“Here Are The Superheroes To Come And Save Us All”: Media Waste No Time Fawning Over Biden
Authored by Alan Macleod via MintPressNews.com,
Scoop Publisher Francesco Abbruzzino
We rely on the media to hold the powerful to account. But in its first hours in office, the corporate press has celebrated, rather than challenged, the new Biden administration.
It began immediately during the 78-year-old Delawarean’s inauguration, with senior figures in the media barely able to contain their emotions watching what they saw.
“As Lady Gaga sang the national anthem, the sky opened up and sunlight reflected off of the Capitol, illuminating the flag,” wrote Olivia Nuzzi, the New Yorker’s Washington correspondent.
Trump—>Biden
lies—>truth
ignorance—>knowledge
amorality—>decency
cruelty—> empathy
corruption—>public service— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 20, 2021
The New York Times was in a similarly poetic mood. “Whether or not related to the former president’s absence, a bipartisan lightness seemed to prevail across the stage at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Snow flurries gave way to sun,” ran its subheadline.
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