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I can't read the whole piece, does he get into evidence for his feelings? He seems to be saying in the part I can acccess that the NYT refused to discuss Biden'
by burkaman 3y ago
I can't read the whole piece, does he get into evidence for his feelings? He seems to be saying in the part I can acccess that the NYT refused to discuss Biden's age and health until July 2022 when something changed ("The New York Times has declared the President’s age acceptable for discussion."). This is obviously not true, and I'm sure Matt Taibbi knows how to use a search engine so I'm wondering if I'm misinterpreting somehow. Some examples:
When he took office: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/joe-biden-age-oldest-presidents.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/politics/joe-biden-age...
Biden is old, should he run? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/politics/biden-democrats-2024.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/politics/biden-democra..., https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/opinion/biden-age-election-2024.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/opinion/biden-age-electio...
Biden is still old, he still shouldn't run. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/us/politics/biden-2024-election-democrats.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/us/politics/biden-2024-el...
I don't know how many times they're supposed to run the same story, but this seems like an appropriate amount to me.
- InitialLastName 3y agoTaibbi is just doing his normal "assert things that confirm my audience's biases, hope they won't check" process. It's how he thinks journalists work, so why shouldn't he do the same?
- MisterBastahrd 3y agoTaibbi hasn't been a journalist in over a decade. He's positioned himself as a brand but he doesn't have the talent to produce daily content, so instead he runs snark pieces for the alt-right.