For years, the New York Post was, and might still be, one of Rupert Murdoch's holdings.
Of late, it's been in the tank for President Trump, and, like Fox Shmooze, is resorting to supermarket tabloid tactics to try to sway public opinion toward America's Oldest Baby, and away from former Vice President Joe Biden.
On Wednesday, the Post allegedly broke an "exclusive" story claiming it had obtained e-mails dating back at least three years claiming that Biden's son, Hunter, had been involved in some business dealings with China as well as Ukraine. However, the story raised a few red flags, leading to Twitter and Facebook taking action to alert users that the Post's attempt at modern day political "muckraking", if you will, was little more than yellow journalism in the 21st century.
White House press shill Kayleigh McEnany shared the story on her Twitter account, and had it blocked because the piece violates the social media giant's rules regarding misleading information. I guess the Duchess of Dumb doesn't know the difference between real and fake news anymore, like most of the Trumpian sheep.
On the cover of today's editions, the Post editors are whining about censorship. Whatever happened to responsible journalism? Occasionally, I buy the Post, and jump right to the sports section. For now, they're standing by their "story", which is nothing more than a tall tale. Given how the Trump administration never lets facts get in the way of the stories they're trying to spin, we should not be surprised that a newspaper that traces its lineage to the colonial era (founded by Alexander Hamilton, they used to boast proudly) would join the GOP hyperbole machine.
We would be remiss if we didn't point out that the chain of possession of those alleged e-mails includes this week's Dunce Cap winner, Rudy Giuliani, who has also been tapped by his buddy, President Trump, to head up the legal fight if Trump does lose the November 3 election. He's got a better chance of reserving a suite for 2 at Bellevue.
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