The (Special Council) Robert Hur tapes with Biden leaked.
Jake Tapper's book was released.
Both evidence significant cognitive impairment in a sitting president.
25th Amendment can be applied retroactively.
They needed something to shift that cycle, and distract.
I'm pretty in tune with US politics and I wouldn't describe either of those things as a bad news cycle for Biden, chiefly because he's not the president anymore and hasn't been in the news for what amounts to an eternity in the political world. The only person I've seen mentioning this nothingburger had been Nate Silver, and that's more likely out of his relentless need to show that he was the first, akshually, to talk about Biden being old before everyone else was talking about Biden being old.
Furthermore, I think it's questionable at best to suggest that someone released news as grave as their likely terminal cancer prognosis simply to shift the news cycle. That goes doubly for Biden, given his family history with (albeit brain) cancer.
> 25th Amendment can be applied retroactively
He's not the president anymore. What would be the point? Another bullshit end run to try to invalidate every law or EO he signed?
> They needed something to shift that cycle, and distract.
It’s kinda astounding how hard you’re trying to cover for a group of people who have such obvious contempt for you.
Truly remarkable how hard people will go to never have to admit “losing face”.
Not only did they very obviously lie to your face, they’re now continuing to lie and you, instead of calling out their lies, and demanding accountability or something are gobbling up the lies and asking for more.
Your incredulity doesn’t make you look clever it makes you look foolish, because everyone else knows who “they” is. Everyone else knows why the Biden family would do the thing every single politician has done since time immemorial when a bad news cycle is about to break (ie distract with a sympathetic story). And you’re sitting here asking “what is a bad news cycle?”
The Jake tapper book points to an intentional cover up by Biden, his entire family and staff. It implicates nearly the entire DNC leadership. It’s not just a sad story about elder abuse, it’s an entire administration spending four years overtly lying to the public. It calls into question not just all those people’s credibility and integrity but also implicates them in multiple felonies.
It’s pretty obvious why his family and supposed friends would do anything to try to distract from their crimes and say “he’s dying leave him alone”
> I wouldn't describe either of those things as a bad news cycle for Biden, chiefly because he's not the president anymore and hasn't been in the news for what amounts to an eternity in the political world.
But he has been in the news, and people who aren't the President can have negative press. I suppose by your definition you could say it's not a bad news cycle for Biden --since he's senile-- but rather his team, the press corps, the media generally, and certainly Democrats who are trying to make a case for the midterms.
> The only person I've seen mentioning this nothingburger had been Nate Silver
I don't follow Nate Silver. The NYT and Dems hyped him for years but I never thought much of him. "Akshually", why do you follow Nate Silver? Why do you follow people who care what Nate Silver thinks?
> Furthermore, I think it's questionable at best to suggest that someone released news as grave as their likely terminal cancer prognosis simply to shift the news cycle.
Perhaps you need to get more in tune with US politics. This is simple stuff and very common. Biden has done far worse.
> That goes doubly for Biden, given his family history with (albeit brain) cancer.
Biden, in fact, often brought up that very thing to help him in political arguments. I don't really hold that against him.
> He's not the president anymore. What would be the point?
justice, I suppose
> Another bullshit end run to try to invalidate every law or EO he signed?
Well, it wouldn't be "bullshit" then.
> "They" being his family, or what? Who are they?
The Biden family certainly, since I think everything goes through Jill.
nozzlegear|9 months ago
Furthermore, I think it's questionable at best to suggest that someone released news as grave as their likely terminal cancer prognosis simply to shift the news cycle. That goes doubly for Biden, given his family history with (albeit brain) cancer.
> 25th Amendment can be applied retroactively
He's not the president anymore. What would be the point? Another bullshit end run to try to invalidate every law or EO he signed?
> They needed something to shift that cycle, and distract.
"They" being his family, or what? Who are they?
dontTREATonme|9 months ago
Truly remarkable how hard people will go to never have to admit “losing face”.
Not only did they very obviously lie to your face, they’re now continuing to lie and you, instead of calling out their lies, and demanding accountability or something are gobbling up the lies and asking for more.
Your incredulity doesn’t make you look clever it makes you look foolish, because everyone else knows who “they” is. Everyone else knows why the Biden family would do the thing every single politician has done since time immemorial when a bad news cycle is about to break (ie distract with a sympathetic story). And you’re sitting here asking “what is a bad news cycle?”
The Jake tapper book points to an intentional cover up by Biden, his entire family and staff. It implicates nearly the entire DNC leadership. It’s not just a sad story about elder abuse, it’s an entire administration spending four years overtly lying to the public. It calls into question not just all those people’s credibility and integrity but also implicates them in multiple felonies.
It’s pretty obvious why his family and supposed friends would do anything to try to distract from their crimes and say “he’s dying leave him alone”
bitlax|9 months ago
here we go
> I wouldn't describe either of those things as a bad news cycle for Biden, chiefly because he's not the president anymore and hasn't been in the news for what amounts to an eternity in the political world.
But he has been in the news, and people who aren't the President can have negative press. I suppose by your definition you could say it's not a bad news cycle for Biden --since he's senile-- but rather his team, the press corps, the media generally, and certainly Democrats who are trying to make a case for the midterms.
> The only person I've seen mentioning this nothingburger had been Nate Silver
I don't follow Nate Silver. The NYT and Dems hyped him for years but I never thought much of him. "Akshually", why do you follow Nate Silver? Why do you follow people who care what Nate Silver thinks?
> Furthermore, I think it's questionable at best to suggest that someone released news as grave as their likely terminal cancer prognosis simply to shift the news cycle.
Perhaps you need to get more in tune with US politics. This is simple stuff and very common. Biden has done far worse.
> That goes doubly for Biden, given his family history with (albeit brain) cancer.
Biden, in fact, often brought up that very thing to help him in political arguments. I don't really hold that against him.
> He's not the president anymore. What would be the point?
justice, I suppose
> Another bullshit end run to try to invalidate every law or EO he signed?
Well, it wouldn't be "bullshit" then.
> "They" being his family, or what? Who are they?
The Biden family certainly, since I think everything goes through Jill.
bdangubic|9 months ago
bitlax|9 months ago