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Yavin4

(35,437 posts)
Sun Mar 28, 2021, 02:33 PM Mar 2021

You can just tell when a president is doing the job extremely well. The media strains to find...

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something negative and inflates it into a full blown crisis.

The opposite is also true. When a president is doing the job extremely poorly and displays a massive level of incompetency, then the media strains to find something, anything positive about the president.

Joe Biden is single handedly pulling this nation back from the abyss of despair. Feeding and healing Americans, and yet that's not the biggest story in the country. It's one of the greatest stories in the history of humanity.

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You can just tell when a president is doing the job extremely well. The media strains to find... (Original Post) Yavin4 Mar 2021 OP
FDR like out of the gate n/t Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #1
+1 -K&R onetexan Mar 2021 #18
I agree. When they tried to make an issue out of Biden's dog / agent, you can see that the issue SWBTATTReg Mar 2021 #2
Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" comes to life. GoCubsGo Mar 2021 #3
+1 Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #7
A half million pandemic dead is nothing, NOTHING, I tell you gratuitous Mar 2021 #4
And don't forget that Joe Biden is responsible for the conditions in Central America that cause ... Botany Mar 2021 #5
That's all I hear and.... bem6207 Mar 2021 #8
Democrats have been cleaning up Rethuglican messes since 1933. OMGWTF Mar 2021 #6
Idiot Jr. just bitched to Maria Bartastupid that Joe's 4 trips to Delaware were scandalous! My God,, machoneman Mar 2021 #9
I would expect no less DENVERPOPS Mar 2021 #10
I Have Seen Plenty Of Criticism DallasNE Mar 2021 #11
Call it what it is...the Republican-owned media. live love laugh Mar 2021 #12
OR Skittles Mar 2021 #13
Sure, but why? Caliman73 Mar 2021 #21
it's the same way with men and women Skittles Mar 2021 #22
Definitely. I think it comes down to power. Caliman73 Mar 2021 #23
outstanding analysis Skittles Mar 2021 #25
Definitely Caliman73 Mar 2021 #26
yup, that's why they cry about "political correctness" Skittles Mar 2021 #27
Time to pull out the tan suit. ThoughtCriminal Mar 2021 #14
If I was Biden, I would have a sit down interview with Sean Hannity Yavin4 Mar 2021 #15
Pres. Biden Has itcfish Mar 2021 #16
Memorial Day to Labour Day? That's it? BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #17
Memorial Day itcfish Mar 2021 #20
This is what I was thinking last week! C Moon Mar 2021 #19
They've resorted to nitpicking about MoJo spending w/e's @his home in DE onetexan Mar 2021 #24

SWBTATTReg

(22,112 posts)
2. I agree. When they tried to make an issue out of Biden's dog / agent, you can see that the issue
Sun Mar 28, 2021, 02:39 PM
Mar 2021

went nowhere, being that it wasn't an issue. Like all of the other issue(s)? that these idiots and/or republicans keep trying to heap on President Biden (such as the southern border issue, a joke being Biden has just got into office, and here it is, only the tail end of March). The ones screaming and moaning about Biden and such were around w/ djt for the longest time, why didn't anything get done then, w/ regards to immigration? I suspect that they don't want to do anything for the republicans want a hot button issue and aren't interested in really fixing the issue.

GoCubsGo

(32,079 posts)
3. Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" comes to life.
Sun Mar 28, 2021, 02:44 PM
Mar 2021

That song came out in 1982. Not a damn thing has changed since then, other than to get infinitely worse.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
4. A half million pandemic dead is nothing, NOTHING, I tell you
Sun Mar 28, 2021, 02:52 PM
Mar 2021

President Biden stumbled going up the stairs!

Botany

(70,490 posts)
5. And don't forget that Joe Biden is responsible for the conditions in Central America that cause ...
Sun Mar 28, 2021, 03:48 PM
Mar 2021

.... many of the people there to flee to the United States too.

bem6207

(66 posts)
8. That's all I hear and....
Sun Mar 28, 2021, 05:08 PM
Mar 2021

Inflation. I guess people tend to forget how much gas was before the pandemic.

They joke about dementia...

Now bitching about getting the stimulus, even though a couple of weeks ago they were whining about it not getting it yet.

And they rather listen to some looney toon doctor out of Texas tell them that getting the vaccine will not protect them.

