The legacy media, in a frenzy of mendacity and hypocrisy, claims to be disappointed by President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter. After all, old Joe said repeatedly that he wouldn’t give his wayward child a get-out-jail-free card.
“We haven’t seen a pardon this sweeping as Hunter Biden’s in generations,” Politico said in a breathless headline. Moreover, Politico pointed out, “The starting date of Jan. 1, 2014, in the Biden pardon was surely not chosen randomly.”Â
Indeed, the date was undoubtedly chosen to cover Hunter’s time on the board of Burisma Holdings. Burisma, you may recall, is the Ukrainian gas company that lavishly paid Hunter while his dad was Vice President.
A New York Times story, in a touching display of naivety, reported that Joe Biden changed his mind about pardoning his crack-sniffing offspring based partly on the fear that President Trump would wreak vengeance on his beloved son. The Times journalists overlooked the far more plausible explanation for Joe Biden’s flip-flop– that our gasbag president was simply lying.Â
Other outlets worried that the Hunter pardon would tarnish Joe’s presidential legacy, which is laughable. What legacy?Â
Joe was cognitively diminished the day he took office. His extravagant spending triggered rampant inflation. His bumbling machinations in Ukraine damn near started a nuclear war with Russia, and his administration’s retreat from Afghanistan was a disaster.Â
Joe Biden’s legacy is simply this: He was a demented grifter who significantly reduced our nation’s standing as the leader of the Free World. I’m sure the curators at the Biden Presidential Library will explain all this with instructive dioramas and pre-recorded lectures.
I predict that Joe Biden isn’t through issuing pardons. Several friends and family members have been credibly accused of participating in an influence-peddling and money-laundering scheme. Surely, he will pardon Dr. Jill and his brother James.
When Biden issues more pardons to his cronies, his media fans will be further dismayed.  However, the legacy media will melt down into apoplectic rage when President Trump pardons all the January 6th protesters, which Trump has promised to do.Â
That day is coming. When those pardons are issued, I’ll enjoy reading what the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Politico will say about Trump’s merciful gesture–not to mention the wizened sages on The View.
The Times is shocked, shocked, about the Hunter pardon. Photo credit: Judicial Watch and Politico |