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02.12.24

Legalized Press-tiution – NewsNation

  • "That was some deeply impressive perambulating, and we caught it on film!"

In a very strained attempt at image cleanup, NewsNation White House correspondent Kellie Meyer delivers for us the hardcore proof President Biden is not mentally incapacitated. She provides evidence of the president walking...in a straight line.

Any claims to his diminished faculties have been completely invalidated.

DNC PR Firm – The Hollywood Reporter

  • Apparently, it is unacceptable how Special Counsel Robert Hur exonerated Biden.

To see just how entrenched media partisanship can get, even good news for a preferred candidate can elicit harsh anger when it is not 100% glowing in content.

Look over this incensed reaction from entertainment columnist Kim Masters in response to Special Counsel Robert Hur declaring he will not be indicting Joe Biden over the classified documents issue.

Anti-Social Media – Deadspin

  • The best revenge is living well – and a lawyer working without a retainer.

Recall that story of the race-baiting Deadspin writer who felt the need to slander the character of a 9-year-old football fan at a Kansas City Chiefs game? Well, we learned that the kid was able to attend the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

Oh, in addition, the family is suing the outlet for a "malicious and wanton" attack on the boy.

News Avoidance Syndrome – Various Outlets

  • We may need to spin a wheel to find out WHICH detail the press is running away from with this one.

There was a shooting at the church run by mega-pastor Joel Osteen. Two individuals were injured by gunfire before the shooter was brought down by police on the scene as security. It will be an interesting game to see which data points about the shooter will be bypassed in the media reports:

  • Female

  • Leftist

  • Hispanic

  • Pro-Palestine

We can expect this to dissipate from the news cycle relatively quickly.

Artisanally-Crafted Narratives – ABC News

  • Only one side is impacted by their administration affiliations, Jon?

Tim Graham of NewsBusters pointed out this trend happening with Jonathan Karl on his weekend stint for Sunday's "This Week." In hosting a panel to discuss the Hur report, he had on Sarah Isgur.

Note that when introducing Isgur, she is a "Former Trump Justice Department Spokesperson."

However, when it came to Braharara, he was merely a "former U.S. Attorney." There is no need for Karl to bring up that he served in the Obama administration, in his estimation.

Gilded Reframe – Puck News

  • Oh, that kooky, profane president of ours...!

Recall the excited coverage Joe Biden received when he took office and declared that if anyone on his staff treated others angrily or with rude behavior, they would be dismissed immediately? It has become clear that the standard does not apply to the president himself.

We have seen prior reports of Biden swearing at staff and have those explained away. He uses "admonitions," frequently gets his Irish up, and has been referred to as "The Swearer in Chief."

In just the latest excuse-making example, Tara Palmeri describes the tirades experienced since the release of the Robert Hur report, and she finds it "comical."

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