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The Art of Being Eternally Surprised:
How the Press and Pundits are Again Mystified
by the Obvious

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Posted By: Miamiwarrior, 6/29/2024 6:16:19 AM

No one would think of the Beltway as being a place of the naive innocents of our society. Washington is the only ecosystem composed entirely of apex predators. Yet, this week everyone seems to be eternally surprised by what has been obvious for years.

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The dementia is so obvious, that even the birds know it, but the press worked overtime to hide it.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: FJB 2022 23 24 6/29/2024 7:09:58 AM (No. 1745717)
I don't think they are mystified, they knew all along, they are complicent in trying to hide and excuse Biden no matter what he does, says, or the obvious mental decline!
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Reply 2 - Posted by: mobyclik 6/29/2024 7:31:01 AM (No. 1745724)
After a few days of screaming and hair pulling, how will the useless so-called 'media' decide to try to rehabilitate that walking (shuffling) disaster? I think the first thing they will do (after colluding with one another) is to quit talking about the Thursday Night Massacre, ''If we don't talk/write about it, it didn't happen.'' And of course, wail on about more made up lies about President Trump. It's what they do.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Bur Oak 6/29/2024 7:56:27 AM (No. 1745742)
They are not surprised. They knew what Joe Biden was when they foisted him upon the nation. That is one of the reasons they selected him. Remember Biden's campaign from the basement? He was impaired then. Their 'surprise' is only more lies.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: jeffkinnh 6/29/2024 8:21:41 AM (No. 1745771)
As the article says, "faux shock". When you have boldly lied and the lie is now uncovered, you have two options: 1) Accept the damnation of being a bald-faced liar, an anathema for the media who live and die by their "credibility". 2) SHOCK that the truth is something else than what you thought. YOU have been deceived, just like your audience. It's a bonding moment with your audience. Kumbaya! The problem for the media is when the exposures come at them fast and furious, like now. Being hopelessly clueless is not an asset for a business whose raison d'être is to be in-the-know. It's almost impossible to believe their "mistakes" are unintentional, especially when people are SCREAMING in their ear with the truth. Media credibility is in the teens percent. Are their inaccuracies deliberate or stupidity? At this point, does it matter? They are NOT deserving of our trust. And, when they are continually on the wrong side of reality, they are dangerous. Our whole catastrophic experience with 3 1/2 years with Biden can be laid at the feet of the media who heavily biased the election against Trump with their numerous "mistakes". "Enemies of the American People" INDEED.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: seamusm 6/29/2024 8:35:17 AM (No. 1745781)
Biden is President NOW because his mental decline (not that it was ever much to begin with) was deliberately hidden from voters 4 years ago. His current state simply reflects the natural history of this illness.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: chillijilli 6/29/2024 9:02:13 AM (No. 1745807)
They may have been shocked, but it wasn't about Joe's HEALTH. It was because their 3 year coverup collusion had just been exposed. Here's how you know they knew about Joe's dementia but chose to conceal it: If they really thought Joe's health was just fine, after seeing his debate performance they would've run onto the stage or ran to the 1st available mic to express concern and alarm and support and love. And demand he be examined right away; who knows, he may have had a stroke. But they DIDN'T. Isn't that odd? There's only ONE reason they haven't asked WHAT HAPPENED and that's because they already KNEW.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: wangbuster 6/29/2024 9:56:56 AM (No. 1745870)
Dr. Joke isn't mystified. I'm struggling with the question of who's the worst - the hildabeast or Dr. Joke.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: stablemoney 6/29/2024 10:09:44 AM (No. 1745884)
They will have to admit at some time with shock and surprise that the 2020 election was stolen, and that J6 was a setup and a lie.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Krause 6/29/2024 10:38:08 AM (No. 1745919)
The left media is democrat, that explains it. It's all you need to know. They all have a screw loose.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: MickTurn 6/29/2024 11:03:13 AM (No. 1745959)
Not surprised, just too stupid to understand reality!
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Reply 11 - Posted by: RuckusTom 6/29/2024 11:21:36 AM (No. 1745992)
The blank stare into the distance has been around for at least 5 years. Then there's falling UP the stairs.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: danu 6/29/2024 6:52:37 PM (No. 1746203)
the Devil is eternally surprised. funny, that.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 6/29/2024 8:52:25 PM (No. 1746258)
"I'm shocked," was Claude Rains' line in Casablanca. Timeless, isn't it?
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Reply 14 - Posted by: planetgeo 6/30/2024 7:28:01 AM (No. 1746392)
They are shocked and mortified not because you finally saw the real Joe Biden, but because it totally exposed and revealed THEM as the ones purposely hiding and covering for the real Joe Biden. THAT is what the sudden panic attack is all about .
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Rumblehog 6/30/2024 7:55:27 AM (No. 1746412)
If they're so "smart" then how can they be so dumb?
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Reply 16 - Posted by: udanja99 6/30/2024 8:24:44 AM (No. 1746433)
It’s all an act to save their own arses. They’re just mystified that they finally got caught.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: EQKimball 6/30/2024 8:35:27 AM (No. 1746438)
Bumper sticker: The same people who claim climate change is an “existential crisis” told us Biden was “sharp as a tack.”
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Reply 18 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 6/30/2024 9:12:52 AM (No. 1746472)
The msm seems to think it can continue fooling the people all of the time. The msm has sold its soul and the people know it. If biden the cheater were to assume room temperature, the msm will cease to be mystified.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: Strike3 6/30/2024 9:43:09 AM (No. 1746502)
CNN called all of the shots and there was nobody involved in the debate to blame so they could not hide Joe's performance from the world. The popular media line now, a few days after the shock is that "Joe had a bad night." The truth is that Joe has had a bad lifetime. He was never bright or gifted with leadership potential, which is exactly why Barack chose him.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: Zigrid 6/30/2024 11:08:52 AM (No. 1746576)
Ya gotta kinda feel sorry for the establishment democrats that have controlled the country for these 3 and a half years with Obama at the helm...it's obvious now...biden is not in charge...never has been and can't be now....
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Reply 21 - Posted by: felixcat 6/30/2024 11:24:04 AM (No. 1746587)
The real Joe Boden has been on display for decades. From the lies about the truck driver causing his first wife's car accident/death, to his treatment of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas, his plagiarism, lies about his college academic "achievements', growing up in fill-in-the-blank ethnic group neighborhood, etc. ad nauseam. The only difference now is his venality, narcissism, arrogance, stupidity and greed is magnified by his dementia.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: PrayerWarrior 6/30/2024 12:56:25 PM (No. 1746705)
You know who I'm the most angry at? Jill Biden! The wife! She, the closest one of all, who is should/supposed to love her husband above all else has covered up Joe's dementia. Why? Because she loves the power and glory of being in the White House? By her actions we know Dr. Jill does not love her husband...she hates him or she would be getting him medical help and out of situations where he is a menace/disaster to our Country. Is she being a co-president like Edith Wilson for Woodrow Wilson? Jill Biden is an evil woman and her actions show that!
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