Democrats are like Boone and Otter in Animal House - they can’t talk about our President like that. Only we can talk about our President like that. https://youtu.be/iIgus8UoRRw?si=k28BwDR5LQvphWJP
This is no scandal, secret, or surprise. The mainstream media leans Democrat, just as conservative media (e.g., Fox News, talk radio, THIS SUBSTACK) leans right. The only thing new under the sun is the persistence with which today's conservatives whine about a phenomenon that has existed ever since allies of Thomas Jefferson started a newspaper through which to attack George Washington and Alexander Hamilton founded the New York Post in order to defend him. Quoting a 2013 examination of media bias, "[T]he notion that reporters should possess Olympian objectivity is relatively recent. In the nineteenth century, most newspapers were explicitly linked to a particular political party and the economic interests of the publisher."
Someone once said, "Be careful what you wish for." Successful Republican attacks on Biden's cognitive capability could well backfire in the same way that overruling Roe v. Wade has led to victory after victory at the polls for Democrats. Should Biden be forced from the race, the likely nominee will be VP Kamala Harris. Her polling numbers may not be so good right now, but I have little doubt that a surprising number of people who will be voting in November could not even tell you who she is right now. A campaign is nothing more than an extended debate, and that debate is only just getting under way.
Force Biden from the race and Harris will absolutely beat the pants off Trump. Don't believe me? The convicted felon does. It's why we have heard not a peep from him on the subject since last week's debate: Biden is just about the only Democrat that Trump has any chance of beating . . . and he knows it.
I visited my Congressman's office just the other day, urging him to join in calling for Biden to exit the race. So PLEASE DO keep up all the noise about Biden being demented. I can use all the help I can get.
History also includes those of us that grew up with. Walter Cronkite, Peter Jennings etc. so we expected actual Newsmen and journalists. Yes Fox does skew conservative but to compare the level as the same is disingenuous. I have yet to hear outright lies, will play actual video and they do have others presenting the democrat viewpoints on a regular basis. The reporting on the border alone proves the point.
You have yet to hear outright lies? Are you really not aware that Fox News paid an almost $800 million settlement for broadcasting lies about the election being stolen that they themselves did not even believe?
This may not be your fault because perhaps even more pernicious than its half-truths and outright falsehoods, conservative media keeps you in the dark about things like this. For example, congressional hearings on the only occasion in American history when power did not change hands peacefully were barely covered on Fox News. And as for the Fox News settlement to which I just referred, even its conservative cable news competitors made little mention of it . . . having of course repeated the very same lies.
And as concerns reporting on the border, conservatives seem to think that just because they care about it, everyone else does as well. Unless we live in a state on the southern border or a city where illegal immigrants have been shipped, we don't because it hardly impacts us. That is, conservative outlets cover illegal immigration because their audience cares about it. Mainstream outlets give it short shrift because its audience generally does not.
