

Jon Is Not Innocent

Very interesting piece over on the Wonkette Web site, “Jon Stewart Very Sorry He Believed His Own Both-Sides Bullsh*t,” by Doktor Zoom. In it, the good Doktor takes Steward to task for his attacks on Biden during the election, while largely ignoring Donald Trump.

The piece is interesting and probably on target. But the reason I find it important is that this is one of the first times I’ve seen someone take on Jon Steward and the whole crew of critics on the Left who set out to take down Biden in the midst of an election – and, in the process, did much to put Trump back into the White House.

Frankly, I would love to see the Democratic Party Insiders and Pundits held accountable for their actions. While I suppose it can’t be said with 100% certainty that if they had held their fire in the run up to the election that Biden would have won, still, you have to think that they greatly diminished his chances, and did much to get us into our current hellish mess. 

It would be lovely to think that someday, somehow, they will be confronted with that fact. And, if possible, be made to pay for it. 

About Clooney

I don’t have any particular ill-will toward George Clooney. He has the right to his opinion. He can say what he wants about Biden and the election.

And yet...

As I look at his mansions and his private planes, I wonder.

What has this man to say to me?

The Chicken and The Times

So I saw the other day that the New York Times had shut down its account on Threads, the Twitter-alternative owned by Meta. The account’s been turned back on, and Times’ people are implying that it was removed “by accident.” But, the general betting is that was a little white lie and that the account was shut down because they did not like the way they were being treated by the other Threads-users, many of whom objected fiercely to the editorial board’s fantastically stupid and irresponsible idea of dumping Joe Biden a mere few months ahead of the election--a move which would almost certainly put Trump back in the White House.

But, rather than read the comments on Threads, and perhaps learn from them, or at the very least, crafting counter-arguments, the Times just left the platform.

This is either cowardice of the highest order, or pure arrogance. The Times Editorial Board does not, you see, deign to debate with little people.

Either way, I wonder what happened to “without fear or favor.” Or, in other words, the Times seems to have lost the courage and the humility required for true journalism.

That is terrifically sad, both for the Times, which was once a great newspaper, and for our nation, which desperately needs a bit more hard-hitting journalism, instead of pomposity, spinelessness, and inanity. 

Staining The Enemy

In biology, "staining" means adding color to a sample, such as a piece of tissue or cells, to make certain parts of it easier to see under a microscope. Here in America, we’ve just had a political version of that. Specifically, we have had a number of highly placed, “elite” Democrats in the House, the Senate, the Party, and the media attempt to remove Joe Biden as the party’s candidate.

Such a thing is either a) incredibly stupid, because none of the alternatives on offer would have time to gather the resources or the votes to defeat Trump, or, b) willful sabotage by which Trump’s and/or Putin’s Fifth Column tries to derail Biden at the last minute, or, c) all these things at once.

However, these people have also done us a favor in that they have “stained” themselves. That is, they have made it easier for us to see who among the Democratic elite is actually treasonous or dim as a brick, and either way should be removed from their positions as quickly as possible.

So, as we prepare for the election, let’s take a moment to be grateful. They have identified themselves as threats to our Republic and our safety far more effectively than we could have done it ourselves.

Staining The Enemy

copyright©2024 Michael Jay Tucker

Irresponsible Adults

 Here’s the situation. If Trump gets back into the White House, we’re in deep trouble. That’s inescapable. We either vote blue or endure fascism. 

We also only have a short time between now and November. The only candidate who already has the necessary organization in place, who has the volunteers, who has the funding, and most of all, who has the name recognition to win against Trump is Joe Biden. That is a simple fact.

Yet, some powerful people in the Democratic Party, and in the media, called for Biden to step down. Given the reality of the situation, this is a perfect blue print for defeat.

When I was a boy, I remember my father talking about “irresponsibility” and the Vietnam war. He was no fan of the war, but he became incensed when critics would suggest that the war was being mis-managed (which it was, admittedly) and then demanded that the military do everything differently. They had, of course, some elaborate plan that was to be put in place.

But the reality was that such vast changes in strategy and tactics could only be managed with enormous effort. While the changes were underway, the other side would have simply won without breaking a sweat.

Thus the critics’ were irresponsible. 

And I fear that’s exactly what Biden’s critics are at the moment--irresponsible. They are calling for changes which cannot be made without losing the war entirely.

That’s something to be thought about after the election if Biden wins.

If he doesn’t win, it will be because of these same Elites and Pundits, and our only consolation is that under a Fascist dictatorship,  they will be the first into the camps, and in front of the firing squads.

It awaits them.