They Are EVERYWHERE, Part One
They’re EVERYWHERE! Fakers are all the rage. Lately there have been so many high profile fakers, they’re hard to keep track of. And, as the art form has evolved, there are now many categories of fakery. So, as a public service, I present a short list of blatant high profile fakers. You can thank me later.
The first type of fakery I’d like to discuss is sometimes called “virtue signaling”. This phenomena involves doing things or advocating positions for the expressed purpose of establishing one’s moral superiority.
A prime exemplar of fake “virtue signaling” is the wildly self promoting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or “AOC” as she is often called. This Congresswoman from the deeply blue borough of Brooklyn, New York, has engaged in “signaling” on numerous occasions, but her most recent skullduggery was a photomontage of what appeared to be her heartfelt and tearful reaction standing outside a fence used to “cage children” at our southern border. Additional photos, however, revealed that her heartbreaking display of emotion was actually brought on by…. a parking lot and nearby road! Not a juvenile prisoner in sight! (I discuss this shameful bit of deceptive theatrics in my recent essay: A Modern Evita Peron, 6/28/17).
Another exemplar of virtue signaling hails from just across the river from AOC. Corey Booker is a Democrat Senator (and presidential candidate) from New Jersey. On September 6, 2018, during day three of the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation hearings, a grandstanding Booker claimed that he was releasing a number of classified anti Kavanaugh documents despite the fact that such a release was a violation of Senate rules. Booker indicated that by so doing he would be at risk of censure by the Senate. He continued his grandstanding by saying that he would, as a matter of principle, bravely accept the consequences of his bold decision. Incredulously, he went on to say that this was his “I am SPARTACUS moment!”… REALLY?… SPARTACUS??!!… Did he really think he’d be THROWN TO THE LIONS?… Well, no…. No, he didn’t…. It turns out that the documents in question had been DECLASSIFIED the night before! In actuality there was NO chance that he’d face ANY consequences at all for his “brave act”. He wasn’t even at risk for a slap on the wrist, let alone hungry lions… Mr. Booker, I KNEW Spartacus. And, you sir, are no Spartacus!
The next category of fakery is faked attacks and injuries. Because claims of victimhood in America have become so celebrated (and often lucrative) it seems that EVERYONE is doing it.
I would wager that every American is aware of the stunt pulled recently by TV actor Jussie Smollett. As part of that ruse, Smollett claimed that he was attacked by racist Trump supporters, who beat him up, poured bleach on him and wrapped a noose around his neck. In actuality, an investigation showed it was Smollett himself that PAID FOR and staged the attack. His motive, apparently, was to garner publicity by means of victimhood. Despite having cost the police department HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS for the investigation, and despite the fact that he deliberately fanned the flames of racial discord, all charges against this faker were DROPPED
by “progressive prosecutor” Kim Foxx, an Obama acolyte. It sure helps to have friends in high places.
Next, a New York City Muslim college student by the name of Yasmin Seweid garnered much attention when she claimed that she was attacked on a subway by white supremacists because she was Muslim and wore a hijab. It turns out, however, that she wasn’t attacked AT ALL. It came to light that Seweid made up the whole story as an excuse she gave to her parents because she had returned home LATE FOR CURFEW!
And, then there is the case of Alexander Goldinsky of Randolph, New Jersey. Mr. Goldinsky did, refreshingly, not attempt racial or ethnic victimhood. He did, however, attempt bold faced insurance fraud. Goldinsky faked a slip and fall injury on a wet floor at work. Sadly for Mr. Goldisky, surveillance video clearly shows that the wet floor was provided by HIM as HE spread ice on the floor. And, prior to his screams of pain and shouts for “help”, the camera also showed Goldinsky slowly and carefully lowering himself onto the wet floor! He was caught, literally red handed.
Next is one of the most lurid categories of fakery: rapes and sexual assaults. This category appears to be enjoying considerable popularity these days, a likely consequence of the omnipresent (and often valid) #MeToo movement. The apotheosis of the contemporary #MeToo zeitgeist is exemplified beautifully by the rather dim witted Senator from Hawaii, Mazie Hirono (Hazy Mazie), who insistss that all claims of sexual misconduct made by women “must not only be listened to, they must be BELIEVED!”
