New York Times jumps on bandwagon: Concerns about Biden's age are legitimate

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New York Times jumps on bandwagon: Concerns about Biden's age are legitimate

New York Times jumps on bandwagon: Concerns about Biden's age are legitimate
KAREN TOWNSEND 8:41 AM on April 24, 2023
   
Have you noticed that there seems to be a campaign emerging to second guess Joe Biden’s decision to run for reelection? Throughout his first term as president, the legacy media and progressive online sites have turned a blind eye to Biden’s obvious decline, both mentally and physically. Suddenly something changed. Over the weekend, two major newspapers published editorials pointing out that Biden’s age cannot be ignored.


The Wall Street Journal noted that Biden is in “obvious decline” and that reelecting the octogenarian would be a historical mistake. The New York Times published its version of an editorial declaring Biden as too old to be president. Like the WSJ, the NYT said that everyone ages differently. However, when a reporter questions him about his age and the ability to do the job, Biden’s stock answer is “Watch me.” Cute but it doesn’t square with his actions. He hides from the press, spending 40% of his time as president away from the White House at one of his two homes in Delaware or at Camp David. His staff runs interference for him and keeps the press corps away from him. Biden rarely gives a press conference. There is no “watching” him at all. Concerns about Biden’s age are legit, says the NYT editorial.

 https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/04/24/new-york-times-jumps-on-bandwagon-concerns-about-bidens-age-are-legitimate-n545860

[Kamaji]

Yes, but are they jumping on the bandwagon to make it a legitimate issue that should be resolved against him, or are they merely running cover for him so that, if his age comes up during the campaign, he can point to some NYT story and say "see, all resolved in my favor"?

[berdie]

Age is a factor, imho.

In a New York minute, everything can change (h/t Eagles) at that age.

And that goes for Trump as well.

[libertybele]

Age is a factor, but more important is mental acuity. 

[Fishrrman]

A Fishrrman "totally off-the-wall™" prediction:

Watch a number of big papers to start covering -- and then endorsing -- the campaign of RFKjr.

[christian]

The immaculate god Biden held in being less than a perfect God?  After such worship for so long? Again, how dare you!

[libertybele]

A Fishrrman "totally off-the-wall™" prediction:

Watch a number of big papers to start covering -- and then endorsing -- the campaign of RFKjr.

We'll see if your prediction comes true. I don't think the Kennedy name means a whole lot these days; that dynasty's ship sailed long ago.

My prediction still, is they'll have Brandon step down as well as Cackles and they'll insert a team of Michael Obama and Rice. 

[Hoodat]

Why was his age not a concern at 78 but now is a concern at 80?  The NY Slimes knew he would be 80 at this point in his term, but chose to endorse him anyway.

[Kamaji]

Why was his age not a concern at 78 but now is a concern at 80?  The NY Slimes knew he would be 80 at this point in his term, but chose to endorse him anyway.

It's not.  They're trying to make it a non-issue in the upcoming campaign by supposedly hashing the issue out and coming to the conclusion that Biden is just fine, notwithstanding his age - a pre-determined outcome to be arrived at regardless of his actual condition - so that if republicans raise the issue during the campaign, Biden's campaign can simply dismiss the concerns as "old news" that have already been dealt with, and then hand out copies of the NYT article.