Seriously: President Biden screwed up w/ Peter Doocy

[brooklynite]

It doesn't matter that Doocy is a R/W troll who is able to use WH Press Credentials to goad President Biden. The mark of ANY good politician is the ability to defuse a heckler. Biden losing his cool gave Fox and other RW outlets material to hype for days and made the story about Biden's personality rather than Administration policy.

If you disagree, ask why President Biden had the good sense to apologize to him.

[vercetti2021]

1. In this current climate

After Trump? Let em look like a bunch of goddamn hypocrites. I wish he didn't apologize. I wish he had doubled down.

[Samrob]

38. I actually thought the MAGAs loved that kind of talk.

I wish he hadn't apologized ....

[vercetti2021]

46. Same

I talk about them like that 24/7. They go low? I go for below the belt. Fire with fire I say.

[jcgoldie]

2. Meh

Nobody watching fox news will have their vote changed. Nobody else will either.

[LowerManhattanite]

9. THIS...

…is dead-on.

[viva la]

3. I cheered

There's no level of restraint and discretion and patience that will shut up the Foxers.

[brooklynite]

4. You, as someone who hangs out here, are not an average voter.

[viva la]

13. I think actually I'm probably far more, uh, prim than the average voter.

I am frequently heard to decry the constant use of the F-word in modern TV, though I pretend it's because it's so repetitive it loses any effect. (In reality, I find it vulgar.

Who would be antagonized by Biden calling a stupid sonovabitch a stupid sonovabitch? Not too many people who might vote for him.
Agreed, the Foxers will use any excuse, but they do anyway. When Biden responded graciously to that little jerk who said let's go Brandon on a Christmas call, the Foxers said he was a wimp.

No way to win.

But I still don't like it that he said the ACA was a big f-ing deal. Sometimes I think I'm my own grandmother.

[agingdem]

8. the Fox assholes clutched their pearls and took to their fainting couch..

but from sea to shining sea, the rest of us said " About fucking time..you go Joe!"

[brooklynite]

17. Sorry, but there's a good number of voters between US and THEM...

who we need to vote for US.

[agingdem]

25. you know what...

you can just take crap for so long...Joe has had it, as have the rest of us who have put up with imbeciles like Tucker, Sean, and Peter...enough is enough..no more making nice...calling Peter a stupid sonofabitch will make no difference in the voting booth...

[canetoad]

31. Yeah, I think he has

And justifiably so. I doubt whether he lost one vote because of this. I'm also glad he offered the mandatory apology. If there's a 'Biden Legend' this will be part of it.

[DURHAM D]

5. Most of America would like to see Biden mad as hell.

He should dial it up a notch. We are ready for him to be mad on our behalf.

[Liberal In Texas]

6. He shouldn't have apologized. The WH should pull

Newsmax or whatever rag he works for credentials. The bully got his nose bloodied and went crying to mama.

[brooklynite]

10. He works for Fox News...

...and if you didn't like Trump trying to pull White House hard passes, you can't make political judgements about who deserves to be in the press room.

[VarryOn]

7. He needs to cool his petulance. Nt

[Dirty Socialist]

11. I agree

I think Biden should send flowers and chocolates to the poor snowflake. He should also hold Doocey’s hand during the next press conference, so Doocey doesn’t break down and cry.

[brooklynite]

16. I could care less about Doocy; I DO care about people voting in November...

Conservatives won't need to be convinced that they don't like Democrats, and Liberals won't need to be convinced that they do. People in the middle, who's votes we need to hold the House and to pick up Senate seats in battleground States shouldn't be seeing anything that goes counter to Democratic stability in leadership.

[kcr]

36. Your concern is evident n/t

[agingdem]

19. and change his diaper when he poops his pants...

poor little Petey got his feelings hurt...maybe he should find a hidey-hole, crawl in it with his blankie, and hold his breath..

[tinymontgomery]

24. LMAO, that would be great tv.

[meadowlander]

12. Whether we like it or not, whether it's fair or not, Democrats are held to higher standards.

We can't afford to let a single stupid excuse for people not to vote for Democrats slip by. And there are people who are stupid enough not to vote for Democrats because they are "mean" or "immature" or "vulgar"... nevermind all the shit that Trump got a pass on for four years.

Besides which Biden is a professional politician who should be able to better control his temper and his tongue. Maybe Deucy deserved it but what will the consequences be if Biden hot mics an insult about Putin or Xi in the middle of sensitive negotiations?

Is it the end of the world? No. Is it something we should spend a lot of time defending and making up lame excuses for? Not really.

[unblock]

14. In todays politics, it's quite possible neither action was a mistake

Frankly, I think it's good politics to let everyone know that doocy is a stupid jerk.

And to let everyone know that Biden knows it.

These people need to be called out when they say things that are stupid, obnoxious, etc. and sometimes not it a calm professorial tone.


Then, it also may make sense to apologize, so that people understand he's rather have politeness and decorum all around.

Frankly I'm not sure the whole thing was an accident.

[gulliver]

21. This

[Lars39]

26. I agree.

[mtngirl47]

15. I think the sarcasm was the mistake

It will go right over the heads of most folks when they run the tape over and over.

