As far as we know, no one has ever accused CNN analyst and former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa of being too smart for this world. No one who isn’t drunk and/or a complete idiot, anyway.
Earlier this week, Rangappa lent her voice to the chorus of brilliant blue-checks trying to tie Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars to Donald Trump. And then yesterday, she lent her voice to the chorus of brilliant blue-checks trying to downplay the embiggening Hunter Biden laptop scandal, which has escalated to a point where not even the Washington Post can ignore it anymore. Here’s what Rangappa had to contribute to discourse surrounding Hunter Biden:
The real story about Hunter Biden is that the current president hasn't fired the FBI director, called it a hoax, or tried to obstruct the investigation
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) March 30, 2022
See what she did there? Then you’re way ahead of Asha Rangappa, because it appears to have gone totally over her head.
It hasn’t gone over Glenn Greenwald’s head, though:
Right – Biden, and his top aides like @PressSec, only lied to the country repeatedly about this matter by calling it "Russian disinformation".
If I were Biden, I'd want better defenders than the career Security State agents who (bizarrely) work for NBC and CNN. pic.twitter.com/7W90YTYmW3
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 31, 2022
Bless Asha Rangappa’s heart. She actually thinks she’s making Joe Biden look like the good guy here. And she thinks we’ll believe her because Joe Biden isn’t Donald Trump.
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Anyway, while it’s not surprising to see this sort of BS from a paid CNN analyst, it’s nonetheless very interesting. Because there was once a time when mainstream media outlets actually gave a damn about trying to keep up the appearance of objectivity and professionalism, and all that has flown out the window.
The most overlooked media story of the last 6 years is the gigantic influx of Security State operatives onto the payroll of corporate liberal newsrooms. CNN and NBC filed with operatives of CIA, NSA, DOJ, Pentagon and FBI. They used to have to do this covertly. Not now.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 31, 2022
Donald Trump was shamed by the MSM for disrupting and undoing sacred norms, but the media are just as guilty — in fact, even moreso.
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