
<p>At a time when we hear a lot about false narratives and bogus conspiracy theories, we seem to be getting a prime example from the media itself. ; But before uncovering Hunter Biden, a little perspective is in order.</p>



<p>You will remember that media narrative that the Trump campaign had conspired with Russians in their meddling in the 2016 presidential election. ; For four years, there was no objective reporting on left-leaning media. ; Every report proclaimed the certainty of the accusation. ; It was all prosecutorial. ; ;</p>



<p>Reporters and panelists often referred to Trump as an asset or even an agent of Vladimir Putin. ; With fingers crossed, California Congressman Adam Schiff stated that behind closed doors he had seen the hard evidence of Trump’s criminal conspiracy with Putin. ; That turned out to be a real nose-grower when Special Counsel Robert Mueller – after a $35 million two-year investigation – declared definitively that the accusations were untrue – that no American had conspired with the Russians. ; ;</p>



<p>That particular conspiracy theory turned out to be a huge whopper that was carried on the platforms of the major news media without proper investigation, foundation or balance. ; It should not matter what one thinks of Trump to appreciate that this was a vicious campaign carried out by a corrupted news media. ; It was – as Trump would say – fake news. ; ; ; ;</p>



<p>We seem to be witnessing yet another grand false narrative. ; It is based on the assertion that the riot on Capitol Hill was part of a pre-planned grand conspiracy to overthrow the American election and install Trump as an autocratic leader – and the plot continues to this day at the hands of political cultists, according to the propaganda. ; ;</p>



<p>That bit of disinformation is beginning to come apart at the seams. ; Almost no one has been – or are likely to be – indicted for insurrection – any more than those rioters in Portland were charged with insurrection when they attacked government buildings or the occupiers of the commons (including a police headquarters) in Seattle. ; A senior <em>New York Times</em> reporter was caught by Project Veritas admitting &#8212; no, bragging – that much of what he and the Times reported on the Capital Hill riot was … well … ; bull droppings. ; As preposterous as the insurrection claims may be, many are choosing to believe them. ; Like the Russian conspiracy theory, when debunked there will be no corrections, admissions of error or any apologies from those who, with malice aforethought, spread the lies.</p>



<p>The dust has yet to settle on that one. ; So, stay tuned. ; But we now have an example of how the media abuses its position as the provider of fair and balanced information to protect its partisan interests. ; It is the affairs of Hunter Biden – or the “Case of the Stool Pidgeon Laptop.” ; In this case, the story – the facts – were not hyped, they were buried … denied … censored … canceled and otherwise ignored.</p>



<p>Since the information was generally blocked from view at the media level, allow me to put some historic perspective on the issue.</p>



<p>Hunter Biden takes his laptop to a repair shop – and basically forgets about it. ; The owner of the shop, in working on the computer, finds a lot of scandalous and very incriminating stuff. ; First, Hunter made himself the leading man in a number of porn videos. ; He also engages in illegal drug use on camera. ; (Yes, I used the salacious image to head the commentary for obvious reasons. ; Sex sells. ; And after all, we have seen gazillions of photos of Hunter attired.) ; Let us now move on from the salacious stuff.</p>



<p>Hunter Biden had a laptop. ; The existence of which – and the contents – were first confirmed and reported by the <em>DailyMail.com</em>. ; Their coverage was ignored by most of the major media outlets – justified by a bogus cover story.</p>



<p>Among the things of public interest on Hunter’s laptop were hundreds of communications that essentially exposed what appears to be questionable activities of a financial nature with foreign adversaries – some very politically damaging and some downright criminal. ; Some emails referred to the involvement of “the big guy” (Papa Joe Biden) in the distribution of ill-gotten gains – millions of dollars of ill-gotten gains.</p>



<p>That bit of information put the lie to Papa Biden’s repeated claim that he knew nothing about his son’s business affairs. ; Actually, the senior Biden was not only aware, but he was also deeply involved in promoting them – and apparently profiting from them.</p>



<p>The disclosures reported by the <em>Daily Mail </em>would have been enough to sink the Biden campaign, so they had to be kept from public exposure. ; Rather than putting this story in the headlines or the top of the hour news reports, the major media – conspiring with Democrat leaders – buried the story. ; They conspired to create a false story of Russian mischief.</p>



<p>The Bidens and the media alleged that the entire laptop deal was a phony. ; Conversely, lack of proof did not prevent the media from carrying the phony Trump Russian conspiracy accusations. ; ;</p>



<p>The media falsely reported that the entire laptop issue was a fake story trumped up by … (you’re not going to believe this one) … the Russians. ; In other words, the real laptop with real information was deemed to be the work of Putin. ; The phony dossier against Trump was given maximum credibility without a scintilla of evidential support &#8212; and knowing it was based on information provided by … (guess) … Russian operatives. ; ;</p>



<p>The effort to bury the laptop was so extreme that it involved even the social media companies. ; When the <em>New York Post</em> ran a front-page story on the Hunter laptop, the story was booted off by Facebook as fake news. ; Imagine that. ; A legitimate story published in a major reputable newspaper that runs contrary to the left-wing narratives is censored … banned … by social media – as were any other references to the story by others. ; It was deemed to be a lie – even though the media mavens had every reason to know that it was true.</p>



<p>Weeell … the truth tends to be persistent. ; In this case, confirmation of the existence and the legitimacy of the Hunter laptop ironically came from the <em>New York Times</em> – one of the news outlets that originally had buried the story.</p>



<p>When asked about the <em>Times</em> story, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki ducked, dodged and denied in a rather testy manner. ; While she was more than happy in the past to call the Hunter laptop story fake news &#8212; and a Russian disinformation campaign &#8212; she now takes the position that she cannot comment because Hunter is a private citizen.</p>



<p>When the left-wing’s “newspaper of record,” as they call the <em>Times</em>, places its imprimatur on the story, one might expect the rest of the partisan press would jump on it. ; But Nooo. ; Virtually zero coverage from MSNBC and CNN. ; ;</p>



<p>You can put the Hunter laptop story alongside the surging of migrants at the southern border … the epidemic of crime sweeping America … and the God awful Iranian nuclear deal into which Biden is about to enter … as topics that the left-leaning media will not report to the American public.</p>



<p>We can only look forward to Republican control of Congress – at least the House – to get the kind of honest and complete investigation the laptop needs. ; In terms of Hunter Biden, there is a lot more to see – so to speak.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Media covers up what Hunter Biden does not
