When Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at 11:48 a.m. on January 20, it was to be expected that the mainstream media would be ecstatic about the pomp and circumstance of their preferred candidate bringing his half-century of Swamp experience into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Certainly no one expected CNN's Anderson Cooper to refer to Biden as "An obese turtle on its back flailing in the hot Sun," or for the ever articulate and profound New York Times columnist Charles Blow to find enough ink to call Biden a "Racist," a "White supremacist," and a "Bigot," all in one column - as they did to Trump.
To describe the mainstream media's coverage of Biden and his new administration as overwhelmingly "Flattering" does not begin to do it justice.
Not to be outdone, Eddie Glaude of MSNBC described the Almighty Biden and his running mate as part healers in chief, part spiritualists: "President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Harris pulled the grief and regret out of the privacy of our hearts I'm reminded of the Psalmist, you know? 'He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.' Maybe the dead will speak to us now. Maybe they can rest now." Marianne Williamson must be proud.
When Biden wasn't healing the deceased, he was delivering what Fox News host Chris Wallace referred to as "The best inaugural address I ever heard." This about a speech where Biden said, "Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we are all created equal and the harsh, ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear, and demonization have long torn us apart." For good measure, lest anyone wonder just how racist of a country we still are, Biden warned us that we must confront "a rise in political extremism, white supremacy," and "Domestic terrorism." Evidently, Biden believes that race-baiting is the best way to achieve his promised "Unity."
In case anyone was curious to know how Biden summoned the energy to speak for 21 whole minutes to deliver such a "Unifying message," the New York Times informed us of Biden's rigorous morning routine: "When Mr. Biden was cloistered during the coronavirus surge this spring he began each day with a workout in an upstairs gym that contains a Peloton bike, weights and a treadmill A person close to the president-elect said that Mr. Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, engage in regular morning negotiations over who gets to ride first." Presumably, exhibiting that kind of detente with "Dr. Jill" will serve Biden well when he discusses nuclear proliferation with Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong-un.
New York Times writer Alex Williams also informed us that at his inauguration, Biden did not simply touch the Bible with any old hand: "Mr. Biden laid his hand on the family Bible wearing a stainless steel Rolex Datejust watch with a blue dial, a model that retails for more than $7,000 and is a far cry from the Everyman timepieces that every president not named Trump has worn conspicuously in recent decades." The watch, which actually costs closer to $8,000, proves that, "Anyone, even a kid from Scranton, can make it to the pinnacle of power," Williams wrote.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
The Mainstream Media's Embarrassing Biden Lovefest
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