Jeffrey Goldberg is an existential threat to journalism which over the years of as become more and more laughable. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. The Atlantic October surprise is alive and well. Designed to attack an opponent at their strength and weaken them.
The Democrat line of attack four years ago was the Atlantic's bogus "Suckers a Losers" article that every media outlet ran with and amplified. Considering the closeness of the outcome of the 2020 race it's quite possible that this one article cost Trump the election.
The problem is the story was just made up. The four anonymous sources, etc... were fictional. How do I know? It's been four years and not one of the anonymous sources has come forward and claimed credit. On the contrary, the number of people on record saying the story was a complete fabrication has grown to over two dozen and we have actual evidence proving the underlying support of the story was false.
Fast forward to the month before the 2024 election and the same "Magazine" and the same " journalist" have struck again.
"The Atlantic" and Jeffrey Goldberg are the epitome of the October surprise. Trump's support of Israel and the Jewish people worldwide is undeniable as his support of our military. There is little doubt that Mr. Goldberg's headline in 2020 and 2024 are fabricated but it will take months, if not years for the media to sort this out which is exactly what the Editor in Chief, Jeffrey Goldberg and the left is counting on.
Will this cost Trump votes?
Absolutely but nothing close to the damage the Suckers and Loser caused. In the recent past if you get caught making up stories or plagiarizing it was the end of your journalistic career. However, in these days of hyper partisan politics and lies, as long as the lies help your team you're celebrated. The ends truly justified the means. It's impossible to believe media outlets like NPR are still pushing the "fine people on both sides" Charlottesville lie which only the most laziest media consumer hasn't been able to personally debunk. The threat to democracy is bogus publication of stories that are full on propaganda. It's hacks like Jeffrey Goldberg and others like him who lack of any sense of honor.
The "fine people on both sides" battle cry is loud and proud. Americans seemingly are slow to learn but they are catching on that NPR, 60 Minutes, The Atlantic, etc... are just mouth pieces of the Left. Those of us on the Right are hopeful that the silenced majority will win the White House, the House and Senate. At least for a few years the media hacks might crawl back under their rocks or better yet actually do as they threaten and pack up and leave the country.
"Perhaps you and I have lived too long with this miracle to properly be appreciative. Freedom is a fragile thing and it's never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. And those in world history who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again." Ronald Reagan, January 5, 1967
