Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions
This defense:
“Democrats are not woke and weak. We are a great party and should be proud of that.” — Rep. Ro Khanna, Wednesday
We say: The representative doth protest too much. Khanna is unconvincingly trying to defend his party from criticism by Rahm Emmanuel, who rightly slammed the Democrats’ brand as “toxic.”
Fact is, Democrats fully embraced the “woke” label, ramming through DEI policies and framing themselves as the party of “equity,” until about five minutes ago, when they realized it was costing them elections.
Now they’re trying their best to convince voters they have something to offer besides noxious finger-wagging and divisive identity politics — and even shelling out millions to figure out how to win back men.
Sorry, Ro: The “woke and weak” label was hard-earned, and you’ll have to earn your way out of it.
This appeal:
“[The Kennedy Center] should get blown up.” — Patti LuPone, in an interview published Monday
We say: LuPone is no stranger to melodramatics, but her language slamming the cultural institution just because President Trump is the chair is more violent than she may realize.
Considering the recent arson attacks on Tesla dealerships, GOP offices and the home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, the chance that some crazed lefty will take her up on the challenge is well above zero.
Millionaire Patti won’t be affected by the violence she’s egging on while she lounges in her Central Park West apartment, but everyday innocents will be. Talk about privilege.
This claim:
“Dems have fully embraced far right eugenics.” — Taylor Lorenz, Tuesday
We say: Seems “far right eugenics” now means “wanting kids to know how to read.”
Lorenz, who believes that “we never had a single lock down in this country” because they weren’t strict enough, is upset that former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg admitted schools should’ve reopened sooner during the pandemic.
Buttigieg’s too-late realization is backed by mountains of evidence that show school closures yielded sky-high absenteeism, record drops in reading and math scores, higher rates of mental illness and of stunted socialization.
It crippled an entire generation, yet Lorenz couldn’t care less.
This statement:
“Far right extremists want to take your health care away.” — Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Tuesday
We say: Democrats can’t honestly defend their resistance to the modest Medicaid reforms in the House Republican budget bill, so they’ve resorted to big, fat fibs.
The truth: The bill would require working-age, able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer or attend school for 80 hours per month.
That will not “take health care away” from the truly needy; in fact, it will cut down on waste and fraud and ensure that public funds are going to those who need it most — children, the disabled, the elderly and pregnant women.
Opposing that is madness, so Democrats fall back on fearmongering lies.
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
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