Why Is The Press Sabotaging Biden?

[Celerity]

If Biden were the failure the press keeps insisting he is, they wouldn’t be working so hard to create that narrative.

https://thebanter.substack.com/p/why-is-the-press-sabotaging-biden

Joe Biden’s marathon press conference last week was an embarrassment for the United States. Did you think I was talking about Biden? No. He did fine — I’m talking about the press desperately trying to frame the narrative that Biden is a failure. They’ve been at it for the better part of a year and the frustration is clearly mounting that Biden himself won’t play ball. Looking back at Biden’s first year, it’s easy to see why the press is so confident in their assessment.

“Failure” on top on “failure”

Biden ended America’s longest war which is exactly what the overwhelming majority of the country wanted him to do. This was definitely Biden’s “Fall of Saigon” moment because the press made sure to mention it about 5000 times. And it was exactly like the Fall of Saigon minus enemy troops overrunning the base and the American military fleeing in a panic under constant attack. Oh, and we left of our own accord.

Sure, it was messy and chaotic at first, but no American was left behind who did not choose to remain. Over 120,000 people were evacuated, making it the largest airlift in American history. The press knew Biden could have ended a losing war in a more orderly fashion but no one could seem to explain how. That the public was not still talking about Biden’s failure after a few weeks left many journalists grinding their teeth. In their eyes, it was an irredeemable debacle Biden must be punished for.

If anyone in the press has any teeth left after Afghanistan, they surely finished grinding them to dust once their predictions for a Christmas catastrophe failed to pan out. The naked anticipation of the “liberal” press for empty shelves was pretty gross to watch. It was going to be the worst Christmas ever and it was going to be all Biden’s fault. Then Biden used the muscle of the federal government and, poof, no empty shelves! The President ordered the two main ports in California to run 24/7 and slapped a $100/day fine on cargo containers that companies left sitting on the docks. Like magic, companies found a way to get those containers moving and product on the shelf. A Christmas miracle! And one that the press quietly discussed after weeks of loud and breathless “Doom is upon us!” headlines. Biden saved Christmas and barely received any credit at all.

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[BigmanPigman]

1. They make more $$$ by doing this.

It is ALWAYS ABOUT $$$$$$$$$$$$$$! They make more money when they do this BS. The bottom line is what drives their motives.

[KS Toronado]

7. Not only that but the wealthy who own MSM

want to keep repugs in charge because of tax breaks they give them. IMO

[raccoon]

18. Dah winnah! Nt

[maxsolomon]

21. How does that work?

Cable news makes money from subscriber fees and advertising.

Newspapers make money from advertising and subscriptions.

How do they make more money when they neg Biden?

I don't understand the mechanics.

[whopis01]

2. Because chaos sells news

Things going well don’t make as exciting headlines.

[KS Toronado]

6. Around here, we always talk highly of fellow Democrats.

[Skittles]

9. he wasn't in my top five

but, here we are

could you give us an example of what you consider to be "popular"

[Hekate]

13. Same here. But he had me at "Saving the Soul of America," using footage from Charlottesville...

And yes, here we are. And here he is, coming into a hollowed-out government without even a normal transition. Cleaning up the filth of traitors.

We could have chosen worse.

Hope this yokel enjoys his stay.

[betsuni]

10. "we Democrats need to face facts that we need to be more than the 'Not Fascist Cheeto' party."

"we"

[Hekate]

12. Actually, Progress4Ever, I think he's been doing an excellent job shoveling out the Augean Stables

… Can you give actual examples of your beef with the man?

[betsuni]

15. Just the old tired populist talking point that the Democratic Party has no message, ignores the

working class, are beholden to blah blah blah, is only the "we're not Trump" party and therefore need to be taken over and "transformed" like the "grassroots" Tea Party transformed the Republican Party. They actually think the Tea Party was grassroots.

[monkeyman1]

4. when is people going to learn , it's not the press ! it's super-market tabloids!

no such thing as press any more ,zilch, kaput !!! they think their journalists ? that's a joke !

[wnylib]

5. The answer to why is corporate press

ownership. Afghanistan was a cash cow for corporate contracts.

Corporations resent Dem economic policies that cramp their own totally unregulated capitalism policies.

It was not Biden who sold Afghanistan out to the Taliban. That was Donald J. Trump. After the sellout, the only choices that Biden had were 1) start the war all over again from share one with increased troop and equipment deployments or 2) get out. Biden made the right decision, but you never hear the corporate media point out Trump's sellout to the Taliban. They prefer to blame Biden because a revamped war would have meant more war contract profits.

The a-hole media's sabotage of Biden is paving the way for fascism in the US at this point in time. Maybe they expect to profit from a fascist government.

[Skittles]

8. Dems are held to a much higher standard

the same is true with women and POC

[raccoon]

19. You sure got that right. NT

[Cryptoad]

11. No Grift to be made for M$M.....

[RockRaven]

14. The press makes their money on tension/anxiety/fear/chaos/drama. They don't care about

any of us, or our lives, or our safety, or our health, or our comfort, or our security. Those things don't serve their interests at all.

You are not their customer. Your attention/time is their product, which they are selling to their ad buyers.

That is why they sow discord and sabotage any potential for economic stability and social flourishing for the masses which crosses their desk.

[Boomerproud]

16. They also enjoy their power. Barrels of ink and all that

🤬

[tenderfoot]

25. +100,000,000,000

All of the that!

[betsuni]

17. I disagree with those who think it's about money.

Trump was a gold mine of scandals, as are Republicans in general. Yet media ignores the fabulous fun gold mine that everybody would love and devour in favor of boring Hillary email and Biden failure bullshit.

[Hassler]

20. $$$$$$$$...

[spanone]

22. They miss tfg.

[Poiuyt]

23. Unfortunately, the de facto reality is whatever the press says it is

If the MSM keeps harping about what a failure Biden is, the public will believe that to be the case. Biden and his team REALLY need to amp up their PR. He's fighting the press as well as the Republicans, and he's not getting a lick of help from anybody. He has to do it all himself.

[uponit7771]

24. Group think and lack of focused push back

[live love laugh]

26. Corporate ownership is benign. Republican ownership is why.