10/25/2024
โ ๐ก๐ผ, ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑโ๐: Nellie Bowles is a gay liberal writer, one of the leads who works at The Free Press - which is one of my fave sites - because it bills itself as a "non-conforming" (bi-partisan) news organization she co-founded with Bari Weiss - both of whom used to work at the New York Times until Weiss quit after other staffers labeled the Jewish-American writer as being, of all things - a "N**i." (It seems the word, "fascist" is in vogue these days because everyone likes to invoke it.) Anyway, staff of The Free Press - which includes former NPR senior editor Uri Berliner - now has 800K subscribers. Besides its takes what's going on in the world - it loves to mess with "the obvious" - humorously pointing out odd things it spots about the behavior of our national media. This is from Ms. Bowles today:
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๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ - "Donald J. Trump this week took a break from selling Trump Coins and Trump Bibles to do a campaign stunt at a McDonaldโs in Feasterville, Pennsylvania. There, he donned a blue apron and learned fry frying techniques while cameras rolled. He went to the takeout window and handed out burgers to giddy supporters."
"It was pretty standard retail politics, like when politicians in England pull pints or in France, where I assume they disclose an affair. Itโs called appealing to the average voter. No one was confused about what was happening. No one needed to get upset."
"But watching Trump eke past Kamala in the latest polls in this very tight race, the mainstream media could not let McDonaldโs stand."
"First of all: Did you know the photo shoot was staged and that Trump does not actually work at McDonaldโs?"
"Thatโs right. You caught them: The campaign planned ahead to have the former president come to a McDonaldโs franchise. He didnโt even apply through the online portal to become a member of the crew. And did you know his technique was bad? Horrible."
"Hereโs The New York Times explaining that the former president is not good at making fries:
โAfter Donald Trump served fast food during a campaign stop at a McDonaldโs, several actual McDonaldโs workers who examined a video of his performance earned mixed reviews from workers and patrons alike.โ
"He also threw salt over his shoulder, which was against health codes. (joke) Someone appoint a special prosecutor immediately. Did you know that doing a campaign stop at a fast-food joint is not like actually working at a fast-food joint?"
"MSNBC needs to make sure you know that."
"Next weโre going to have a special edition investigating whether the tooth fairy is just your mom."
"Soon, that particular McDonaldโs - was flooded with negative reviews on Yelp. Its health records were plumbed. Major media outlets reported on how that McDonaldโs had employees who had been cited for not having โhands clean and properly washed.โ Every mainstream reporter in America grabbed their satchel and ran to that McDonaldโs in Feasterville and asked a Happy Meal toy for a comment."
"Soon, weโll know the racist history of the word "feast" and also "ville." Soon, the mayor of Feasterville will be exposed for an affair from 15 years ago. (So) if you live in the vicinity of this McDonaldโs, all I can say is do not answer the door. Itโs CNN knocking and they want to call you fat and they just have a few questions about that mobile order you placed last Thursday night."