Yep! That’s right! They MUST be BELIEVED! Every single complaint, BELIEVED! EVERY SINGLE ONE! NO WOMAN HAS EVER LIED ABOUT SEX! No matter how far fetched or improbable the claim may be, it “MUST be BELIEVED!”… As you can imagine, with that kind of sentiment everywhere, fake claims of rape and/or sexual misconduct might sprout like mushrooms after the rain. And, in fact, they have.
The must famous of all these has got to be Christine Blasey Ford. During the Congressional Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Ford alleged a “near rape” by a youthful Kavanaugh during his high school days. Despite having no evidence to support her claim, and having no recollection of many important details there of, and, despite the lack of corroborating witnesses, and despite the fact that a professional sex crimes PROSECUTOR found her claims untenable, numerous liberal talking heads fell all over themselves to claim how utterly CONVINCED they were of the veracity of Ford’s allegations. “Progressive” protestors filled the streets with chants and placards saying: “WE BELIEVE YOU!”, “WE BELIEVE YOU!” (You can’t make this stuff up!) And, her “Go Fund Me” account pocketed HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS! Sexual victimhood in America, it appears, pays off BIG TIME.
During the same hearings that brought forth Blasey Ford, two “copy cats” surfaced as well. As if Ford’s ruse wasn’t bad enough, a certain Deborah Ramirez, claimed that she was made to touch the Kavanaugh’s genitals during a drunken college party at Yale. Not only was she bereft of corroborating witnesses, there were witness that SHE had named that DENIED her claim. And, she was forced to admit that she was so intoxicated at the event that it took her a week of discussions with attorneys to even “remember” what had happened!
And, along similar lines, a second “copy cat”, Julie Swetnick, appeared out of the vapor as well. Swetnick claimed that Kavanaugh participated in gang rapes. She claimed to have witnessed the gang rapes on TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS! Wow! Swetnick would appear to have been quite the gang rape aficionado! The irony of her claim that she continued to attend parties TEN TIMES with gang rapes going on at each party, was, apparently lost on her. In any sane society, these three fakers would have been laughed out of the public square. But, this is contemporary America, so it appears that anything goes!
And, most recently, a “romance novelist” by the name of E. Jean Carroll came out of the woodwork with accusations of rape by none other than Donald Trump. Carroll, who specializes in the type of romance novel that is referred to in the industry as “bodice rippers”,
claims that in 1995 (OR 1996, she’s not sure which) Donald Trump raped her… but, get this… she claims he raped her IN THE BERGDORF GOODMAN DEPARTMENT STORE!… IN THE LADIES DRESSING ROOM!… FOR OVER THREE MINUTES!…. WHILE BOTH WERE STANDING UP!…
Now, I don’t claim to be an expert on the Kama Sutra, but (and, ladies, maybe you can help me out with this) I find it VERY hard to believe that a man could achieve penetration with a woman who was STANDING UP without at least SOME cooperation on the part of the woman involved. Maybe I’m a wimp, but I just don’t think it’s POSSIBLE. And, in addition to my skepticism about feasibility, there’s the matter of: If there was no sexual interest on Carroll’s part, what in the WORLD was Ms. Carrol DOING IN THE LADIES DRESSING ROOM with Mr. Trump to begin with? Did she need help with her bra strap? The zipper on the back of her dress? (“Excuse me Mr. Trump… can you zip this up for me?…. Thanks ever so much!”) And, since the location was a public department store, why didn’t she simply call for help? Suffice it to say, there are ample grounds for extreme skepticism regarding Ms. Carroll’s accusation. None-the-less, she managed to get herself on the COVER of New York magazine:
And, the accompanying “exposé” provided quite the bonanza of publicity. I’m sure, however, that it was no mere coincidence that her accusations were made public at the exact time that a new book she had written (The cheeky title of that book, by the way, is “What Do We Need Men For?”) had just been published! Incredulously, despite the obvious self promotion, she was treated to a host of media and online accolades and support! This must be a yet another case of “no matter how outlandish or improbable a woman’s allegations are, as Mazie Hirono said: ‘She MUST BE BELIEVED!’”
This catalogue of high profile fakery will continue in Part Two, to be posted soon.
Wouldn’t that be caught “wet handed” in the case of Mr. Goldinsky?