Actual was aware but that was about the machines which considering all the hacking even of govt sites (I know been victim of 2 of those & 4 different companies since Jan!) and expertise out there makes it possible to do and hide so I don’t feel 100% that there was no shenanigans. Also w over 30 yrs LE I firmly believe & have seen the lengths people will go for various results. Honor is a disappearing belief. There are various types of voter fraud and no election has ever been free of it. As for 2016 do I believe there was fraud yes, no I don’t believe it made a difference in Ga. Do I believe Trump meant make up the votes no the word find still means something exists to find. The steps taken by democrats lying about Russia, and what I have since seen and I do mean seen I read govt transcripts, watched way to much of hearings as retired and student of history and motivations and so am not surprised at what politicians will do or say. Both sides exaggerate, and there are outright lies on both sides and unfortunately always will be when power & money involved. The govt & groups all manipulate the facts the numbers to their advantage both correct in what they say but lie by omission in what is left out and call each other liars. As for the border I’ve worked w them and every one should care. It used to take months to years to vet those coming in legally. Now the numbers are unworkable (especially if you count all the ways, not just walk ins) and the # that are seen but caught and then those that truly snuck in) We have no clue who they are. It takes longer to vet your Driver license at traffic stop than is spent at border before cut loose. The cartels are running things, fake IDs easy, bribery, extortion and considering all the tossed IDs a definite number are not good people. Ga is one of the human trafficking hubs and we the US govt are now the largest human trafficker by refusing to take true control of border. We have done damage to our country and many lives will be ruined or loss. Even if all are angels the cost in benefits, help, plus just plain overwhelming schools, medical, are not sustainable especially in small towns. Who is going to pay for all this? Who is going to force more folks to be doctors/nurses/tech etc. in UK they work constant OT low pay and their doctor suicide rates are crazy from burnout and the backlog just gets bigger. Raise taxes? Well “the rich” are not 500k or even 5k anymore with avg houses now 500 to 1 mil depending on states. Small business & LLC get caught. Where is all money we do send going? The Fed govt needs to go back to core job and stop subsidizing votes. Sorry for this but people have to actually look at people not politics on issues. See what is actually going on. PS not an insurrection, some were rioting, others trying to goad folks and they should be prosecuted but most just curious and stuck and pushed forward. I watched hour upon hour of video. They wanted govt to know not happy or heard no rations, guns, plan for next day etc. no prep the Hamas supporters at least had tents. Trump not best human but neither is Biden both egotistical, exaggerating, but Trump kept us out of wars and Bidens presidency has shown weakness, indecision, not really supporting Israel has emboldened our enemies. Now we see depth of election interference with media now showing shadow WH talk about lying. TDS is manufactured Biden’s fitness for office is not.
What's curious is that the leftists are talking that Biden shouldn't run for another term, but they seem fine with having his skillset on display as the president of the US. Clearly he is more impaired than Trump 4 years ago when they were screaming incessantly regarding the 25th amendment to remove him. 🙄
One response I've seen from Democrats to Biden's collapse in the debate is along the lines of, "well, Biden may have been senile but Trump is a liar and everything that came out of his mouth was a lie!" This is the danger of only getting your information from your partisan echo chamber. There are a number of policy failures from this administration on the border, inflation, foreign policy, energy, the debt, dei, and much more that they treat every objection from conservatives as misinformation. It was Biden lying when he said that no American soldiers have died under his watch, that he brought inflation down from 9%, that his cease fire policies are actually helping Israel instead of Hamas and Iran. You can ignore the warnings you're heading for an iceberg for only so long until you hit the iceberg.
Joe Biden is, as Erick rightly calls him, a "Serial Fabelist." He tells a lie every time he opens his mouth to a different constituency depending on how he thinks he can best connect with them. Everything from his son's death, how he grew up, where he grew up, who he knew, and what they said to him just to name a few things. The man cannot tell the truth. When they apologize for voting for their liar in 2020, I'll think about not voting for ours in 2024. Have no fear, that won't happen and DJT will have his second term.
If you think Biden lies more than the convicted felon, I have a challenge for you: Show me ten minutes - JUST TEN MINUTES - of Trump talking continuously without telling at least one lie. I'll go first. Here's ten minutes of Biden not lying:
Biden has been a lawyer and relatively indistinguished Senator from Delaware for 40+ years and is on record as a bad decision maker for decades. He is a professional liar and has been telling whoppers without consequences for a long time, well, except that 1988 run for president where is lies caught up to him for a moment. The whole idea that Trump lies and is therefore disqualified is absurd to the max.
If you think Biden lies more than the convicted felon, I have a challenge for you: Show me ten minutes - JUST TEN MINUTES - of Trump talking continuously without telling at least one lie. I'll go first. Here's ten minutes of Biden not lying:
I agree, Erick. They have failed both the people and in their roles as journalists. Continue to hold their feet to the fire and roast them for their treacherous behavior.
I know it is important, but I am tired of talking about JB. Can we talk about who is going to be Trump's VP, and when will it be announced. Can we also talk about who is going to run it 2028.
#1. Biden must go- NOW! His physical and mental deterioration have made him incompetent to perform the duties of president of the U.S., especially considering the state of international affairs, much of which is partly Biden's own fault.
