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Old Joe Biden and his handlers have, not unexpectedly, mishandled the Russian invasion of Ukraine as spectacularly as they’ve mishandled everything else, and it has become increasingly difficult for the Democratic Party’s propaganda arm, popularly known as the mainstream media, to put lipstick on the pig and pretend that Biden and the people who are really running things are remotely competent. Now Politico has taken the lead in formulating what could become the establishment media’s new line: Biden is a noble man who sacrificed his presidency for the freedom of Ukrainians, at great domestic cost. If Politico’s take catches on, Biden is on track to be celebrated on the Left as the most heroic failed president since Jimmy Carter.
The new image for Biden is buried far down in a lengthy article that signaled the Left’s abandonment of its efforts to pretend Old Joe is doing a remotely good job: “Putin was Playing Biden All Along.” It’s true, Putin was playing Biden, and he has moved on Ukraine because of the dementia-ridden faux-president’s obvious weakness and incompetence. But as far as Politico is concerned, Biden is not a doddering old fool who was played by a smarter, healthier, more ruthless adversary, but rather a tragic figure, a man who sacrificed his presidency for the cause of freedom, heedless of the grievous cost to his own political career.
It all started, according to Politico’s Nahal Toosi, because Biden inherited a mess and tried to straighten it out. It seems that “Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, had a contradictory approach to Russia: Trump constantly tried to gain favor with the Russian leader while his administration, spurred in part by Congress, imposed sanctions on Russia.”
Politico’s article was published on Feb. 24. On Feb. 22, the New York Post reported about a circulating story that Donald Trump, while he was president, gave Putin a stark ultimatum: “If you move against Ukraine while I’m president, I will hit Moscow.” To this, Putin responded, “No way,” whereupon Trump responded, “All those beautiful golden turrets will be blown up.”
Of course, it doesn’t behoove Politico to take notice of such a report, because it contradicts the Left’s discredited Russian collusion narrative and the still-live contention that Trump was Putin’s puppet. Instead of quoting this even in order to try to discredit it, Nahal Toosi opts to pile on more nonsense: “Trump and his aides also often dismissed or mistreated America’s allies in Europe, and Biden administration officials spent much of their first few months trying to repair ties with countries like Germany and France.”
Politico doesn’t dare remind the people who are deeply unfortunate enough to read it and take it seriously that Trump’s mistreatment of our allies in Europe consisted of demanding that they contribute their fair share to their own defense and not continue to require the American taxpayer to pony up for the security of Germany, France, Britain and the rest. Biden put them back on the dole, i.e, in Politico’s world, he repaired ties.
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Walter Sieruk says
At the date of this posting 2/26/22 Joe Biden in relaxing at his beach home in Delaware. That shows how little he really cares.
Really is not such a bad thing that hes taking the weekend off and just resting as that feeble weak old incompetent old guy should.
After all, the more time Biden spends on his vacations and thus stays away for becoming more involved in the serious subject of the crisis in Ukraine the less harm he will do.
For if Biden is given a problem to handle , he will surly make it worse. That’s his history after a full year in the Oval Office of the White House while masquerading as a genuine President of the United States.
gravenimage says
Yep. So much for that “martyrdom”…
raja says
Next on the alter of saint Biden the martyr might be South Korea, Taiwan, India and Islamic nations will find renewed vigor for Sharia and so on and so forth. I hope I am wrong here.
Infidel says
I am a tad surprised that China hasn’t already started invading Taiwan
raja says
Infidel,
I’m equally surprised at China’s passive nature right now. May be they are playing the wait and watch game. Saint Biden the martyr has already accomplished so much for America and the world. He has taught the world now to surrender to an enemy (that too an enemy of mankind and freedom) in a matter of days. He has taught us how not to respond to an old enemy (Russia) which wasfortifying its military for months together.
In your hypothetical scenario, If Chicom were to have invaded Taiwan, it would have walked away with the booty within a day or two. We would be writing its obituary in JW.
This useless fellow (Biden) is proving to be worse than a third-world or some banana republic leader. It is also a grim reminder to US and the world that Democ-rats/Lefties can be very creative in self-goal or destroying a nation from within, you don’t need a greater enemy like CAIR and its affiliates.
Pray Hard says
You’re not wrong.
gravenimage says
Raja, I think China is waiting to see how things work out for Russian aggression before launching their own. But yes–this weakness is indeed apt to embolden these thugs–with Putin, it already has.
raja says
Gravenimage,
Thanks for your reply.
Exactly my point too, China is playing the wait and watch game.
By another analogy:
A potential rapist is warded off only when the women in question resists the potential rapist tooth and nail. If there is any ambiguity in resistance of the woman, the rapist just does his job whatever the undesirability of the victim of rape.
I hope the world comes down very hard on Russia (and makes an example) so other thugs might be dissuaded to any future adventurism especially Chicom and Islamist thugs. I wish Crimea is liberated too, I don’t know anything about the ground realities there. Clear message is the need of the hour. I pray that the world leaders are blessed with wisdom in this regard and the hegemonic designs of islam.
