At Talking Points Memo, Josh Marshall writes: “The WaPo was probably the worst culprit, with this headline: ‘Tim Walz’s military record, National Guard departure get new scrutiny.’ It happily launders the Vance attack line without self-awareness or historical understanding of the last two decades of American politics. ‘New scrutiny’ – like its weasel-word compadres ‘raises questions about’ and ‘is said to’ – confers a miraculous virgin birth to scurrilous political attacks even if they’re launched right out in the open.”
The corporate media will never learn because it does not want to learn. Its owners do not want it to learn. Remember, the Post is owned by right-wing billionaire Jeff Bezos and directed by right-wing, extremely dodgy Murdoch hack Will Lewis.