A Chicago jury today found Jussie Smollett guilty on five counts of disorderly conduct in the phony racist attack story Smollett concocted back in January 2019. The gay, black actor claimed he was headed out to pick up a Subway sandwich late at night in Chicago in the dead of winter when he was attacked by two racist Trump supporters wearing MAGA hats.
On so many levels, this story sounded utterly bogus from the start. Who goes out for a sandwich at 2 a.m. in downtown Chicago on a bitter cold winter night? And what, pray tell, would a couple of Trump supporters be doing wondering around in a deep blue big city in the middle of the night -- with a rope, then attacking a black man and claiming "This is MAGA country"??? Stupidity on stilts.
Yet gullible mainstream media parrots ate it up, spouting the narrative far and wide. It is astounding that Smollett decided to go ahead with a trial, as he would have been much better off settling on a plea and avoiding the humiliation of seeing his harebrained scheme unraveled. Special Prosecutor Dan Webb held a news conference following the five guilty verdicts against Smollett, calling the jury's decision "a resounding message."
It goes without saying that Smollett diverted Chicago police manpower and resources from more productive endeavors when they "dropped everything" and focused on Smollett's false report. The case also exposed Chicago's endemic corruption and the outrageousness of woke prosecutors. Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, a George Soros protege, stated shortly after the incident that she planned to drop all charges.
Public outrage, led by then-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, eventually led to charges being filed. More than a year later, it was a Cook County grand jury that leveled charges against Smollett.
Aside from misusing police resources, Smollett's actions increased public cynicism and skepticism about charges of racial discrimination or hate crimes. Bigotry and discrimination still exist (albeit far less than 40 or 50 years ago, and only on a small scale compared with what the Democrats and media vermin would have you believe). Hate crimes still occur, too, although they're often not committed by caucasians. Smollett's outrageous prank serves as a "boy who cried wolf" incident that will reduce public sensitivity toward real racial offenses that still occur from time to time.
It also underscores once again that America's disgraceful mainstream media is not made up of reporters, but rather, of propagandists and liberal advocates.
All is not lost. There are encouraging signs, such as CNN canning Chris Cuomo and growing public pushback against the woke, Marxist bullshit that has permeated society from schools, universities, prosecutors, corporations and the garbage media.
In fact, CNN's Don Lemon now is coming under increasing scrutiny for his alleged role in feeding Smollett information from his sources about the direction the case was taking in its early stages. He might be shown the door, too. Furthermore, Discovery is seeking to merge with CNN owner WarnerMedia. Billionaire John Malone, chairman of LIberty Media and a major shareholder in Discovery, has lambasted CNN for its advocacy journalism and stated he wants it to return to its roots as a legitimate news network that employs real journalists.
This comes on the heels of Glen Younkin's victory in Virginia and an unknown truck driver in south Jersey unseating the New Jersey Senate president in an upset election. Finally, Americans are waking up from coast to coast.
Maybe Smollett will get off with a slap on the wrist. But at least his imbecilic and narcissistic stunt has been exposed, as have the dozens of stupid dupes in the media. But don't hold your breath expecting any retractions or apologies. These sociopaths don't have a shred of scruples; humility, remorse, and accountability are absolutely foreign concepts to them.
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