VP Harris Husband Credibly Accused of Assault, But WAPO Tracks Down Trump's Joke Writers
Journalist for the Washington Post are on a comedian hunt for the people who wrote Trump's Al Smith routine. Meanwhile, credible accusations of assault and battery have been leveled against Doug Emhoff, husband to VP Kamala Harris. Media silence.
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10/18/20241 min read
FAITH CHECK STAFF: When journalist hunt down comedy writers rather than the truth about credible assault and battery on a defenseless woman, you know democracy has died in darkness. The Washington Post that is. If they chose vindictiveness over journalism, why would you trust anything else they've reported about Republicans or President Trump?
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In another episode of the continuing series: You Don’t Hate the Media Enough," The Washington Post (Where Journalism Went to Die) is all over a major news story: Trump’s Al Smith Dinner jokes. Who wrote his jokes? And when did he know it?...
No, I am not kidding. Trump “killed it” on Thursday. I mean, his jokes and delivery were excellent. He Killed. My buddy Jennifer Oliver O'Connell wrote about Trump's best moments:
The Al Smith Dinner is a tradition as honored as the State of the Union and raises money for all the good causes Catholics hold dear. Vice President and selected Democrat nominee Kamala Harris decided she would not be in attendance, something a major candidate had not done in 40 years. Harris' refusal to attend only heightened the fact that she was not there. She was literally the elephant in the room—without even being in the room.
Trump might have also killed the Harris Campaign because Trump showed up. Harris didn’t. Well, ok, she showed up on tape with a retread of a retread that was so unfunny the pro-Harris and pro-Democrat crowd were moaning in pain — pain for the lack of humor and pain for the Harris campaign. And a bit of pain for the crummy and clumsy delivery. Kamala's team of “mean girls” (yes, the joy campaign is gone) decided to pounce on Trump:

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