#2. For nearly 4 years we have heard that conservatives are a threat to democracy. I can name many reasons why the Left is a greater threat to democracy. Now I believe that the complicit media have shown themselves to be a significant threat to democracy.
The Democrats are just horrible people, but when you boil it all down, the media IS the greatest threat to our country. They have continually lied to the country. The corporate media complex needs to be shut down and rebuilt. They are an utter embarrassment.
Erick, the real "play" tonight is the Biden interview with G. Stephanopoulos. You predicted that Biden was being set up. That may be true but my trust that the media would actually do something courageous like that is completely absent. It's more likely that the media continues a coverup and makes Biden's debate performance a one off rather than indicative of a disease that has ravaged the man's body and mind.
I read everything I can to form my "opinion". That's my defense against a corrupt media. But even that doesn't satisfy a need for truth these days. I feel like I'm treading water in the deep in of the pool and getting really tired. Best of luck to all of us.
Just stop, Erick. The media "lacked the basic curiosity to ask tough questions." Stop pretending that the NYT and the rest are interested in journalism. We don't have a functioning media.
They are the communications arm of the Democratic Party and the State. They are propagandists when need be, gaslighters when need be, defenders when need be. But they are never journalists.
Your phrasing makes it sound like you still think, or want to think, they are journalists. The sooner you get past that, the better your analysis will be.
Liberals (the 60s meaning of the term) had serious ideals - some of them died to bring civil rights to the southern US. They hated Nixon and whipped up hysteria about essentially nothing, forcing him from office. I took Journalism 101 in '74 - the hall was filled with ambitious kids thinking they could finesse their path to power and influence by imitating Woodward and Bernstein. They had no higher cause, just bring down bad old guys and bask in glory - lead a righteous life without risking too much and date hot women. They were easy prey for hustlers and con men - each displaced by one more ruthless and depraved until today - Joe Biden/Walter White arranges a meeting while a radio controlled automatic rifle on a swivel awaits his final signal
Don't make an excuse for them seeking nothing more than wealth and power through what they thought were easy paths. They are unscrupulous, lecherous, projectors of their own insecurities. Nothing more.
The media is culpable for all of this. The same media that told us that Russia stole an election and hunters laptop didn’t exist.
The dems set themselves up as well.
Maybe republicans should hire the bippity boppity Harry Potter loving misinformation czar.
It makes you wonder then why nothing was done about the staffers who made a sex tape in the WH and what happened to the drugs found in the WH and who’s were they.
After all the media and the WH can’t be trusted.
But the liberals have their own beds to make. God willing trump wins and republicans gain the house and senate. That then leaves a huge problem for Dems. Who do they have next for 2028 and beyond?
Answer is not a soul. Newsome? Ha. Harris ha! That guy from Kentucky? He’s a moderate not even close to the leftist.
Maybe the MI governor.
While we look at the republicans and they have a hugely deep bench with Desantis and more. I predict a rise and eventual takeover of a 3rd party that becomes the 2nd party and the dems get lost to history. One can dream.
Their plan was to get Biden elected and then massively change election law to make it so they never lose. Which is because of that problem.
But now Biden exposed. And their one hope is Harris? lol. 😂
Where as Biden might lose. Harris will lose. Hillary will lose. Michelle won’t touch it with a hot iron handle.
Democrats are like Boone and Otter in Animal House - they can’t talk about our President like that. Only we can talk about our President like that. https://youtu.be/iIgus8UoRRw?si=k28BwDR5LQvphWJP
This is no scandal, secret, or surprise. The mainstream media leans Democrat, just as conservative media (e.g., Fox News, talk radio, THIS SUBSTACK) leans right. The only thing new under the sun is the persistence with which today's conservatives whine about a phenomenon that has existed ever since allies of Thomas Jefferson started a newspaper through which to attack George Washington and Alexander Hamilton founded the New York Post in order to defend him. Quoting a 2013 examination of media bias, "[T]he notion that reporters should possess Olympian objectivity is relatively recent. In the nineteenth century, most newspapers were explicitly linked to a particular political party and the economic interests of the publisher."
