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Where is former President Barack Obama when you need him? Obama is needed now more than ever to give a finger-wagging to Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, and the owner of the Los Angeles Times, Patrick Soon-Shiong. On October 25, the Washington Post (WaPo) editorial board would have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for President.
WaPo’s owner, Jeff Bezos, stepped in and blocked the endorsement. Donald J. Trump has been threatening to punish those who ruffle his feathers. Several times, Trump’s grievance campaign mentioned his hit list of retribution.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos attempted to address his decision to shun V.P. Harris’ bid in an October 29 OP-ED.
Bezos wrote, in part, “Many people are turning to off-the-cuff podcasts, inaccurate social media posts, and other unverified news sources.” Those ‘posts can quickly spread misinformation and deepen divisions.’ Bezos continues, “The Washington Post and New York Times win [Pulitzer Prizes], but increasingly, we talk only to a certain elite.” More and more, we talk only to ourselves, Bezos said.
An October 2024 Gallup poll shows that 36% of U.S. adults distrust the news media.
Another 33% of Americans express “not very much” confidence in America’s news media.
Mass Exodus From The Washington Post
Bezos’ ‘Reasons’ For Blocking Harris Backfired.
Since Jeff Bezos’s big shun of Kamala Harris, over 250,000 Washington Post readers have canceled their subscriptions to the journal. “The Washington Post has 135,980 print subscribers and 2.5 million digital subscribers.“ According to Wikipedia, In October 2013, the Graham family sold the newspaper to Nash Holdings, a holding company owned by Jeff Bezos, for $250 million. Currently, WaPo loses 77 million dollars annually.
The timing of the Washington Post’s refusal to endorse Harris shocked its readers. “The Washington Post’s publisher said Friday that the paper will not make an endorsement in this year’s presidential contest, for the first time in 36 years, or in future presidential races.”
Is it Because She’s A Woman Or Glaring Incompetence?
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong has also blocked his editorial board from endorsing Kamala Harris for President. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s 31-year-old daughter (Nika Soon-Shiong) told the New York Times why she and her father decided not to endorse Harris because of the war in Gaza and Vice President Kamala Harris’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza.
Reportedly, Nika Soon Shiong also told the New York Times, “Our family made the joint decision not to endorse a Presidential candidate. This was the first and only time I have been involved in the process,” she said. “As a citizen of a country openly financing genocide, and as a family that experienced South African Apartheid, the endorsement was an opportunity to repudiate justifications for the widespread targeting of journalists and the ongoing war on children.”
The decision not to endorse any candidates has forced several Editorial Board members from the New York Times and Washington Post to step down from the Editorial Board.
However, the Los Angeles Times said Nika Soon-Shiong did not influence the decision not to endorse. They also said the war in Gaza had nothing to do with their decision. Perhaps, Mr. Patrick Soon-Shiong decided not to go against his fellow South Afrikaan Elon Musk. Musk has thrown his complete support behind President Trump.
Are Unions Leaders Scared of Trump?
Former President Trump has more than half of Americans shook. News paper magnates are afraid, union leaders are shaking in their boots — “everybody is running scared.” Finally, the South has risen again, led by a northerner–Trump. Now, ain’t that a bitch?
In mid-September, “the General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters also elected not to endorse any candidate for U.S. President.” On October 3, the International Association of Fire Fighters joined the Just Say No to Harris campaign. Where is Barack Obama? How come Obama isn’t wagging his finger in the faces of these white men? Coward. There aren’t too many Black men who Obama influences. Those days are gone.
I asked many Black people to name one thing that Obama did for Black America. The answer will be zero. Save your finger-wagging for your kids, Obama. Most Black people have grown up since you last conned them into voting for you.
The civil rights generation that fought mostly for sexual access to white women and white men is waning.
Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z are more concerned with accessing the Boardrooms- not so much the bedrooms. They have their pick of plenty of white girls with Brazilian Butt Lifts. They (the new generations) “wants” the money, while boomers wanted the honey. Boomers fought to come over. Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z want to overcome.
It’s Beginning to Look A Tad Bit Suspicious
Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, has also refused Harris.
Is it because she’s a woman or because she’s incompetent? Then say it. After all, she does walk around with a silly, painted-on grin on her face.
Clinton Franklin is a formally trained Computer Scientist and a writer at heart. Clinton is an avid observer of nature and a lover of people and diverse cultures. He adheres to the adage, “Think globally, but act locally.”
It is crucial to be forward-thinking but not a forward person. “Be kind to everyone you meet because each carries his heavy burden…” Plato.
Embrace the three Constants: Change, Justice, and Rightness.
The thought police are busy at work trying to suppress free speech — if allowed their march to madness — they will arrest your very thoughts.
