I am in California, but after reading posts here about the GS interview,

[JohnSJ]

Even though most thought President Biden did well, the impression I get was the focus was entirely on if he was up to the job, with insults embedded within the interview, such as asking him to take a cognitive test.

That is insulting and disrespectful.

I don’t see how Biden can stay in this race when the entire MSM is trying to force him out because they will never let this go until he is out.



This is the same lazy media who lied about the WMDs, and a million people died.

This is the same media who disparaged Hillary constantly in the 2016 campaign, by pushing the LIEthat the email investigation was reopened.

They gave free airtime to the swiftboat ads against Kerry.

When they ask Trump a question and he responds with a lie, why don’t they follow up on that?

I just don’t know how Joe can stay in this race

[senseandsensibility]

1. Agree with most of you said

Media has it in for Biden. The whys don't matter. His team should have insisted that the interview run live on the westcoast. Now his many supporters here won't bother to watch because the narrative will already be set. Depressing.

[mahina]

2. He is staying in thank God

[JohnSJ]

20. I would like to think so, but Democrats in congress are doing the same thing they did to Franken

[bamagal62]

32. Agree.

[valleyrogue]

44. Not happening. Please stop it. N/T

[PatSeg]

50. Yes, it certainly reeks of the Al Franken

betrayal by many of his own colleagues. Franken was an amazing senator and his resignation was a loss for all of us.

[Turbineguy]

52. It's four Congressmen and one Senator (yet to be confirmed)

That's 2 percent. Meaning, 98 percent are not in the bag for trump.

[LisaL]

3. If Biden doesn't stay, what makes you think they won't do the same

to that person?

[elleng]

4. 'with insults embedded within the interview, . .I don't see how Biden can stay in this race'

[JohnSJ]

26. I am saying that because it seems that some Democrats in

Congress are adding to that. That is exactly what the did to Al Franken

[wnylib]

5. I know how Joe can stay in this race.

He can do it by continuing to meet with the people, face to face, gathering support. He can answer media questions with some humor and sarcasm, showing what biased fools they are.

Biden can stay in the race with grass roots support from the voters who believe in him, stand by him, and have his back.

Our job is to work our asses off for Joe as he does every day for us.

[JohnSJ]

22. If they give him the time. I don't know if Democrats in congress will

[wnylib]

33. It's up to us to give our feedback to members of Congress

if they start piling on Biden. Call them. E-mail them whether they are your Senators or Representatives or not.

We could nudge the media with pro Biden demonstrations that they'd notice.

As Biden and Malcolm Nance have both said, nobody is coming to our rescue. It is up to we the people.

[LoisB]

23. Hear, hear!

[delisen]

35. Bill Clinton survived by touring the country and getting the voter's support

True when the Lewinsky story first broke he hunkered down in the WH for a few days but then he went out to the people.

[Desert grandma]

39. THIS

[Patton French]

6. "I just don't know how Joe can stay in this race."

I do. By staying in the race and being the Joe we know. This craziness will pass if he continues to stay strong. Tonight and his recent rallies are a good start. Cruise into the convention strong and on the offensive.

[JohnSJ]

27. Simple question, will the Democrats in Congress allow him to. It

seems more are questioning him staying in

[Patton French]

36. Well, he doesn't need their permission.

We’ll see how much they continue to push after Joe regains his footing, which he has already started to do.

[JohnSJ]

37. Good point

[BComplex]

7. I'm starting to worry about the same thing.

The ONLY way to stop this is to call every station, every senator, and every representative who has called for him to step down.

The republicans have always been run by their base. The democrats have always held their base at bay, and acted like we were a bunch of lepers. It's time to run the table. We need to make it clear to everyone who has been on this bandwagon to get Biden off the ticket to STFU.

[LisaL]

9. Also, stop watching.

If nobody is watching, they will have to STFU.

[JohnSJ]

28. I am not eating am just reading comments here, and it sounds like more

Democrats in Congress are voicing concerns

This resembles what they did to Al Franken

[unblock]

8. the media is in the tank for donnie. yes they have it in for biden, but they'll tear up whichever democrat replaces him

if biden steps aside, they media will have a feeding frenzy about the old "democrats in disarray" and they will highlight the negatives of each and every plausible replacement candidate and that candidate will also have only a few months to build a campaign, a daunting task to say the least, especially with no early game in place.

and for those people who insist the media loves a "horserace", just watch. they will never to anything to prop up a democrat who is training in the polls.

already, case in point, biden is now trailing donnie, thanks to the media's entirely biased coverage of the debate.

so,... are they doing anything to tighten the "horserace" now?

hell no, they're piling on and hoping for a republican landslide.

it's what they do.


no, biden needs to stay. we all need to shift to an attack mode, stop playing defense. just say questions about his age have been asked and answered and now they need to ask donnie about his signs of dementia and his own freeze-ups and babbling incoherency, never mind his dictatorial aspirations and rapist and criminal rap sheet and open indictments.

