Joe Biden is boring -- and it's driving the media crazy

[DonViejo]

Yes, Biden is boring. It is why he is just what the country needs to restore some sense into politics

By AMANDA MARCOTTE
MARCH 15, 2021 4:49PM (UTC)

After years of relentless reality show antics caused by Donald Trump, the latest word in the cable news discourse is that President Joe Biden is boring. He spends all his time doing policy work and his press engagement is a total snoozefest, with nary a single unhinged rant in front of buzzing helicopter blades. And the mainstream press is starting to get annoyed by it.

Last week, the Washington Post editorial board complained, "Avoiding news conferences must not become a regular habit for Mr. Biden," even while grumpily admitting that, unlike Trump, Biden's White House has daily press briefings that "are informative, not forums for White House lackeys to attack journalists." Over the weekend, the clamor for press conferences featuring Biden himself grew louder, with members of the White House press corps such as Jonathan Karl of ABC News admitting that "reporters like press conferences and will always demand them" while insisting "press conferences are for the public's benefit." Peter Baker of the New York Times then picked up the baton:

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It all sounds very noble until one remembers that the press is comparing Biden disfavorably to Trump, who literally incited an insurrection only two months ago, and is benefiting handsomely from mainstream media worried more about counting press conferences than about the ongoing national instability caused by an increasingly radical right.

Trump loved making himself available to the press, due to his severe personality disorder driving him to thrive on attention and conflict. No one can honestly say that led to anywhere good. Perhaps that's why on social media there was a great deal of skepticism of demands for more press conferences featuring Biden instead of his wholly competent (yet also boring) press secretary, Jen Psaki. Many folks — including many journalists — appeared to believe that the press is less interested in asking Biden substantive questions, and more interested in trying to corner him with fatuous bait about Dr. Seuss or Mr. Potato Head or "cancel culture" or whatever other trollish inanities are being favored by the Fox News crowd these days.

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[Ocelot II]

1. Peter Baker is a good reporter who should know better

than to make a stupid remark like that. I hope he gets righteously dragged for it.

[samplegirl]

2. Feeding into the bizarre

sleepy Joe meme!

[asiliveandbreathe]

3. And what questions do you have, Pete, that Jen Psaki hasn't been able to

answer?...

[Atticus]

4. "At this point in office---" how many crimes had Trump committed?

How much money had he already grifted?

How many allies had he offended or betrayed?

How many "favors" had he done for Putin to appease him?

How many pussies had he grabbed?

If they are going to make comparisons, we can play that game.

[ace3csusm]

6. Good Thats what i voted for .... I was sick and tired of hearing

breaking news every 10 min... I blood pressure is so much better now...

[fleur-de-lisa]

7. A boring, competent president equals low network news ratings.

[NEOBuckeye]

8. Fucking drama queens. Grow the fuck up.

The media’s love of drama gave us the Former Guy to begin with. They can shove it up their asses.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

9. "The media's love of drama gave us the Former Guy to begin with."

Absolutely spot-on and I agree!

Biden is doing his job and he is not interested in fanfare or creating drama and controversy.

It is so great to have a competent president who realizes his job has real-life consequences. This in contrast to lying, dumbfuck drama queen Former Guy.

[amb123]

10. Until the Media stops letting the Trump-Infected loony right write their questions FOR them,

why have press conferences at all?

Here's how the questions are "written":

"Trump and his supporters say you Democrats are Traitors to God, Family and Country. What's your answer to that?"

"Trump and his supporters say that blacks are animals who despise the Traditional Family. Do you agree?"

"Trump and his supporters say the Government is engaged in Liberal Mind Control and is injecting nanobots into people via the Covid vaccines. What's do you say to that?"

No Press Conferences until the Media goes back to writing THEIR OWN Questions!

[lagomorph777]

11. At this point in their administrations, Trump and even Obama had not passed any bills.

Biden has passed the most significant bill in 57 years.

These clowns need to attend the daily briefings and quit their selfish whining.

[Paladin]

12. trump gave the media 4 years on Easy Street.

The commentary practically wrote itself, good or bad.

Time to start earning your pay again, media types.

[demtenjeep]

13. and it is so nice

Ridin' with Biden