Pray Hard says
Do they still burn saints at the stake?
tgusa says
If you listen to democrats, in reality, Trump is the de facto President. 62 percent of Americans think Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if President Trump were calling the shots. When you listen to them you come to the realization that democrats can never succeed at anything. Weak men create hard times. Here we go.
tgusa says
Putin has done us all a favor by exposing the huge faults and frailties of both domestic and international leftist policies through live action in your face methods.
gravenimage says
Well, maybe–but only in the way that Hitler did us a favor by exposing the huge faults and frailities of the League of Nations…
Infidel says
At the end of this, we should withdraw from NATO. Anyone willing to bet that Article 5 will be invoked if Russia invades, say Latvia, which has a considerable Russian population?
somehistory says
“Nahal Toosi is an important figure among Iran’s network of apologists/lobbyists in the U.S. pushing Tehran’s talking points while justifying the regime’s atrocious crimes.”
https://heshmatalavi.substack.com/p/who-is-nahal-toosi?utm_source=url
So, who really cares what this mozlum idiot says about the idiot sometimes residing at the WH, picking his teeth in public and lying until after the cows have come home and the fat lady sings?
Of course, other idiots won’t care who wrote this garbage. They’ll just repeat it as they are ordered to by others who believe everyone is as stupid as they guy they **seem** to be worshipping
gravenimage says
This won’t stop Iran from screaming “Death to America!”, of course.
tgusa says
According to a congressman from Colorado Russia and China had been plotting behind the scenes ahead of the Ukrainian invasion. Naturally, the biden regime reached out to China for assistance on avoiding a Russian invasion of the Ukraine (sigh). And now I am hearing that Russia and Ukraine leaders want to negotiate but the biden regime wants to negotiate with Russia instead. Good gosh, talk about the things that wouldn’t leave. That group are nuisances to everyone. I hear biden is shining his drool cup hoping he gets called in.
gravenimage says
Negotiating with China on this? Just nuts. China wants to seize Taiwan and finish crushing Hiong Kong.
tgusa says
The left often go around dealing with global issues as if it is just a day at an amusement park.
gravenimage says
Too true.
nicholas tesdorf says
At least Politico got something right when it described Biden as “a doddering old fool”. Putin has noticed this too and that it also applies to much of the U.S. Administration.
Walter Sieruk says
A new fitting title for creepy old Joe would be “Joe Biden the maker of a bad situation into a even worse problem.
This horrible man, Biden, did this many times over wreaking things in the United States. Therefore , maybe, Biden can hardly wait until he begins making the terrible events happening in Ukraine into awful horrendously terrible worse situation that it now even is .
Some people might say that “Things in Ukraine can’t possibly be worse than they are now.” That statement does make sense. Nevertheless ,it’s not a good idea to understatement the harm and destruction that Biden can magnify.
somehistory says
https://thewashingtonstandard.com/1-day-after-reporting-on-us-biolabs-in-ukraine-us-embassy-scrubs-all-ukraine-bioweapon-lab-docs-from-website-video/
“1 Day After Reporting On US Biolabs In Ukraine, US Embassy Scrubs All Ukraine Bioweapon Lab Docs From Website (Video)”
OLD GUY says
I’ve noticed that every time Biden say’s something it is always lead by THEY TOLD ME to say or tell you. Who are the THEY? It really appears that Biden can’t think for himself. While he maybe an old fool, somebody or some group is steering him and telling him what to say. That makes our President a PUPPET.
Sadly if I’am a dictator now’s the time to flex my muscles and grab what I want with vary little chance for any real response from the USA.
James Lincoln says
OLD GUY,
Yes, and the lamestream media never asks Sleepy Joe or Baghdad Bobette Psaki who are “THEY”.
somehistory says
Reminds me of the poem, “The House of They.” The very last part fits so very well.
http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/poems/ptheysay.htm
Have you heard of the terrible family They,
And the dreadful, venomous things They say?
Why, half the gossip under the sun,
If you trace it back, you will find begun
In that wretched House of They.
A numerous family, so I am told,
And its genealogical tree is old;
For ever since Adam and Eve began
To build up the curious race of man,
Has existed the House of They.
Gossip-mongers and spreaders of lies,
Horrid people whom all despise!
And yet the best of us now and then,
Repeat queer tales about women and men
And quote the House of They.
They live like lords, and never labor;
A They’s one task is to watch his neighbor,
And tell his business and private affairs
To the world at large; they are sowers of tares-
These folks in the House of They.
It is wholly useless to follow a They
With a whip or a gun, for he slips away
And into his house, where you cannot go;
It is locked and bolted and guarded so-
This horrible House of They.
Though you cannot get in, yet they got out,
And spread their villainous tales about;
Of all the rascals under the sun
Who have come to punishment, never one
Belonged to the House of They.
James Lincoln says
Thanks for the poem, somehistory.