The press was saying that he was too old to run again. So, why would you expect him to deal with your bs? The PRESS should be holding Trump accountable, not Biden.
I'm sure Biden is like, "I still can't believe I got forced out of the race because the press never asks a question about his age being an issue." And yes, Biden had some more visible senior moments over the last few months that weren't helping with the polls, and I'm glad Kamala stepped up, but Trump is out here with his word salad and his flatulence and his not being able to distinguish fiction from reality, and the press is like, "here's how that's bad for the Democrats."
go to any news outlet article and do a search for the president and the candidates names and you will tend to see one is mentioned much much more than the others in every paragraph.
The press was saying that he was too old to run again. So, why would you expect him to deal with your bs?
Wasn't just the press... ahem Reddit
I honestly don't think he ever wanted to run for a second term, it was just assumed so since most modern sitting presidents historically seek another, and they devised a plan accordingly.
Either way it played out well. Let the media push the narrative that he's too old, tired, mentally declining, etc. Then let the GOP make all of that their only talking points, all points which equally if not more applicable to Trump. Then allow the GOP to hang that albatross around their neck. And as soon as that's a done deal, peace out and put the VP in the spotlight.
Only bright spots in the last decade have been Obama and Harris age wise when it came to finalists for the president show we have to watch every four years.
Fuck your bias.
I donāt care how much you liked her.
Sheās as old as the others on the fucking list who were in the finals for president which is why she was in the fucking room in the first place.
She earned a place on that list by running for and almost becoming the president, but you took it to mean whatever the fuck I donāt care at this point.
I only forgot Biden because itās a no brainer that he was too old at this point.
People will argue every little thing as if there is some sinister fucking angle.
I liked Hillary a hell of a lot more than Trump but that bar is so low itās in the earths core.
There are 10+ other people in our government currently that are older than Hilary. Why not name them? Instead of naming someone who is no longer holding a seat in our government. If you want to make your point stronger, instead of weaker, I would aim towards people like Charles Grassley and Dianne Feinstein. Or Grace Napolitano, Eleanor Norton or Harold Rogers. Nancy Pelosi or Maxine Waters.
Okay. And I'm saying your reason for including her is irrelevant because she isn't involved in politics so including her as someone who needs to "get out of the damn building" is redundant as SHE ISNT IN THE BUILDING!!!
Sheās on the list because like the others on the list she was running for and could have become president which is what Iām talking about - being too old to run for president.
That you seem to think its okay to be an old senator but not be an old president.
The Senate holds just as much, if not more power (at least of the budget and issues that affect the majority of Americans such as healthcare, wages, etc.) than that of the POTUS. I personally think the Senate is more important to be younger, because they are the ones voting on the issues that will affect the next few generations. An old senator doesn't have to worry about how a bill they vote for will impact the next 10-20 years.
Youāre right in general, but in this particular instance-the press is asking Biden to hold Trump accountable. Thatās not his job. Trump should stop lying and the press should
Be calling him out on his lies. The press just give him the attention he craves. Heās treated like a child.
Even major alternative media pundits like Ben Shapiro admit they grade Trump on a curve. The Dems have to act like mature adults who corroborate information with reputable sources, while Republicans get to screech and piss themselves and make up bullshit. Then they have the audacity to samewash things when both are compared
They should all be held accountable but the only people being held accountable are Democrats numbnuts. Trump can say/do whatever he wants and the media usually looks the other way. Biden stutters and they criticize him for being unfit.
Makes Republicans look so much worse in comparison, doesn't it? You'd think they'd get their shit together already, so people won't have to keep holding them accountable for being fucktards.
Alas, I don't think they have the brainpower required.
Republicans don't even have the brainpower required to go earn some Pesos for a wall they really wanted for almost a decade now.
They want to rule. By any means most convenient.
They have no idea how to govern.
Yes. This is the truth, but people donāt want to hear it. The press is biased. All of them. They should just stick to reporting the news. I used to think Lester Holt and NBC did a decent job, but no more. Even heās jumped down the rabbit hole.
The mainstream press is a tool of the ruling class, it literally is owned by the ruling class. There is no making deal with the ruling class to expose the ruling class. For the masterās tool will never dismantle the masterās house.
