Anyone who reads or watches the badly named “mainstream media” knows it carries all the echoes of a Democratic Party messaging service. It’s so efficient that it goads itself into providing happy news for Joe Biden.
For example, CNN media reporter Brian Stelter tweeted “Congress is passing major, and often bipartisan, bills. Biden follows through. Is the news getting out?” Gee, is the pro-Biden media putting out the pro-Biden messaging? Yes.
Stelter is linked to New York Times editorial board member Farah Stockman, who insisted “Regardless of what plays now on cable news, historians of Mr. Biden’s first term will have to admit that a surprising amount got done.”
If there’s anyone more reliably liberal than the reporters, it’s the historians.
Time magazine proclaimed “Biden’s ‘bland leadership’ may be getting results.” Washington Post analyst Dan Balz gushed “Biden gets a big victory and Democrats get some November talking points.” The PostIt’s all about Democrat talk points.
The daily newsletter is available in the morning. New York TimesDavid Leonhardt, senior journalist, announced that Biden was the second consecutive Democratic president to lead a large agenda through Congress. During the first of those two presidencies, of course, Biden was the vice president, and he helped manage congressional relations.”
Biden’s been great in the White House – twice!
As Biden prepared to sign the “Inflation Reduction Act” – a law as badly titled as “mainstream media” – ABC’s Good Morning America put the gush into heavy rotation. Guest co-host Gio Benitez touted “a big victory The White House The White House is ready for President Biden to sign it MassiveTomorrow, the law will be made on tax and health. Here’s the deal. Largest climate investment by U.S. in American history.”
White House reporter Cecilia Vega repeated “such a big win for President Biden.” On screen, the message was “President Biden’s Big Victory: Set to Sign Inflation Reduction Act Into Law.” There were no quotation marks around the bill’s title – because it’s Democratic Party messaging.
Benitez wrapped it up with a bow: “The President and cabinet members going across the country trying to convince the American people that this is helping them.” ABC’s is certainly helping with the people-convincing. We’re in a sprint toward Labor Day, and the liberal journalists are already aggressively trying to prevent a “red wave” for Republicans in the fall.
These ill-informed Democrats mistakenly believe that the passing of legislation is a sign of untiring good for the country. “The largest climate investment in history” sounds a lot like the major boost the Obama administration tried to give to “alternative energy” in his first term. Is anyone still able to recall that?
What if the “Inflation Reduction Act” spending spurs more inflation? If it does, the ABC types won’t be connecting that bad news with the Democrats.
We don’t know. Check out the coverage of the one-year anniversary of Biden’s disastrous pullout from Afghanistan. ABC did an entire report on the anniversary without using the name “Biden” in it. Ben Shapiro noted that NPR has anniversary stories. The New York Times also skipped any mention of the name “Biden.”
If you were to gamble on what spin a network like ABC would use on Biden stories, you would not put your hard-earned money on “fair and balanced.” You’d put your cash bet on “this news story is going to sound so much like an advertisement you’ll be looking for the insurance-selling emu wearing sunglasses.”