The Media’s Hunter Biden Conundrum

New York Times ^ | Oct. 27, 2020 | Ross Douthat

[conservative98]

It should be possible to cover revelations about the Biden family that are neither disinformation nor the greatest scandal of our time.

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More specifically, Bobulinski’s story and the email evidence both suggest that Joe Biden took at least enough interest in his son’s dealings to have a meeting during the Trump presidency with his business partners. This isn’t proof that he partnered with Hunter or profited in any way, but it seems like evidence that he wasn’t particularly worried about keeping his son’s sketchy salesmanship at arm’s length. That seems like information worth knowing: not a scandal on a par with some of Trump’s, not a front-page bold-type screaming headline, but something that belongs in the pages of a newspaper, because it’s interesting news.

[conservative98]

There are new details about the son and brother’s attempts to cut deals in China based on their family brand, but the key allegation is that Joe Biden himself was pulled into his son’s Chinese negotiations.

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So do your job and start covering it!!!!!

[snarkytart]

WHATVER Ross Douthat, there are MSM articles from December 2019 about these issues when ya’ll were pimping Bernie for the upcoming primaries.

Now ya’ll question the veracity of the story? gtho

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Have a potential US President partner with communist China and with Russia in their energy companies while promising to destroy American energy companies isnt interesting?

[oldenuff35]

Compare the evidence in this to the evidence, none at all, in the russian collusion delusion against Trump and get back to me.

The senate should already have acted and a special investigator should have been appointed yesterday.

[coloradan]

“Assuming it wasn’t as bad as is being reported, we conclude that it isn’t as bad as is being reported.”

[A strike]

Really ?

The media has no ‘Hunter Biden conundrum’, it is ALL lockstep Pravda.

And all involved are pleased with their evil.

[zeestephen]

The author - Ross Douthat - is one of the fake Conservatives on the New York Times Editorial Board.

[AnthonySoprano]

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They ridiculously downplay everything.

The Biden’s got Billions.

“My word as a Biden.”

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[zeestephen]

Re: Biden partners with China and Russia energy companies while promising to destroy American energy companies!

Great insight, Bookman.

I completely missed that.

[AnthonySoprano]

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Diamonds, Furs, Billions - selling our National Security - and they say, his son’s sketchy salesmanship.

This is like calling Jeffrey Dahmer not always the best host.

This article is for those totally ignorant of any of the facts, and clueless in life.

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[DesertRhino]

“but it seems like evidence that he wasn’t particularly worried about keeping his son’s sketchy salesmanship at arm’s length.”

Yeah lol, that’s what it probably is. Go back to sleep...

[zeestephen]

Re: if the NYT would do their effing job, the right wing media would not exist.

Great point, jockey.

Thanks for posting.

[Yaelle]

Have a potential US President partner with communist China and with Russia in their energy companies while promising to destroy American energy companies isnt interesting?

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Wow. Bingo. Wow.

You’d almost think that might be newsworthy.

[CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC]

“My word as a Biden.”

B-b-b-b-but, I *SWEAR* I didn't do that, Biden's Honor!

[Reno89519]

This is a somewhat lame article but it offers a glimmer of hope that the paper might realize they've been scooped on a big story. My guess is that if when Biden loses next week, they tear him apart piece-by-piece.

[Savage Rider]

So ... the NYT doesn’t feel comfortable covering the details of the scandal, but they will dip their toes in the water by covering the conversation about “should they cover the details.” Right. Now they can say they didn’t ignore the issue.

[GOP Poet]

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