Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Getting tired of Chris Hayes. His All In account just tweeted a nasty hit piece on Biden [View all]Autumn
(48,967 posts)61. I don't watch TH's so I don't know his history. Which is the "hit piece" that made you suddenly
decide he was too biased? The tweet that says
I appreciate his attempt to do better in the future, but to me this is not mainly about whether Joe Biden has adequate respect for personal space. Its about women deserving equal respect in the workplace."
Or is the the article you highlighted titled "Joe Biden Isnt the Answer"? I don't see anything wrong about either. The tweet reads as a well thought out opinion on the current situation. I read the article and it is actually pretty damn good. That is Joe Biden. That's his history and those aren't lies. Joe has always been in the sweet spot of the middle.
Maybe I have a different view of a "hit piece".
https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/joe-biden-isnt-the-answer-for-president-in-2020.html
It was a period of intense partisan realignment, in response to the upheavals of the 1960s and early 70s, in which the American left was nervously coalescing around the interests and increased liberties of racial minorities and women, the populations who were forming what would be the most reliable part of its base.
The right, meanwhile, was sucking strength from a backlash against disruptive social movements, growing fat and drunk on the language of piety and family values that would undergird its ultraconservative defense of the old power structures, self-righteously fueling up for the Reagan era. Republicans had, for the foreseeable future, won white men Americas original citizens, the ones around whom our narratives and priorities are calibrated.
Rather than lean into an energetic defense of the values of liberty, equality, and inclusion that might define their role against the racist and anti-feminist backlash of the era, the Democratic Party appeared anxious to distance itself from being the feminized mommy party, and shunt to the side rather than vigorously advocate for the priorities of women, especially poor women, and people of color.
The party continued to be represented and led by mostly white men. And while officially Democrats remained on the progressive side, supporting reproductive rights, civil rights, and affirmative action, a contingent of Those Guys, Joe Biden notable among them, made folksy rationalizations for abrogating, rather than expanding and more fiercely protecting, new rights and protections. Those Guys soothed; Those Guys were familiar; Those Guys enjoyed their own power and wanted to reassure everyone that it wasnt really going to be so dramatically reapportioned.
The right, meanwhile, was sucking strength from a backlash against disruptive social movements, growing fat and drunk on the language of piety and family values that would undergird its ultraconservative defense of the old power structures, self-righteously fueling up for the Reagan era. Republicans had, for the foreseeable future, won white men Americas original citizens, the ones around whom our narratives and priorities are calibrated.
Rather than lean into an energetic defense of the values of liberty, equality, and inclusion that might define their role against the racist and anti-feminist backlash of the era, the Democratic Party appeared anxious to distance itself from being the feminized mommy party, and shunt to the side rather than vigorously advocate for the priorities of women, especially poor women, and people of color.
The party continued to be represented and led by mostly white men. And while officially Democrats remained on the progressive side, supporting reproductive rights, civil rights, and affirmative action, a contingent of Those Guys, Joe Biden notable among them, made folksy rationalizations for abrogating, rather than expanding and more fiercely protecting, new rights and protections. Those Guys soothed; Those Guys were familiar; Those Guys enjoyed their own power and wanted to reassure everyone that it wasnt really going to be so dramatically reapportioned.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
97 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Getting tired of Chris Hayes. His All In account just tweeted a nasty hit piece on Biden [View all]
highplainsdem
Apr 2019
OP
I think a sincere apology would go a long way... not so sure about doubling down on NOT being sorry.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#56
They continually demanded apologies from the Democratic nominee last time around.
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#58
Getting sick of the media working on vucking over the next Hillry Clinton so they
Maru Kitteh
Apr 2019
#4
What bothers me is that MSNBC is supposed to be for liberals.....SO WHY THE FUCK????? Furthermore,
UniteFightBack
Apr 2019
#18
It would be nice if everybody would participate in the ease up on Dem candidates but yeah I see that
UniteFightBack
Apr 2019
#62
He's been promoting Sanders for four years now, logical that he'd go after the front runner.
George II
Apr 2019
#9
Do you know I was JUST THINKING the moment before I saw this that I DO NOT want to be talking
UniteFightBack
Apr 2019
#17
Plus, as a program host on a major cable network, he should NOT be dissing any candidate.
George II
Apr 2019
#20
I've edited the OP to note that replies to that tweet from All In seem to be getting blocked.
highplainsdem
Apr 2019
#24
That's a great reply. So is the one below, tweeted minutes ago. But those two are the only
highplainsdem
Apr 2019
#30
If people dont fucking smarten up we will get a NON Democrat in the WH again and all is lost then
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2019
#28
He's hoping to be the darling of the "don't make eye contact with me" movement
redstateblues
Apr 2019
#29
I know a lot of people like Katy Tur, but I change the channel when I see her.
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#59
Good I tweeted and took his show off my DVR...working on my flooded house yeserday...gone all day.
Demsrule86
May 2019
#95
I think it was part of the vetting process. Biden has to go through like other Dem
riversedge
Apr 2019
#54
Rachel, Nicole & Joy are the only 3 MSNBC hosts I routinely watch, with side trips for Lawrence,
lark
Apr 2019
#60
I don't watch TH's so I don't know his history. Which is the "hit piece" that made you suddenly
Autumn
Apr 2019
#61
I asked what he could mean by "a little pain" and you answered "some" pain, or "slight" pain,
Demit
Apr 2019
#88