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Whose method of dealing with the press do you prefer? Trump or Biden

Whose press method do you prefer?

  • Biden

    Votes: 33 60.0%
  • Trump

    Votes: 22 40.0%

  • Total voters
    55
Interesting question, though i'll sort of recast it a bit.

I don't prefer either of their approaches - silence is unacceptable for that particular public office, but so is bombastic bullying and name calling.

That said, if i were to think about it from the perspective of "desirable outcomes and incentives" (and in light of past performance), and I had to choose one or the other, I'd choose the latter. Because the former begat laziness on the part of the press, who are already sort of lazy, while the latter doesn't.
 
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They’re both goddamned awful Fred. That’s the entire fvcking point. One guy hides and gets pulled away from the Easter bunny and the other SHOULD fvcking hide but instead sits there like a goddamned maniac spewing insane nonsense for two hours.

How on earth you can see the latter one as “complimentary”’ is beyond me, but it says way more about you looking for something that isn’t there than me “liking” Trump or trolling libs.

You think MAGAs are happy with my description of him?
Honestly, one of the adults should be pulling Trump away far more often. Would really do everyone some good. Often less is more... he doesn't appear to know this.
 
Biden either hid from the press, got pulled away from them by random 25 year old staffers or stood under whirling helicopter blades so no one could hear anything. All in efforts to never answer anything.

Trump stands at the podium, answers every question by every reporter, but rambles on with completely insane nonsense.

Tough call.
Trick question since Biden didn't deal with the press? I can't see how anybody is against Trump willingness and openness with the press. Fine you don't like what he says, but for crying out loud, YOU know what's going on at least
 
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Honestly, one of the adults should be pulling Trump away far more often. Would really do everyone some good. Often less is more... he doesn't appear to know this.

No, he sure doesn’t. It’s core to his being.


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I voted Trump only because a president should not disappear from the press or public view, not matter how *old they are.
 
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Trick question since Biden didn't deal with the press? I can't see how anybody is against Trump willingness and openness with the press. Fine you don't like what he says, but for crying out loud, YOU know what's going on at least
You seriously prefer a lying, raving lunatic, narcissistic asshole who lives in his own fantasy world over someone who simply didn’t talk?

If someone has nothing of value to say they are simply wasting my time. Trump is nothing more than a gasbag time waster who doesn’t care about the truth. He only cares about making himself look good and he mostly fails at that.

It’s a stupid premise anyway as virtually all of us would prefer someone else who is not an octogenarian. But given OPs premise I go Biden all day long. Easy choice, but again I would far prefer someone else.
 
I voted Trump only because a president should not disappear from the press or public view, not matter how hold they are.
Telling a lie is worse than not saying anything, And yes before the MAGA folks try to equate the two - Biden lies too…but the two are not anywhere is the same ballpark on how often they lie.

Trump has a PhD in lying - he lives it, breathes it, it is all he knows. Biden lied from time to time, but is like 2 orders of magnitude more truthful than the orange sack of shit.
 
I'll tell you my answer depending on how long it takes for the investigation to take place. The only way you get to be so far out in front of your skis, as Trump was, was to have the info fast.

Biden...... I'll pass.
 
Telling a lie is worse than not saying anything, And yes before the MAGA folks try to equate the two - Biden lies too…but the two are not anywhere is the same ballpark on how often they lie.

Trump has a PhD in lying - he lives it, breathes it, it is all he knows. Biden lied from time to time, but is like 2 orders of magnitude more truthful than the orange sack of shit.
For the sake of conversation, what if it comes out that the things he hinted at were accurate?


He needs better composure, he doesn't act "ceo" but your entire stance is what he said was a lie, each detail that comes out seems to show a thread to what he was saying.
 
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It would be funny if one of these days, Trump calls a press conference and the entire press core seems disinterested. Looking at their phones, no questions. All with .. blah blah blah.. looks on their faces. Honesly, that's my emotion whenever Herr Trump speaks.
 
