In anticipation of a Donald Trump victory, we’re entering another media news cycle of “Give us another chance!” No thanks!
Following several days of insufferable whining from Washington Post writers, the publication’s owner, Jeff Bezos, felt compelled to explain why he directed his paper’s editorial board not to issue an endorsement of Kamala Harris. He explained that “what presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias.”
True. We have no idea who the Post’s preferred candidate is now that they won’t be explicitly endorsing one. The Post endorsed Barack Obama twice, Hillary Clinton, and then Joe Biden (and also propagated the Russia hoax), but it’s entirely possible the Post is now pro-Trump. I guess we’ll never know, though.
Bezos went on to say his intention for his paper was to transform it into “a credible, trusted, independent voice.” I’m sorry, baby, but it’s just too late for that. For that statement to hold any weight at all Bezos would have had to fire every single one of the entitled dopes who publicly disparaged his decision. He pays their salaries — the paper is a multimillion-dollar loser — and allows them to openly question his judgment? No one can take him seriously, least of all when he says there’s a course correction afoot.
Enhancing the hilarity of the situation, The New York Times last week said Bezos “is interested in expanding The Post’s audience among conservatives” and that he “informed” Post management “that he wants more conservative writers on
