Biden And The Media Have Failed The American People On The Pandemic And On Inflation
By: John Ransom
Biden and the media have failed we the people. They have lied to us about the pandemic and inflation.
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Biden And The Media Have Failed The American People On The Pandemic And On Inflation
On inflation, pandemic media Biden and media have failed
On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified in front of Congress saying that the inflation that the country has witnessed since President Joe Biden started printing money isn’t transitory.
“I think it’s probably a good time to retire that word and try to explain more clearly what we mean,” Powell told members of Senate Banking Committee according to the New York Post.
Yes, that would be good. Explain away.
Because Accuracy in Media has been regularly calling out the press-and the White House-for laying the blame on rising prices on “corporations,” when in fact, it’s the Biden administration’s own failings that have caused the inflation.
Later in the day, Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that “our supply chain issues and higher prices are rooted in the pandemic, which will subside as we get it under control – which is, of course, our number one priority, is getting the pandemic under control.”
Most of the political effort by the Biden White House and its media minions has been spent on fanciful social gadgets, jawboning about White Supremacy, climate change, ignoring immigration and covering itself for screwing up Afghanistan.
And telling us inflation is transitory, as Accuracy in Media previously reported.
So, at what point will the press admit that Biden has everything he needs to fight the pandemic and fix the supply chain, but that he’s not up to the job despite nearly two years of promises that he can do better?
On Tuesday, the New York Times published a hit piece decrying the GOP attempts to offer an alternative view of how to fight the pandemic – under the rules made by the Constitution.
The Times says that the GOP wants it both ways: They don’t want COVID mandates, but they blame Biden for the increase in COVID cases.
One would think that the press, after calling President Donald Trump a dictator for nearly 60 months, might understand what a dictator looks like, but if not, here’s a good reminder:
“There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him,” said author Robert Heinlein.
That’s why when dealing with issues of public health and safety in the U.S., it’s incumbent upon our leaders to always tell the truth if they wish to maintain credibility.
When Biden claimed that if you got a COVID vaccination you wouldn’t get sick, he hurt himself in his campaign to get the American people to trust his urgent warnings to get vaccinated.
They knew it was a lie, even then.
When President Joe Biden told Americans that he wouldn’t trust a vaccine developed under Trump, the very vaccine he rushed to use once he was elected, he undercut his argument.
They knew it was just politics, even then.
So now, he wants Americans to take the vaccine just because he said so?
We all know that’s a policy failure even now, and it will be better for everyone if the press just says so.
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Let's see, over 366,470Americans have died from COVID-19 since President Joe Biden took office. That's more than all the Americans who died in the entire year of 2020
and Biden has the benefit of the Trump vaccine!
Since Biden became president inflation has risen to over 6%.
Since Biden became president the border has been completely opened, with the remaining building material for the border wall rotting in the sun.
Since Biden has become president the energy independence that America achieved has been halted.
Since Biden has become president crime has risen in major US cities with many setting new homicide rates.
Is it an Epic fail? The sad part is that it may have been part of the goal,
What, exactly, did Biden do or not do that caused these deaths? That is, other than being PotUS, how is Biden to blame?
For the rest of your points I can see how someone could make some semblance of an argument. But this first one seems to be pure partisan emotion.
Did you ask Biden how Trump was to blame for the 220,000 covid deaths as of last October?
What does that have to do with my question? I did not mention Trump in my question so clearly I did not even hint that he was to blame for the 220,000 deaths under his watch.
What, exactly, did Biden do or not do that caused these deaths?
It's great you've seen the light. This site has been chalk full of histrionic left-wingers calling Trump a murderer (and much worse than that) for 18 months and I don't recall you calling them out for "pure partisan emotion".
But Biden claimed Trump should not be President because of 220,000 Covid deaths. Shouldn't Biden live up to the standard he held Trump to and resign over the Covid deaths under his watch?
What, exactly, did Biden do or not do that caused these deaths?
Apparently you agree that blaming the sitting PotUS for ALL deaths needs a supporting argument (facts and logic). Thus, logically, you would expect Vic to back up his claim that these deaths are Biden's fault.
So why did you drop into this thread and start deflecting to Trump?
I would expect anyone, including Joe Biden, who blamed Trump for the deaths in 2020 to blame Biden the deaths since he's been sworn in. That would be a consistent position.
Why doesn't it bother you that Biden, most of the MSM and all the hysterical left wingers on this site blamed Trump for the deaths in 2020 but not not Biden for the deaths that have since ? Should not Biden and the media be expected to use facts and logic too?
