{"id":2414240,"date":"2025-03-21T14:40:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outlet-that-snickered-about-vance-couch-fact-check-now-outraged-vp-made-baseless-joke-about-kamala\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:40:57","slug":"outlet-that-snickered-about-vance-couch-fact-check-now-outraged-vp-made-baseless-joke-about-kamala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outlet-that-snickered-about-vance-couch-fact-check-now-outraged-vp-made-baseless-joke-about-kamala\/","title":{"rendered":"Outlet That Snickered About Vance\/Couch Fact-Check Now Outraged VP Made &#8216;Baseless&#8217; Joke About Kamala"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foutlet-that-snickered-about-vance-couch-fact-check-now-outraged-vp-made-baseless-joke-about-kamala%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2414240&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>What a difference a veep makes, at least when it comes to the standards of Mediaite.<\/p>\n<p>In July of last year &mdash; shortly after then-Sen. J.D. Vance became Donald Trump&rsquo;s running mate &mdash; the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/ap-takes-down-fact-check-of-jd-vance-couch-claim-after-article-by-passed-editing-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ran a chortle-fest<\/a> regarding The Associated Press fact-checking an online rumor that Vance &ldquo;once had sex with a couch&rdquo; and wrote about it in his memoir &ldquo;Hillbilly Elegy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The rumor, it turns out, was first posted on July 15, the same day Trump announced Vance as his vice presidential pick, by X user @rickrudescalves,&rdquo; the outlet reported at the time. &ldquo;The user later protected his account and, according to Snopes, an internet misinformation watchdog, indicated that the post was nonsense by sharing a meme that read: &lsquo;You really think someone would do that, just go on the internet and tell lies?&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Associated Press fact-check, however, was the subject of much amusement online &ndash; considered by some a little lowbrow for the international newswire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&rsquo;t lowbrow enough that Mediaite didn&rsquo;t have some fun with it after this joke by then-Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; running mate, Minnesota Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/priceless-caitlyn-jenner-savages-tim-walzs-masculinity-uses-example\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Walz<\/a>, at the rally where he was named her running mate:<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tim Walz on JD Vance:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t wait to debate the guy&hellip;that is if he&rsquo;s willing to get off the *couch* and show up.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ajaaQJpkhD\">pic.twitter.com\/ajaaQJpkhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yashar Ali &#128024; (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1820956928195105003?\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/tim-walz-brings-down-the-house-with-roast-of-jd-vance-i-cant-wait-to-debate-the-guy-that-is-if-hes-willing-to-get-off-the-couch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite&rsquo;s<\/a> headline? &ldquo;Tim Walz Brings Down the House with Roast of JD Vance: &lsquo;I Can&rsquo;t Wait to Debate the Guy &ndash; That Is If He&rsquo;s Willing to Get off the Couch.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Haha! Hilarious! See, those folks at Mediaite have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-sick-story-jd-vance-couch-leftist-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quite the sense of humor<\/a>! Until now, of course, where it turns out that offhand jokes about other politicians is <em>bad<\/em>, at least if the person making the joke is Vance and the target is Harris.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/podcasts\/jd-vance-baselessly-claims-kamala-harris-drank-four-shots-of-vodka-before-starting-day-as-vp-says-it-explains-word-salads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Headline<\/a> Thursday in Mediaite: &ldquo;JD Vance Baselessly Claims Kamala Harris Drank &lsquo;Four Shots of Vodka&rsquo; Before Starting Day as VP &ndash; Says It Explains &lsquo;Word Salads.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now, to be fair, Mediaite is a more diverse platform than, say, MSNBC or HuffPost, at least when it comes to opinions, but mostly leans to port. It has at least one writer who doesn&rsquo;t know sarcasm when he hears it: Someone by the name of Kipp Jones, who is apparently incensed that &ldquo;Vice President JD Vance accused former Vice President Kamala Harris of drinking alcohol before important meetings during a Thursday morning interview.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vance said the &lsquo;word salads&rsquo; Harris was often accused of offering during public experiences into could be explained by her consumption of &lsquo;vodka&rsquo; during a sit-down with Vince Coglianese &ndash; whose show replaced Dan Bongino&rsquo;s after the latter was tapped as the deputy FBI director,&rdquo; the outraged Mr. Jones wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The moment came as Vance was asked how he differed from the former veep.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinceCoglianese?\">@VinceCoglianese<\/a>: &ldquo;How are you doing the job differently than Kamala did it?&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?\">@JDVance<\/a>: &ldquo;Well, I don&rsquo;t have four shots of Vodka before every meeting.&rdquo; &#129315; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lJiI9hVLFD\">pic.twitter.com\/lJiI9hVLFD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1902726299153490384?\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I don&rsquo;t have four shots of vodka before every meeting,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s one way I think that Kamala really tried to bring herself into the role is these word salads. And I think that I would need the help of a lot of alcohol to answer a question the way that Kamala Harris answered questions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is what human beings call a &ldquo;joke.&rdquo; We tend to tell a lot of them. And unlike the Democrats, nobody is trying to pass this off as real, like many did with the Vance\/couch thing. (See: Walz, Tim; &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tim-walz-scrambles-visibly-shaken-moderator-presses-china-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">knucklehead<\/a>.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p>And unlike Vance with the weird couch humor, there are certainly word salads that Harris has delivered with, um, indications that she might not be entirely sober and\/or unmedicated:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?\">@KamalaHarris<\/a>&rsquo; message to supporters. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x5xMUGTtkz\">pic.twitter.com\/x5xMUGTtkz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Democrats (@TheDemocrats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDemocrats\/status\/1861550359161745529?\">November 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m absholutely fine, offisher. [Hic.] [Pause.] I juss&rsquo; want everyone to know [pause] they have th&rsquo;same [pause] power they had before the eleckshunn, officer. Wait, are you an officer? Oh, Doug, that&rsquo;s you. [Hic.] I thought you were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harris-defends-family-life-controversies-swirl-says-not-1950s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with the nanny<\/a>. Hah! See what I did there?<\/p>\n<p>Look, I don&rsquo;t know whether Harris&rsquo; word salads were the result of a few too many glasses of wine with lunch or not, but there&rsquo;s more meat to the joke &mdash; more <em>there<\/em> there, to use the idiom of another woman from Oakland, albeit one who had a <a href=\"https:\/\/quarterly.mills.edu\/steins-oakland-why-there-was-no-there-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">better way with words<\/a> &mdash; than &ldquo;hey, do you know what J.D. Vance might have done with a piece of furniture?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-speculation-kamala-drunk-explodes-video-voters-goes-horribly-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which quip<\/a> got Mediaite&rsquo;s hackles up about &ldquo;baseless claims,&rdquo; and which one got a bunch of snickering from the staff and nothing else?<\/p>\n<p>More to the point: If it weren&rsquo;t for double standards, would the establishment media have any standards at all?<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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