Posted on 09/02/2022 9:58:29 AM PDT by Red Badger
Mainstream media reporters called out President Joe Biden on Thursday after the tone of his speech contradicted what officials had promised.
The White House, however, did not appreciate the accountability.
What did the WH promise? White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked directly whether Biden’s speech would be “political,” and she denied that it would be.
“No, it’s not a political speech,” Jean-Pierre said. “This is an opportunity, again, for the president to directly have a conversation with the American people.”
Reporters, however, appeared not to buy what she was selling, because they repeatedly asked Jean-Pierre how the speech would not be political if Biden would confront “MAGA Republicans” and the threat he believes they pose to American democracy.
What did reporters say? During Biden’s controversial speech, reporters noted how, in fact, Biden’s speech was entirely political.
“‘Good manners is nothing they’ve ever suffered from,’ @POTUS says about protesters at his speech, in which he accused former President Trump and ‘MAGA Republicans’ of threatening the foundation of U.S. democracy. The White House said earlier today the speech was not political,” Reuters reporter Jeff Mason noted.
CBS News reporter Ed O’Keefe, meanwhile, noted the highly partisan optics of Biden’s speech.
“Like or loathe what he said tonight, it should be noted: The president spoke tonight on the grounds of a national park, flanked by US Marines, and took direct, specific aim at his predecessor and members of the Republican Party,” O’Keefe noted. “Another thing we don’t see everyday.”
CNN anchor Brianna Keilar was also heavily critical of Biden.
“Whatever you think of this speech the military is supposed to be apolitical. Positioning Marines in uniform behind President Biden for a political speech flies in the face of that,” she tweeted. “It’s wrong when Democrats do it. It’s wrong when Republicans do it.”
How did WH respond? Deputy press secretary Andrew Bates directly responded to each of the journalists, using reporting examples from each respective news outlet to deny that Biden’s speech was overly political.
“Except it’s not political. In the same way CNN isn’t political but has made the same warnings,” Bates told Keilar, pointing to CNN stories in which the outlet connected the fight for democracy and Trump supporters.
In response to O’Keefe and Mason, Bates pointed to three CBS News stories and three Reuters stories.
The stories, however, are not comparable to what Biden said. Yes, they may be of similar content, but the criticism of Biden’s speech stems from exactly what Mason observed, namely the White House said it would not be “political” — and yet it was.
And now he’s trying to walk the speech back.
Too late.
People have memory, even if he doesn’t........................
“Technically the military shouldn’t have even been there to begin with.”
It was a crime. The UCMJ forbids such acts by the military.
Extremely UNusual......................🤦♂️
Thank you very much, Red!
Is she really that stupid?
Yes.............................
Chilling and important post.
Sadly, when I used to post a lot about the American biased leftist media here, people said “I’m usually with you, Frank, but not this time. Nobody follows the media. Young people only watch the network news when captive at their relatives’ house for Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks. They use social media.”
Unforrtunately, the shaping of opinion by the media seeps into all DC decisions and elections.
What if the media had said Nixon’s Watergate didn’t involve him, was really minor and not worth pursuing?
And as Rush said when conservative listeners said “Is Bill Clinton on his way to being removed?” “You’ll have to take that up with the American people. No one is DC will do it while his approval is so high reported in the media every hour. He’s staying.”
Hillary was given a pass. Obama was given a pass and a pat on the back.
Trump and the Deplorables are given 95% hostile, negative media coverage AND a certain Hunter Biden’s case is NOT on the top of the news. It’s in the waste basket on the floor of the media offices.
So which Biden made the speech last night?
Where is Milley on this?
After Milley walked over to St. John’s Church with Trump during the DC riots, he apologized profusely for being a pawn for “Trump’s Photo Op”.
Now, his marines are staged for a toxic Biden presentation, and nothing but crickets.
If the mid-terms are stolen, and the incentive to steal is more intense than it was two years ago because there was no accountability then and the Republicans and the judges have been avid to cover it up or ignore it..
I think Osama Obama astral projected into Biden’s desiccated corpse.
Every word of Biden’s speech tonight was a lie. Every single word was projection. It was a clear and obvious attempt to incite violence.
They SWAT @RepMTG 3 times in a week. They firebomb and vandalize 21 pro-life pregnancy centers. They try to kill Justice Kavanaugh. And we’re the violent ones.
Joe Biden and the Democrats represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.
#PedoHitler
“It was a crime”
Yep. Heard that on Newsmax this morning......not that they give 2 shits about that.
Compared to all the other criminal activities they are involved in last night was about as offensive as J-walking.
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