By Doug Powers • June 13, 2016 09:42 PM

**Written by Doug Powers

I’m pretty sure a right-leaning Christian attacker wouldn’t have warranted this kind of knee-jerk deference from the New York Times:

All the Disingenuousness That’s Fit to Print™!

Bonus points: Omar Mateen’s last known political affiliation was as a registered Democrat, and during the attack he claimed allegiance to ISIS, but the NYT still managed to work in a particular word just in case he turns out to be a closet Tea Partier:

The government investigation could take months, but an early examination of Mr. Mateen’s life reveals a stew of contradictions. He was man who could be charming, loved Afghan music and enjoyed dancing at family ceremonies, but he was also violently abusive. Family members said he was not overly religious, but he was rigid and conservative in his view that his wife should remain mostly at home. The F.B.I director said on Monday that Mr. Mateen had once claimed ties to both to Al Qaeda and Hezbollah — two radical groups violently opposed to each other.

Obama and Hillary remain confused about Mateen’s motive, other than that the NRA somehow drove him to do it.

**Written by Doug Powers

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