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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsROTHKOPF: And now, the latest Biden report from the Conventional News Network...
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1434942798302679043.htmlIt's been a rough summer for the president folks because...
--Job growth slowing slightly (although yes, Biden has created more jobs in his first six months than any president in history)
--COVID spiking (although yes, the admin performed a miracle getting the vaccine out & the GOP has systematically undermine admin efforts to save lives)
--Afghanistan exit chat (although yes, the president ended a futile 20 year war and the administration managed to evacuate 125,000 people so far in one of the biggest humanitarian airlifts every and ending wars is chaotic by nature)
--Infrastructure plans face opposition (although yes, that's the way Congress works, the infrastructure bill represents a bipartisan breakthrough and much of the opposition is posturing)
--Fires, floods and storms! (although yes, Biden has put together an aggressive plan to combat the climate crisis, undone the huge damage done by his predecessor, gotten the US back into the Paris Accords, and made this a priority in the way no prior president has)
--Biden draws on his own personal experience while expressing compassion (although yes, the previous president was a sociopath and the story that being a genuine human made people uncomfortable was a cynical political spin job by the opposition...like much of the above)
Record economic growth, record job creation, record appointments to the court, the most diverse administration in history, massive effort to undo the damage done by predecessors, ushering in a new future oriented foreign policy and ending the disastrous post 9/11 era...
...restoring compassion, competence, a respect for the rule of law and a commitment to governance...although yes, we get it, he's not perfect, not every goal is achieved, sometime his opponents succeed in blocking him, sometimes mistakes are made...
...but he's actually having a great year. But let's be honest, a slight dip in public opinion polls is inevitable when there's so much misinformation and false bothsidesism in media coverage and what's really important--support for his core policies remains high and bi-partisan.
Oh..and one more thing..the opposition does not offer any kind of credible alternative policies, focus on obstruction, remain loyal to the most corrupt, incompetent, malevolent demagogue in US history, are systematically carving away the rights of American women and voters...
...and are conducting an assault on democracy in the United States that may yet succeed. Biden is hugely successful if imperfect and much remains to be done. His opponents represent a threat to everything we have cherished about America's values and our institutions.
But sure...let's go with that old conventional wisdom, that easy if entirely inaccurate set of takes that are so popular these days. Who cares if it makes terrible outcomes in our country's future more likely? Who cares if it is deeply misleading?
(p.s. This is not directed at any one media organization. There are many great journalists at work at almost all of the ones you'd watch or read. If you don't watch Fox or OANN. But among them, there are others who are helping to create the problem flagged here.)
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)onecaliberal
(32,777 posts)Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)The Media wants everyone in a constant state of 'uproar'...I'm out.
SergeStorms
(19,182 posts)but for the actual news? No, I'll check my usual sources that I trust to be truthful, and who don't turn news into entertainment.
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)gave up on Drama TV long ago and really find myself much better informed.
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)little opinion...kind of like Walter Cronkite used to I suppose.
The Unmitigated Gall
(3,779 posts)Never felt better.
The movies were shitty anyway.
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)per month. I love scary movies and 'true' ghost stories...so we have Philo for $20.00 a month and Acorn. The kids have Netflix and Hulu...so we watch some stuff. I think Netflix has supernatural which I always liked and have not finished. There is a ton of free stuff too. We always had Amazon for packages so we have prime which is quite good now. I bought the night stalker old TV show to watch. I never saw it as I was too young but I love it! I used to have a Sling for the news but I don't watch the cable news anymore...
multigraincracker
(32,635 posts)and stacked up a couple of cords of fire wood from a tree that fell during a storm.
For some reason, sh*t is getting done around here.
BaronChocula
(1,517 posts)And they survive to go on to reelection. Ask Reagan.
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)reelection and got to watch Newt Gingrich have to resign. I lived in Gingrich's district in Georgia when hubs worked at GM Doraville and now they have a Democrat in Congress!
AllaN01Bear
(17,983 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,548 posts)Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,548 posts)David Rothkopf's Twitter
@djrothkopf
Proud father of J & L, husband of C, CEO, TRG, host, Deep State Radio; new book-"Traitor"; contributing columnist, Daily Beast, board of contributors, USA Today.
Thanks for sharing it CousinIT.
❤
crickets
(25,951 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)that their jobs are at stake. They dont think that news corps, how its run and who runs it can change. Im not sure any of the talking heads or producers understand that independent news is always one of the first institutions to fall. If Trump had a second term, he would have attempt to kick them to the curb.
They are so far up their own asses , they cant see. Screw historical evidence.
Joinfortmill
(14,387 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,870 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,564 posts)It's almost unbelievable that he's accomplished all of those amazing things in that time, especially since he has had to clean up the incredible mess TFG intentionally left behind. He's had to find and remove embedded saboteurs -- except for DeJoy, who appears to be protected. He's had to work in the face of the tidal wave of resistance he gets, not only from the Repugs, but also the media, which had been suffering from withdrawal after the daily drama of the T**** years ended. And he's doing this in face of the archaic filibuster rule, which the GQP -- mindlessly abetted by Manchin and Sinema -- is using to put the kibosh on every significant piece of legislation Biden puts forward.
Oh, did I mention he's competently dealing with the destruction caused by hurricane Ida? And he's having to fight the ongoing disinformation campaign among the unvaccinated and the pro-COVID party? All of this pales in face of the GQP's state-by-state annihilation of the right to vote, and now a woman's right to choose.
Then there's the investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection, with the Repugs not only disparaging the efforts of the bipartisan Special Committee, but actually taking tangible steps to stop the investigation by threatening the telecom companies with reprisals should they regain power -- and even before then.
All this is being accomplished with the knowledge that should the GQP regain power in the House, one of their first actions will be to file articles of impeachment against Biden, even though they have yet to articulate what he's done wrong.
Biden isn't a saint, but he's damned close to it.
msfiddlestix
(7,270 posts)babylonsister
(171,032 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,548 posts)mountain grammy
(26,598 posts)Nothing to add but.
BumRushDaShow
(128,439 posts)and sadly, many on DU agreed with that type of M$M nonsense and added to the pile-on.
So since Biden was VP during that time, he's well versed in what they will do to try to destroy Democrats while giving incredulous credibility and uplift to the GOP loons who own them.