[JohnSJ]

29. I am not disagreeing with your sentiment, but it seriously many Democrats in Congress are voicing

their concerns, and unless that stops we are in trouble

[unblock]

40. is it "many" or is it the media focusing on the few who play into their narrative?

one of the tricks of propaganda is to exaggerate the numbers involved.

think of donnie playing games with crowd sizes and net worth and so on.

they'll always be able to find a democrat or few who agree with just about any republican position, it's the nature of our party that we are rarely in 100% lockstep.

i think *most* democrats are behind biden and hugely anti-trump, but the media isn't interested in that narrative.

[demosincebirth]

10. This is why I only watch the local news. Main stream reporters

only want to make points for themselves instead of “true” reporting.

[somaticexperiencing]

11. He stays in by staying in, that's how.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

59. EXACTLY RIGHT! nt

[CoopersDad]

12. What is "GS Interview" please?

[MichMan]

18. George Stephanopoulos

[JohnSJ]

30. George Stephanopolis

[woodsprite]

46. It could stand for "GOP Suckup" nt

[bamagal62]

13. VOTE!

[Think. Again.]

14. The media won't be the ones voting.

[DET]

15. Doesn't Matter Who It Is

Say Joe steps down, and Kamala is chosen. They’ll badger her incessantly, too - ‘Do you really think a woman of color can win the Presidency?’, ‘Your tenure as VP has been really uninspiring. Why should we think you’re up to the job of President?’. It will never end. I don’t know how some of these people can live with themselves. We have to hope that Trump does or says something even more salaciously egregious than raping little girls. Then maybe the press will finally pay attention.

[LisaL]

19. And if it's somebody else, they would badger him or her for not actually

running in the primaries or getting any votes.
Which would be the truth.

[emulatorloo]

24. It is already starting...see my post here

Axios Reporter starts attacking VP Harris for vouching by Biden. "She is going to have to answer tough questions"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219108669

[woodsprite]

47. Heck, they tried to run her campaign bus off the road in 2020.

They’d rather run against anybody other than Biden. He has the backbone and guts to stand up to them, they figure they could intimidate and bully others more easily. I question the motives of any Dem not getting behind Biden 1000% and would like to know how they’re being”compensated”.

[Silent Type]

51. I'm pretty sure of this, she would have kicked trump's rear last week, and none of this would be happening.

[LisaL]

53. Well, Hillary kicked trump's rear, and how did that work out for her?

Media can always find something to bash someone for, if they want to.

[Silent Type]

55. Ask the Democrats who decided to protest because their candidate lost in primaries.

[Grammy23]

16. The media people better wake up and fast.

If tRump gets back in the White House, some of the first enemies to go will be media folks who pissed tRump off. They’ll be rounded up, locked away and …..perhaps executed. Who knows with the psycho-guy in charge. If they don’t believe it, they need to revisit history. It has happened and history has a strange way of repeating itself. Especially if you do not learn from it.

[LisaL]

25. After all this, I can't say I am going to feel sorry for them,

if they start falling from windows all of the sudden.

[bamagal62]

34. This.👆

[bamagal62]

17. All of this

crap is exhausting.

[JohnSJ]

31. Yes it is, and depressing

[bamagal62]

38. I just hope that people

Can see through this. They must remember the Dean scream and the swift boating. It’s always the same sh/t. And somehow we just let it happen. Why we can’t be ready for it is beyond me.

[wryter2000]

41. His interview answers were fine

He just didn't tell George S. he was an ass for asking the same insulting question over and over.

Joe would get past this nonsense if only Democrats would stop piling on. If the media want to oust Joe, let them do it without our help.

[JohnSJ]

42. +++

[DontBelieveEastisEas]

60. I also heard he was great, I didn't see it all. Can you post the transcript here? nt

[betsuni]

43. An American Inquisition, media needs a confession but no apology or explanation from a Democrat is ever enough.

They keep asking the same thing over and over and over. They don't even know what they want. Just that they must punish Democrats somehow, make them confess to something no matter how long it takes.

Clintons, Obamas, Bidens can have Now You Know How I Felt potlucks. They devoted their lives to public service and this is the thanks they get.

