As a rule, I try to avoid politics as a direct subject in my posts.

I’ve made it pretty clear that I can’t abide either political party. But holy cow, with fawning profile after fawning profile of Beto O’Rourke over the past few months, the majority of the media is clearly, and intentionally, attempting to establish a rapturous – bordering on messianic – narrative about the guy. As someone who believes that skepticism and impartiality among (so-called) journalists is key to the survival of our republic, I find it profoundly disturbing.

I’m not debating his qualifications (or lack thereof), but the “everyman” narrative being advanced is pure horse-hockey. Robert Francis O’Rourke comes from a privileged, well-off, politically connected family, and then later married into a billionaire family. He went by the name “Bob” growing up, even in the punk rock band he was a member of. The nickname “Beto” was a cynical, calculated move to give him better political cred among people who are too ill-informed to know he’s not Hispanic.

“Robert Francis O’Rourke” is the kind of privileged white guy that the left would be railing against if he had an “R” next to his name instead of a “D”.

“Beto O’Rourke” is a fabricated, social construction, being aided and abetted by a complicit media.

I don’t want to see the media “get behind” any candidate. I don’t want to see the media sabotage any candidate. D or R.

No “narratives”. Just facts.