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The Intercept's Ryan Grim on Biden
As Joe Biden has gone from political afterthought to Democratic frontrunner practically overnight, the corporate media has largely failed to scrutinize him.
Instead of digging into Biden’s 50-year record in public life — which he has frequently misrepresented on the campaign trail — they’re rushing to coronate him and move on to the general election.
The Intercept’s politics team has been investigating Biden’s record for months, along with that of other candidates, but now that the race has winnowed, we need to fill the reporting vacuum.
Our team is already pursuing new leads — but cultivating sources, traveling to primary states, and poring over decades of records are time-consuming and expensive. And right now we’re not sure of our budget for additional expenses. Can you chip in?
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As the Democratic Party establishment has coalesced around Biden, he has benefited from uncritical coverage that’s created an aura of inevitability. But the democratic process works best when voters are fully informed. The media shouldn’t put its thumb on the scale by keeping the public in the dark.
By contrast, here’s what The Intercept has reported about Joe Biden:
Despite his claims to the contrary, “Joe Biden has advocated cuts to Social Security for 40 years.”
“Ahead of South Carolina vote, Joe Biden faces questions over claims of civil rights activism.”
“Joe Biden’s chief strategist lobbied to undermine Barack and Michelle Obama’s signature initiatives.”
The Intercept’s political reporting is different because we don’t cheerlead for those already in power — we ask what they’ve done with it and who’s benefited as a result.
Voters deserve to hear the truth about all the presidential candidates’ records, not just frenzied horse-race narration of who’s up and who’s down. The Intercept depends on your support to keep telling these stories.:
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Ryan Grim
D.C. Bureau Chief
Biden Defends Past Inappropriate Touching Of Women As Symptom Of Stuttering Hands
https://politics.theonion.com/biden-defends-past-inappropriate-touching-of-women-as-s-1842129609
DETROIT—Opening up about the lifelong struggle that has been a source of embarrassment and frustration, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden defended Thursday his record of inappropriately touching women as a symptom of his lifelong struggle with stuttering hands.
“Since my childhood, I’ve been burdened with this debilitating problem—anytime I wrap my hands around a woman’s waist or give them a shoulder rub, it’s because of a nervous medical tick,” said Biden, choking up while recounting how much his uncontrollable caressing of women’s backs and touching of their faces have hurt him over the years.
“I was often too ashamed in the past to speak about it, but I know there’s some teenager out there grabbing a classmate’s ass who needs to know they are not alone. I’ve dealt with the misfortune of seeing my hands reach out and pull a woman uncomfortably close to me and the embarrassment of them mocking me and saying ‘Stop doing that.’ I’ve worked to get it under control, and I want my supporters to be confident that I will only occasionally be touching women over the course of the presidential campaign.”
At press time, Biden was attributing his support of the Iraq war and opposition to school busing as the result of a challenging brain stutter.
Sanders & Biden Spar Over Social Security
WASH POST: Sanders & Biden Spar Over Social Security
David Sirota Mar 6
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The Washington Post has a new story about how Social Security is now taking center stage in the Democratic primary, now that the contest is a between Bernie and Joe Biden. And there is new evidence from Google data suggesting that voters are keenly interested in this particular contrast.
Click here to read the Washington Post report.
Biden has worked with Republicans to push proposals to freeze Social Security funding, cut Social Security benefits and raise the Social Security retirement age. Biden has even been on the floor of the Senate giving speeches bragging that he tried to cut Social Security on four separate occasions. By contrast, from the moment he was sworn in as a congressman, Bernie has worked to block Social Security cuts and expand Social Security benefits.
Bernie 2020 is right now airing a new ad reviewing the difference between Bernie and Biden on Social Security.
Bern after reading,
Sirota
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