For the sake of conversation, what if it comes out that the things he hinted at were accurate?


He needs better composure, he doesn't act "ceo" but your entire stance is what he said was a lie, each detail that comes out seems to show a thread to what he was saying.
Fair question.

He would have to tell the truth consistently and openly over an extended period for me to change my opinion of him on this dimension alone (let alone all the abuse, fraud, felonies, etc).

He does sometimes manage to tell the truth, but a blind squirrel finds a nut on occasion too. As long as he keeps the lies up I simply can’t get behind him for telling an occasional truth.
 
Trick question since Biden didn't deal with the press? I can't see how anybody is against Trump willingness and openness with the press. Fine you don't like what he says, but for crying out loud, YOU know what's going on at least
having a leader who actively seeks opportunities to get in front of a mic and just spout whatever comes into their head with no regard to whether it is true or accurate is not a good quality

to me at least

"seeing a politician on camera" holds very little value to me and my every day life
 
Fair question.

He would have to tell the truth consistently and openly over an extended period for me to change my opinion of him on this dimension alone (let alone all the abuse, fraud, felonies, etc).

He does sometimes manage to tell the truth, but a blind squirrel finds a nut on occasion too. As long as he keeps the lies up I simply can’t get behind him for telling an occasional truth.
And I will say it's certainly fair for him to have a low credit score with some.

He likes the cutting edge, I'm going to enjoy learning things fast instead of 4 years of investigation later.... but fast has a cost.
 
For the sake of conversation, what if it comes out that the things he hinted at were accurate?


He needs better composure, he doesn't act "ceo" but your entire stance is what he said was a lie, each detail that comes out seems to show a thread to what he was saying.
You mean riffing on DEI as the cause of this accident?

I’d guess the pre-press conference conversation went something like this:

Trump: “That controller sounds like a black guy…do we think he was a DEI hire? I bet he was.”

Aides: “Well, we don’t know much yet, but…

Trump: “I think this was probably Biden’s fault. Certainly not my responsibility.”
 
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Biden and it's not close. Every time Trump goes up there and makes a complete ass of himself it reminds the world of the f***king child moron that could launch nuclear weapons against someone. It's much nicer knowing you don't even need to think about the Presidency and knowing that shit is going to get done.
 
And I will say it's certainly fair for him to have a low credit score with some.

He likes the cutting edge, I'm going to enjoy learning things fast instead of 4 years of investigation later.... but fast has a cost.
Three reactions:
  1. He doesn’t like the cutting edge. He likes lying about himself. I will grant you that he excels at doing this fast and frequently.
  2. You will have to unlearn A LOT if you believe Trump. He doesn’t speak facts, he spins a pleasant fiction for his base.
  3. His divisiveness does not speed things up, it actually slows things down or all too often moves us backwards.
 
Prefer Biden. President doesn't need to talk to the press constantly. And I'd much rather him not talk than simply be insane and start blaming innocent people for an air crash before any investigation has taken place.

Guy literally just blamed disabled people for this air crash.

Biden not talking never hurt anyone. Trump's talking is actively hurting people.
 
You mean riffing on DEI as the cause of this accident?

I’d guess the pre-press conference conversation went something like this:

Trump: “That controller sounds like a black guy…do we think he was a DEI hire? I bet he was.”

Aides: “Well, we don’t know much yet, but…

Trump: “I think this was probably Biden’s fault. Certainly not my responsibility.”
It's uncanny how we have people talking about the guy building a narrative and then post like this at the same moment.
 
Trump stood up there today and lied. He straight up lied. He tried to blame DEI and lied about who could be hired as an air traffic controller. He is evil and people will die because he is a lying liar who lies. If anyone is actually interested in the qualifications needed to be an air traffic controller here is a link to the Office of Personnel Management. Give me Biden every day of the week.
How do you know he lied and that DEI isn’t the root cause for understaffed ATCs?
 
