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Hillary’s Top Donor Just Bought The Onion — Started Publishing Propaganda Immediately
Good satire is hard to come by. I will miss The Onion.
When it was revealed in January that satirical news outlet, The Onion, had been purchased by Univision Communications (which is co-owned by one of Hillary Clinton’s biggest fans, top campaign donor, and pro-Israel fanatic, Haim Saban), it was if the world suddenly held its breath to see if the move would be the outlet’s downfall.
Now, it appears we have our answer. On Tuesday, an apparent attempt at satirical understatement in actuality proved to be nothing less than a blatant propagandistic fluff piece touting Clinton’s ostensibly stellar career.
“Female Presidential Candidate Who Was United States Senator, Secretary Of State Told To Be More Inspiring,” read The Onion’s not-at-all-opaque headline. And the nauseating attempt at tongue-in-cheek praise didn’t stop there.
According to the short ‘article,’ Hillary’s media advisor, Jim Margolis, urged “the woman — who overcame entrenched societal biases to build a successful legal career, became the first female senator elected in the state of New York, oversaw the Department of State during a period of widespread international tumult, and, if elected, would be the first female president in American history — to be more uplifting to voters.”
What The Onion attempted to convey through highlighting the basic bones of Clinton’s resume is the journalistic equivalent of bragging rights at a pissing contest. It’s a blowhard list of hollow career accomplishments wholly lacking in substance and ethical accountability. Those able to distinguish substantive achievements from a list of previous employment should only be insulted by the transparent farce — and a tombstone bearing the name of The Onion such propaganda represents.
Now, it appears we have our answer. On Tuesday, an apparent attempt at satirical understatement in actuality proved to be nothing less than a blatant propagandistic fluff piece touting Clinton’s ostensibly stellar career.
“Female Presidential Candidate Who Was United States Senator, Secretary Of State Told To Be More Inspiring,” read The Onion’s not-at-all-opaque headline. And the nauseating attempt at tongue-in-cheek praise didn’t stop there.
According to the short ‘article,’ Hillary’s media advisor, Jim Margolis, urged “the woman — who overcame entrenched societal biases to build a successful legal career, became the first female senator elected in the state of New York, oversaw the Department of State during a period of widespread international tumult, and, if elected, would be the first female president in American history — to be more uplifting to voters.”
What The Onion attempted to convey through highlighting the basic bones of Clinton’s resume is the journalistic equivalent of bragging rights at a pissing contest. It’s a blowhard list of hollow career accomplishments wholly lacking in substance and ethical accountability. Those able to distinguish substantive achievements from a list of previous employment should only be insulted by the transparent farce — and a tombstone bearing the name of The Onion such propaganda represents.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/hillarys-top-donor-buys-onion-starts-publishing-propaganda-immediately/#y40wleHs3myUjElE.99
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Oh wait. Maybe we're not supposed to laugh any more.