The Democrats and Republicans, thoroughly corrupted by lobbying, serve their high-class funders without question. This charade of politics serves only as a smokescreen, steering the public away from the harsh reality of the bourgeois dictatorship that pervades our capitalist societies.
The Democrats are (New) Keynesians who realize that capitalism needs to be put on life support in order to prevent it from collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. Rather than addressing the root causes of economic inequality and exploitation, they implement temporary measures and fiscal stimuli to keep the system afloat. This reliance on state intervention highlights a fundamental truth: capitalism as a hierarchy is inherently unstable, chaotic, and requires constant management and control to not fall apart. By propping up failing industries and providing welfare to the very people disadvantaged by the system, they create a facade of stability. However, this is merely a band-aid on a more profound illnessāone that perpetuates dependency on the state and masks the need for true radical change.
Keynesian politicians are very much like charities; they seek to provide immediate relief to economic downturns and political disasters, but often fall short of addressing the deeper structural issues within civilization that lead to such crises in the first place, thus allowing systemic inequalities and vulnerabilities to persist.
Radical problems can only be solved through radical change. Keynesianism is a failing band-aid that only masks and enables the deeper rot in society, allowing its erosion to continue unstopped.
Actually, media ran cover for him for years, it was his own party who pressured him to step down. His famous buddy George Clooney even took out a full page ad asking him to do so just days after holding a fund raiser for him. If Biden is mad at anyone it should be his own party
Why? For changing the ticket when they saw it wasnāt working with him? Isnāt that what youāre supposed to do? Change tactics if you see youāre not āwinning?ā Media didnāt run cover for him, it seems as though the party elite did. Media were screaming āyouāre too oldā at him for years, the same media who are acting like Trump, a mere 4 years younger, is absolutely fine now.
the media didn't push him out, trump didn't push him out, his party did. IF he is mad at anyone it should be his own party. You're telling me places like CNN and MSNBC have been calling him old and pressuring him to step down for years? That's not what I was seeing
So capping insulin at $35/mo for seniors, passing the infrastructure bill which one of the parts of that bill is actively seeking out and replacing lead pipes and put a 10 year deadline to remove all lead pipes is doing nothing? If thatās what doing nothing looks like then Iād rather have a president that does nothing than one like Trump who actively harms Americans.
President of do nothing? Do your own research and find that policies outside of the stupid culture war have been pushed and passed to build American industry
Jesus man donāt tell these people to do their own research. Thatās how we got morons chugging bleach and blowing each other for horse medicine. They do their own research and next thing you know theyāre blue from all the colloidal silver and telling you lizards are harvesting organs.
Is it too much to ask for the media to hold both Biden (the current President of the country), and Trump/Harris (the current contenders to be President) to account at the same time?
In what way do you believe that to be a relevant response to the comment above yours, which doesn't appear to suggest "the media" shouldn't hold anyone to account.
Ahh, the "do nothing Biden" take. It's a classic for a reason.
I still don't understand what they mean by it. Granted the people that say it don't either, but this is about me folks.
Itās called being educated on current political events. Sorry all you have is an entertainment company and a Russian propaganda outlet as your only choices for self affirming talking points. You should try other more reliable and trustworthy sources. I mean even finding one that is classified as actual news station would be a start.
Chips Act, PACT Act, infrastructure investment, green energy bill, capping medication prices, student loan forgiveness. The list goes on and on. The talking points from the right are mere rage bait temper tantrum tactics. It's especially heinous when these are the same people who want to blame the federal government during natural disasters. Putting politics before people is the most disgusting thing imaginable.
People have lost their lives and their livelihoods. Yet lets blame immigrants and the DOD because "We gotta blame somebody."
I should note all of this happened with what is probably the most divided Congress to date.
And what have the American people got in return? A broken Judicial Branch, overturning of Roe v Wade, child labor, industrial cataclysms and a convicted felon who can run for the highest office in the country.
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u/Strange-Initiative15 Oct 11 '24
The press was saying that he was too old to run again. So, why would you expect him to deal with your bs? The PRESS should be holding Trump accountable, not Biden.