Washington Post FACT CHECKER Finally Acknowledges Biden Lied About Inflation Being 9% When He Took Office (Really 1.4%) and Then the WaPo Censors Suspended The Old Colonel From Commenting for Calling Them Out for Being “A Day Late and a Dollar Short”

When this Washington Post article was finally published on 15 May 2024, the Old Colonel had the audacity to point out that many other reputable news sources had been reporting about it for over a month and even The Old Colonel had posted an in depth article about it on 15 April on his Blog at: https://old-soldier-colonel.blogspot.com/2024/04/president-geriatric-joe-biden-once.html So, once again, the WaPo was “a day late and a dollar short” but guess, “Better late than never.” So what did the WaPo Censors do to retaliate for the Old Colonel having the temerity to call them out for their lack of interest in anything negative about their "Favorite Son" President Biden, they suspended his ability to comment for a time.

FACT CHECKER

Biden’s false claim that inflation was 9 percent when he took office

In recent weeks, the president has misled about a key election issue.

Analysis by Glenn Kessler, The Fact Checker, 15 May 2024 at 0600/6:00 a.m. EDT

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/15/bidens-false-claim-that-inflation-was-9-percent-when-he-took-office/?commentID=2c8f4060-ff40-402e-adb3-bffa39f5b388

 

Here is the Comment the WaPo Censors: “Removed by moderator for violating our community standards”.. and here the Old Colonel was unaware the WaPo had any standards!

REMOVED COMMENT

Notice the WaPo finally acknowledged today that “Inflation peaked at an annual rate of 9.1 percent in 2022” but Biden repeatedly lied for over a month saying it was at 9% when he took office. In fact, when Trump left office on 20 January 2021 he handed over to President Biden an inflation rate of 1.4% that month. It didn’t reach 9.1% until June 2022 or 17 months into his presidency.  Many other reputable news sources have been reporting about this for over a month and even I posted an in depth article about it on 15 April on my Blog at: https://old-soldier-colonel.blogspot.com/2024/04/president-geriatric-joe-biden-once.html

Again, the WaPo was “a day late and a dollar short” but I guess, “Better late than never.” I’m not surprised that this Biden gaffe was not mentioned in the WaPo until now and was probably only mentioned now because most of the reputable news sources are now mentioning it.  There are “lies of omission” where a story is misleading because of what is left out and “lies of commission” where a story knowingly contains falsehoods Seems the WaPo is an expert in both types. Hence, their new tag line: Democracy Dies in Darkness and the WaPo is Turning Out the Lights.

The Punishment Meted Out by the WaPo Censors:

Once again, the WaPo censors were quick to silence me with a suspension from commenting. 

In recent years I have been frequent WaPo commenters gleefully pointing out and correcting their numerous errors but have noticed fewer and fewer comments from Conservative readers have been showing up.  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 and losing readership but over time I have realized 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 on several occasions. To support my accusation, just peruse this blog for several articles posting innocuous honest and totally accurate comments that obviously offended the sensitivities of the WaPo Censors so they arbitrarily and capriciously removed without justification.

The Downside of Purchasing an Electric Vehicle (EV) - Why it Could be the Worst Investment Decision You Would Ever Make in Your Life

You can now get a $7,500 upfront discount for buying an EV

Washington Post Article By Nicolás Rivero,  April 27, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EDT

For nearly 90,000 car buyers, one small change in U.S. tax policy meant thousands of dollars off the sticker price of their new EVs.

As of Jan. 1, Americans who buy certain electric cars can request the federal electric vehicle tax credit as an upfront discount. The government created the tax credit in 2022, but before this year, car buyers had to wait until tax season to get their money. Now they can just pay up to $7,500 less for certain new EVs, or $4,000 less for used EVs, at dealerships that have signed up to offer the discount.

The article goes on for another 16 paragraphs singing the praises of EVs without mentioning a single one of the FACTS I have included below that explains why purchasing an EV may be one of the worst decisions or “investments” you could ever make in your entire life.  To read the entire WaPo article for yourself to verify what I’m saying, follow this link:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/04/27/ev-tax-credit-discount/?commentID=a419d491-b2e5-455e-9cbf-5371ee2ba471

Once again the WaPo omits key negative information in a story in an effort to support the Biden agenda of getting everyone riding around in an EV.  NBC News with Lester Holt on 26 April had a segment about EVs losing 32% of their value driving off the dealer’s lot compared to 3% for gas powered vehicles.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/study-finds-electric-vehicles-lose-value-more-quickly-than-gasoline-powered-cars-209800261735

Despite the EV losing value almost 10 times more than gas powered vehicles, that’s not the main negative buyers say about EVs; it’s battery life. Also, that depreciation is accelerating as EV used car prices plummet. Presently only 7.3% of new car sales are EVs and that number is falling too as new EVs have been overbuilt so are stacking up on dealer lots.

According to data from Cox Automotive, parent of Kelley Blue Book, the average transaction price for electric cars was $53,469 in July 2023, vs. gas-powered vehicles at $48,334.

https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/how-much-electric-car-cost/

That means the average EV loses $17,110 in value driving off the dealer’s lot while the average gas powered vehicle only loses $1,450. When the average EV buyer is losing $15,660 more than if they had bought a gas car, the $7,500 Biden Government subsidy doesn’t begin to cover the loss. Also, Only 22 of the more than 110 EV models on sale in the United States are even eligible for the credit this year.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/03/electric-vehicle-tax-credits-china/

These are some Facts you’ll never see in the WaPo thus validating their tag line: Democracy Dies in Darkness and the WaPo is Turning Out the Lights! There are “lies of omission” where a story is misleading because of what is left out and “lies of commission” where a story knowingly contains false information. Seems the WaPo is an expert at both types.