The entire Hunter Biden obsession blows my mind. Rural America at large has been devastated by drug addiction, with very few families being spared. While I voted for Biden in the last election, and am very likely to do so again, I’ve also looked at most of the actual evidence that has been presented by Republicans. I’ll admit that a part of me has been dreading the day that we see evidence that he has been involved in fraudulent activity. And yet, nothing that I’ve seen connects the President to illegal activity beyond his familial connection to his son. What I have seen is a very caring father who has tried to help his addicted son in the wake of losing another son tragically. This is something that families across the nation, but especially rural families - Republicans and Democrats alike -have had to deal with as well. Should we disqualify all families who have members that struggle with addiction? That seems absurd.
The origins of the laptop story have been fairly suspicious. The handling of the laptop by the computer repair shop, Giuliani, and others, has been shameful, in my opinion, and reflects their willingness to violate anyone’s rights in the pursuit of power. Lev Parnas’ recent comments seem to confirm many of the suspicions that were talked about back then.
The fact that NPR didn’t immediately run the story seemed like a good idea to me, and they even reported on why they delayed reporting it, at the time. Maybe that’s my bias showing, but it’s hard to deny that this type of story would be relegated to tabloids a decade ago.
The origins of the laptop story have been fairly suspicious. The handling of the laptop by the computer repair shop, Giuliani, and others, has been shameful, in my opinion, and reflects their willingness to violate anyone’s rights in the pursuit of power. Lev Parnas’ recent comments seem to confirm many of the suspicions that were talked about back then.
The fact that NPR didn’t immediately run the story seemed like a good idea to me, and they even reported on why they delayed reporting it, at the time. Maybe that’s my bias showing, but it’s hard to deny that this type of story would be relegated to tabloids a decade ago.