[Miami Blue]

45. Boycott the Media if they keep bashing President Biden

Hi John,
Your info is completely factual. I saw the whole
interview and I thought that President Biden
was very eloquent and knowledgeable in all
his replies and in all his back-and-forth with the
ABC’s interviewer Mr. G. S. Undoubtedly, the
Media’s confabulation against President Biden
It's real even on MSNBC.
Nowadays, I’m only watching Nicolle Wallace at
4:00 PM and Lawrence O'Donnell at 10:00 PM.
Those two MSNBC hosts are the only ones who
have been fair with President Biden. For not
disseminating the Nazi propaganda that the
Media has created to hurt President Biden.
Consequently, I’m boycotting the Media including most of the programs on MSNBC. Conceivably
and eventually, they will get the drift when their ratings go down.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

61. A Big Welcome to DU, my dear Miami Blue!

Thank you for your very lucid and spot on comments!

Please continue to express your intelligent thoughts.

[Miami Blue]

71. Thank you Peggy from gorgeous Cali 🌊

[JohnSJ]

67. Of all the hosts on MSNBC Lawrence O'Donnell from my perspective has the most insight because he actually spent

time there working under Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan

[GenThePerservering]

48. The media has no business telling us who

stays in the race and who doesn't.

[LisaL]

49. Unfortunately they seem to think they are the ones

who decide, and not the voters.

[JanMichael]

54. I thought that snufalufagus was a Dem?

That asshole kept asking the same question 10 different ways

Clinton should tell that asshat to stop pandering to repujes

[Janbdwl72]

56. So they claim Biden is too old to be President, but

Senator Mitch McConnell is 82. Senator Charles Grassley is 90. Senator Angus King is 80. Congressman Jim Clyburn is 83. The Orange Maniac is 78, but the media thinks he is 58.

Where were the calls for any of those persons to step down and not run for office?

[PortTack]

57. Joe is not a quitter that's how he stays in. They did the same to HRC and will try and knock anyone out...period

[catchnrelease]

66. Exactly what they did to Hillary and Obama

I came across these today on the twitter feed of Alex Cole (I don't know anything about him, it just popped up on my daily summary). Exactly the same kind of BS.

Link to tweet

[58Sunliner]

58. If you think they won't trash any other think again. This isn't the race with Hillary. I no longer care about the media.

And I don't think I'm alone. It's becoming clear that the media wants to elect the president. Ignore the noise. Asking our candidate who has served us well to step aside is insane.

[IbogaProject]

62. Joe Biden should double down

He should go after the entire wealth hording cohort. He should compare and contrast that wealthy pundant class and how they live to what normal Americans face day to day. And he should ask a pundit what they have to say about the Epstein files. Talk about truly making the wealthy pay up and bringing their business practices to heel under a strong and fair regulatory system.

[AverageOldGuy]

63. Well, after 80 years . . .

I wish I could say that at age 80 I have the wisdom that comes with age, but screw that.

Joe Biden is our man. My daughter is a DC attorney who bills more per hour than many of us ever made in a month. She raises money for the DNC and the current Presidential campaign starting with Obama's first campaign when she brought in $4.5 million, she's up to $5 million for Joe.

The Biden campaign HAS ALREADY CONTRACTED FOR $2 BILLION IN CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES. Ads have been produced or are in production, most of them are ripping Trump a new asshole. Air time is reserved. Appearances are scheduled, venues rented, and on and on and on.

For Biden to drop out now means that someone somewhere will have to come up with $2 billion, ads, venues, field organization, and . . . . . .

If you have $2 billion lying around along with all the rest of the campaign stuff, by god, have at it. Otherwise, STFD, STFU, and work your ass off for Biden.

[OMGWTF]

64. He stays in the race by fking STAYING IN THE RACE..

Enough of letting the Rethuglican stenographers have the last word. Get on board. Biden is our candidate. He will win. VOTE!

[Aviation Pro]

65. He's staying because he's a tough mofo

And what we need.

[sdfernando]

68. So what you are saying is that

we all should listen to what the media wants??? …. That’s what is important???

FUCK THAT!!!!!!!!!!

I make up my own mind and I’m all in for Joe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!!

[JohnSJ]

69. I am not saying any such thing

[Hekate]

70. Get a grip, please. Did Obama drop out over the birther story? No he did not. Furthermore...

…when Obama finally put out a copy of his Hawaii birth cert, IT STILL DID NOT STOP. The whole thing was racist as hell, and they had no intention of stopping.

We need to recognize who these ghouls are and NEVER play their gotcha game. We need to ALWAYS have the backs of oir Dems. We lost Al Franken in the Senate because “he lost support,” which was garbage and our own damn fault.