The Scandal Is Bigger
The scandal we are dealing with is bigger than having a cognitively impaired President of the United States.
Just the other day, the New York Times used Joe Biden freezing at a Juneteenth event at the White House as an example of his impairment. But two weeks ago, the New York Times claimed rightwingers were selectively excerpting that video to make Biden appear like he was freezing.
The media has defended Joe Biden, advanced the voices that defended Joe Biden, and lacked the basic curiosity to ask tough questions.
The same media has largely dismissed conservative concerns about the odds of terrorists coming across the border, suggesting it is just a rightwing talking point.
The same media has downplayed the growing number of Americans murdered by illegal aliens, claiming that, actually, citizens kill more Americans, so it is no big deal.
The same media gave the White House a great pass on calling inflation “transitory.”
The same media, when Biden makes a gaffe, claims it is just a stutter or taken out of context but then loses their minds when Trump makes a joke. See, e.g., the Hannibal Lecter comment.
The scandal is not just Joe Biden but the sycophantic American press corps that gives Democrats the benefit of every doubt and doubts the veracity of every Republican claim.
For four years, Republicans have vocally said Joe Biden had mentally declined. The media dismissed it, denied it, or downplayed it.
Now, they claim they have not dismissed, denied, and downplayed it and are trying to claim they were kept in the dark.
The scandal is bigger than Joe Biden.
I have been saying for years that Joe Biden has dementia. I have a Master’s degree in Gerontology/Mental Health Nursing from Emory University. I have devoted my life and career to the the treatment and care of mentally ill patients and those with aged disorders, such as Alzheimer’s. It is quite a delusional spell that some in the country are under. The suspension of reality is stunning. A delusion is a fixed false belief. And George Clooney does not look well.
When a political party partners with the media for perceived mutual benefit, democracy dies. The press is no longer free because they are aligned to the party, and the party no longer cares about telling the truth because they know the media will cover for them.