Of a sudden, the media has swarmed now-former Democrat and California Congressman Eric Swalwell.
Over there at The Hill, the headline was as follows:
DOJ investigating Swalwell over sexual misconduct allegations
Meanwhile, at The Washington Post was this:
How Eric Swalwell rose to the top of Democratic politics as rumors followed him
Allies such as Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Ruben Gallego say they knew nothing about the misconduct allegations, with Gallego saying the congressman led a “double life.”
Notably the opening of The Post story said this:
When Cheyenne Hunt first arrived on Capitol Hill as a staffer in 2020, several other young women working there warned her privately: Stay away from Rep. Eric Swalwell.
Swalwell could be 'creepy,' Hunt said other women told her, especially over social media.
This raises a very obvious question….about the media.
If, as suggested by that reference in The Post, that it was something close to common knowledge on Capitol Hill that Swalwell had this kind of seriously negative reputation? Then where was the media? Where was the Watergate-style Washington Post investigation that involved the media talking to all these women who were dealing with what was apparent common knowledge about Congressman Swalwell?
Suffice to say there was no apparent media interest in following this story. Why? Well the obvious occurs. Swalwell was a Democrat on the rise from the favorite Democrat state of California. You know, California. Home to one-time House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Home to presumptive 2028 Democrat presidential wannabe Governor Gavin Newsom.
Swalwell was part and parcel of all of that Golden Pond of California Democrats. So with all these stories about Swalwell apparent common knowledge on the Hill, well, what else to do for the liberal media than look the other way? As in, move along, move along. Nothing to see here.
As time moves on, a new set of Swalwell headlines have (finally?) started to appear. A sample:
- From the San Francisco Standard: Eric Swalwell scandal: All the investigations raining down on ex-congressman Widespread investigations into the former East Bay representative’s conduct have just begun.
- From Politico: House Ethics opens Eric Swalwell investigation
- From The New York Times: Investigation Opened Into Sexual Assault Allegation Against Swalwell
And on….and on and on…go similar headlines now flooding the media.
Say again: Now.
The obvious question is “where was the media all the time these Swalwell stories were common knowledge with Capital Hill staffers?”
Is the reason there was no flood of Swalwell stories back there because he was a Democrat? A rising star with a serious future down the road? A future star who could be governor? And maybe president someday?
Whatever the reason, the fact of the matter is that the media simply did not do its job in covering Swalwell.
Which leads to another question.
What else is going on in Washington or in a state government with this or that Democrat politician/office holder that the media has some knowledge of but decides not to report on because, well, he or she is a Democrat.
No idea. But one can easily suspect that the liberal media has no interest in finding out.
Imagine that.
