A disturbing pattern is unfolding in the wake of the bizarre attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband that threatens to further divide our country over partisan politics.
It’s the immediate eruption of conspiracy theories from the mainstream media that grasp at real and imagined details to sow the seeds of political division.
Democrat advocates in the media seem so determined to accuse the offender of being a right-wing nut job so they can blame Republicans and hype this and other high-profile stories.
And politicians like U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet were quick to jump on the bandwagon behind them and fan the flames of partisan divide in the week before his reelection.
Appalled by the attack on Paul Pelosi. As Americans, we must reject rhetoric that paints our fellow citizens as dangerous enemies. There is no place for political violence in a democracy.
My thoughts are with the entire Pelosi family, and I wish Paul a full and swift recovery.
— Michael Bennet (@SenatorBennet) October 28, 2022
Wishing Paul Pelosi a very speedy recovery, and sending well wishes to @SpeakerPelosi and their entire family during this difficult time.
This attack is yet another example of how violent rhetoric breeds violent behavior. This isn’t America.
— Senator John Hickenlooper (@SenatorHick) October 28, 2022
Tragically, San Fransisco is part of America, and it’s not exactly a hotbed of rightwing extremism.
The Democrats do not want you to see this.pic.twitter.com/TFW7yBFRVa
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 30, 2022
Was it really political rhetoric that steered this man into Pelosi’s house in the middle of the night, or mental illness?
David DePape, the suspect now charged by the Justice Department with attempted kidnapping and assault, is clearly not a well man.
His former girlfriend, noted San Francisco nudist Oxane “Gypsy” Taub, is telling reporters DePape was frequently homeless, used drugs, and is mentally ill.
“This person really does suffer from mental illness and that is probably why he was there at 2 a.m,” she said.
“I don’t think he became a Trump supporter,” Taub said. “He was against the government, but if anything he was opposed to the shadow government, against the people who really run the government and use politicians as puppets. Like Trump was a puppet. David and I were against the shadow government.”
She’s denying he’s a Trump supporter, because the media are relentlessly tagging DePape as such by suggesting he was a QAnon conspirator and a few other dog whistles that scream right-wing.
Sadly, it appears DePape is just the ordinary type of mentally ill that populates the streets of San Fransisco.
Drug abuse, homelessness, crime, and mental illness are the hallmark of this tragic story, which has become a plague on cities across American including Denver.
Shame on Bennet and Hickenlooper for jumping on the conspiracy bandwagon along with the rest of the media to use mental illness as a vehicle for reelection and power.
If reporters did their job seriously and focused on the facts instead of their own political beliefs, they wouldn’t have readers second-guessing their work and spinning salacious rumors.
modern journalism is just so, so wild. pic.twitter.com/HGEAhPcasj
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) October 31, 2022