As President Biden Sinks to New Lows, Harper’s Rises to New Heights (of Delusion) With Jill Biden Profile – Opinion

When there is deep economic turmoil and socio-economic strife, what do you need to cover the First Lady’s reality? 

The news has been splashed around media circles, as there is excitement from those in the press over the announcement that Harper’s Bazaar has decided — for the first time in history — to feature the First Lady on the cover of its magazine. This is a first in more than one-and-a half centuries.

With a total monthly pay issue of around 50,000 copies, it has also not been noticed by many readers. The last time Harper’s moved the needle socially was back in 2020 when it produced the infamous anti-cancel-culture letter signed by 50 leftist writers. Upon that release, a number of signees disavowed their inclusion in the call for tolerance — because they could not tolerate some of the other writers who had signed.

It is obvious that you will be served a cover. The fashion media ignored Melania Trump, a designer model who served four years at the White House. Vogue featured combatants instead, and there was a wide spread in Vogue. White House female correspondents.The Dr. Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States has her second couture cover in less than one-and-a half years. It is not glamorous.

Anna Wintour made a vow to not feature Melania after the Biden administration was established. Vogue entered a publishing frenzy. Prior to Dr. St. Jill’s anointing in print, we had Vice President Kamala Harris on the cover, and later a lengthy feature was published on Jen Psaki. However, the fashion world has changed drastically since then. Harris is proving to be inept, and Joe’s role was filled by Psaki who looked competent in the most difficult position in Washington. 

Jill was seen in this interim as anything from a facilitator to an enabler while her husband quickly gained approval numbers that were worse than the monstrosity of his predecessor. So by the time Harper’s Bazaar comes out with this glowing feature the desperation is more evident than the fashions on the page. These fluffer features are now nothing more than PR spin, where the Vogue Magazine dispatches of early times were political agitprop.

First lady Jill Biden is on the cover of the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar https://t.co/Uwb4rCcCx7

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 31, 2022

“He wanted to heal the nation, which was broken and sick. He wanted it to be healed.” This is how Harper’s writer Mattie Kahn sets things up for Joe and Jill’s arrival at 1600 Penn. We once again get all the familial trauma in Joe’s past (something lain before us more than Bruce Wayne’s own losses) before setting the stage for the crises in place as he was sworn in. Joe is the one who was right to take over in an environment where there has been a division and pandemic. “Biden had the kind of credentials no one envies; few in politics could claim more experience with sorrow.”

Now we will move on to Dr. St. Jill Biden, and her duties. Still teaching twice weekly in Virginia, she also makes speeches and appearances frequently. “Dr. Biden has maintained a schedule stacked like a Jenga tower.” The First Lady is much more prominent and visible than other wives of Presidents. Unspoken reasons are what goes unsaid. Dr. Jill is clearly becoming a needed tonic to her husband’s belts slipping with frequency.

Jill is out there to buttress administration messaging in her husband’s stead, and her appearances alongside him at events are to be far more than arm candy. You will often see Jill moving in to assist her husband. She pulls him back to control his conversations, or steps up to correct or suspend a monologue. She has grown well beyond the role of White House wife – she has become The presidential Whisperer.

This desperate effort to humanize First Couple is then another. We learn that they have disagreements from time to time, but to keep out of the public eye, they reach for their smartphones. The pair will text each other whenever there’s a problem. This glimpse into their dynamic is a great way to get a feel for it.

She doesn’t hold back when the president frustrates her. President Obama does not deserve a pass. They would have to agree to disagree over text in order to not fight with the Secret Service during Obama’s years. (They christened it “fexting.”)

No matter their high or low standing, if anyone is ever heard in D.C. using the term after publication, they can be impeached.

While it makes sense from the administration’s position to attempt to apply any type of shine to this fecal deposit on the South Lawn, the end result is still the same. Pick your metaphor – a flashy bow on a busted toy, glitter on a mudpie, lipstick on a pig – it is all still an attempt to dress up a failure of leadership. 

It is hard to believe that this harsh reality will soon be on the public’s radar. As the government unravels quickly, glowing magazine articles become more drab and less celebratory. With families facing soaring food costs and Joe’s recent promise to lower gas prices leading instead to the highest seen, it is in poor judgment to turn to fawning over Jill’s fashions.

When she boards the plane bound for Phoenix, waving to the press corps, she’s dressed in standard-issue FLOTUS-wear: cheerful purple Carolina Herrera dress, Valentino pumps. A subtle touch: she has a thin, gold anklet that sparkles in the sunlight.

I’m sure Ron Klain and company thought this would help, but instead what we see is nothing shy of being offensive. It is an attack on every sense. The blind spot has been revealed by them, which reflects a desperation and bad taste. 

The national out-of stock rates for baby formula rose to 70% last Wednesday. Here’s Jill Biden, First Lady, in her $8,800 earrings, as she poses for Harper’s Bazaar. pic.twitter.com/aR5KFpQnru

— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) May 31, 2022