As the Joe Biden/Hunter Biden/laptop scandal continues to gradually unspool it is becoming clear that along with the desire for the candidate to have this all end one other entity wishes it as well - the press. Since word broke of this trove that appears to be a powder keg of evidence most journalist outlets have gone to great lengths to not report on the story. It is not hyperbolic to say this could be a decision of lasting damage for many in the media.
During a video conference for the campaign on Sunday Biden made one of his endless strings of verbal pratfalls. He was attempting to draw a picture of what would happen if he does not win, but mangled the words. "What kind of country are we going to be? Four more years of George — George, uh, he, we're going to find ourselves in a position where if Trump gets elected, we're going to be in a different world."
Once this got out on social media many commented that Biden thought he was running against George Bush, but a number of outlets rushed to cover for Joe. Many explained that the event was being hosted by comedian George Lopez, so that was who he was referring to, making an honest slip up. This small event shows both the lengths the press will go to burnish the image of Biden, and the danger this practice entails for them.
The media is going well beyond their charged duty of delivering the facts and the news. Here they are taking extra efforts to mold the news narrative, editorializing as to what actually happened. This is not their job on a campaign, and it shows the pitfalls for them. This correction, as it were, does not help Biden’s cause, but it damages that of the press corps. If what we are being spoon fed is accurate -- that Biden was in fact referring to George Lopez -- this still means Biden was bumbling, because now he was indicating that he was running against the comedian for the presidency. Joe not only still looks doddering but also the press appears foolish.
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