CNN anchor Jake Tapper, who suggested Monday that anyone contesting the election due to voter fraud should be ostracised, himself penned an entire book about the ‘plot’ to steal the election in the year 2000.
As noted by Ben Domenech of The Federalist, Tapper’s book presented evidence that both George W. Bush and his Democrat rival at the time Al Gore both engaged in efforts to fraudulently secure victory.
2020 Jake Tapper: I, as CNN's precious flower and conscience of media, order you to drop any allegations of election fraud as it is anti-American and worthy of losing your job just for retweeting
2000 Jake Tapper: I write book for moneys BUSH STOLE IT ALL pic.twitter.com/cmTEwCRpQG
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) November 10, 2020
The sheer hypocrisy is palpable.
When he wrote the book, Tapper was working for leftist outlet Salon, before he was tapped up as a White House correspondent by ABC News and eventually a host of his own show by CNN.
So clearly his own future employment wasn’t affected by contesting an election.
Tapper suggested in a tweet Monday that Trump supporters who won’t accept defeat should experience problems with “future employers.”
2/ I mean, I don’t expect the ride-or-die crew to listen to me, but …
“So, it says here on your resume that you drove a sex offender to testify at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, north of the Tacony-Palmyra bridge…”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 9, 2020
Tapper’s assertions led to charges from conservatives that “Joe McCarthy would be proud”:
https://twitter.com/NolteNC/status/1325851328380366848
Others noted that judgement of character is very much based on whether a person stands up to potential wrong-doing or not:
A person’s character can also be revealed in how they stand firm on their principles. How they remain vigilant in the face of potential wrong-doing and shine a might on illegal activity. How they remain loyal to those who were loyal to them, even though they are put on lists. https://t.co/7F0SFn4U4I
— Chris Loesch ? (@ChrisLoesch) November 9, 2020
Author and comedian Tim Young enquired whether Tapper is also adding conservatives to a shit-list like socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:
Jake, are you making a list like AOC to make sure people who disagree with you politically lose their jobs?
Seems like you're pushing a veiled fascist threat here.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) November 9, 2020
Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future? I foresee decent probability of many deleted Tweets, writings, photos in the future
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 6, 2020
