A day before Thursday’s presidential debate debacle, the New York Times ran a front-page story railing against the posting of unflattering videos of Joe Biden (later dubbed “cheap fakes” by Biden acolytes).
The president’s many “adversaries,” present a distorted version of him the Times complained. The “misleading videos” play into and reinforce voters’ longstanding concerns about his age and abilities. Such voter concerns were misguided, according to the Times and its sources.
Former Illinois representative Adam Kinzinger told the paper: “If you see those [videos] and that’s all you see, you’re going to walk away thinking there’s something wrong w/ Biden.”
A pollster complained that “people that already are concerned about his age are quick to accept what they see in the video, and not question whether that’s selectively edited.”
The Times ended its story on an upbeat note.
“People are going to see a debate that contradicts Biden’s [cognitive decline narrative],” said the digital director for Obama’s reelection campaign. “They’re going to be pleasantly surprised and constantly be reminded that the president is in a lot hardier shape than they’ve been told.”
Bwahahaha.
Didn’t age well, did it?
Even my pet parrot has dumped on the NY Times.