Real-Time History REWRITE: CBS Casts Biden as LBJ
The first draft of history, specifically, President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from his campaign to seek reelection, is being rewritten in real time. In addition to being likened to Washington and Cincinnatus, Biden is now drawing media comparisons to Lyndon Baines Johnson.
NewsBusters Podcast: Biden Forced to Quit, Then He's George Washington
Joe Biden is finally dragged out of the race, kicking and screaming, and then he’s suddenly praised for a graceful exit and compared to George Washington. Biden should be compared to less-than-great presidents like Millard Fillmore.
Whoopi RAGES at Biden Dropping Out, Tells Manchin 'We Don’t Want You!’
The liberal ladies of ABC’s The View tried to put on a brave face during Monday’s episode as they had to react to President Biden dropping out of the presidential race and giving the nod to Vice President Kamala Harris. While they all rallied to Harris’s banner for political purposes, moderator Whoopi Goldberg vented her frustrations with the whole situation and demanded others…
PBS Spin: Harris Challenge Would Be Good, No Challenge = 'Party Unity'
On Sunday, after President Biden announced he would not run for re-election, political reporter Domenico Montanaro of National Public Radio turned up on PBS News Weekend and sounded exceedingly optimistic about the prospects of the presumptive Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. Montanaro engaged in pro-Democrat happy talk and managed to have it both ways,…
Biden Speechwriter Compares Biden to George Washington for Giving Up
Once Joe Biden knuckled under to tremendous pressure to drop out of the race, Biden's advisers went out to proclaim he was like...George Washington? That was former Newsweek editor, "historian" and Biden speechwriter Jon Meacham on Monday's Morning Joe.
ABC Hails Kamala ‘Blazing New Trails’, ‘Biblical’ Turn in Campaign
Always a loyal foot soldier for the left, ABC’s Good Morning America was ebullient Monday in fluffing Vice President Kamala Harris being handed an “extraordinary moment” as the likely Democratic presidential nominee with “a flood of cash” and “history” on her side now that President Biden has dropped out against “felon” Donald Trump.
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…
