Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speak at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires 2018 REUTERS
The mainstream media was surprised at Herschel Walker’s hypocrisy. He encouraged and paid for a girlfriend to obtain an abortion. The media knew Herschel had four kids with women whom he had not married or participated with in raising the kids. Presumably, the media was surprised that Walker claimed publicly to be opposed to abortion while encouraging and paying for abortion services to benefit himself. I am astounded at the media’s reaction. First, the media must know that Republican politicians lie and are hypocrites as a part of their job descriptions. But more importantly, in the second place, Republican men view themselves above the rules that others must follow. Anyone who does not understand these two facts about Republicans will not report very insightfully about them.
But I am also astounded at the media’s coverage of Hershel Walker’s fertility issues for a second reason. Competing with the Walker story was that OPEC, including Saudi Arabia, would reduce its oil production by 2 million barrels. Of course, the media mentioned the story, but only to pause before resuming the Hershel saga. The media could defend its coverage of Walker by saying that the outcome of his Senate race could determine which party controls the Senate. That argument would genuinely be sad. The cost of OPEC oil will partly determine the price of gas and the amount of inflation. Every Senate and House race could be affected. Perhaps Republicans were right, and Walker’s celebrity made him an overwhelming candidate.