I am as enthusiastic about replacing Biden as the nominee as anyone for so many reasons. But could the press devote just a portion of the attention currently covering the ‘oh look, Joe farted!’ beat to dissecting the pathologically misleading, violent and un-American rhetoric broadcasting at full volume from nearly every Republican party orifice every day? Like, the stakes are really high here. If not for the sake of our democracy, then just cover their fascism from a pure self-preservation point of view. And when I say ‘self preservation’, I don’t just mean preserving their press careers (which are absolutely in danger if authoritarian fascists take full control). I’m talking about preserving their very lives since reporters tend to be pretty big targets for violence in fascist states. Wake up, this isn’t just some horse race media cycle bullshit people.
Wouldn’t have anything to do with the bill he signed to fund Parkinson research? Media speculation is getting way out of hand.
Or the entire nation is talking about the very real problem of his terrible debate performance and whipping up concern gets views. It’s less nefarious than you portray. Even the media elite mostly don’t want another round of the asshead.
yes, they do, crafting bills and seeking expertise for that is what they do for living and there is no reason to hide that.
there is, however, reason to hide declining health of a president who would like to run for a second term 😂
What?
You know Biden is in the executive and not legislative branch…
Right?
And even if Biden was writing this law himself, why does he need the same guy to come back 8 times in 8 months?
Reporters grilled press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a press briefing over reports that indicated visitor logs showed a neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease was at the White House eight times over an eight month period, including for a meeting with presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor.
If the doc was meeting with the people writing the law, why was he going to the White House?
You know Biden is in the executive and not legislative branch…
Presidents often propose legislation, usually while holding frequent discussions and meetings with subject-matter experts. Well, Democratic ones do, anyway. Republicans usually just focus on regulatory capture.
And even if Biden was writing this law himself, why does he need the same guy to come back 8 times in 8 months?
To meet and discuss Parkinsons research?
If the doc was meeting with the people writing the law, why was he going to the White House?
To meet and discuss Parkinsons research?
Seriously, presidents propose legislation all the time. Did you sleep through the entire four years of Trump promising to deliver a healthcare plan? Did you forget why the one signed by Obama is frequently called “Obamacare?”
Legislation is often spearheaded by the President. He is the leader of the party and has the bully pulpit, so it makes sense that he would lead on the agenda.
Wait…
So we do want a competent person as president and it’s not enough to just block trump?
I hope Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse comes out publically in favor of Biden backing out of the race, just so we have the “White House spars with Whitehouse” headline.
Yes, Alex, “what is the Streisand Effect?”
For real though, I hadn’t heard anything about Parkinson’s crap until a day or two ago, and I tend to keep my ear pretty close to the ground. If that’s an actual thing he’s dealing with… that’s a disqualification imo. Even moreso now that his interview on Friday seems to have unintentionally revealed how big a role his ego and hubris seems to be playing in his refusal to even seriously address the very real and legitimate concerns people are expressing (and that his campaign is aggressively, though unsuccessfully, attempting to dismiss outright, despite some concerning evidence to the contrary.
The question as asked would be a simple and emphatic “no. He didn’t meet with a Parkinson’s specialist for his own medical needs”.
He did recently sign Parkinson’s orders which would perfectly align with the visits. But they won’t say that. And as a press secretary if that was the issue you take an issue that is gripping the news cycle and answer it with a spotlight on a very positive news story! Why would you hide that?! You wouldn’t.
I’ve hated basically all press secretaries for the past 10 years. They all suck and lie. It’s shameful. There’s a difference between spin and propagandist/bold-face lies. They are in bold face lying territory.
