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Biden Keeps a Lid on Liberal Media
Townhall.com ^ | https://townhall.com/columnists/timgraham/2020/09/25/biden-keeps-a-lid-on-liberal-media-n2576866 | Tim Graham

Posted on 09/25/2020 6:49:04 AM PDT by Kaslin

Why is Joe Biden always putting a "lid" on his campaign? If you're not familiar with the press lingo, a "lid" is a note to your press pool that you plan no further public events on your schedule. Biden tends to put a "lid" on it at 9 or 10 in the morning, saying his press corps has nothing to cover.

On Sept. 23, they called a "lid" at 9:30 a.m. -- the ninth time they've done it this month. Is it due to never-ending debate prep? Biden denied that, saying he's just getting ready to prepare.

Since March, Biden has barely done any campaigning, trying to make a virtue out of the fact that he's not going anywhere or saying much of anything during the coronavirus pandemic. Biden's staff would claim that while Trump endangers his voters by having rallies, their candidate is leading by example.

He's not leading by example. He's lidding by example.

Guess what? The liberal media, those energetic watchdogs who bombastically claim to keep democracy from "dying in darkness," don't care one whit. I popped into the Nexis search engine to find out how many times Brian Stelter's Army at CNN has raged against Biden's "lid." In the last month, there are two scripts that contain the words "Biden" and "lid." Neither was about a Biden story.

One was CNN's White House shrieker Jim Acosta still obsessing over the Lafayette Square protesters cleared out on June 1 so President Trump could strike a pose in front of St. John's Episcopal Church. Apparently, someone in the military wanted to use a heat ray on protesters, but it was never used. How this nonstarter is "news" is anyone's guess.

Acosta used the L-word as he told Don Lemon: "I don't think this is the last we've heard from this whistleblower. He is, I mean, he is doing something patriotic here, Don. He is blowing the lid off of our government using what are some pretty ridiculous tactics, harsh and un-American tactics on our fellow citizens."

Actually, no -- these tactics were not used.

ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS? Is there something wrong with the search engine? These networks all send cage fighters into the Trump and McEnany briefings, but they're docile little lambs on the "lid."

The Washington Post? No stories with "Biden" and "lid," and media specialists like Erik Wemple and Paul Farhi haven't touched it. USA Today had nothing.

What about NPR? Nope, media reporter David Folkenflik was napping like a Biden, although one weekend anchor promised "breaking news on the canning lid shortage."

The New York Times? "Biden" and "lid" drew no stories. At least Mark Leibovich of the Times reported on Sept. 22 describing Biden's "tightly restricted bubble," that his "pandemic-era campaign appearances can resemble the pandemic-era NFL -- quiet, eerie and almost entirely fan-free." He noted pro-Trump protesters hold signs saying "Hidin' Biden." But the story was loaded with Biden fans supporting his, er, restraint.

It's not like Biden's press corps is known for asking him the tough questions. On Sept. 23, he traveled to North Carolina, and reporters asked him softballs like, "What gives you the sense that you can win?"

Let's bet that if Biden loses, all this extremely cooperative behavior will be upended. The media will complain that Biden was a bad candidate who didn't campaign and venture outside the bubble enough. As usual, they'll assign exactly zero blame to their own pusillanimous silence.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bidencampaign; bidenlid; election2020; joebiden

1 posted on 09/25/2020 6:49:04 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Biden has flipped his lid!


2 posted on 09/25/2020 6:51:08 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Kaslin

The less Biden speaks, the better he will do.


3 posted on 09/25/2020 6:51:36 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security! (Ironic, huh?))
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To: Kaslin

His campaign is a media enabled charade. They would not be running this kind of election if he wasn’t seriously mentally compromised.


4 posted on 09/25/2020 6:52:42 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (FILL THE SEAT)
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To: Kaslin

If dementia is worse in the evenings, I can’t see how Biden pulls off any debates. I expect a Covid-19 diagnosis, or an elevation of Panties-off Harris to the top spot.


5 posted on 09/25/2020 6:53:01 AM PDT by Lazamataz ("Black Lives Matter" becomes "Terse TV Blackmail"..... #AnagramsNeverLie)
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To: All

Biden sent his wife out to campaign for him this week, while he hides in the cellar.....hope she doesnt wear those ugly boots, again.


6 posted on 09/25/2020 6:53:59 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Liz
hope she doesnt wear those ugly boots

And leaves her whip at home.

7 posted on 09/25/2020 6:56:12 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (FILL THE SEAT)
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To: Kaslin

The Democrats are confident of winning the election through voter fraud, so why should Biden bother to campaign? They have produced a lot of slick commercials to persuade people to vote for him—don’t let the people see him as he actually is.


8 posted on 09/25/2020 6:56:16 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Kaslin

DIM voters will never hear about Biden Lid days if the MSM continues to omit and the social MEDIA giants censors/buries this information...

Hopefully, DJT will win and gain the House so that some meaningful legislation can change this 1984-like behavior...


9 posted on 09/25/2020 6:56:32 AM PDT by MCEscherHammer
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To: 1Old Pro

That, too....cackle.


10 posted on 09/25/2020 7:08:15 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Kaslin

The American people have come to realize that the MSM are not jounalists. They are paid propagandists. Eventually a definitive solution must be implemented. First step id to fully and completely discontinue any taxpayer support of PBS/NPR.


11 posted on 09/25/2020 7:09:03 AM PDT by allendale
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To: Kaslin

12 posted on 09/25/2020 7:15:58 AM PDT by null and void (Democrats donate to bail money. Republicans donate to scholarships. ~ throwthebumsout)
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To: Kaslin

I would not be surprised if in the future we learn that Biden is so debilitated by the drugs he is now being given that he cannot function for more than a few hours a week.


13 posted on 09/25/2020 7:20:40 AM PDT by electrodave (What could the cause of Bidens weakened state?)
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To: electrodave

The media is Bidens campaign...Trumps bad..Trumps A racist.. Trump killed 200,000 people


14 posted on 09/25/2020 7:53:11 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Is Biden coming out of the basement today???


15 posted on 09/25/2020 7:53:42 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Kaslin

16 posted on 09/25/2020 9:22:06 AM PDT by yoe (Vote for President Trump!..Keep America Great and protected by the US. Constitution.)
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To: Kaslin

Giving Biden too much credit, his handlers are making the decisions.


17 posted on 09/25/2020 12:44:55 PM PDT by Amish with an attitude
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