Instantly after Kamala Harris announced Tim Walz as her running mate two weeks ago, corporate media began, in unison, labeling him “America’s dad.”
“‘This is America’s dad’: Walz electrifies with introductory speech backed by powerful resume,” blared an MSNBC headline earlier this month. “‘Midwestern Nice’ and ‘Fun Dad’ posts abound after Tim Walz is named VP pick,” reported the hard-hitting and publicly funded NPR (which at this point is basically Teen Vogue for Birkenstock Boomers).
“Is Tim Walz ‘America’s Dad’? Women on TikTok See Father Figure in VP Pick,” wrote Monica Sager in Newsweek last week. “How the internet cast Tim Walz as America’s Midwestern dad,” crooned the not-softball-at-all Washington Post when his pick was announced. “The Political Appeal of the Aggressively Normal Dad,” cooed The New York Times. “Tim Walz’s “big dad energy” wins hearts across the internet,” advertised Axios. “Dad is on the ballot,” headlined The Atlantic, formerly known as an outlet for deeper takes on current affairs.
On Friday, Rolling Stone made sure we were informed that “Tim Walz Joins TikTok With a Signature Dad Joke.” Thanks, Third Estate. Super-deep reporting there on the guy who could be a heartbeat away from the presidency. The Americans who start voting in one month, especially, are indebted for your incisive work informing them what to expect from this addition to the Democrat ticket.
At this point we’re used to media outlets boosted by government censors acting as obvious propaganda machines. Matt Orfalea and Tom Elliott are among the
