@hightor,
The job of some operative on some random day in some office of the DHS, FBI, or DNC.
“We’re gonna need a hit piece on a Jonathan Turley.”
The hit pieces on Matt Taibbi called him a conservative. Had to be stealth-edited because there were reams of legitimate background, detailing his classic American lib underpinning and views.
The pen is mightier than the sword. Democrats were smart to pay off failing media outlets, journalists hungry for access, others in powerful decision-making media /information roles. Propaganda works—until enough of the people figure it out.