William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
"While it was just six weeks ago that another presumptive nominee was forced out of the race due to concerns about his advanced age and declining mental acuity, the mainstream media no longer seems all that interested in the other party’s 78-year-old candidate sundowning before our very eyes."

~ Justin Baragona

#KamalaHarris #Biden#Trump #media#BothSidesism#FalseEquivalence #age
/4

https://zeteo.com/p/trump-media-pass-age-biden

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
Why do journalists ignore Trump's mental decline when it's so obvious to the rest of us? Paul Waldman's answer:

"They think Trump acts crazy, but they have decided it’s all an act, and that’s as far as they need to probe. …

Yet for the last couple of years, they were positively obsessed with Joe Biden’s mental acuity."

#KamalaHarris #Biden#Trump #media#BothSidesism#FalseEquivalence #age#MentalDecline
/6

https://paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-real-reason-reporters-wont-talk

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
"So it turns out that reporters do not hold a universally applied principle saying that presidents and presidential aspirants should be constantly assessed for their mental capacity. That was just a Biden thing, because reporters create a unique set of criteria to judge each candidate, always claiming that they are applying the same standards to all."

Putting thumbs on scales much?

#KamalaHarris #Biden#Trump #media#BothSidesism#FalseEquivalence #age#MentalDecline
/7

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
“'We have a damaged, delusional, old man who again might get reelected to the presidency of the United States,' Mike Barnicle, who served as a longtime columnist for The Boston Globe and other newspapers, said on Morning Joe early Wednesday."

#KamalaHarris #Biden#Trump #media#BothSidesism#FalseEquivalence #age#MentalDecline
/8

https://newrepublic.com/article/185622/finally-top-journo-erupts-media-ignoring-trumps-mental-state

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
"What’s really remarkable about the first night of the convention has been the full-throated embrace of labor unions at the convention, with the heads of several important unions making appearances on stage and Shawn Fain of the UAW knocking it out of the park with this t-shirt …."

~ Kevin Kruse

#Democrats#DNC#KamalaHarris #Biden#TimWalz #unions #labor #workers
/5
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https://kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/conventional-wisdom-v

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
"Despite the late hour, Biden came out with all guns blazing. Standing at the lectern, surrounded by white stars that resembled a Star Trek teleport pad, he was a man unburdened, liberated, unrecognisable from the doddering June debate."

~ David Smith

#Biden#Democrats#DNC#KamalaHarris#TimWalz
/7

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/20/biden-dnc-convention-speech

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
"The old school news media that Democrats used to need to get their message out is no longer their only option. The DNC has made a serious, deliberate effort to make room for hundreds of content creators and influencers. These newcomers have gotten coveted passes to the convention floor and workspace in the DNC’s new creator lounge and creator platform."

~ Max Tani

#Biden#Democrats#DNC#KamalaHarris#TimWalz #media
/8

https://www.semafor.com/article/08/19/2024/a-friendly-media-grows-grumbly-in-chicago

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
As Jared Yates Sexton notes, the corporate media's reaction to Kamala Harris' economic proposals "tells you everything you need to know about the state of things."

She's "rolled out some common-sense, liberal economic plans," but media gurus want to pretend these aren't bona fide policy proposals or a policy agenda. Rather, they're visionary vibes that have no substance to them, the talking heads say.

#KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #inflation #greedflation #media
/6

https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/when-you-actually-propose-change

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
As Jay Kuo notes, at their first joint event since Biden exited the campaign, "Biden and Harris joined forces to announce progress on their effort to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, dramatically lowering prices for seniors.

The deal they reached with Medicare includes an annual cap on drug costs…"

#KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #inflation #greedflation #pharmaceutical
/4

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progressive-wins-august-18

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
"Bringing down prices for Americans is central to this administration’s work, and is driving VP Harris’s own economic policies as a candidate for president herself.

On Friday, Harris rolled out her first economic policy proposals as the Democratic nominee."

#KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #inflation #greedflation #pharmaceutical
/5

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
"They fear the idea since it will impact the bottom line of their wealthy donors who fuel their super PACs and campaigns. Please understand these wealthy people are not 'donors' as we typically understand the word. No, they are investors.

And they expect—strike that, demand—that in return for these massive investments, they be rewarded with lower taxes and less regulations so they can make even more profits."

#KamalaHarris#Trump #inflation #economy #greedflation
/3

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  6 months ago
As Jay Kuo notes, at their first joint event since Biden exited the campaign, "Biden and Harris joined forces to announce progress on their effort to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, dramatically lowering prices for seniors.

The deal they reached with Medicare includes an annual cap on drug costs…"

#KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #inflation #greedflation #pharmaceutical
/4

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progressive-wins-august-18