Press

Over the past few years a few political pundits have expressed concern about the failure of the press to investigate government officials and in particular President Biden but all of that has abruptly changed. It was only last month on June 5 that the Wall Street Journal published an article based on interviews with 45 people including some democrats who sited examples they were familiar with where Biden exhibited signs of mental confusion. This article was roundly criticized by many in the press saying it was a hit job. As a result of the debate many of these people who were critical of the article are now saying that it had merit. The press corp and in particular the White House press corp let the people down. They could see the cognitive decline but they poo pooed it and let things slide. When the press fails to challenge the president the country is in danger of losing the first amendment. The backbone of any democracy is an independent, professional and responsible media. Their role is to inform, criticize and stimulate debate. For many members of the press the dislike toward Trump was so great that they were willing to sacrifice their professional integrity and look past Biden's difficulties. There are many examples of how the press was either misled or on purpose they misled. Here is one example. Two months ago Morning Joe said, “Start your tape right now because I’m about to tell you the truth,” Scarborough continued. “And f*** you if you can’t handle the truth. This version of Biden, intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever. Not a close second. And I’ve known him for years. … If it weren’t the truth, I wouldn’t say it.” Here is what Joe Scarborough said the day after the debate. Scarborogh himself hinted that it might be time for Democrats to tell Biden it was “over” after a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.