Lyin’ Tim Walz Wants To Be Your Neighbor

Hundreds of quivering “Coach Walz” signs greeted the VP nominee at the United Center, his former career as a teacher and assistant football coach being vital to the narrative Democrats have carefully crafted. Alas, the slight embellishment reflects a long history of falsehoods Walz has peddled throughout his political career—about serving “in war” (he didn’t) and having children through IVF (nope) or blaming the 2020 George Floyd riots in Minnesota on “outsiders” (arrest records proved otherwise). He has lied about seemingly trivial things, such as the time he promised to release a COVID-19 action plan (that didn’t exist) and told reporters he was up all night texting about an infrastructure bill. (He admitted he wasn’t after a journalist filed a public records request.)

Democrats leaned hard on narrative Wednesday, which makes sense because Walz and his boss, Kamala Harris, have yet to articulate a coherent policy vision or explain what priorities they would pursue if elected. With the election just 75 days away, why bother? The mainstream media seems utterly unwilling to challenge them. “We’ve got something better to offer,” Walz said, outlining what might as well be the party platform at this point. Democrats are good and stand for respecting neighbors and “compromise,” he insisted. He praised Harris for her willingness to “reach across the aisle,” his most recent falsehood.