If anyone still had any lingering doubt that the leftist legacy media was not in the news business anymore, but the propaganda business, the recent release of the Fauci diary by Sen. Rand Paul should eliminate that doubt forever.
Anthony Fauci didn't just indict himself in those digital pages as a lying, self-obsessed criminal; he also unmasked the media (no pun intended) for the cozy self-serving relationship they all had with each other while the reporters were supposed to be questioning authority and reporting the truth to the American people. CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash were probably exposed the most, which explains why Tapper is doing everything he can to pretend that the diary does not exist.
As for Bash, she hilariously still thinks anyone takes her seriously as a 'journalist,' which made Robert F. Kennedy Jr's evisceration of her this past Sunday all the more satisfying.
One person who probably noticed that interview is former legacy media reporter Mark Halperin. That afternoon, Halperin posted that the Sunday talk shows might just have a tiny little bias problem.
What passes for “balance” on a broadcast TV network Sunday show roundtable: 2 anti-Trump Democrats matched with 2 anti-Trump Republicans, moderated by a former senior Democratic Party operative/Clinton administration official.
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) August 2, 2026
We hate to call Halperin 'Captain Obvious,' but we're glad he finally seems to have noticed the problem that every conservative has been shouting about for years, if not decades at this point.
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This is going to sound condescending, but it’s not mean to: It’s always fascinating to watch someone in real time discover the depth and scope of media corruption. https://t.co/W6m8BsQ2eb
— John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte (@NolteNC) August 2, 2026
If anyone should know the depth and scope of that corruption— and known it long before 2026—it is Halperin. Remember that he was once a star at ABC News and MSNBC before he made the fatal mistake of criticizing Barack Obama in 2011. The morning after an Obama press conference, Halperin accurately stated, 'I thought he was kind of a d**k.'
While he hung around for a few years after that, Halperin has basically been persona non grata in legacy media circles ever since then.
But hey. Better late than never when it comes to the scales falling from someone's eyes.
Did you just notice this, Mark, or are you being honest now because you're no longer in their club?
— Steven P. Smith (@stevenpsmith) August 2, 2026
He's finally realized he's never getting back into that club. Honesty is usually something that accompanies that realization.
Where have you been? pic.twitter.com/5lTH1wExMO
— Ipso Sacto (@yonloc) August 2, 2026
Glad you have awaken from your long slumber. You missed a lot. pic.twitter.com/XoWAqz2HfX
— Horatius (@TheBridge1971) August 3, 2026
LOL. We lost count of the number of people who replied to Halperin's post with that particular Bruce Willis meme.
But it fits.
Mark it’s been like that for decades now.
— DebtCliff (@DebtCliff) August 2, 2026
Setting aside the figurative coma Halperin seems to have been in since the turn of the century (at least), many people provided Halperin with an explanation of why these shows are so ridiculously biased and more left-leaning than every turn in a NASCAR race.
Yup. We don't deserve a literal seat at the table. The message is clear: our political perspective is not worthy of consideration. The "othering" of the conservative pro-Trump political class makes it that much easier to ignore and dismiss when one of us gets assassinated. https://t.co/tfl0QRG61O
— L A R R Y (@LarryOConnor) August 2, 2026
That is terrifyingly accurate.
Could not agree more. CNN going after Bobby Kennedy for “telling lies” and then having an expert right after to support the CNN bias. Sickening. https://t.co/3q8PLQLefS
— Rudy Anderson (@rudyja111) August 2, 2026
We're pretty sure Halperin was specifically talking about ABC and George Stephanopoulos with his post, particularly the two favorite 'Republican' guests on his show—Liz Cheney and Chris Christie—but it could easily be applied to CNN or most other networks.
Sorely missed - though his Hill experience was with home state Dem icon Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, he epitomized fairness and not thinly disguised advocacy- Sunday shows were once an important communication medium between policymakers- now an editorial page SMH pic.twitter.com/ff2ktbSV6I
— d dask 🇬🇷🇺🇸 (@DocD19) August 2, 2026
No one ever really questioned that Russert got his start in Democrat politics. But he was respected because he asked tough questions of anyone who appeared on Meet the Press during his tenure.
Try saying the same about Bash, Tapper, or Stephanopoulos without bursting out laughing.
The Sunday babblehead shows died with Tim Russert.
— JWF (@JammieWF) August 2, 2026
Mark, I've been watching those shows a long, long time. "Balance" is presenting a wide variety of perspectives on what the Democrats have to do to win.
— Greg Ladd (@gladd1968) August 2, 2026
HA!
It's funny because it's true.
Yep. The DC crowd doesn’t understand their credibility problem. https://t.co/l8eQXULwno
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 2, 2026
It is the nature of bubbles that the people who exist in them have a difficult time seeing outside of them—at least not without an extremely distorted lens.
One example of this is leftist Huffington Post 'reporter' SV Date, who tried to clap back at Halperin with sarcasm.
So true!
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) August 2, 2026
Back when I was covering murderers in Daytona, my editors drilled it into me: If I’m going to include 400 words of prosecutors’ and police officers’ evidence, I also had to include 400 words saying the murderer was actually a good person. https://t.co/9x1MoYib8l
Uhh ... who wants to tell him?
This is exactly what legacy media does, except these days, they'll only write from the perspective that criminals are good people. Often, they won't even bother with the law and order perspective.
Nice own goal there, Mr. Date.
Wait till the NYTimes gets a replacement writer for Ross Douthat. It will be a Republican that represents the views of no one in the GOP
— Inglewood Jack (@Inglewoodjack99) August 2, 2026
Wait ... doesn't the NYT already have David French?
If Mr. Halperin, a reasonable, fair-minded, unbiased, intelligent, actual legitimate “journalist” — a rarity today — is taking issue with the liberal mainstream media bulls*** that dominates the tv-print “news” landscape, then you can be assured there’s a huge problem with it. https://t.co/NYhvxTtX6Y
— ruff boy (@tsurimi) August 3, 2026
We don't believe Halperin or any journalist is truly unbiased, but he is reasonable and fair-minded most of the time.
Of course, even with Halperin's belated discovery of extreme bias in the legacy media, he has another huge problem that he's eventually going to have to address.
Dude, you work for Megyn Kelly - her idea of balance is a debate between Ana Kasparian and Cenk Ugur. 🤡
— Tanya Berlaga 🇮🇱 (@TBerlaga) August 2, 2026
OOF!
We hope it doesn't take Halperin another 15-20 years to notice the inherent problems and biases with the people to whom he has currently hitched his wagon.
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