Although several press outlets have been critical about how Doctor/Rear Admiral (and now Congressman) Ronny Jackson ran the White House Medical Clinic during both the Obama and Trump Administrations despite him not being in charge of the Clinic since 2014, none have been as vocal as the Washington Post (WaPo). The principal criticisms have been about treating patients not authorized to receive White House Clinic Military Medical care, referring some to other Military Medical facilities and a laxity in dispensing medicines. Several specific instances of unauthorized treatment were cited but arguably the biggest and most expensive abuser was not mentioned. The most egregious beneficiary of such unauthorized “special treatment” was none other than then Vice President Joe Biden’s son Beau. When Beau needed expensive medical treatment for brain cancer, he was NOT an Active Duty or Retired Military Member and was NOT authorized Military Medical Care. Regardless, at the direction of VP Biden, Admiral Jackson arranged for Beau to be referred to and improperly admitted to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he received extensive Military Medical Care until he eventually passed away in 2015.
Finally, with WaPo reporting there are acts of commission and acts of omission. WaPo acts of commission are when they state opinions as fact and acts of omission where they omit facts that might not support their desired narrative. These two WaPo Liberal propagandists masquerading as “reporters” or “journalists” are masters at both techniques. In this case after months of reporting on this White House Clinic mismanagement insinuating Admiral Jackson's culpability, it wasn't until this below 16 February WaPo article that the tag team of Kranish & Diamond finally revealed that the Admiral had NOT been in charge of the Clinic since 2014, long before Trump became President.
In case these WaPo “writers” were curious why I just didn’t post this as a
comment with the article, I provided them this explanation. It’s because in
recent years I have been a frequent WaPo commenter gleefully pointing out and
correcting their numerous errors but have noticed fewer and fewer comments from
Conservative readers have been showing up. WaPo comments now run 20 to1
Liberal to Conservative. I had assumed that this lack of Conservative
comments was attributable to fewer and fewer Conservative WaPo subscribers as
the paper kept drifting further and further to the Left but I have since
learned otherwise. It seems the WaPo just censors, deletes and ultimately
bans Conservative commenters to avoid WaPo embarrassment from having their
errors and biased coverage exposed. I know this because it is what has happened
to me. See below for the full explanation. Although I doubt it, if these
two hacks want to become legitimate “investigative reports,” they might want to
delve into how and why the WaPo censors any Conservative voices that might
embarrass them.
From: A_COL@ymail.com
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2024 12:15 PM
To: michael.kranish@washpost.com;
dan.diamond@washpost.com
Subject: Who You Failed to Mention Receiving Unauthorized Military
Medical Care
Reference your 16 Feb 2024 WaPo article:
The Health 202
·
Analysis
How Obama’s physician became Biden’s most persistent
health critic
Ronny Jackson, who
arrived in Congress amid scandal and scrutiny of his White House medical
practices, has been facing renewed questions about his role in the Obama and
Trump administrations.
Although you were quick to
criticize Doctor/Rear Admiral Jackson for providing medical care to
unauthorized recipients, you failed to mention one of those beneficiaries of
such unauthorized “special treatment” was none other than then Vice President Joe
Biden’s son Beau.
When VP Biden’s son Beau needed expensive extensive medical treatment for brain
cancer, he was NOT an Active Duty or Retired Military Member and was NOT
authorized Military Medical Care. Regardless, at the direction of VP
Biden, Admiral Jackson arranged for Beau to be improperly admitted to the
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda where he received
Military Medical Care until he eventually passed away in 2015.
Was your omitting this relevant piece of information just an oversight or was
it an inconvenient fact?
If you are
wondering why I didn’t just post this as a comment with the article, it’s
because in recent years I have been a frequent WaPo commenter gleefully pointing out and
correcting their numerous errors but have noticed fewer and fewer comments from
Conservative readers have been showing up. WaPo comments now run 20 to1
Liberal to Conservative. I had assumed that this lack of Conservative
comments was attributable to fewer and fewer Conservative WaPo subscribers as
the paper kept drifting further and further to the Left but I have since
learned otherwise. It seems the WaPo just censors, deletes and ultimately
bans Conservative commenters to avoid WaPo embarrassment from having their
errors and biased coverage exposed. I know this because that is what has
happened to me. For the full story of how ridiculous and arbitrary the WaPo
banning process is, see: https://old-soldier-colonel.blogspot.com/2022/04/why-comments-in-washington-post.html?m=0
I am a retired U.S. Army Colonel/06 with 30 years of service
serving in significant Pentagon positions. I routinely used to be able to make
respectful but provocative comment to WaPo articles and a couple of times a
week my comments would garner “most responses” and were often featured. For
some reason and with no warning or justification my ability to comment was
suspended/banned. My only transgression was I routinely pointed out glaring
mistakes in WaPo reporting that I’m sure were embarrassing to the Post because
it called into question the accuracy of entire articles.
Part of my frustration is
the capricious and arbitrary manner in which the WaPo exercised their power of
censorship which probably accounts for why the overwhelming “twenty-to-one”
majority of WaPo comments lean left; the WaPo just bans anyone that might post
a right leaning comment or point out an obvious mistake in their reporting. One
example was when the WaPo crack military reporter mentioned someone in their
article “had been drafted into the Navy during Vietnam.” When I pointed out the
Navy not only DID NOT use the draft during Vietnam but had not drafted anyone
since WWII, my comment was deleted as “violating community standards.” Seem
“facts” must violate WaPo “Community Standards.”
Finally, here is the way the WaPo informs a reader they have
been banned, they get this banner when they go to comment:
Your account has been banned from commenting.
Someone with access to your account has violated our
community guidelines. As a result, your account has been banned. You will no
longer be able to comment, use reactions or report comments. If you think this
has been done in error, please contact our community team.
The height of chutzpah is when the WaPo says: “If you think this has been
done in error, please contact our community team.” When someone “contacts the
community team” they get the below “auto-reply” so what is the point in the
WaPo directing someone to contact their community team?
Although I don’t expect you to even read this email let alone
reply but it feels good to get this off my chest. Regardless, I have a
Blog ( https://old-soldier-colonel.blogspot.com/) with ~ a quarter of a
million hits and I now post all the WaPo mistake with my corrections
there. Previously, I would have just posted them in the comments
sections.
v/r
A_COL
From: Washington Post
Customer Care [mailto:help@washpost.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 1:54 PM
To: Army-COL
Subject: Response to Ticket #[2249327] Re: I have been banned from
commenting with no explanation and for no reason
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