John Cornyn's ugly, transparent attempt to paint Biden as a Manchurian Candidate

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

For almost the entirety of the 2020 presidential general election campaign, Republicans tried in vain to make Joe Biden’s lack of a public profile an issue. The aim was threefold: (1) They wanted to make him look weak, (2) they hoped that goading him into emerging more might result in some more trademark Biden flubs, and (3) they knew Donald Trump’s continued domination of the election narrative was doing him no favors. But Biden tuned it out, as he did much of the chatter on conservative and social media, and won.

Today, that effort is evolving, as best exemplified by a tweet Monday in which a Republican senator suggested the president is something amounting to a Manchurian Candidate.

“The president is not doing cable news interviews,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), copying text from a Politico piece on Biden’s low profile. “Tweets from his account are limited and, when they come, unimaginably conventional. The public comments are largely scripted. Biden has opted for fewer sit down interviews with mainstream outlets and reporters.”

Then Cornyn got to the point: “Invites the question: is he really in charge?”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/john-cornyns-ugly-transparent-attempt-to-paint-biden-as-a-manchurian-candidate/ar-BB1fzxt9

Cornyn invites this question: Why is his head stuck up his ass?

[Midnightwalk]

1. I won't go as far as saying tweets are unprofessional

I get that they are a useful communication vehicle. Politicians have to be aware of and active in social media. It’s the way of the world these days.

I will say that anyone who puts such importance on exciting tweets shouldn’t be taken seriously.

We had a twit as president for four years who couldn’t communicate without it.

[samsingh]

2. while ignoring trump?

[Mme. Defarge]

3. The obvious answer to his question is

the American people. It’s not about him, it’s about us.

[Haggard Celine]

4. I agree.

Twitter has gotten just plain annoying to me lately. I don't think the President should govern from Twitter. Maybe Cornyn can't get by without a President who makes an ass out of himself on Twitter several times a day, but a whole lot of us are enjoying the peace and quiet.

[Jim__]

5. "Tweets from his account are ... unimaginably conventional." Is that an oxymoron?

Is unimaginably conventional an oxymoron?

[Harker]

6. I don't think so.

"Unimaginatively conventional" would be, though... like Cornyn.

[Skittles]

7. he was fine with Putin's puppet

FUCK him

[IbogaProject]

8. Weak sauce distraction

This is some weak sauce distraction from the Republican abject failure to manage a public health emergency. We heard in his own words that their leader and unfortunately our 45th president knew the virus spread by the air and deliberately let it rage while providing mixed messages over the months it got worse.
This is just some really lame "what about?" to distract from how good a job the new executive is doing.
It wasn't going to be too hard to do a better job than T45, it is already looking like he is doing an absolute great job.
Joe is our chief executive, I don't care if he needs help with all of the work just as long as he can step up and speak if the moment requires it.

[Claire Oh Nette]

9. plagiarized from politico...

“Tweets from his account are limited and, when they come, unimaginably conventional. The public comments are largely scripted. Biden has opted for fewer sit down interviews with mainstream outlets and reporters.”

shut up, cornyn. the man's working.

[Paladin]

10. Jen Psaki cut Cornyn's balls off for this insult. (nt)