It wasn't like he was forced to give it.

Trump didn't. You're right about that. Trump also made it a habit to not sit on things for a few days while they stewed. He was out in front of a camera the next day after his accusers came forward and called them all liars. He even suggests one was too ugly to assault.

Trump denied, denied and denied. It obviously worked for him.

But here's the rub, Chub:

Trump's demographic to win is much more different than Biden. Unfortunately (or fortunately), Biden is atop the party that has made fighting for, and standing up for, sexual assault victims as one of their top priorities. Because of that, Biden doesn't get the luxury some Republicans get on this matter. Why? Because the standards are higher here. Not to mention that the Democrats consistently lose the male vote, while always doing very well among female voters.

That shapes the perception and therefore, the response.

But remember: no one forced Biden into going on Morning Joe. He asked to. That is on him. Not them.

Same old same old. MSNBC HELPED ELECT Trump in 16.

This is revisionist history. Trump's allegations dominated the news days before the election. The pass wasn't given because Trump was out there, in press gaggles, on twitter and on the stump, flatly calling these women liars.

The reason Biden did the interview is because the only comment he made on the matter was through a statement certainly written by his campaign.

Trump was on twitter shorty after the accusations denying, ranting and threatening to sue.

So, it's not comparable.

Biden didn't have to go on Morning Joe. He didn't have to talk to Mika. He didn't even have to comment.

But he decided to because his initial response, a mere statement, was not proving sufficiently.

Anyway, here's just a sample of the media's coverage of Trump's accusations days before the election:


26 days before the election on Good Morning America:

They came out in October. By October, Trump had stopped calling in and attacked the show as low-rate on Twitter. So, there wasn't an opportunity.

Even still, Biden didn't have to go on Morning Joe. He could have picked a more favorable person like Lawrence O'Donnell. He chose that show for a reason and it was likely because he knew they wouldn't just lob softballs. Again, though, that is on him and his campaign. I commend him for going on there as opposed to something more friendly.

But you can't bring Trump into this because Trump purposely limited interviews to favorable press during all this. He then attacked the accusers during rallies and in tweets.

Biden could have done that too. He also could have told Morning Joe he wasn't going to answer any questions in reference to the allegations...but he went on to specifically answer those questions. So, again, that's on him.

I respect that and hope the public will as well.

morning...millions of dollar of free air time. Never heard Mika once demand any answers to the 20 or so charges against Trump ...which included 13 year olds.

as well as Matt Lauer from today show got that ugly thing in the White House elected.

or if Biden did it or it being investigated. They are only interested in using the allegations to attack Biden.

Remember, the right in this country is the party and ideology that holds that women lie about rape all the time, that they bring it on themselves, and the kicker...women can't get pregnant from rape.

If a con is complaining about Biden, they should shove their faux concerns and waddle off into the sunset.

Perhaps they'll investigate Biden's home computer for emails

pull votes away from Trump rather than Biden

There are Republicans who are disgusted with Trump, and if they have no other choice might actually vote for Biden. But offer them a chance to vote "neither" -- they can then feel good about making a statement. Of course, Trump will still be president, but they have made their statement.

At the other end of the spectrum, we have the Greens. Ralph Nader didn't pull votes from Bush -- he pulled them from Gore, and what with one thing and another, Bush became president. But the Greens sure felt good about their protest vote against the world's strongest environmentalist politician, Al Gore.

It never seems to work out well for the Democrats, for some reason.

Those pukes might otherwise have been forced to choose Biden.

Is voting for Amash instead of Biden would probably mean a win for orange face the one they want to defeat. Voting for Amash would make no sense and I think their aware of that.

Of course it wouldn't. But who would ever accuse pukes of logical thinking?

NO Hillary voter from '16 will vote for Amash

It's all bullshit.

will do anything to keep their crown."

Mary Gauthier

Mercy Now

so stop saying that you bumfuzzled media mouths.
if you are confused, consider improving your reading comprehension.
there is no fine balance.

joe did exactly what you are supposed to do.
#metoo, #timesup, those things demand transparency and due process.
joe begged for that.
nyt says there is no there there. so does everyone else.

just like hunter.

shut the fuck up, people, and start asking the orange menace about the black dress.

thought. If he did this, why didn’t she bring it up in 2008. I’m sure Biden was vetted before Obama chose him. Why does her story keep changing. Who is paying her to do this, and yes I think she is being paid. Is it the trump campaign or russia? Maybe another political group that has a grudge?

Mostly Bernie supporters are the ones pushing it thinking it will help Bernie Sanders, which is ironic as Bernie Sanders himself endorsed Joe Biden even after his supporters were pushing this crap. Also, you can tell the difference between the Bernie Bros and conservatives, as the conservatives will always bring up Kavanaugh.

it was trump campaign, Russia, or Bernie bro’s. Bernie should speak up and defend Joe, but I don’t think he will.

Briahna Joy Gray is pushing this big time on Twitter.

When they start holding drumpf's feet to the fire to the extent they do Biden, I'll tune back in. Mika Scum is off my watch list permanently.

no better/worse than Trump. In that scenario, with the electoral college Trump may win.

from what I understand delegates are folks trying to climb the ranks within the party, so they don't want to stray.
But Trump is Exhibit A for how big a failure the EC is and why it should be abolished. Everyone knew from the day he announced his candidacy that he was an incompetent moron, yet he sits polluting the oval office.

And we should. The standard for Republicans is so low that no one just barely meeting it should have the right to be called a human being, let alone trusted with political office.

We are better than that.

But that (I suspect) isn't what you and others are ranting about. You are upset and ranting that the truth is not obvious to all.

Well, it should. I agree. Sadly, though, even if journalism were great again, if truth were the highest standard for news and everyone had to meet it, there would still be these people who would not believe the truth. I don't knowwhat can be done about that. For some, likely nothing - it's too late.I'd surely love to know how to reach those for whom it is not yet too late - and how to identify them. But I don't...I doubt whether anyone does.

My wife is a compulsive news watcher but Velshi was doing the obligatory Reade report and the over-coverage just pisses her off. They are doing their Hillary's email thing again. They have no sense of professional journalistic ethics. They are making sure that every last scrap of possible negative information is getting headline treatment. The most generous interpretation I can offer of their behavior is they want to keep the presidential race close enough so that they can report a horse race that people will pay attention to through November. Sadly, I think their motivations are even less pure.

My hope is that the new normal post-coronavirus will include a massive readjustment to the influence of mass media.

using MSNBC against me and I tell them that I don't watch it because it is too conservative. At that point the train is off the tracks and they don't know what to say.