'Let's play a game': Look what Jeryl Bier found after Hillary Clinton et al. breathlessly pushed NYT's bogus Jared Kushner Election Day narrative [screenshots]

We know every day pretty much feels like an eternity now, but do you remember a couple of days ago when Hillary Clinton lent a hand in pushing Joe Biden’s conspiracy theory that Donald Trump (via Jared Kushner) would try to postpone the November election?

I can’t believe I have to write this sentence, but the president's son-in-law doesn't get to decide when the election is. https://t.co/7CrpHny6TF

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 13, 2020

What Hillary failed to note — because she doesn’t give a damn — is that the New York Times conveniently omitted the rest of Kushner’s remarks, in which he flat-out said “it’s not my decision.” Fortunately, independent conservative journalist Jeryl Bier isn’t lazy like the New York Times (and Hillary Clinton):

This quote is misleadingly chopped. His reply is, "It's not my decision to make so I’m not sure I can commit one way or the other".

Article: "“I’m not sure I can commit one way or the other, but right now that’s the plan,” Mr. Kushner told Time magazine."https://t.co/t6owV1Bjmt pic.twitter.com/oAZ4OTMjYy

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 13, 2020

Here's the video: "It's not my decision to make [laughs] so I’m not sure I can commit one way or the other, but right now that’s the plan."https://t.co/s9qOd6t0Qm

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 13, 2020

Today, Bier’s back on the beat, and he found something pretty interesting:

Regarding the outrage over Jared Kushner & delaying the election… Check this out from October 29, 2012:

Q Would the President have the power to adjust Election Day?

MR. CARNEY: I don't know the answer to that question. I think you're getting way ahead of yourself here. pic.twitter.com/DHGp00Ep93

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

Try to imagine this hypothetical:

==
Q Would the President have the power to adjust Election Day?

Kayleigh McEnany: I don't know the answer to that question. I think you're getting way ahead of yourself here.
==

If this happened, it might push COVID-19 off the front page. https://t.co/yexxJBy4hC

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

you know I'm right… https://t.co/GSGODL4i7j

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

Totally.

This question was asked because of Hurricane Sandy, by the way: https://t.co/yexxJBy4hC

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

Compare 2012 versus 2020:

2012: No story
"Would the President have the power to adjust Election Day?
MR. CARNEY: I don't know the answer to that question."

2020: "The opinion of a White House staff member has no bearing on when the election is held…"https://t.co/o9aWqPcrLW pic.twitter.com/y8H0jmKl27

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

Here's one of the few stories (by @charliespiering) I could even find from 2012 when @JayCarney was asked if @BarackObama had "the power to adjust Election Day" and Carney said he didn't know and would have to take the question for later. https://t.co/MbXLPao94p

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

this was the WEEK BEFORE THE ELECTION, for Pete's sake, and it was virtually ignored. https://t.co/yexxJBy4hC

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

2012, @HillaryClinton:

Q Would the President have the power to adjust Election Day?

MR. CARNEY: I don't know the answer to that question. I think you're getting way ahead of yourself here.

—

"I don't know"??? https://t.co/gRIFQSxZFl pic.twitter.com/dhjP9asDgq

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

Google "kushner election" to see how things are going in 2020…https://t.co/NtV9XZjJuz

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

Here's @daveweigel writing at @Slate in 2012 – he suspected that some might try to make something of Carney's answer (or non-answer), but almost nothing came of it:https://t.co/huFh2ObgXq pic.twitter.com/LGEeRuXDhd

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

Let's play a game… who said this, under what president, and what was the reaction?

Q Would the President have the power to adjust Election Day?

[?????]: I don't know the answer to that question. I think you're getting way ahead of yourself here.

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020

There should be no doubt whatsoever that if Kayleigh McEnany had said that, we’d still be fielding breathless shrieks from media firefighters.

I am NOT going to do this because it would be dishonest and wreck my credibility, but I ALMOST want to write a fake news story with the exchange below but pretend it was an exchange with Trump's @PressSec and then later do an "update!" revealing it was really @JayCarney. https://t.co/yexxJBy4hC

— jerylbier (@JerylBier) May 15, 2020