And the NY Times editors prove that they do have a keen sense of humor, after all
For all those naysayers, the NY Times editors display every bit as keen a sense of humor as the Babylon Bee:
As is so often the case in such situations, it is all but impossible to be certain of the truth [concerning Tara Reade’s allegations]. But the stakes are too high to let the matter fester — or leave it to be investigated by and adjudicated in the media. Mr. Biden is seeking the nation’s highest office.
In 2018, this board advocated strongly for a vigorous inquiry into accusations of sexual misconduct raised against Brett Kavanaugh when he was nominated to a seat on the Supreme Court. Mr. Biden’s pursuit of the presidency requires no less. His campaign, and his party, have a duty to assure the public that the accusations are being taken seriously. The Democratic National Committee should move to investigate the matter swiftly and thoroughly, with the full cooperation of the Biden campaign.
Har-dee ha ha ha, that’s a real kneeslapper.
Ted Cruz gets into the act at Twitter:
They are Dem hacks, not journalists. Imagine this NYT editorial: “allegations have arisen that President Nixon was behind the break-in at the Watergate. The media cannot investigate. We believe the Committee to Re-Elect the President should launch a ‘thorough’ investigation.” https://t.co/iKLiP3rjR4
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 4, 2020
And the DNC, not to be outdone, declares the Times’ suggestion “absurd” – but not for the obvious reason that the DNC cannot possibly be unbiased, or because the Times didn’t call for the RNC to investigate Kavanaugh. No, it’s for exactly the reason one might think:
In response to the NYT editorial board’s suggestion that the DNC assemble an “unbiased, apolitical panel” to inventory Biden’s Senate papers, DNC communications director @XochitlHinojosa calls this an “absurd suggestion on its face” and argues Biden has already been fully vetted. pic.twitter.com/QgrPJT6svh
— Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) May 2, 2020
I cannot imagine that either the Times editors or the DNC heads think that anyone not already fully onboard the Biden choo-choo will be convinced by these arguments. Perhaps they just think that other events will end up burying Reade’s allegations against Biden for enough voters. And perhaps they’re correct.
A generation ago, Meg Greenfield was assembling an engaging editorial page at the Graham-era Post which included Richard Cohen, George Will, Joseph Kraft, Emmet Tyrell, Joseph Sobran, Edwin Yoder, and Mark Alan Stamaty. The Sulzberger’s were serving up pseudo-judicious drone; soporifics like James Reston and Flora Lewis; and drivelmeisters like Tom Wicker and Anthony Lewis. Still, wretched as the Times editorial page was, it got worse. The smart money says Punch Sulzberger had sufficient residual integrity to screen out crud so pure, something his grandson lacks.
So, the DNC and the NYT think the Trump campaign WON’T bring up Biden’s support for draconian and unAmerican Title IX persecutions for alleged sexual assaults on campus? I mean, the ads write themselves: “Here are young men who had their lives ruined by false rape allegations. Here’s the old man accused of rape who wants a different standard for himself.”
And this is another example of how our supposedly smart elite make the dumbest of mistakes, in this case their faith that the quality of the reporters working at the NYT somehow magically also elevates the editorial page.
Mike
Since Biden can’t even remember which state he is in or the office he is running for, who believes he can remember something that happened years ago. And why did he choose one of the “waitress sandwich” pair to choose his VP.
It’s becoming harder for me to believe the Dems will actually go through with a Biden candidacy. However, I can’t imagine a replacement whom the Dem elite might consider “electable.”
I agree with Kate, Biden will not be the nominee. The only question is who will the DNC choose to lock horns with orangemanbad.
They are either straining at a gnat or straining in the smallest room in their house to get to the point where they can all just dump Biden and (somehow) haul Cuomo into his place.
Double standards for me, never for thee. And Democracy dies in duncery.
“I agree with Kate, Biden will not be the nominee.”
I think people may underestimate how hard it would be to find a replacement. There were a whole lot of choices during the primary and Democratic voters didn’t care for any of them. Heck, they didn’t even want Biden until they got stampeded into it.
Mike
My prediction is that Biden will be the nominee. Too hard to jettison him and no need to jettison him, because that can be done later in one of two ways. Choose the VP very carefully so that everyone will understand that’s who they’re really voting for. Depending on his mental state, throw him out prior to the election and have the VP run, or (more likely, I think) invoke the 25th Amendment and have Biden removed after the election and have the VP become president.
Biden has to be dropped, as his mental decline has now become undeniable. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/05/biden-struggles-read-off-notes-loses-train-thought-video/
But I continue to assess that gaining the Presidency in 2020 is not the dem leadership’s primary goal. Rather gaining enough ground in Congress to neuter Trump through 2024 is their game plan.
I think Neo’s right, but Geoffrey may have a point as well; however, they can certainly be shooting for both goals.
With the Presidency, even without Congress, they can still stop all the investigations cold; the political cost would be high with independents, but the Democrats will do it anyway, because the cost of any revelations that finally get through to the general public will be worse, but a lot of the damage has been done now.
Some Democrats, of course, won’t care whatever comes out (see the discussions about trying to present evidence to left-leaning friends in some of the other posts; it’s rather horrifying and certainly discouraging).
With Congress but not the Presidency, they can tie up the investigations by counter-investigating them (a boutique niche for this bunch of Democrats!), stymie Trump’s agenda (with some help from our usual friends), and push through “leftist/socialist/progressive” bills over Trump’s veto.
(Hmm. If I change that to “Leftist/Socialist/Democrat” the true problem with this Congress may stand revealed.)
With both branches, that would be political Nirvana, even with the brief kerfuffle of sidelining Biden. And then they get the Courts as well, so, leftist Trifecta!
Astonishing how the MSM readily suspends rationality, ignores evidence.
Tara Reade confided in a future hubby while working for Biden. Later the husband testified to a judge about it when he divorced her.
So there it is. Confirmation. Twenty odd years ago. Printed on court documents. Before anyone cared.