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Fiendish Thingy

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4. Why do we reject anonymous sourcing when it is critical of Biden?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri May 30, 2025, 03:57 PM

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But embrace it when it excoriates Trump?

A bit of hypocrisy, IMO.

(BTW, lots of sources have gone on the record about their observations of Biden’s decline, plus there is plenty of video evidence to contrast with just a year or two earlier)

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Fake news: No, Joe Biden was not in decline [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Friday OP

ALL to divert attention from the REAL problems. dchill Friday #1

(expletive) yes! nilram Friday #2

Did you read the book? Gimpyknee Friday #14

No. I have kept the controversy at arms length nilram Friday #16

Yes, for a president in decline Hoosier_Progressiv Friday #3

Why do we reject anonymous sourcing when it is critical of Biden? Fiendish Thingy Friday #4

Joe was aging. There's a difference. Joinfortmill Friday #8

"no longer"??? When in this century has he ever??? niyad Friday #10

K&R. Worth reading the whole article. chowder66 Friday #5

'No, Joe Biden was not in decline' speak easy Friday #6

Agreed, 2024 debate WAS bad. But compare ANY of Joe's hesitancy to ANY of Taco's demented babble before or after. Dock_Yard Friday #13

I think when people say decline they mean different things. speak easy Friday #15

Millions agree with you, including me. Joinfortmill Friday #7

I don't need to read any books. I do know what I saw. flashman13 Friday #9

again. a dead biden is still better + smarter than drumpf. pansypoo53219 Friday #11

Was great to see Joe interviewed today!!! elleng Friday #12