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Megyn Kelly’s recent segment with the Ruthless Podcast hosts laid into a pattern conservatives have been warning about for years: the left’s obsession with identity as a shield against criticism. Kelly brought on Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook to break down two related spectacles — Karine Jean‑Pierre’s clumsy book‑tour interviews and Michelle Obama’s latest fashion‑themed relaunch — and the conversation made clear these are not innocent personal reflections but political performance.
Karine Jean‑Pierre’s interview, which devolved into her repeatedly reminding viewers that she “woke up every day as a Black woman who is queer,” was not a moment of authentic reflection so much as a practiced dodge when pressed about real accountability. Conservatives rightly pointed out that when pressed about Robert Hur and the broader questions over Joe Biden’s fitness, Jean‑Pierre retreated to identity labels instead of answering straightforward questions about her tenure defending a failing administration. That exchange exposed exactly how identity politics is used to sidestep responsibility and silence critique rather than to advance honest debate.
Put bluntly, the Jean‑Pierre performance was emblematic of a party that prefers grievance to governance. When a former press secretary who repeatedly stood at the podium for a president under fire cannot answer whether she owes apologies or explanations, and instead leans on the “first-of-its-kind” card, it confirms what everyday Americans feel: elites swap substance for spectacle. Conservatives see this not as an empowering narrative but as a political tactic to evade consequences and to keep their base mobilized with a constant sense of victimhood.
Michelle Obama’s new book The Look and its accompanying podcast series demonstrate the same pattern at work among the cultural elite — fashion framed as a vehicle for grievance and self-branding rather than the private joy it claims to be. The former first lady’s project, set to be promoted via a six‑part companion to her IMO podcast, is being sold as a meditation on identity and confidence while still leaning heavily on claims of having been misunderstood and even wronged during her time in the White House. For conservatives who watched the media fawn over the Obamas for years, this latest wave of self‑pity repackaged as “reflection” reads as tone‑deaf and opportunistic.
There’s a corrosive market now for monetized grievance: books, podcasts, lecture circuits and television segments that convert personal branding into political power while manufacturing perpetual victim status. Americans who work hard, raise families, and pay taxes don’t want their country run as a drama series for the privileged; they want leaders who take responsibility, tell the truth, and focus on results. Seeing public figures treat identity as armor instead of a bridge to common ground is insulting to millions who live beyond the bubble and care about real outcomes.
If anything good came from the Megyn Kelly conversation, it was a reminder that conservatives will keep calling this out until the mainstream media stops normalizing it. The left’s insistence on centering victimhood in every memoir and press appearance is neither noble nor new — it’s a political playbook that seeks to shut down dissent with moral intimidation. Patriots who love this country should reject that playbook, insist on accountability, and celebrate a civic culture where people are judged by their deeds, not their curated identities.
