DeSantis reappears in public for first time in two weeks after 'staying with his wife through her ca

[hay rick]

27. How this plays out.

Commenters note that it is possible that Casey DeSantis had bad side effects from whatever procedure was used to deal with her breast cancer. That's true. I also suspect that, whatever the actual circumstances, Ron DeSantis' personal attention would add nothing to the quality of the care already provided by paid medical staff which is surely available to the governor's family. Because of "privacy concerns," we will never know the actual circumstances except as they are relayed to us by the family. I'm fine with that, but I will take all such communications, especially those relayed through his office, with a grain of salt.

Ordinarily, we think of journalism as journalists reviewing a set of events and facts and using them to tell a story that hopefully engages and informs the reader. That is not what happens in the era of Fox News/Trump. The real process is- the story is selected first and then the reporter selects facts and events that support the story. In this case, the story is "Ron DeSantis is a victim." This story will be told whenever the subject of his inept response to Omicron is brought up.

For endless examples of this process, look at Fox News. Their programming has coagulated around a single theme: things that make you angry and why it's Biden's (or Fauci, or one of his other surrogate's) fault.