Media Interference in Elections: Running Cover for Biden’s Senility
Media Cover-Up: Biden’s Mental Decline Ignored
In 2020, corporate media blacked out coverage of the bombshell Hunter Biden laptop right before the presidential election. After the election, a survey of Joe Biden voters in swing states revealed that nearly half were unaware of the pay-for-play scandal evidenced by the laptop and nearly 1 in 10 said they would have changed their vote if they had known about it. That’s an election-altering percentage of voters.
Fast forward to the present, and 62 percent of voters express major concerns about Joe Biden’s mental and physical health for another term. A staggering 89 percent consider it at least a minor concern. Yet, media outlets are urging voters to disregard their own observations about Biden’s suitability for office.
Even after a special counsel declined to charge Biden for his apparent crimes relating to classified documents because he deemed the president too senile for a trial, corporate media are extending a generous double standard to Biden at best and outlandishly lying for him at worst.
NBC News cited “brain experts” to assure readers that “forgetting the names of acquaintances or having difficulty remembering dates from the past doesn’t affect decision-making or judgment.” Then they took things one step further: “There are cognitive benefits that come with growing older,” the paper insisted. “Mental processes like decision-making and judgment can actually improve with age.”
The Associated Press downplayed Biden’s apparent case of Alzheimer’s by observing that “any parent who’s ever called one of their children by the other’s name — or even the family pet’s name — likely could empathize” with Biden’s clueless verbal fumbles. “Verbal gaffe or sign of trouble? Mixing up names like Biden and Trump have done is pretty common,” the headline insisted.
The Washington Post got experts to say platitudes like “An older brain is a wiser brain” and “We should not be prejudiced about age,” as if Biden’s number of years alone — and not his repeated, severe symptoms of cognitive decline — are what worry voters.
“Verbal slips happen,” promised NPR, suggesting Biden’s slip-ups really aren’t a big deal and that they simply feed “into an existing narrative” perpetuated by pouncing Republicans. The networks trotted out Biden’s Democrat allies to say he is “sharp, he’s focused, he’s bright,” he’s “on top of his game,” and he “knows what’s going on.”
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow suggested Biden’s fitness for the presidency is evidenced by the fact that “he rides a bike!” — even though when Biden tried to ride a bike across a crosswalk in summer 2022, he ended up taking an embarrassing fall.
Age may just be a number, but it’s not just about Biden’s age. Anyone who has observed him can tell that the current president is frail, often spatially and mentally confused, prone to the impatient outbursts of an elderly man who has trouble communicating, and carefully controlled by handlers who do their best to keep his flailing public appearances scripted and limited. And while, at four years Biden’s junior, Donald Trump isn’t that much younger, voters see vastly different pictures of energy, wit, and even physical strength in the two men.
But media outlets are nevertheless determined to “both sides” Biden’s senility problems. Voters, suggest the media, are so dumb they only see Biden’s mental decline as worse than Trump’s because the Republican hides behind things like hair dye and a fake tan.
Those same outlets, you may recall, published articles declaring that Trump was “Mentally Unfit, No Exam Needed” and ”has shown marked signs of impairment and psychological disability” that are “a danger to us all.” The New York Times was not writing cautionary headlines like “Memory Loss Requires Careful Diagnosis, Scientists Say” when Democrats threatened to use the 25th Amendment against Trump over concerns about his “mental fitness.”
Any Republican expecting fair and balanced treatment from such outlets should get back in his time machine and head back to never, but the double standard isn’t just a display of political favoritism. It’s an example of how corporate media outlets work to control the dialogue about candidates, and therefore, how (or whether) you are informed as a voter. It’s a truth universally acknowledged in legacy newsrooms at this point that the old standards of ”objectivity” don’t apply in the face of someone as problematic as Trump — and they will tell you so.
They will do just about anything to keep you from voting for the scary orange man, up to pushing a concocted hoax smearing him as a compromised asset in cahoots with Russia. Telling you to disbelieve your lying eyes about Biden’s cerebral dehydration? That’s the propaganda junior leagues.
How does the media’s cover-up of Biden’s mental decline impact their credibility and trustworthiness among the American people
Ng/donald-trump-psychiatrists-psychoastershop-what-calls-say-his-mental-ncna825796″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>(NBC News). They relied on the opinions of mental health professionals who had never personally examined Trump to declare him mentally unstable and unfit for office. Yet, when it comes to Biden, these same outlets dismiss concerns about his mental decline and accuse those who raise them of engaging in baseless conspiracy theories.
The media’s bias and selective coverage are clear. They have actively worked to cover up Biden’s mental decline and protect him from scrutiny. They are complicit in misleading the public and denying voters the right to make informed decisions about the leader of their country.
It is the duty of the media to hold those in power accountable and provide unbiased reporting. Yet, they have failed in their responsibility to the American people. By ignoring or downplaying Biden’s mental decline, they have shown a lack of journalistic integrity and become nothing more than propaganda machines for the political establishment.
Voters deserve transparency and honesty. They have the right to know the truth about their elected officials and make informed choices based on that knowledge. The media’s cover-up of Biden’s mental decline is a betrayal of this trust and a disservice to the democratic process.
If the media continues to ignore or dismiss concerns about Biden’s mental health, they risk further eroding their already dwindling credibility. The American people are not blind, and they can see through the media’s attempts to manipulate the narrative and protect their favored candidate.
In Conclusion
The media’s cover-up of Joe Biden’s mental decline is a blatant disregard for journalistic integrity and a betrayal of the American people. By ignoring or downplaying concerns about Biden’s fitness for office, the media is misleading voters and denying them the right to make informed decisions. This selective coverage is a disservice to the democratic process and undermines trust in the media. Voters deserve transparency and honesty, and it is the media’s duty to provide unbiased reporting. It is time for the media to hold Biden accountable and address the legitimate concerns about his mental and physical health.
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