I'm not sure what to make of Bongino after watching the begining of his show Ep 1712. He's called out Putin before as being a bad guy, and I'm sure he's no angel, but in this episode it's about Russia invading Ukraine. I couldn't watch it all as it he about seemed to be a mouthpiece for MSM.
No way he's oblivious to all the shenanigans going on in the Ukraine with his background, but for him to harp on Putin and not offering any conjecture as to why Putin is "invading" led me to think maybe, just maybe, Bongino is "softpilling" people, not quite red, not quite blue, yet arousing people but not fully awakening.
Here's a link to the video I'm referencing: https://rumble.com/vvrbo3-ep.-1712-war-in-ukraine-the-dan-bongino-show.html
Don't get me wrong, I've liked Bongino thus far, although only started listening a few months ago, but this episode has me wondering just where he stands.
Here's my comment on the video:
God bless you and your work brother. Typically, I enjoy your shows but am having a hard time with this one. I've been seeing a lot of things coming out about Ukraine, as well as remnants of past "conspiracy theories". So, what if the Ukraine has been a hot spot for international crimes, money laundering, etc., for the likes of Biden, WEF, and other corrupt politicians. What if Putin's moves are to liberate Ukrainians from the festering swamp there? There's so much subterfuge going on, I don't think anyone can say with any certainty what's happening, but things are more rotten in Ukraine than even Denmark.
He fell for the snake island story and repeated it on his show. I can't see how you could go from talking about not trusting the media, and pointing out its lies with the whole SpyGate saga one day, and then repeating everything the MSM is spouting about Putin the next. Unless he's got some sort of inside knowledge about things Putin has done that backup his claims, then he's not doing anything different from what MSM is doing right now. If he does have proof to backup those claims, then its completely worthless if he's just keeping it to himself.
I'm like you. Just can't seem to make sense of the guy. He says a lot of good, but also has times like now where it's just confusing. It's hard to imagine he's just that stupid. There's got to be more to this.
Also, you mentioned you just started listening. His show goes through these cycles where he's just spot on, and then the next day just leaves you completely scratching your head.
I quit watching due too his run up analogies, worse than Rachel maddow!