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Jim Acosta Surrenders to Tyranny

Jim Acosta Surrenders to Tyranny

At least by his own rhetoric

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Jan 29, 2025
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Dear reader, I bring you the end of an era.

Courtesy of CNN:

Buh-bye, Jim Acosta! That’s right, the Gen X answer to Ted Baxter is finally going away. He’s grabbed his last microphone from a female White House intern.

“One final message: Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to the fear. Hold onto the truth, and to hope.”

That’s really something, coming from one of the hacks who just spent four years telling us Joe Biden was perfectly fine.

And I don’t know if you caught Acosta’s subtle allusion there, but he was drawing a direct line from Donald Trump to the dictator of Cuba. Because both of them… um… want the government to leave you alone? Is that the connection? Only Jim Acosta knows.

I just have one question. If Acosta believes we’re entering a new era of lies and fear, if his message is not to give in…

Why is he giving in?

If now is the time to stand up and fight against tyranny, why is he running away?

Is it because CNN wanted to move his show to midnight? Well, if he truly believes this evil never sleeps, then why does it matter what time of day he appears on television? Shouldn’t the #Resistance be 24/7?

The answer, of course, is…

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