The Thing That Didn't Happen

Here’s the top of the CNN website at 10:30 am PT, October 4:

Jack Smith, Liz Cheney, presidential masculinity.

Top of the front page at the Daily Beast:

Trump made a crass joke, Liz Cheney hurt Trump’s feelings, MTG conspiracy theory.

New York Times:

Politico, the clubhouse newsletter of the American green zone:

The Huffington Post, an ongoing digital lobotomy that you can slam into your brain from the comfort of your own dining room table:

There was no hurricane. There was no flooding. Some right-wing extremists are spreading conspiracy theories about some kind of supposed disaster, but no actual event has occurred. Also, Liz Cheney is very very very important.

Meanwhile, the President of the United States was asked about “the storm zone,” and he initially replied that he didn’t know which storm zone the reporter was talking about, before saying that everything is fine there and everyone is very happy.

Now, compare all of that to a report from the ground in North Carolina.

Darkly fascinating. Citizen, there has been no disaster. Not even sure what you mean! Anyway, moving on….

ADDED LATER:

To see the seriousness of the crisis on the ground, compare the national news to the front pages of North Carolina newspapers: