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Not sure if you didn't get it, but that's a reference to an Arthur meme.
I'm aware of the arthur reference, but it's really important to realize these aren't off-the-cuff lies.
This is a planned, coordinated effort that has been going on since before I was even alive; and the ~~journalists~~propagandists have been very carefully selected- and have indeed worked very hard to get the job of fucking over americans.
*Arthur
There are two jobs where you can go on national TV, lie and not get fired. President and weather man.
Fox News personality.
Plot twist: the Fox News weatherman tells the truth
The one thing their audience are experts in is what's going on directly outside their window
It’s snowing! Therefore climate change is a demoncrap hoax!
Press secretary, too.
Also, weathermen aren't necessarily lying. lying requires an intent to deceive, and most times, weathermen don't mean to deceive, they're just factually wrong. (FWIW, predicting the weather more than a few days in advance is a crap shoot.)
Press secretare is just a modern herald or crier, they are the voice of the king.
As for the weatherman bit, your right, but thats also the joke...