I asked:
What, exactly, did Biden do or not do that caused these deaths?
Interesting that you absolutely refuse to answer this question yet it is the one on which you interjected.
I never said it does not 'bother' me; I did not even mention it. That came from you. Further, I understand how extremists behave so it does not surprise me. And of course everyone should use facts and logic.
Try doing that now and answer my question.
He's not making it about you, YOU are making it about you... Easy way to bail out when confronted with a fact...
Fact being is Biden couldn't do anything about it, but YOU do not want to acknowledge that T Rump couldn't either... So deflect away from the real issue and make it about your question alone...
Your making it about you...
Donald Trump played down the pandemic because he didnt want it to interfere with his re-election.
Anyone who is not an idiot knows that. The conservative "non-idiots" pretend otherwise.
Nothing on earth can rehabilitate Trump's image as regards the coronavirus.
Well stated. You are exactly right.
A year ago you weren't asking such questions. Back then you were telling us that the President takes the credit/blame for whatever happens under his watch.
pure partisan emotion.
Um-hum!
That is not true of TiG. He did not blame Trump for everything that happened under his watch...
TiG said exactly what I said. Now he goes out of his way to point out that stupid Biden didn't kill anyone. That is debatable btw. Biden is a race baiter. Six white people were recently killed by a radicalized black nationalist. Another 62 were seriously injured. Biden implied that Kyle Rittenhouse was a "white supremacist." After the verdict he claimed to go along with the jury, but still voiced displeasure with the outcome. Those killings came in Wisconsin, right after the verdict. I blame everyone who has been using that word and Biden is # 1.
As for covid, maybe Biden should have worked at keeping his campaign promise instead of politicizing it.
put your sheet away. it isn't needed here anymore.
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Bullshit NWM, pay attention:
Trump had nothing whatsoever to do with my question. I have not blamed him for those deaths and I am asking what, exactly, did Biden do or not do that caused these deaths?
Instead of just answering a direct question you and Sean engage in deflection games. You deflect and then pretend as though I am deflecting.
True. But that does not even matter. Instead of answering a direct question we see childish, dishonest games being played.
A blatant lie.
A second blatant lie.
You stated:
I asked:
You and your cohorts cannot bring yourselves to honestly answer an obvious question that follows directly from your statement. Instead you engage in childish tactics to deflect.
Bullshit. Further, I am not the topic Vic.
Good grief man, pay attention to what I am writing. Look at my very first comment to you.
The PotUS always gets credit / blame for what happens under his watch. That does not mean that the credit / blame is warranted. Get it?
I am asking you what, exactly, did Biden do or not do that caused these deaths?
Try to answer the question without these ridiculous games.
He has kept his promise, it's not his fault that the fracking morons refuse to get the vaccine. He issues a mandate and the morons are now fighting the mandate.
So it looks like the morons, anti-vaxxers are the problem along with many of the governors of red states.
They aren’t pretending. You are deflecting
One does not have to be anti vax in order to oppose federal mandates. We all know that. As to the great and awesome red states, they are keeping our economy intact. I’m glad that we have these red states keeping our freedoms intact.
How about all the unvaccinated illegals your hero is allowing into the country? Are they “morons” too? Aren’t they part of the problem too? And wouldn’t it be racist in some circles to say that? Lol.
and wouldn’t dementia boy be a moron for allowing unvaccinated illegals into the country during a fucking pandemic?
it’s amazing how some bag on unvaccinated Americans while giving unvaccinated illegals and bumbling biden, their enabler, a free pass.
What, specifically, am I deflecting from? I asked a question that nobody will answer and instead get deflections.
You clearly do not know what you are talking about. Question asked, deflections posed instead of an answer. Simple.
Well finally someone shows up to (maybe accidentally) partially answer the question I asked Vic. Let's see if this the answer Vic would give as to the actions Biden took which cause him to be at fault for all coronavirus deaths while PotUS.
Biden is not my hero, [Deleted.] If they are unvaccinated they are part of the problem, as you can see I didn't say they weren't nor did I specify that group since governors and groups within the US, legally are a much much larger group.
What is really amazing is that some give the legal morons and governors and their enablers a free pass.
Wow, you don’t even have to make an assumption.
Exactly! Well put and right on.
Biden has blood on his hands for deliberately resettling known covid positive illegal people into red states.
So why does it take you (of all people) to finally answer the question ... at least somewhat. Why was it that Vic, Sean, NWM, et. al. could not just simply provide an answer instead of playing games?
