(01-25-2022 10:48 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(01-25-2022 10:18 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Took a while, but eventually the Blue team came to Biden's defense. Yay, team!

I wonder how Lad will parse Biden's statement directly to another Fox reporter a few days ago that her question was a stupid question. stupid question

I guess that stuff will happen when you don't lob softballs to him but instead ask the tough questions. I think a free press should be asking the hard questions, even if Poppin' Fresh doesn't want to address them.

Biden has played down the importance of inflation in the past, so it is NOT a stupid question, but one pointed right at his stated opinion of one of the issues most important to the electorate.

Yeah, really strong defense over here. Biden shouldn't have said that. He apparently found Doocy afterwards and discussed the incident and "cleared the air" with Doocy (per Doocy). Good for Biden for doing that - even if a reporter asks a stupid question (it was stupid, it wasn't a hard one), his position of authority is such that he has to be avoid **** like that. It's below the office of the president.

I was offering a far greater commentary on the pearl clutching by posters on this board.

I would much rather have a president who doesn't actively berate and belittle reporters and whose hot mic incidents are calling someone an idiot and not talking about sexually assaulting women.

What do *you* call a President saying a reporter is a 'stupid son of a *****'? Somehow that is different than 'actively berat[ing] and belittl[ing]'? Seriously?

On the second bold, nice attempt to actively change the tone and tenor of words actually spoken. Lolz.