#JOURNALISM: Paper of Record? NYT’s embarrassing Emily Litella flip-flop on election conspiracy theories.

Democratic election conspiracy theories (even when obviously bogus): Good old fashioned skepticism. Republican election conspiracy theories (even when true): Ridiculous fever dreams. Threat to democracy.

Democratic political violence (even when cities burn): Good ol’ rough-and-tumble politics. Republican political violence (even when it’s imaginary): Insurrection, basically Hitler.

Takeaway: “Maybe next time, reporters can try reporting rather than just regurgitating their own conspiracy theories as ‘news.’ It would save them embarrassing episodes such as this, and might actually allow for the issues of election security to get discussed in a rational manner.” Haha, you guys crack me up.