It’s all about money, racism and just pure ignorance.

machoneman

(4,006 posts)
9. Idiot Jr. just bitched to Maria Bartastupid that Joe's 4 trips to Delaware were scandalous! My God,,
Sun Mar 28, 2021, 05:27 PM
Mar 2021

..what a terrible waste of taxpayer money,

This clown thinks no one remembers Dad flying evert damned weekend from D.C. to Mar-a-Dildo, FL for crissakes!

90 miles versus 1,000 miles!

Jerk!

DENVERPOPS

(8,810 posts)
10. I would expect no less
Sun Mar 28, 2021, 05:28 PM
Mar 2021

From the U.S. Mainstream Media which is 80%+ owned by RepubliCons.................

It's more than obvious, from the past four years, that the RepubliCONs don't want to bother to honestly report important news, but instead make up fictional, ludicrous BS to write about most of the time.

In addition, since January 20th all major media viewership has had a dramatic drop off, which means less money for the News Media.
They are really really upset and all of them are trying to stir things up to get more viewers back again and therefore increased revenues and most importantly profits.

WASF

DallasNE

(7,402 posts)
11. I Have Seen Plenty Of Criticism
Sun Mar 28, 2021, 05:29 PM
Mar 2021

Nearly every word could be described as nit-picking. For instance, Joe Biden has gone back to Delaware 5 times in exactly 2 months. That seems to be their best shot.

Caliman73

(11,730 posts)
21. Sure, but why?
Mon Mar 29, 2021, 01:32 PM
Mar 2021

Why are Democrats held to a much higher standard. I will preface this to make sure that you know I am not accusing you of anything, but my statement and question is this: We should not accept the narrative that we Democrats, are just held to a higher standard. Why are we held to a different standard?

Is it because conservatives own most media?

I am honestly curious as to why it appears that conservatives are allowed so much time on media and their views given so much weight.

Skittles

(153,147 posts)
22. it's the same way with men and women
Mon Mar 29, 2021, 02:34 PM
Mar 2021

women are held to much higher standards - why?

I think it is just plain sexism and racism - women and POC are more likely to vote for Dems so they are held to a much higher standard/

Caliman73

(11,730 posts)
23. Definitely. I think it comes down to power.
Mon Mar 29, 2021, 02:43 PM
Mar 2021

Sexism and racism are about power. Who has it, who doesn't and how do you keep it?


I think that Democrats tend to be held to a higher standard because they advocate for the use of government to provide a platform for greater equality and equity in power in society. That threatens the wealthy and powerful, so they get more scrutiny. Same reason why people further to the left, who want to overturn capitalism, are labeled "violent", "terrorists", and other things. You have to make people seem "out of the norm" to dismiss them.

Skittles

(153,147 posts)
25. outstanding analysis
Mon Mar 29, 2021, 07:05 PM
Mar 2021

you are right on point

the more these greedy old pigs sense a loss of their power, the more hysterical they get. It always cracks me up when I hear conservative white men whining about "affirmative action" - it's just them whining about having to share the pie. They liked it better when they were automatically awarded more than their fair share.

Caliman73

(11,730 posts)
26. Definitely
Mon Mar 29, 2021, 07:26 PM
Mar 2021

I have heard it said that when you have been free to act with impunity for so long, just making things more equitable suddenly feels like oppression.

What do you mean I can't call Black people the n word?
What do you mean "no means no"?

Skittles

(153,147 posts)
27. yup, that's why they cry about "political correctness"
Mon Mar 29, 2021, 07:49 PM
Mar 2021

very hard for them to just act like, you know, decent human beings

Yavin4

(35,437 posts)
15. If I was Biden, I would have a sit down interview with Sean Hannity
Mon Mar 29, 2021, 11:51 AM
Mar 2021

wearing a tan suit and have Major by my side.

onetexan

(13,036 posts)
24. They've resorted to nitpicking about MoJo spending w/e's @his home in DE
Mon Mar 29, 2021, 03:57 PM
Mar 2021

And seem to totally discount all his accomplishments 66 days into his new administration. They play up GQP sh!t to make it sound like his administration is having issue responding to situations, when infact they are bending over backwards considering the mess they've been left with.

Jen Psaki oughtta just give it straight to the idiot reporters who ask stupid questions attempting to corner and criticize Biden admin: keep up the double standards & we'll stop giving daily briefibga, and Biden will no longer give pressers.

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