[The full article from which this quote is taken can be found at: https://www.hoover.org/research/brief-history-media-bias#:~:text=The%20roots%20of%20media%20bias%20go%20back%20to,factual%20information%20gleaned%20and%20communicated%20by%20credentialed%20professionals.]
Someone once said, "Be careful what you wish for." Successful Republican attacks on Biden's cognitive capability could well backfire in the same way that overruling Roe v. Wade has led to victory after victory at the polls for Democrats. Should Biden be forced from the race, the likely nominee will be VP Kamala Harris. Her polling numbers may not be so good right now, but I have little doubt that a surprising number of people who will be voting in November could not even tell you who she is right now. A campaign is nothing more than an extended debate, and that debate is only just getting under way.
Force Biden from the race and Harris will absolutely beat the pants off Trump. Don't believe me? The convicted felon does. It's why we have heard not a peep from him on the subject since last week's debate: Biden is just about the only Democrat that Trump has any chance of beating . . . and he knows it.
I visited my Congressman's office just the other day, urging him to join in calling for Biden to exit the race. So PLEASE DO keep up all the noise about Biden being demented. I can use all the help I can get.
History also includes those of us that grew up with. Walter Cronkite, Peter Jennings etc. so we expected actual Newsmen and journalists. Yes Fox does skew conservative but to compare the level as the same is disingenuous. I have yet to hear outright lies, will play actual video and they do have others presenting the democrat viewpoints on a regular basis. The reporting on the border alone proves the point.
You have yet to hear outright lies? Are you really not aware that Fox News paid an almost $800 million settlement for broadcasting lies about the election being stolen that they themselves did not even believe?
https://apnews.com/article/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-trial-trump-2020-0ac71f75acfacc52ea80b3e747fb0afe
This may not be your fault because perhaps even more pernicious than its half-truths and outright falsehoods, conservative media keeps you in the dark about things like this. For example, congressional hearings on the only occasion in American history when power did not change hands peacefully were barely covered on Fox News. And as for the Fox News settlement to which I just referred, even its conservative cable news competitors made little mention of it . . . having of course repeated the very same lies.
And as concerns reporting on the border, conservatives seem to think that just because they care about it, everyone else does as well. Unless we live in a state on the southern border or a city where illegal immigrants have been shipped, we don't because it hardly impacts us. That is, conservative outlets cover illegal immigration because their audience cares about it. Mainstream outlets give it short shrift because its audience generally does not.
Actual was aware but that was about the machines which considering all the hacking even of govt sites (I know been victim of 2 of those & 4 different companies since Jan!) and expertise out there makes it possible to do and hide so I don’t feel 100% that there was no shenanigans. Also w over 30 yrs LE I firmly believe & have seen the lengths people will go for various results. Honor is a disappearing belief. There are various types of voter fraud and no election has ever been free of it. As for 2016 do I believe there was fraud yes, no I don’t believe it made a difference in Ga. Do I believe Trump meant make up the votes no the word find still means something exists to find. The steps taken by democrats lying about Russia, and what I have since seen and I do mean seen I read govt transcripts, watched way to much of hearings as retired and student of history and motivations and so am not surprised at what politicians will do or say. Both sides exaggerate, and there are outright lies on both sides and unfortunately always will be when power & money involved. The govt & groups all manipulate the facts the numbers to their advantage both correct in what they say but lie by omission in what is left out and call each other liars. As for the border I’ve worked w them and every one should care. It used to take months to years to vet those coming in legally. Now the numbers are unworkable (especially if you count all the ways, not just walk ins) and the # that are seen but caught and then those that truly snuck in) We have no clue who they are. It takes longer to vet your Driver license at traffic stop than is spent at border before cut loose. The cartels are running things, fake IDs easy, bribery, extortion and considering all the tossed IDs a definite number are not good people. Ga is one of the human trafficking hubs and we the US govt are now the largest human trafficker by refusing to take true control of border. We have done damage to our country and many lives will be ruined or loss. Even if all are angels the cost in benefits, help, plus just plain overwhelming schools, medical, are not sustainable especially in small towns. Who is going to pay for all this? Who is going to force more folks to be doctors/nurses/tech etc. in UK they work constant OT low pay and their doctor suicide rates are crazy from burnout and the backlog just gets bigger. Raise taxes? Well “the rich” are not 500k or even 5k anymore with avg houses now 500 to 1 mil depending on states. Small business & LLC get caught. Where is all money we do send going? The Fed govt needs to go back to core job and stop subsidizing votes. Sorry for this but people have to actually look at people not politics on issues. See what is actually going on. PS not an insurrection, some were rioting, others trying to goad folks and they should be prosecuted but most just curious and stuck and pushed forward. I watched hour upon hour of video. They wanted govt to know not happy or heard no rations, guns, plan for next day etc. no prep the Hamas supporters at least had tents. Trump not best human but neither is Biden both egotistical, exaggerating, but Trump kept us out of wars and Bidens presidency has shown weakness, indecision, not really supporting Israel has emboldened our enemies. Now we see depth of election interference with media now showing shadow WH talk about lying. TDS is manufactured Biden’s fitness for office is not.
