The whole fake news phenomenon is really nothing but a hot mess.  But unlike Big Foot, The Loch Ness Monster, and little green men, everyone KNOWS it exists…evidenced by the flood of corrections and retractions begrudgingly dished out on a regular basis by the heaviest of heavyweight Lib media outlets.  At this point, however, I can only conclude the practical effect of all this journalistic excrement is as watered down as the 25 cent vodka tonics on ladies night down at your local pick-up joint.  Overkill.  Saturation.  Overplaying one’s hand.  Call it what you will.  The latest?  Just for giggles…headlines everywhere this week…this one from Newsweek…“Melania Trump orders removal of the near-200-year-old tree from the White House.”  WHAT A HORRIBLE WOMAN!  TREE HATER!…and likely other such statements from drive-by consumers of news.  Except…While the First Lady did order the historic tree to be removed, it was only after specialists determined that it needed to be removed. The tree has long been supported by poles and wires and posed a hazard for anyone standing near it.  Once again…BRA-VO media!  Nice job!  Complete dishonest and morally bankrupt jerk-offs…and quite deservedly mocked and ridiculed by an entire nation.  By the way, that rumbling in the ground you feel is Edward R. Murrow doing somersaults six feet under. Continue reading →