Biden campaign says he made the 'right choice' to skip Super Bowl interview

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

02/11/24 2:23 PM ET


The co-chair of President Biden’s campaign said Sunday the president made the “right choice” in skipping an interview with CBS News ahead of the Super Bowl.

“No. I don’t think so,” Biden campaign co-Chair Mitch Landrieu said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” when asked if Biden should have agreed to the Super Bowl interview.

“I think people really want to watch a Super Bowl tonight and think about football. They don’t want to hear from a politician. So I think he made the right choice for himself at this time,” he added.

The network confirmed earlier this month that Biden would not be sitting down for an interview with CBS News before the Super Bowl on Sunday. The game is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 EST and is expected to attract millions of viewers, especially as buzz around pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s romance continues to draw attention.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4461660-biden-campaign-says-he-made-the-right-choice-to-skip-super-bowl-interview/

[iluvtennis]

1. I'm glad President Biden didn't agree to interview.

I’m an avid sports fan and I really don’t want governmental politics to be associated with sports competitions.

[bobandrileysmom]

11. Super Bowl Ad

Here at a Super Bowl Game. Lots of folks, Ds and Rs (no politics or religion allowed). All laughing and talking. All of a sudden a “WTF” is shouted. Kennedy ad on TV. Dead silence as we watched. At the end everyone burst out laughing and saying, “What was that?” “What an idiot.” “Loser”. Yeah, I don’t think he’ll get many votes from anyone.

[RainCaster]

13. We are all Ds at this party, and we were appalled

WTF was the universal response

[calimary]

17. Hey, if he wants to shoot himself - AND his campaign - in the foot

then that’s okay by me.

[former9thward]

19. Did you oppose Obama doing it for 8 years?

The Super Bowl interview is perfect for reaching people who are not ordinary interested in politics. 115 million of them. What is wrong with that?

[iluvtennis]

25. Yes, I opposed Obama as well. LIke I said, sports shouldn't be mixed with governmental politics. n/t

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Smart call Joe.

I wonder if Trump is circulating the parking lot looking for someone to interview him?

[toesonthenose]

26. The only thing he is circulating in is a toilet bowl.

[RussellCattle]

3. Good choice by Joe. Right up there with Reba singing the National Anthem. Keep it simple.

[bsiebs]

5. What? Who are you referring to?

[republianmushroom]

6. trump

[bsiebs]

12. Ahhh... ok. I must have read that wrong. Thanks for the clarification...

peace

[VMA131Marine]

7. I predict your demise on this forum will be sharp and swift.

So long, sucker.

[Scrivener7]

8. Given that poster's history, I think that was a clear misread of the OP.

I think he was saying the sick fuck is dumb.

[VMA131Marine]

9. That's giving a lot of goodwill where it may not be deserved

[Scrivener7]

10. No. I think he made it clear when he answered that he was referring to trump.

[3catwoman3]

14. One of the local progressive radio hosts...

…here in Chicago was most upset that President Biden chose not to do the CBS interview. She thought his advisers feared he would make some campaign damaging gaffe, and that declining the invitation was going to make Joe look old and feeble.

I think she way over-interpreted this.

[Rebl2]

15. Never understood

why a president would do this anyway. Not wanting to watch a politician before game.

[former9thward]

18. Was Obama wrong for doing it 8 years?

I don't think so. 115 million viewers and the interview is always softball questions. Perfect heading into a re-election.

[pstokely]

21. a large captive audience before the big game

but this isn't 1976

[keithbvadu2]

16. What happened to Trump's interview? Is he going through with it?

[Kennah]

20. Wise Dark Brandon

He didn't want them to know that he'd already fixed the Superbowl with Super Secret CIA Operative Taylor Swift.

Mission over country!

[onetexan]

22. CBS is not kind to Biden, nor Obama, nor Dems.the former network of sexual predator Les Moonves is not to be trusted.

[Rebl2]

24. Agreed

[bucolic_frolic]

23. The SC report was a setup for the Super Bowl interview, he was wise to decline.

[barbaraann]

27. The media can "Dean Scream" anyone with the tiniest, most meaningless moment.

At first, I thought Biden had made a mistake. Now, however, I'm thinking that any media operation could have taken almost any moment, painted it in a bad light, and replayed it endlessly to tear him down like they did Howard Dean with his audio-isolated "scream."

"Because of the loud cheers of his enthusiastic audience, Dean was forced to raise his voice in delivery; however, the overwhelming noise from the crowd was filtered out by his unidirectional microphone, thus giving an impression to the audiences at home that he was "loud, peculiar, and unpresidential," according to Verne Gay's column article in the Seattle Times.[1]"
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/howard-dean-scream

It was a tragedy that Dean was destroyed politically.

[Silent Type]

28. I thnk a short minute or two interview and a hug from Taylor Swift would have been a whole lot more effective

than Thursday's ill-advised press conference. Don't like feeling like that, but I do,

[Johnny2X2X]

29. He needs to do an interview soon

Make it as scripted and as friendly as possible, but he needs to be in front of the American people ASAP showing that that report was bogus.