When Tulsi Gabbard Came With a “Did You Hear About This?”
Picture this: The former fighter‑pilot turned policy‑hacker, Tulsi Gabbard, steps into the spotlight with a report that feels like the political version of a giant punch‑line. She claims that big‑wigs from the Obama era put on a bit of a show, staging the whole Russia‑collusion saga that, according to her, was all about painting Donald Trump in a bad light.
What’s the Buzz?
- Fabrication Allegation: Gabbard states that key operatives from the Obama team spun the Russia story as a political smokescreen.
- Target: The “smokescreen” was aimed at Sir Donald, as part of a 2016 strategy to keep him on the sidelines.
- Timeline: Not only in 2016—but the ripple effects stretched all the way forward.
Why Some Heads Aren’t Twisting
It’s hard to water down the vibe: a lot of people have been rolling their eyes for a while. When a former political heavyweight drops a claim that others were messing with the media, the reaction is almost instinctive—like “Yep, we’re not seeing the first time.”
So we’re here with a neat, no-frills look at a political fireworks display that blew up in the modern press. Grab your popcorn, because politics never tasted so hallucinatory until we cover all the angles without the silver lining.
Who’s Really the Culprit? The Media, the Intelligence Community, and the Trump Saga
It was no shock when the news outlets either shrugged off or dismissed the fresh scoop. We’ve seen the pattern before: big‑name media play their card-perfectly when 51 intel officials signed a letter that lacked any substance, claiming that Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop was jam-packed with “classic Russian info‑ops” markers. Hand‑shake from former CIA director John Brennan and former DNI James Clapper, that rumor did wonders for 2020 – it’s no wonder the 2016 Russiagate fizzled out when it tried to mess with Trump.
New York Times and the Purse‑of‑Mouth “Russian Hit” Narrative
The New York Times, hugging its 2018 Pulitzer like a security blanket, tried to convince folks that Gabbard’s released evidence was sizzled-up Russian dinosaurs. Yet, five years later, that same version of “Russian‑made racketeering” had been used by Clapper and Brennan to try to embarrass our former president. If you’re trusting either the CIA or the Times, it’s either a blind spot or a stubborn refusal to update the scroll.
- Shedding Light: Michael Shellenberger, Matt Taibbi, and a host of RealClearInvestigations reporters have all painted the picture of a grand conspiracy to slay Trump and cheat the public.
- Grand Jury, Grand Mea Culpa: Attorney General Pam Bondi has kicked off a grand‑jury investigation into Brennan, Clapper, former FBI chief James Comey, and possibly even Hillary Clinton for allegedly plotting a “treasonous” interference in 2016.
Half The Sibling: Media Complicity
That probe might clean up one half of the mess, but the other half – the media allies who swamped their stories with that same hoax without tearing out their own evidence – remains alive and kicking. Take the NBC story on the grand‑jury probe, for example:
- “Past probes, including two run by Republicans, found no crimes.”
- “Former senior national security official agrees multiple old reviews found no felonies.”
- “Democrats say the Safar‑Gabbard “treason” hook is pure diversion.”
- “2020 bipartisan Senate review confirms Russian meddling, not a domestic conspiracy.”
It’s a classic “you’re boasting while your reporters just twiddle their thumbs.” Because of First Amendment glory, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and the Times can never be sued for nailing the same old fake collusion story. Meanwhile, the Pulitzer in 2018 remains locked behind a whitewash wall.
Going Old School: “Mediagate” Their Co‑Nickname
Back in 2016, I was the darling of the Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, MT) – print out a header about the biggest political scandal since our nation’s 240‑year history? That was all about the media, Democrats, and the intel community playing the same old tricks to knock off Trump’s ascendancy.
It all launched with WikiLeaks dropping the DNC emails champing at July 22. The Clinton campaign pretended to blame it on Senator Bernie’s buddy. We thought the hacker-scandal would crash the Wikipedia. Instead, the legacy press stirred up a barrage of anti‑Trump chatter that shifted the focus from Hillary’s mess to a supposed Russian plot.
Trendy Trump shit during a press conference on July 27 – “if Russians do touch the DNC server, why don’t they also touch Hillary’s secret stash?” – ran a cliche farce that the world had to confess it’s more Saturday Night Live than a “killing the election” real world.
So, Who Really Did It?
The look-out would tell us – the Trump “fake news” label is accurate. The Times and the Washington Post are indeed “fake news” that sugar‑coated the whole Russian‑heat. I called this the Mediagate euphemism, and it was a cytoreal scoop first discovered two weeks after the real hoax baked. So where’s that Pulitzer for me?—well, it’s on the free‑handed side of the internet, not a badge on the walking floor.