The right wing media will use his words as "proof" that he doesn't care about inflation.

[leftstreet]

30. +1

[gulliver]

18. With all due respect, that's completely wrong.

Both the insult and the apology were exactly perfectly done. Watch for a lot more of this to happen. Fauci did it with Rand Paul. Biden also handed a guy his ass in the "two-hour press conference," and it was exceptionally well done. It's exactly what is needed right now. Take charge, kick ass, take names, wax gentlemanly too. Perfection.

[Sogo]

20. I don't see how anyone could say Biden messed up, when it was a hot mic.

Biden didn't intend to broadcast his displeasure with the idiot's questions. Nevertheless, he was man enough to apologize for causing the man some embarrassment....

If anyone should apologize, it should be the person in charge of the mic....IMO.

[Budi]

22. Senator John McCain would agree with President Biden today.

Link to tweet

Doocy takes a shit on every Press Briefing. WH or Jen Psaki.
He's needs to be seated in the back with a notebook & no longer be given the priviledge of speaking a word.

#DoocyNeedsATimeout

Btw. JPsaki will hold a 12 noon Press Briefing tomorrow.
She should ignore the class clown waving his arms in the air for attention.

Credit to Biden for not saying "fucking idiot"

[Metaphorical]

23. Nope

I laughed out loud when Biden said that. Doucy is an asshole, and he's been needing to be called out like one for a while now.

[Budi]

28. K & R

Doocy is a s.o.b.

[spanone]

27. He's human.

[blogslug]

29. I'm fine

I don't think he "screwed up". Fox will devote a few days of programming, pretending to be hurt and outraged - hours where they won't be spreading lies about vaccines or the 2020 election or buttressing Putin.

[leftstreet]

32. DURec

I agree. The artful managing of hecklers was once considered a necessary skill for any politician. Especially one in a position of power.

And frankly, coming on the heels of the vigorous objections to Psaki's snark and sarcasm it's a really bad look.

[betsuni]

33. It's Joe Biden. This will blow over quickly.

If President Obama or President Hillary Clinton or Nancy Pelosi said such a thing it would last forever.

[JI7]

48. Yes, more people will be upset over something like which restaurant Kamala Harris went to

or what she bought or some other non issue .

[ColinC]

34. Maybe. Maybe not.

On one hand it fired up Fox's base. On the other hand, it fired up ours.

[MFM008]

37. most people wont care

especially after all maggots insults to the press...........

[Hoyt]

39. Dolce probably called Biden worse and bet they both got a laugh out of it.

[myohmy2]

40. "President Biden screwed up w/ Peter Doocy"

...could be...

...I thought Joe should have called him a cock-suckin' mother-fuckin' stupid son of a bitch...

...for god's sake, lighten up on the Prez, the schmuck was from fox after all...

...I wouldn't be surprise if the Prez didn't gain some republican respect and support...

...I'm so proud of him...

[tenderfoot]

41. Good Americans agree

eom

[Greybnk48]

42. Oh Bullshit!

Link to tweet

?s=20

I wish he hadn't apologized. It's not like he said he liked to "grab women by the pussy." He simply stated a fact. Baby Doocy is a stupid son-of-a-bitch.

[MichMan]

43. The Administration could have done much better in general responding to inflation questions

First last summer, both the White House & Federal Reserve dismissed it as being only transitory. Three months ago, Jen Psaki described inflation as a good sign, because it showed that the economy was doing well.

The public however sees it every day when they shop and buy gas and polling shows it is the #1 issue right now for voters. That may or may not change between now and November, but it certainly needs to be a concern for the midterms.

While Doocy's question may have been somewhat provocative, I agree that the President could have handled it in a way that would have better addressed that he understood and empathized with the voter's angst. While the insult was popular with the base, the independents are the ones that we should be concerned about given the recent polls.

[LENNY0229]

55. It was another stupid DOOFUS Doocy bullshit "question" and Joe did indicate in his hot mic

response that the last thing anyone wants is more inflation. GOOD that Joe called the assole an SOB and said he was being stupid.

[L. Coyote]

44. A good dose of truth is never a liability. He is right to apologize, but true is true.

Doocy has been making an ass of himself in the WH press corps since Biden took office. He earned the distinction to have his gotcha idiocy properly labeled by Biden.

I think most people are cheering this, and the only ones upset will be those who hate Biden to begin with. We want the world to be real like this, call out the crap.

[applegrove]

45. That would be right wing talking points.

[beaglelover]

47. This is a total non issue!

[JI7]

49. The only ones truly upset by this are Trashy MAGASHITS

[CentralMass]

50. Well I'm in the long line of people who can get over it.

[Raine]

51. Agree nt

[CentralMass]

52. Gee, ir might turn Faux Noize against Biden.

[LENNY0229]

53. OH FUCK DOOCY AND FOX NOISE! Biden was too NICD to that stupid SOB!

[LENNY0229]

54. Seriously, President Biden was too NICE to Peter DOOFUS, that stupid son of a bitch!

[DashOneBravo]

56. I agree