In its desire for a horserace, American media is piling on the adult in the room. Nightly news broadcasts are unwatchable, and even some of my Trusted Newsers (see footer) have jumped on the “Biden leave” bandwagon. But even if you tune all that out, results on YouTube are even worse.

So, yes, national media is suffering from amnesia, still and apparently forever, about how Casino Mobster deserves THE SAME PILE-ON happening right now to President Biden. When I popped over to Disinformation Central™, also known as YouTube, I searched for “media hypocrisy Biden” and what came back can only be described as fucking nonsense piled on fucking nonsense. Top search results were mostly Murdoch rags along with shitposters The Hill, NBC News, Megyn Kelly, Washington Examiner and more.

So if you’re thinking “I can switch my diet to digital news,” you’d be dead wrong.

Don’t get it twisted

After Drumpf became feeble and nearly died from COVID, did media call for him to step aside? When dumdum tried to overthrow the country, did media pile on or brush his “hair”? When former guy used COVID as an undisclosed bioweapon at the 2020 debates, did all the critiques crash down on him?

King Donald IV forces GOP to own hypocrisy forever [UPDATED]

No, nope, and fuck no.

Take a quick stroll with me, okay?

Did media call for donald’s departure when his mob embraced Orbán?

When don’s white house* got busted as a criminal pill mill, did media faint in unison?

When donny put a mob-squeeze on Ukraine’s president did media call for his head?

Has media even BEGUN to investigate whether donald paid for abortions, or how many of his anti-abortion crusaders terminated pregnancies?

When the sundowning fascist spews word salad at klan rallies isn’t it time to check Pawpaw into Shady Pines?

And now it’s time for a COVID breakdown

When King donald & his klan murdered Americans via negligence, did media even raise an eyebrow?

At the 2024 debate, when former guy blatantly lied about his COVID record, did CNN’s potted-plant ‘moderators’ cut his mic?

When donny nearly died from COVID did media write headlines above-the-fold about how the incapacitated feebleperson should resign?

How did media react when donny sickened a bunch of advisers and tried to infect President Biden at the debate in 2020?

When life expectancy in America dropped by unprecedented levels due to drumpf’s incompetence, where were THOSE headlines?

As my readers know, there are plenty of other examples. Most recently, depositions from the Epstein trial have been released—showing donald trump to be a rapist of teen girls and, overall, a demented dickbag. Where are the headlines about these revelations?

I like to end posts with solutions, so here ya go: tune all this nonsense out as best you can. Make a plan to vote in November, and do NOT be swayed by the temptation to abandon the one guy WHO HAS ALREADY PROVED he can beat transnational mob. His policies are what matter, as do the excellent folks in his administration.

And I’ll close with this thought: I watched 10 minutes of the debate last month and had to turn it off because I couldn’t stomach Drumpf’s Lie Cannon… but I was also triggered by something else. My father was in hospice for a year before he passed in October of 2023; Biden losing his train of thought and having his mouth gaping open reminded me of that stressful time. So if you’re a highfalutin Beltway journalist who lost a loved one in the past, and acting from that lived trauma, check yourselves. Check your own behavior before we lose U.S. democracy forever. 🔵

 

Will Pollocksideways is a perpetually crabby New York City escapee based in Midtown Atlanta. He’s a freelance multimedia journalist, media analyst and author of three books (award-winning Pizza for Good & Leaving Triscuit), and his first children’s book, Gentle with Gertie. “Gertie Goes to the Moon,” the sequel, will publish very soon.

In 2001, Will earned his Masters from The Medill School of Journalism, graduating with highest honors from the magazine sequence. As permanent member of Journalism’s National Honors Society, he’s been active in monitoring, writing and blogging about media and journalism ever since he graduated.

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