Now, since you offered an answer, the follow up is:
Does this (taking it as truth for the moment) explain why "366,470 Americans have died from COVID-19 since President Joe Biden took office."?
No assumption made, it's your problem if the comment is above your paygrade.
Biden killed each and every single one of them as much as Trump did when he was President. At least Trump didn’t let tons of illegal aliens who were covid positive into the country and then resettle them into blue communities like BiDen did with them to red ones.
You do not believe Trump killed any of them thus, logically, you do not believe Biden killed any of them.
Your answer then is that you do not believe Biden killed any of those who died by COVID-19 by his actions or inactions.
You contradict Vic:
There are many videos of Trump denying covid.
What Biden did to cause deaths isn't the issue. The fact that Biden is ignoring the deaths is the issue.
Biden began his Presidency with an optimistic message. Biden promised that the vaccines would end the pandemic. Remember when Biden regularly talked about delivery of vaccines and doses administered? Over the last 11 months 80 pct of the total population has been vaccinated which is a remarkable achievement.
But Biden's optimistic message to Americans faded when his target wasn't met for July 4th. Since then Biden's optimism has been replaced by finger pointing and blaming us for Biden's pie-eyed optimism failing to come to pass. Biden is telling us that he didn't over-promise but that we under-performed. The American people did not live up to Biden's expectations and that's the fault of the American people.
And it's not only Biden's change in message. Before the vaccines were approved the press relied on body bag reporting with daily reports of new infections and deaths. When the vaccines were being deployed the press switched to reporting the number of doses delivered and number of doses administered. Now the press has stopped reporting anything other than fear and confusion. The press is following Biden's shift from optimism to pessimism; blaming the public for unmet expectations.
The point of contention is really about Biden's shift from optimism to pessimism. Biden was going to end the pandemic. And now it's the American public's fault because Biden's expectation wasn't fulfilled. In short, Biden has proven to be nothing more than another self-righteous asshole.
You reply to me yet ignore my question.
trump really meant over by easter next year...
Biden did not do a fucking thing to cause the deaths. Yet the deaths happened on his watch. So, what did Biden do to prevent the deaths?
Now let's hear the response echo Biden's finger pointing and blaming the American public. Let's mimic Biden's self-righteous asshole approach.
Well Vic seems to think differently:
One could make a factual argument that Biden's failure to secure the border contributed a small percentage to those deaths. One could also argue, factually, that Biden's push to ensure vaccines are available and to encourage (even coerce) the unvaccinated to get vaccinated and the encouragement of all to social distance and wear masks saved lives. Thing is, when someone makes a statement like Vic's it should not take such effort to get them to provide a supporting argument.
Yes they did and as PotUS he gets the blame because he is ultimately the head of government.
As noted above, his push to ensure the vaccines are available and to encourage people to get vaccinated / distance / masks. That is essentially what I would expect a PotUS to do.
The vaccines were not developed and tested on Biden's watch. The vaccines were not approved on Biden's watch. The pre-orders to expand manufacture was not done on Biden's watch. The installation of equipment to transport the vaccines was not done on Biden's watch. The preparation to receive and store the vaccines were not done on Biden's watch. The requirements and training for storing and handling the vaccines was not done on Biden's watch.
Biden isn't encouraging people to do anything. Biden is selectively imposing mandates and selectively punishing those who do not comply. Biden attempted to take credit for everything that happened before Biden's watch. Now Biden is blaming the public for everything that has happened on Biden's watch. Since July 4th, Biden has abandoned any encouraging message and has shifted to threatening the public with punishment for what has happened on Biden's watch.
That is a very well stated summary of what happened. Biden took what could have made him remain popular and somehow turned it into a negative for both America and for himself. Bidens total lack of emphasis on therapeutics to the point of virtually discouraging their use was a huge mistake that drove up the body count since he took office. Then there’s still the ongoing non stop border super spreader event…
I don’t contradict what Vic wrote at all. He’s right to state what he said. Vic simply gave a body bag count over two periods of time. Please show me above where he said Biden killed any of the victims. It isn’t lost on us that when Trump was President the media kept a regular body count and then discontinued its use shortly after Biden occupied the White House.
Read the quote:
On no, Vic did not mean to suggest that those deaths are Biden's fault. Clearly he sees these deaths as someone else's fault.
Biden gets the blame for the deaths because he is the sitting PotUS ... that is how politics works in our nation today. But that is irrational partisan emotion. Just like it is irrational to blame Trump for ALL the deaths on his watch. So when someone engages in this silly partisan crap they should come armed with an argument to support the claim.
