Democrats and other mainstream media will be salivating as they look for ways to use the Capitol riot’s one year anniversary for their own, professional and/or political gains.
For instance, as we previously reported, during a CNN “Reliable Sources” segment Sunday, media hall monitor Brian Stelter and the reporters he invited on to talk about the January 6th riot somberly covered the story as though they had been camped out on Omaha Beach as the June 1944 Normandy invasion went down. One of the chyrons displayed during the segment read “two reporters open up about January 6 trauma.”
We also covered the weekend that the New York Times liberals took a different view of the anniversary. In an editorial posted on New Year’s Day, the Times bizarrely declared that “Every Day Is Jan. 6 Now.”
Along with reporters’ increased obsession with Capitol riot, the Associated Press has also introduced a hall-of-shame candidate. In a piece by Michael Biesecker published this morning, AP reporters dive into Ashli Babbitt’s personal life. She was an Air Force veteran, Trump supporter, and was shot to death by Lt. Michael Byrd, Capitol Police Officer.
In the “report” that was ostensibly written to get people to see that Babbitt was not a martyr as some Republicans including former President Donald Trump have insinuated, Biesecker – who labeled Babbitt as a “future insurrectionist” – interviewed an old nemesis of Babbitt’s named Celeste Norris. Information on the bad blood between the two women, which dates back to 2015 and which allegedly started over a rivalry over Ashli’s future husband Aaron Babbitt, had been reported on before based on court records.
Biesecker, however, was able get Norris on tape to detail the animosity between them. This piece had been published in the Journal. No journalistic value other than to hint that Babbitt wasn’t a very good person and maybe because of that she deserved what happened to her a year ago:
This @APArticle about #AshliBabbittA remarkable victim-blaming act was displayed by the Capitol Police in January 6th when they killed a rioter. Babbitt was neither a martyr nor sinner. Her messy private life should not be used as an excuse for her failures. https://t.co/Lu1SiBMKpL
— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) January 3, 2022
This Babbitt piece is a contrast to the other pieces that focus on the victims of officer-involved past incidents in which the target person was hurt or killed. Imagine a reporter writing an extensive piece on George Floyd’s criminal past, with quotes taken from alleged victims. They wouldn’t because it would be viewed as someone in the media trying to justify his death:
Ashli was wronged when she passed away. We can only guess that AP or this Bee-Sucker never did a character smear against George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/sZIWEfnNAs
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) January 3, 2022
The Washington Post crew continues to make false claims regarding Capitol Riot deaths. This claim has been repeated by many Biden Administration officials, including President Biden and White House Press Secretary. Jen Psaki:
Again, the Washington Post is lying about Capitol Riot death. Ashlibabbitt, a Capitol officer who was killed in violence on Jan 6, was the only one to have died. Expect said lies to proliferate widely in run-up to J6 https://t.co/oX7CbTcNiM pic.twitter.com/w2sQvLgxfb
— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) January 2, 2022
Sigh.
Flashback: Mo Brooks Is Smeared With Something He *Didn’t* Say About Capitol Riot as Dangerous Conflation Is Made
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