When the media spends years hyping a fictional narrative for ratings such as "you must panic over Bill Barr because he's going to magically rig things for Trump" and then that narrative comes crashing down, it's fun watching them try to spin it into how they were right all along.
We've gone from "Bill Barr has evil magic powers that you must panic over" to "Barr has bestowed evil magic powers on Durham that you must panic over." Some of you never do catch on that it's all about trying to scare you into staying tuned in. Ratings and nothing more.
Bill Barr has done enough damage as a mediocre henchman. It's not necessary to falsely paint him as a supervillain. If anything, that kind of fiction merely distracts from the actual harm he's causing, and lets him off the hook for it. MSNBC really does cause tangible harm.
Bill Barr has set criminals free. He's done real harm. But no one has paid attention to it, because the people on TV have been yelling "Barr is going to magically rig the election for Trump," even though they knew he didn't have the muscle for that. Anything to keep you tuned in.
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