Article 6Q78D Tactical ad breaks and lies: rightwing coverage of DNC is exactly as expected

Tactical ad breaks and lies: rightwing coverage of DNC is exactly as expected

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Adam Gabbatt
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Hard-right hosts resurrect racist Obama birther conspiracy theory and lament Democrats' treatment of Joe Biden

As the Democratic party enjoys the afterglow of an exuberant national convention, the rightwing media has settled on consistent counter-programming: complaining about joy", hyping up pro-Palestinian protests and expressing a newfound concern for the treatment of Joe Biden.

The coverage, which has at times avoided the more pointed Democratic criticisms of Trump by cutting to ad breaks, has also including the criticism of women both for smiling too much and not smiling enough, and the coining of a new name for Barack Obama: Barack-Stabber".

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