What's curious is that the leftists are talking that Biden shouldn't run for another term, but they seem fine with having his skillset on display as the president of the US. Clearly he is more impaired than Trump 4 years ago when they were screaming incessantly regarding the 25th amendment to remove him. 🙄
One response I've seen from Democrats to Biden's collapse in the debate is along the lines of, "well, Biden may have been senile but Trump is a liar and everything that came out of his mouth was a lie!" This is the danger of only getting your information from your partisan echo chamber. There are a number of policy failures from this administration on the border, inflation, foreign policy, energy, the debt, dei, and much more that they treat every objection from conservatives as misinformation. It was Biden lying when he said that no American soldiers have died under his watch, that he brought inflation down from 9%, that his cease fire policies are actually helping Israel instead of Hamas and Iran. You can ignore the warnings you're heading for an iceberg for only so long until you hit the iceberg.
Joe Biden is, as Erick rightly calls him, a "Serial Fabelist." He tells a lie every time he opens his mouth to a different constituency depending on how he thinks he can best connect with them. Everything from his son's death, how he grew up, where he grew up, who he knew, and what they said to him just to name a few things. The man cannot tell the truth. When they apologize for voting for their liar in 2020, I'll think about not voting for ours in 2024. Have no fear, that won't happen and DJT will have his second term.
If you think Biden lies more than the convicted felon, I have a challenge for you: Show me ten minutes - JUST TEN MINUTES - of Trump talking continuously without telling at least one lie. I'll go first. Here's ten minutes of Biden not lying:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAzOhDHjjKk&t=614s
Up for it?
Must have been on teleprompter!
You are of course aware that Trump uses a teleprompter too.
Remember that part where I ignore you Neil. There's your reminder. Enjoy the election and the second Trump administration.
You're funny, Mark. You ignore me . . . until you don't.
Yep, that's what I thought.
Biden has been a lawyer and relatively indistinguished Senator from Delaware for 40+ years and is on record as a bad decision maker for decades. He is a professional liar and has been telling whoppers without consequences for a long time, well, except that 1988 run for president where is lies caught up to him for a moment. The whole idea that Trump lies and is therefore disqualified is absurd to the max.
If you think Biden lies more than the convicted felon, I have a challenge for you: Show me ten minutes - JUST TEN MINUTES - of Trump talking continuously without telling at least one lie. I'll go first. Here's ten minutes of Biden not lying:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAzOhDHjjKk&t=614s
Up for it?
I heard the comment yesterday that Biden doesn’t need a cognitive test, his supporters and Democrat voters do.
I agree, Erick. They have failed both the people and in their roles as journalists. Continue to hold their feet to the fire and roast them for their treacherous behavior.
I know it is important, but I am tired of talking about JB. Can we talk about who is going to be Trump's VP, and when will it be announced. Can we also talk about who is going to run it 2028.
That will come by the end of the month. I pray it is NOT Bergham though.