Apparently nobody has a good argument for why ALL these deaths are Biden's fault (the result of action / inaction on his part). So without supporting facts and reason why post such a claim? Why post something that is blatantly incorrect?
Also note the Vic has refused to make a clarification such as: ' I did not mean to imply that Biden is at fault '.
Did I suggest they were? How about just sticking to what I wrote? Is that too much to ask?
What does the phrase "push to ensure the vaccines are available" mean to you? To me it means he took on the task of distributing the vaccines to the people. You seem to think that the Biden administration did absolutely nothing ... that everything that took place after his inauguration was all automatically handled by Trump.
Nerm, why do you make such clearly wrong claims?
I did not mention Trump. I was only talking about Biden. How about just sticking to what I wrote? Is that too much to ask?
Blatant intellectual dishonesty. You were speaking of Trump's administration in contrast to Biden's administration. Here is what you wrote:
Whose watch that had all these accomplishments were you referring to here ⇡ other than Trump's?
Why play such obvious slimy intellectually dishonest games?
You said in @2.1.40 "As noted above, his push to ensure the vaccines are available and to encourage people to get vaccinated / distance / masks. That is essentially what I would expect a PotUS to do."
The steps to ensure vaccines are available didn't happen on Biden's watch. The public was anticipating the vaccines so encouragement wasn't needed. If you recall, demand was exceeding availability. There was a lot of griping about holding 2nd doses in reserve, remember? Biden didn't do anything to ensure vaccines are available or to encourage vaccination. All of that was in place before Biden's watch.
The public had been dealing with social distancing and wearing masks for ten months before Biden's watch began. Biden didn't bring anything new to the issue of social distancing and wearing masks.
The priority for Biden's watch was to plan on reopening the economy. But that wasn't Biden's priority. Biden was attempting to take credit for everything that happened before his watch. And that was working for Biden until July 4th. Biden had set July 4th as a turning point to begin a return to normalcy. But the delta variant began spreading in June and Biden was slow to respond. That's when Biden began the shift to blaming the public.
Crediting Biden for things that didn't happen on Biden's watch is intellectually dishonest.
Yes, Nerm, that is exactly what I wrote. So now you have quoted me after I quoted myself. And no matter how many times we quote there still is the phrase "his push to ensure". And what was he trying to ensure? He was ensuring "the vaccines are available and to encourage people to get vaccinated / distance / masks.".
And that is plain as day. Nowhere do I state that Trump did nothing nor did I state that Biden produced the vaccines, etc. I spoke of what his administration oversaw; his administration oversaw what took place post Jan 20th and that was ensuring that the vaccines were available to the distribution centers and ensuring the people get to same to receive their vaccinations.
Everyone knows this.
Of course it did. The Biden administration took over executive management from the Trump administration. Do you think that the vaccination process continued on its own volition past the 20th of January ... that the Biden administration did nothing??
Go play your pointless games with someone else.
Trump downplayed the pandemic many times on TV.
I did not mention Trump. My comments have been about Biden and what Biden didn't do. Everything was in place. Everything was paid for. Biden didn't build that.
Biden introduced some confusion by setting up megasites and deploying national guard as a show piece for Biden's big government promises. Biden did purchase additional doses but then introduced confusion by donating vaccines to other countries. Biden stepped back from producing the Astra Zeneca vaccine (approved in other countries) to reduce competition for vaccines approved in the US.
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The Brandon regime is indeed an epic fail on every count.
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How in the hell did you come up with that bullshit?
By your standards, every person that referred to Trump as Drumph, Orange man, and whatever derogatory you leftists referred to him over the past five years, makes you all communists.
I also feel as if you won't disagree with that.
And it looks like I am right.
That you are!
Remember when Biden promised to shut down the virus with his "plan."
Good times.
I remember that! Biden is just mad that the red states economies are booming and that they are hiring a lot of the people laid off in blue states.
And far right wing anti vax deniers destroyed that plan.
Biden destroyed his own plan all by himself.
And then there is the inflation issue that Brandon is failing us on.
You obviously know nothing of economics or politics.
What I know about both is more than the author of post 4.1 knows about them. Bringing back 1970’s inflation has got to be the single most stupid act of public policy since 19 Jan. 1980.
Pretty sure that your ideal of 1776 was worse.
Unlike bi coastal secular progressive urban elites, I don’t view what happened on July 4th, 1776 to have been any kind of mistake.