my latest—this is why Dems can’t have nice things; pressrun.media/p/after-toutin…
“After foolishly labeling the faux billionaire a "populist" for years, the Times focuses on Biden optics, eagerly combing over Inauguration Day photos in hopes of finding expensive items that can be used to raise doubts about Biden's humility.”
“It's a longtime game the Beltway press has played with Democrats, assuming that wealthy Democrats can't also be champions of the middle class”
“The gotcha formula is strange, because wealthy politicians who advocate for the poor should be celebrated, not questioned. By definition, they're not looking out for themselves, or their one percent tax bracket.”
"Instead of focusing on what's on Biden's wrist or in his exercise room, the better way to determine his "Everyman" agenda is to look at his earliest policy initiatives. "

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26 Jan
I chuckling bc DC press actually thought McConnell was going to be in favor of impeachment
“is all part of a four-year Beltway media obsession with announcing the Republican Party is finally cutting ties with Trump— usually following an especially erratic and dangerous bout of behavior from him — and that the moment of "reckoning" has arrived. But it never does.”
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first his exercise bike, now his watch. NYT just typing up GOP talking points abt Biden supposedly being hypocrite.

shallow, lame stuff; nytimes.com/2021/01/22/fas…
also, it’s a gorgeous watch—good for him
I betcha if NYT assigns its best reporters, they’ll discover Biden has owned really expensive cars!!
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all-white Trump voters get non-stop NYT attention

Biden’s diverse Black and Brown coalition gets completely ignored.

draw yr own conclusions
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GUYS, the NYT ran front-page piece today on how Trump voters are really, really mad abt election.

nothing gets by that newsroom!
“I'm sure the newsroom argument is that Trump voters are making news, therefore they're garnering more Times attention. True, but they're making news for a *launching a murderous insurrection*, and that central fact should be reflected in all the coverage.”
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one reason Trump got away w/ the Big Lie was because lots of major news orgs for 4 yrs refused to call him a liar and instead played absurd semantics games
CNN was one of them
the Big Lie cannot all be blamed on Fox News

Beltway press treated that as a “debate” for weeks after election
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<Approving a relief package solely with Democratic votes would also fly against Biden’s repeated campaign pledges to unify lawmakers and cut bipartisan deals across party lines.>

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are you following this?

Americans are desperate for relief as million more just filed for unemployment amidst economic and health catastrophe

but WP is anxious because the bill that can save lives **might not have GOP votes and that’s bad for Biden**
when GOP jammed through SCOTUS nominee w/ partyline vote , they were being super savvy.

when every GOP votes No on Covid relief, media will streak: “why can’t Dems get unity??”
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