In late April, Eli Stokols’ extensive piece in Politico set pundit tongues a-wagging by laying bare the long-simmering “petty feud” waged by the Biden White House and re-election team against the New York Times. Based on in-depth interviews with two dozen people “on both sides,” Stokols describes the relationship between the titans as “remarkably tense, beset by misunderstandings, grudges and a general lack of trust.” Exacerbating the stress is the campaign’s ratcheted public airing of its imperious grievances.
It never ceases to amaze me that the Biden administration behaves as if the only way to supposedly save democracy is by ending it. It turns out that democracy is one of the many words that has been redefined by this administration. Apparently, democracy no longer means the will of the people. It means the consensus of elite institutions. If all of the elite institutions agree on a policy, that is supposedly democracy. Kind of sounds like they went backward in time to the original constitution where only white men who owned property could vote. Why do I say that? All of the elite institutions in the country are controlled by rich white men.
From my vantage point it is ludicrous to suppose much less propose that a rift exists between the NYT and the Biden administration. They are both villainous and aligned puppets of the same puppeteer. This idea smell like a psyop designed to imply that objectivity towards the White House exists at the NYT. Ha. That's a hoot.
I think the main point is that the Biden campaign (and admin) seem to feel so entitled to NYT giving them positive coverage that even with what we're getting they're managing to be unhappy that it's not good enough.
It never ceases to amaze me that the Biden administration behaves as if the only way to supposedly save democracy is by ending it. It turns out that democracy is one of the many words that has been redefined by this administration. Apparently, democracy no longer means the will of the people. It means the consensus of elite institutions. If all of the elite institutions agree on a policy, that is supposedly democracy. Kind of sounds like they went backward in time to the original constitution where only white men who owned property could vote. Why do I say that? All of the elite institutions in the country are controlled by rich white men.
Nice work, tip-of-the-hat for the reporting here.
I find this to be a hilarious little argument. It's been a long long time since I trusted either of the parties involved.
I agree. Neither party looks good here, but it shows how far NYT and the Dems have fallen.
I’m not sure the NYT is capable of true reporting anymore sadly
From my vantage point it is ludicrous to suppose much less propose that a rift exists between the NYT and the Biden administration. They are both villainous and aligned puppets of the same puppeteer. This idea smell like a psyop designed to imply that objectivity towards the White House exists at the NYT. Ha. That's a hoot.
I think the main point is that the Biden campaign (and admin) seem to feel so entitled to NYT giving them positive coverage that even with what we're getting they're managing to be unhappy that it's not good enough.
Sorta exactly like a spoiled child