Fake News! (Kamala Harris Rebukes Beto O'Rourke's Call to Tear Down Existing Border Barriers) [View all]

[Stare Decisis]

This is the kind of garbage we are up against. Courtesy of Eric Ting, this hyperbole filled lede is the EXACT press we need to guard against.

First let's start with the definition of rebuke-

1.
express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.
"she had rebuked him for drinking too much"
synonyms: reprimand, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, criticize, censure;

So what did she say?

"No, I believe that we need border security," Harris said. "But we need smart border security. We can't have open borders, we need to have border security, all nations do. All nations define their borders, but we should not have a policy and perspective that is grounded in keeping people out for the sake of this nationalistic kind of thing this president is trying to push."

In responding to an idea of Beto's, she did not mention him by name and in the most polite tones expressed a simple disagreement of policy prescriptions.

This needs to be addressed. In fact I propose we have a forum dedicated to maintaining unity by investigating and exposing naked embellishments of statement. Fact check the wording, tone, approach, and motives. We can file it under Nomination Unity Preservation.

If you read this title, without the full context of the statement, you might think Senator Harris launched a full broadside against Beto.

We are all family. We must stay united. Their best shot to continue a subversion of democracy is to have journalists drive a false narrative of in-fighting. We must take up the mantle of keeping the record straight.

When you hear of so called arguments and family division, verify and if possible, like this, debunk.