Starlord Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 20 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: And I question the expertise of George Clooney outside of anything but acting. The same expertise as any of us....He was a major fundraiser completely on Biden's side and then reverses after sitting down with him. It's emblematic of what is happening - democrats (rightly or wrongly) shooting themselves in the foot. Sadly, this may be the story until the next debate - hopefully Biden performs great and can end the narrative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Why are journalists obsessed with Biden’s age? It’s because they’ve finally found an interesting election story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 4 hours ago, Cygnia said: Why are journalists obsessed with Biden’s age? It’s because they’ve finally found an interesting election story This tracks with my suspicions: It's the most dramatic, exciting story at the moment, so journalists will ride it for all it's worth. That they can feel high-minded about how "the public needs to know" while they shamelessly trawl for eyeballs is a bonus. Quote Americans will also continue to see hand-wringing about this coverage, specifically that it comes at the expense of other coverage or that it runs the risk of affecting the very story it’s meant to illuminate. And yes, I expect to see thumb-sucking op-eds about how they're covering the story to start any day now, thoughn it may already have started ioutside my usual channels. Because I suspect that deep down, media types believe they are the most important figures, and what should really interest the public is them. I've seen it in other news cycles. The story shifts to the media themselves, and coverage of the coverage supplants the real events. Dean Shomshak TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Didn't someone say he had a cold? That can mess you up AND travel to Europe AND overworking? Yeah. I see why he did so poorly and ... so what? It was one debate. People have freaked out about it way too much. IMO ofc. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 17 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: That "many" is another deliberate exaggeration. It was a grand total of nine in Congress, and they've all since retracted their remarks. I wonder how widely the retractions will be covered? Dean Shomshak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 (edited) "Ohnoes Biden sounds off! But ignore that Trump ... did what Trump does." Edited July 11 by MrWolf Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Howard Dean lost his presidential campaign because of one scream. There's no telling what will gain legs with the public. Even the media can't predict it. But I follow normally level-headed commentators who watched the debate, and say that they saw the proof that Biden is in decline with their own eyes. At this point I don't expect anything to shake that perception. I would not want to be Joe Biden thinking he lost the election because he chose to overwork against everyone's advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 "Don't you think she looks tired?" - the Doctor (What this all reminds me of) Lord Liaden, assault and Pattern Ghost 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 Well, whether there's anything to it or not, THIS is what we'll be hearing about for the next week https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/biden-calls-zelensky-president-putin/ar-BB1pPEPy Iuz the Evil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 A wise man once said "Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue" Okay, not wise, but I kind of get it Lord Liaden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 Looks like it was a bad week for me to run out of booze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 Biden may have misspoke tonight, but he seems to have done fairly well otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 16 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Howard Dean lost his presidential campaign because of one scream. There's no telling what will gain legs with the public. Even the media can't predict it. Iuz the Evil and Lord Liaden 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 Elon Musk calls for “criminal prosecution” of X ad boycott perpetrators Quote After the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary released a report accusing the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) of colluding with companies to censor conservative voices online, Elon Musk chimed in. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote that X "has no choice but to file suit against the perpetrators and collaborators" behind an advertiser boycott on his platform. "Hopefully, some states will consider criminal prosecution," Musk wrote, leading several X users to suggest that Musk wants it to be illegal for brands to refuse to advertise on X. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 The Guardian caught the New York Times in fibbing by trying to imply Biden had Parkinson’s. Quote On Monday, the Times sent out as “breaking news” a story whose headline announced that an expert in Parkinson’s disease had visited the White House eight times in a recent eight-month period; much further down in the story we learn that the same doctor also had made 10 visits to the White House in 2012, and that he has supported the White House medical team for more than a dozen years. But many people never get past the headline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 50 minutes ago, Cygnia said: The Guardian caught the New York Times in fibbing by trying to imply Biden had Parkinson’s. Yeah this one was pretty bad given that Biden wasn't even in D.C. during most of the doctor's visits to the WH. It's terrible journalism, but excellent slander. MrWolf and assault 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 (edited) It's slightly horrifying to me now that I ever liked the Tesla car brand. But that was before I knew Elon Musk was... How he is. No disrespect to anyone who owns and likes Tesla's the vehicles. I just will never buy one while he is in the mix. Nor SpaceX or The Boring Company. Edited July 12 by MrWolf Hermit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 One of my friends has Parkinson's. (Early stages yet, fortunately.) I don't appreciate it being used for political clickbait. Dean Shomshak assault, Hermit, Pariah and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickstaPriest Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 48 minutes ago, MrWolf said: It's slightly horrifying to me now that I ever liked the Tesla car brand. But that was before I knew Elon Musk was... How he is. No disrespect to anyone who owns and likes Tesla's the vehicles. I just will never buy one while he is in the mix. Nor SpaceX or The Boring Company. Yep. I can relate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 Someone I talked about the Biden media thing recently with believes it may be exacerbated or even full-on caused by a purposeful misinformation campaign by non-US actors ... beyond what recent articles showed about the Trump campaign alone setting the stage by questioning Biden's fitness. Which, if what the briefers say about Trump is accurate... wow. Just wow. It's a whole other level of "look, the other fellow is the problem not MEEEEE". That said, do I have specific proof of said campaign or who is part of it? No. Would it surprise me in any way to be orchestrated or championed or exploited by non-US actors? Also no. /it's not paranoia if some ARE demonstrably "out to get us" in an election year. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 OK, so I'm just now goofing off on the net, making some comments on a different forum. Doorbell rings. For me, that's quite rare. First thought? Missionaries. Second...some sales person. Bleah, either way. Oh, but it's so much worse. One man....wearing a Kennedy for President t shirt. He starts making his spiel...I go "you have got to be kidding me." He concedes defeat. I mean...Kennedy??? That's Scylla and Charybdis. Tom Cowan, Old Man, assault and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 Somone shot at Trump... nicked his ear sounds like. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/trump-rushed-off-stage-at-pennsylvania-rally-after-possible-gunfire-00167977 And before you respond like I almost did, remember the rules of the thread. I almost had to infract myself Sociotard, TrickstaPriest and MrWolf 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 I'll just say this, ballots not bullets. Period. Hermit and TrickstaPriest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 Groan. This is going to do wonders for his ratings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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