Tuesday Tweets -- Special Edition

I'm planning on coming back and filling in some ideas about how things got this bad, but I think the overall pattern is pretty obvious without a lot of comment. I will say that I taught high school for years and comparing the DC press corps to a HS lunchroom is deeply unfair to the kids.

The mix is always basically the same, a combination of trivial facts/debunked charges and "people are saying" journalism. When the Democrat happens to be a woman, you can also count on a healthy dose of misogyny as well.

— Mark Palko (@MarkPalko1) December 5, 2021

Herd mentality certainly plays a role (and is a huge problem for the press in general). Internalizing criticism from conservatives is also a major factor, but there seems to be more to it.

— Mark Palko (@MarkPalko1) December 5, 2021

Or Angus King: pic.twitter.com/LUCRWIATLp

— Shower and General Bathing Advocate 💛🐝 (@NCdogs4Hillary) December 5, 2021

We have twenty years of Harris's job history which is almost impossible to reconcile with this narrative, particularly given Hohmann's reporting is heavy on unsourced rumors (starting with the first sentence), unnamed sources, editorializing ("uneven," "awkwardly"), and bitter ex-employees from almost a decade ago. 

Then there's the cookware scandal.

And Kamala spent $350 of her own money on a copper pot. In the era of Trump, Republicans spend oodles of taxpayer money, Democrats spend some of their own money. https://t.co/vdcd3TU2Yj

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 29, 2021

And it gets worse.

You CANNOT be serious.
— J. McEnroe https://t.co/bRmWgWmsJx

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) December 7, 2021

Former aides say that VP has long been careful about security — w/ some describing it as prudent & others suggesting it’s a bit paranoid.
A former aide from AG days said when a person arrived for a meeting, staff were instructed not to allow them to wait in Harris' office alone.

— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) December 6, 2021

The political side of my feed is like, “LOL Bluetooth-phobia, how crazy!!!” and the tech side of my feed is like, “Yes, there are known security vulnerabilities in Bluetooth technology and of course a high level target like the VP shouldn’t use AirPods.”

— Nu Wexler (@wexler) December 7, 2021

The context for all of this is a history of misogynistic coverage of Clinton and Warren. The vagueness of the charges, the constant implications of being distant or unlikeable, all of this has a disturbingly familiar ring.

All of which gets more attention than what appears to be a billion-dollar laundering scheme for bribes

Have been working on a post on this and glad O'Brien is on it. Trump's social media SPAC is basically an invitation to foreign bribes. Given Trump's track record no one looking for a financial return wld invest in this company. Only as bribes. https://t.co/bEDsnGQcjF

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 6, 2021