I want to hear it from the head cheese and I’ll decide from there. Considering JB hasn’t been as available makes the answer easy.
 
Biden either hid from the press, got pulled away from them by random 25 year old staffers or stood under whirling helicopter blades so no one could hear anything. All in efforts to never answer anything.

Trump stands at the podium, answers every question by every reporter, but rambles on with completely insane nonsense.

Tough call.

They both pretty much suck azz, but not as much as people who adore them. The positive for Joe, is I’ve never seen a Biden hat, tee-shirt, flag, or coin.

Those who wear the red hat are insufferable.
 
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Biden either hid from the press, got pulled away from them by random 25 year old staffers or stood under whirling helicopter blades so no one could hear anything. All in efforts to never answer anything.

Trump stands at the podium, answers every question by every reporter, but rambles on with completely insane nonsense.

Tough call.
And Trump has never told the whole truth once during his podium time as POTUS. The man is a fountain of lies and half-truths. Yet folks like you see that as a “good thing” for America.
 
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How do you know he lied and that DEI isn’t the root cause for understaffed ATCs?

Because air crash investigations don't happen in 24 hours. There has never been an air crash in which in 24 hours they were able to definitively assign blame to anything.

Futhermore it seems insanely unlikely that something that for the last 16 years didn't cause an air crash suddenly now causes an air crash and it just so happens to be one of the president's pet projects.

Seems more likely to me that the president likes to hurt people and simply blamed a group of people without knowing anything. Of course his base will lap it up and think people who are black or brown or disabled arn't capable of any but the most unskilled labor. Because any time they see someone working anything greater they will accuse them of being a "DEI hire" and blame them for everything that goes wrong in this country.

This for the record is hitler like behavior. You start by blaming a group of people for every freaking problem in this country.
 
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They both pretty much suck azz, but not as much as people who adore them. The positive for Joe, is I’ve never seen a Biden hat, tee-shirt, flag, or coin.

Those who wear the red hat are insufferable.

That's another topic all together. No other politician has their own line of merch like Trump.
 
How do you know he lied and that DEI isn’t the root cause for understaffed ATCs?
you understand why people might think a president shouldn't get on tv within a few hours of a plane crash and just start guessing about what caused it, right?

that doesn't seem like a difficult concept or high expectation
 
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you understand why people might think a president shouldn't get on tv within a few hours of a plane crash and just start guessing about what caused it, right?

that doesn't seem like a difficult concept or high expectation
Yeah, it’s the norm to have a national tragedy happen with no significant updates for months or longer. You are dealing with a different Prez. And stop talking to people like they are stupid bro.

And really, if they were understaffed, it’s very possible they didn’t have the best workers and could’ve been impacted by DEI policies.
 
And Trump has never told the whole truth once during his podium time as POTUS. The man is a fountain of lies and half-truths. Yet folks like you see that as a “good thing” for America.
So when I say “Trump rambles on like an insane lunatic”…you translate this through the hole in your head as “insane lunatics are a “good thing” for America”. How consistent for you.
 
Because air crash investigations don't happen in 24 hours. There has never been an air crash in which in 24 hours they were able to definitively assign blame to anything.

Futhermore it seems insanely unlikely that something that for the last 16 years didn't cause an air crash suddenly now causes an air crash and it just so happens to be one of the president's pet projects.

Seems more likely to me that the president likes to hurt people and simply blamed a group of people without knowing anything. Of course his base will lap it up and think people who are black or brown or disabled arn't capable of any but the most unskilled labor. Because any time they see someone working anything greater they will accuse them of being a "DEI hire" and blame them for everything that goes wrong in this country.

This for the record is hitler like behavior. You start by blaming a group of people for every freaking problem in this country.
Your opinions don’t matter, if they were understaffed it may not matter what the black boxes and their data show.
 
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