One week after YouTuber Nick Shirley posted a video alleging mass fraud at youngsters’s daycare facilities in Minnesota, involving some within the Somali neighborhood, many within the liberal media are nonetheless casting doubt on the legitimacy of that video, and are nonetheless attacking Shirley personally, claiming he had beforehand created anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim movies, whereas by no means presenting any proof of that allegation. Final Friday’s version of CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip continued the assaults.
From the beginning of the phase on Shirley’s findings, which has resulted in a federal investigation, Phillip’s mission was to delegitimize his findings, and repeat vicious unsubstantiated claims of racism towards him.
PHILLIP: The Minnesota Division of Youngsters, Youth, and Households says the facilities on the coronary heart of a controversial video have been working as anticipated after they have been visited by investigators. Youngsters have been current in any respect websites aside from one facility, which was not but open when inspectors arrived. Now the company’s report comes days after YouTube content material creator Nick Shirley, who has created anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim movies up to now, posted a video alleging widespread fraud… It consists of restricted proof, although, to assist the claims that it makes.
The irony is astounding. Phillip talks about Shirley’s video together with “restricted proof,” but she gives not one shred of proof whereas accusing him of getting made anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim movies. She then turned to her panel.
PHILLIP: .. The precise individuals who should adjudicate whether or not fraud is occurring are these amenities they usually’re saying you possibly can’t simply go exterior of a facility, individuals determine to not discuss to you, and then you definately say that there is fraud. There’s truly extra to a fraud dedication than that.
BRAD TODD GOP STRATEGIST: ..Maintain on, The Minneapolis Star Tribune…not a conservative blogger, when visited the identical 10 locations, mentioned solely 4 of them had youngsters. The prosecutors say there’s industrial-scale fraud happening. And should you return in time, method again to June of 2024, Keith Ellison, the Lawyer Common of Minnesota, who’s a Democrat, prosecuted a variety of individuals for fraud..
PHILLIP: ..The problem is not is there fraud. We all know that there is fraud. We all know that as a result of that fraud has been prosecuted by two administrations, by the Biden administration, by the Trump administration. That is a reality…I am simply asking a query. Do we’d like proof or not? ..
TODD: The prosecutors are going to have, going to acquire proof…That is what they are going to be convicted on, proof.
What’s the actual dialogue right here? A video was made, an investigation is underway, and as Todd says, proof will probably be wanted for any convictions. The video shines a lightweight, like every story accomplished by any journalist. So why does Phillip freak out when the previous New York Lieutenant Governor Betsy McCaughey states the plain?
McCAUGHEY: The very fact is whether or not Nick Shirley’s video is correct is sort of immaterial..
PHILLIP: Immaterial.. How is it immaterial?
McCAUGHEY: ..Take heed to me. We’ve got an enormous physique of different proof no matter this video that exhibits intensive fraud on this state concerning not simply baby care, but in addition substance abuse, housing, inventive providers, many different issues…
PHILLIP: OK. Betsy, I am conscious of that.
McCAUGHEY: Let me end my assertion as a result of —
PHILLIP: ..I am conscious as a result of precise journalists have gone round ..
McCAUGHEY: I am an precise journalist. ..
(CROSSTALK)
MCCAUGHEY: Pay attention, this has nothing to do with this video…
McCaughey is completely proper. Discover Phillip implying that Shirley is just not an precise journalist. This suggests solely left-wing journalists are “precise” journalists. Brad Todd adopted up on the video, on Phillip and on the liberal media.
TODD: ..If this raises extra consideration to this scandal, then that will be a extremely good factor. I do not know why you are intent on discrediting Nick Shirley’s video. I imply, I assure you, much more individuals belief him greater than they belief numerous mainstream journalists.
PHILLIP: ..Pay attention, I do not care about Nick Shirley personally. That is actually extra about whether or not or not there’s any fact to what’s within the video… We all know that there is fraud taking place in Minnesota. However the video alleges that simply by exhibiting up at particular places, he has decided that there’s fraud. And that’s not truly what the video exhibits. So, that is what I care about. I truly care whether or not fraud is discovered….
TODD: Journalists draw conclusions on a regular basis.
PHILLIP: ..There isn’t any technique to decide primarily based on what he did, which is actually present up, knock on a door, he wasn’t let in, after which he says there’s fraud taking place. That’s.. it is not fraud.
TODD: It is form of a 60 Minutes fashion of journalism.
PHILLIP: No.
TODD: It’s. After all, it’s.
PHILLIP: That is an entire misrepresentation.
Good analogy by Todd, and right here you go once more — if liberals at CBS knock on doorways to show fraud, it is “precise journalists” in motion. It has been just a bit over two weeks since Nick Shirley’s video was posted. Phillip appears to be saying that since there have been no convictions stemming from it but, its contents have to be inaccurate. Loopy.