#1. Biden must go- NOW! His physical and mental deterioration have made him incompetent to perform the duties of president of the U.S., especially considering the state of international affairs, much of which is partly Biden's own fault.
#2. For nearly 4 years we have heard that conservatives are a threat to democracy. I can name many reasons why the Left is a greater threat to democracy. Now I believe that the complicit media have shown themselves to be a significant threat to democracy.
Democrats, the arbiters of all that is good and holy, must kill democracy to save it.
Didn’t someone have the temerity to refer to the process “the enemy of the people“? Wonder what happened to him?
Process=press as. Gotta love autocorrect.
The Democrats are just horrible people, but when you boil it all down, the media IS the greatest threat to our country. They have continually lied to the country. The corporate media complex needs to be shut down and rebuilt. They are an utter embarrassment.
Commander Oliver Perry…and Pogo..We have met the enemy and they are ours”.
Yes the so called media is no more than a liberal mouth piece and is part of the left cult .
I always believed "Freedom of the Press" was our greatest protection. But silly me thought they would be objective. I remember when they used to be.
Erick, the real "play" tonight is the Biden interview with G. Stephanopoulos. You predicted that Biden was being set up. That may be true but my trust that the media would actually do something courageous like that is completely absent. It's more likely that the media continues a coverup and makes Biden's debate performance a one off rather than indicative of a disease that has ravaged the man's body and mind.
I read everything I can to form my "opinion". That's my defense against a corrupt media. But even that doesn't satisfy a need for truth these days. I feel like I'm treading water in the deep in of the pool and getting really tired. Best of luck to all of us.
Just stop, Erick. The media "lacked the basic curiosity to ask tough questions." Stop pretending that the NYT and the rest are interested in journalism. We don't have a functioning media.
They are the communications arm of the Democratic Party and the State. They are propagandists when need be, gaslighters when need be, defenders when need be. But they are never journalists.
Your phrasing makes it sound like you still think, or want to think, they are journalists. The sooner you get past that, the better your analysis will be.
Liberals (the 60s meaning of the term) had serious ideals - some of them died to bring civil rights to the southern US. They hated Nixon and whipped up hysteria about essentially nothing, forcing him from office. I took Journalism 101 in '74 - the hall was filled with ambitious kids thinking they could finesse their path to power and influence by imitating Woodward and Bernstein. They had no higher cause, just bring down bad old guys and bask in glory - lead a righteous life without risking too much and date hot women. They were easy prey for hustlers and con men - each displaced by one more ruthless and depraved until today - Joe Biden/Walter White arranges a meeting while a radio controlled automatic rifle on a swivel awaits his final signal
I grew up in the hippie days and it is the epitome of irony that the generation who completely distrusted the government now so blindly supports it.
Don't make an excuse for them seeking nothing more than wealth and power through what they thought were easy paths. They are unscrupulous, lecherous, projectors of their own insecurities. Nothing more.
The media is culpable for all of this. The same media that told us that Russia stole an election and hunters laptop didn’t exist.
The dems set themselves up as well.
Maybe republicans should hire the bippity boppity Harry Potter loving misinformation czar.
It makes you wonder then why nothing was done about the staffers who made a sex tape in the WH and what happened to the drugs found in the WH and who’s were they.
After all the media and the WH can’t be trusted.
But the liberals have their own beds to make. God willing trump wins and republicans gain the house and senate. That then leaves a huge problem for Dems. Who do they have next for 2028 and beyond?
Answer is not a soul. Newsome? Ha. Harris ha! That guy from Kentucky? He’s a moderate not even close to the leftist.
Maybe the MI governor.
While we look at the republicans and they have a hugely deep bench with Desantis and more. I predict a rise and eventual takeover of a 3rd party that becomes the 2nd party and the dems get lost to history. One can dream.
Their plan was to get Biden elected and then massively change election law to make it so they never lose. Which is because of that problem.
But now Biden exposed. And their one hope is Harris? lol. 😂
Where as Biden might lose. Harris will lose. Hillary will lose. Michelle won’t touch it with a hot iron handle.
But it’s speculation. Biden isn’t going anywhere.