What is disgusting to me is the failure among some to rally behind a very successful President because of one bad night

[DAngelo136]

97. They Did The Same Thing To Jimmy Carter

Way back when, then President Carter during the throes of the economic shock perpetrated by OPEC putting their oil behind their politics, he made a nationally televised speech to the nation about what we needed to do going forward.
It was calm, straightforward and laid out what the nation would need to do going forward. The speech itself was titled: "Crisis of Confidence". It was delivered on July 15th 1979.
By the end of the week, it was labeled by the media and pundits as "The Malaise Speech" despite the fact the word "malaise" wasn't even in the speech. Even when Carter, decided to take the bold step of shaking up the Cabinet (Which corporate CEO's do when they want to take the company in a new direction, strategically) It was interpreted by the media as "panic" on the part of Carter. Not to mention the internal political fights taking place within the Democratic Party itself (Sound familiar?)
As explained in this Slate article, the Republicans were ready to weaponize and take advantage of the situation: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/10/jimmy-carter-energy-crisis-malaise-speech-biden-supply-chain.html

Let's be clear eyed; the punditocracy and the for profit corporate media prefer the chaos and confusion of the "horse race" narrative. And they despise Biden because: he's workmanlike (normal doesn't get clicks or eyeballs), no scandals, and more importantly, no leaks. And let's be frank, today's journalists are lazy b*stards who depend on access rather than good old fashioned investigation and reporting.

Nobody of importance or significance in the party is calling for Biden to step down, step aside or step back anywhere. If anything, Trump was the big loser in the debate; he lied so much and so often, even if Biden was on top of his game that night, he couldn't have done much to stop it anyway. Not to mention, CNN swallowed the fact checking they were supposed to do. If there's going to be another debate, I want THIS guy to moderate: Kyle Clark

Now, maybe Joe won't come off well with this guy, but Trump won't get away with crap either. I'll take my chances on that.

Bottom line: The media isn't a friend; they're not "enemies of the state" like Trump says, either. But know that they have their agenda (ratings) and it's not geared to inform the public anymore. There are more of us than there are of them, and if we show up and show out, we win; it's that simple. Not only is Joe a better man, he's also got a better team around him. So, we stay the course, keep our eyes on the prize and Trump loses and goes to jail. Can't ask for better than that.