“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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“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.”
“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.”
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
<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.>