It must be nice for the Democrats to know they’ve got a sizable chunk of the media in their back pockets to help with the spin during PR emergencies. CNN White House correspondent John Harwood again showed any budding young journos how it’s done with this doozy:

of 51 Republican senators who voted to block John Bolton’s testimony in Trump impeachment trial, 25 represent states of the Confederacy during the Civil War the old Confederacy represents the bulwark of the 21st century GOPhttps://t.co/GY3i0yE6ZS — John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) February 1, 2020

It never fails!

There are so many things wrong with this tweet – I cant even begin to unpack it. https://t.co/XaYS6QbeZ3 — Dan ?? (@danieltobin) February 1, 2020

And as usual, the first thing to be unpacked is a big container labeled “hack”:

Apparently, over at CNN, the sniffing of Humpty Dumpty's underwear kills brain cells. https://t.co/AXeQ7IJ17h — H. L. Chiselfritz (@RotNScoundrel) February 1, 2020

This dude is a such a hack. https://t.co/OTXakugY90 — daniel burlington (@danielburlingt1) February 1, 2020

"I'll call these states traitors and racist. That will help." — Dan ?? (@danieltobin) February 1, 2020

"Blocking witnesses is just like slavery" https://t.co/XaYS6QbeZ3 — Dan ?? (@danieltobin) February 1, 2020

So, are you saying they are all racists who are sentimental about the days of slavery, and how harbor hopes of a return to the "good old days of Jim Crow"?? Tim Scott wants to know.@SenatorTimScott — shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) February 1, 2020

Obligatory:

"Reporters don't take sides. Period." — Fed Dept of No Sh*t (@NoShitDept) February 1, 2020

That’ll never stop being pitifully hilarious.