2024 Presidential
Lamenting His Departure, Mika Brzezinski Thrice Extols Biden's 'Touch'
On Morning Joe, lamenting Biden's departure from the race, Mika Brzezinski three times extols his "touch." For millions of Americans, a mention of Biden's "touch" brings to mind unsettling images. Joe Scarborough speaks of the Democratic establishment having repeatedly "shit" on Biden.
Washington Week: Dems Chaos ‘Sign of a Vital, Healthy Political Party'
The first post-Republican Convention episode of PBS’s journalistic political roundtable Washington Week with The Atlantic spent a long time emphasizing the travails of the Democrats over the mental state of President Joe Biden (who would drop out of the 2024 race on Sunday afternoon). But one panelist saw the bright side in the Democratic meltdown.
HAGIOGRAPHY: John Dickerson Praises Biden Like He’s George Washington
The ongoing in-life eulogies of President Joe Biden, in the wake of his announced decision to not seek re-election, have veered into the ridiculous. A prime example is CBS’s John Dickerson’s lionization of Biden.
Did MSNBC's Symone Sanders Call Pelosi 'Despicable' and 'Treacherous?'
On Saturday's edition of MSNBC's The Weekend, co-host Symone Sanders-Townsend repeatedly called the 35 congressional Democrats who have publicly called upon Biden to step aside "despicable" and "treacherous." Nancy Pelosi's name is not on that list. But it is no secret that, behind the scenes, Pelosi has led the effort to force Biden out. So by extension, Sanders-Townsend was also…
Katy Tur Calls Harris-Whitmer Ticket As ‘Pushback’ on RNC ‘Machismo'
MSNBC can’t stop, won’t stop attacking the concept of masculinity. These attacks are renewed yet again in the wake of President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek reelection.
Claire McCaskill: Biden Never Had People Wishing For Someone Else
President Joe Biden’s late decision not to seek reelection has scrambled both the media’s Sunday plans and collective brains. In the wake of the expected but nonetheless surprising news, the galaxy-brain takes are flying.
CBS Already Playing the Race Card for Harris, Hails Her as 'Brilliant'
Following President Joe Biden’s decision to end his re-election bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, CBS’s Krstine Johnson welcomed journalist Ed Gordon of fellow Paramount property Black Entertainment Television. Gordon wasted no time playing the race card in defense of Harris while hyping her “brilliant” record on abortion.
ABC Huffs Biden’s Drop Out Will ‘Be Used By Republicans’ Against Dems
President Biden was finally cogent enough to read the writing on the all on Sunday and announced via X that he was going to “stand down” from his bid for reelection. But will over 14 million Democratic Party primary votes already cast in his favor, and more than enough delegates to be named the nominee, what about democracy? Well, during ABC’s Special Report covering the breaking news, chief…
The Media And a Biden Replacement
So for all the constant backstage whispers on a Biden withdrawal - “Yes he will! No he won’t!- the unasked question is: if Biden drops out, who will the left-leaning media endorse?
NPR Bashes RNC: 'Violent Rhetoric, Attacks on Undocumented Immigrants'
National Public Radio’s Up First newsletter highlights top stories from the taxpayer-supported radio network. Wednesday’s newsletter, centered around Night Two of the Republican National Convention and its themes of crime and illegal immigration, smeared and fact-checked Tuesday night’s speakers, while using the soft, politically pleasing phrase “undocumented immigrants” to describe…
The Immaculate Protection From the Shot That Reelected Trump
Call it the Immaculate Protection. The would-be assassin’s bullet came within a sliver of an inch of killing former President Donald Trump. The shooter, for reasons still under investigation, managed to climb on the rooftop of a nearby building for a clear, unobstructed view as Trump stood on stage. Experts compared the odds of the shooter hitting the target to that of a golfer nailing a chip…
NBC Frets Trump’s ‘Unifying Message’ Became ‘Grievances’, ‘Insults’
Though not as bombastic as ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Today still made their point Friday about how they viewed President Trump’s Thursday speech at the Republican National Convention, crediting him for his vivid retelling of Saturday’s assassination attempt and the tribute to the late Corey Comperatore, then knocking him for “riffing” and “repeating...grievances,…
God’s Hand on Donald J. Trump
An inch. One inch, and President Donald J. Trump would be dead. One slight turn of the head. One slight turn of the head saved Donald J. Trump’s life. The fact that Donald J. Trump is alive today is a miracle. There is no other way to see it. His assassin had a clear line of sight. He was 135 meters from Trump. He got off multiple rounds.
ABC FREAK Over Trump’s ‘Dark,’ ‘Anti-Immigrant’ Speech, PUMMEL Biden
Like its competitors on CBS and NBC, ABC’s Good Morning America took time on Friday to get to former President Trump’s Republican National Convention speech and the hubbub surrounding President Biden’s cognitive and physical impairment thanks to the global Microsoft outage. But when they did, they denounced Trump’s “anti-immigrant”, “dark”, and “divisive” speech while continuing to…
