As IF Times

Source: Trump’s old Ferrari sells at auction for record $270,000 | WTKR.com

The underlying premise of this site has always been to point out the laughable presentation of news by the popular media.  Nowhere is biased and skewed reportage more rampant than in the political sphere.   Objective observers will note the great swing of the pendulum that took effect starting in November of last year.

From years of effusive lauding of the past President’s policies, starting with an awarding of a Nobel Peace prize just as he assumed office, but before having actually done anything, to the ongoing re-write of history as it pertains to race relations, the characterization of ‘accomplishments’ were laugh out loud funny, if they weren’t so conspicuously untrue.

The difference in characterization of the new President is to be expected given the natural lefty bias of the majority of media.  We recall the regular sniffy portrayal of George Bush as a primate and mental midget.  A whole new level of petulance and contempt is exposed as the media covers the new Trump presidency. In addition to the usual banal rhetoric about conservatives in general, churlish and petty attacks are offered daily as a way of de-legitimizing his tenure.  It’s as if there were prizes awarded to the outlet that can come up with the most puerile story.

The headline offered in the linked article seems fairly matter of fact, a simple story detailing the sale of an old Trump possession.  Obviously these folks didn’t get the message that there had to be a spin to every story concerning Trump.  Sure enough, another news outlet had this to say in reporting the car sale,

“Donald Trump’s Ferrari disappoints at Florida Auction”

So, despite the fact that the Ferrari sold at the highest price ever for such a vehicle, the reportage from this outlet was that the sale was ‘disappointing’ because it didn’t meet an original sale expectation.  It’s like saying that the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl but by less than the Vegas points spread and therefore was disappointing.  We’re awaiting a story about how Trump’s unfinished lunch sandwich is a slap in the face to hungry people everywhere.  We can’t wait until an effective replacement for the collapsing health care scheme ordered by the Nobel guy, finally gets implemented.  The criticism will be that it should have been done on January 21…on the year before he took office.  Don’t be surprised if the plan is considered a failure if it doesn’t address insomnia, post partum depression and male pattern baldness.

Source: Reporters turn to ridiculing White House Easter eggs – The American MirrorThe American Mirror

Anyone who’s ever been around 3 year old children understands how annoying they can be once they set their minds to annoying you.  From the classic “are we there yet?” bleats while on a car trip, to the constant whining when they’re hungry or tired, even the most patient parents can be pushed to consider abandoning their darlings at nearby orphanages.

Eventually, (but not always) they mature and  grow out of that annoying stage of their existence.  Typically, the darlings lose interest in annoying their parents because the amount of attention they receive diminishes.  In other words, they are no longer rewarded for annoying behavior.

Some however, manage to retain this annoying trait and wind up as columnists for the Washington Post, the New York Times and other assorted mainstream newspapers, where they can continue their charming ways… and get paid for it.  We already expect and have read articles ad nauseam, about how the new President Trump is comparable to Hitler, is racist, sexist, will increase the effects of global warming and cause the end of mankind.  Anyone reading stories from The Post, The NY Times etc., can easily observe this cutting edge reportage.

Having exhausted the usual storylines, media now directs their writers to Pulitzer worthy stories such as the one linked above, ridiculing the White House Easter eggs.  This is now the new level of brave reporting for the fourth estate.  We are also treated to tabloid exposes on the dining habits of the Vice President and his wife; of Melania Trump’s residence patterns; and of course, the recent stop the presses story of Kelly Anne Conway’s feet on the couch.  The derangement is so severe, that someone actually fact checked a sarcastic remark from Sean Spicer about Trump using Russian salad dressing.

While to many, this level of reportage is amusing, when you consider that this is the essence of an adult person’s vocation, it’s actually quite pathetic.  If it was not bad enough to admit you were a lawyer at a cocktail party, it’s even worse now to admit that you’re a journalist.  It may behoove them to twist the narrative slightly and say that they write children’s stories.