Bless you, Robert Hubbell, for ranting against the evil headlines of Wa Po and NYT.I have been waiting for this explosion for months. I want to hear it from the rooftops:the Press is wrong, broken, biased, or mad! Thank the goddess for the Jennifer Rubins in the crowd but way too many people who ought to know better are failing democracy in a bitter way. Bravo, Robert!
Sir~media malpractice is why I became a subscriber to your newsletter. I canceled my personal subscriptions to the NYT and Wapo last year for this very reason (sadly, I still subscribe through my business for the work I do). The good news is that it really does appear that more and more of the thinking electorate has developed a similar disgust/distrust, which has motivated them to do the work they need to educate themselves. But that will never be reported either. Nor will the nature of pro-democracy voters--we do not drive around with Biden flags on our cars or scream at the top of our lungs--we work studiously and collectively and quietly, getting the job of democracy done.
Thank you for your righteous rant Robert! It infuriating and frightening how the media is covering our wonderful president vs a criminal/rapist/hitler wannabe. I wish you were in the major media editorial pages every week!
This IS the article I have wanted to see. Thank you for sharing what so many of us feel about the anti Biden media messages. The headline should have been as you stated it: Biden. Crushed. It. And yes, everyone also follow Simon Rosenberg’s Hopium. Yes
Robert E. Hubbell goes off the rails about the media's misappropriated representation of President Biden's victory in South Carolina. His rants about two of the most prestigious journals of record reflect the liberals tendency to insist on truth and transparency. By suggesting that independent journals be consistent in their reporting defies logic, further incites a deep sense of disenfranchisement of those on the left of the political spectrum and, most vitally, alienates the so-called "swing voters" who Biden needs to win reelection. Hubbell is tenacious, revealing his rejection of biases and opinions based upon legitimate assumptions, expectations, and inference. He also demeans those journalists authoring these articles, men and women of distinction, who have earned the right to be presumptive, misleading and inaccurate. Read Hubbell at you own risk of becoming educated, balanced, fair minded, mature, practical and, dare I say, intellectually refined. LOL
I find it very interesting to see a media group which has been called part of the liberal agenda doing this type of reporting. It has gotten under my skin just like it has yours and I just can find a justification for its existence. I agree media can't be a cheerleader for any candidate, but it sure looks like it is helping Trump and not Biden. All we want is to report the facts and South Carolina was a fantastic victory and showed support in all areas. Give President his due when it is justified and don't lessen its value in your reporting. The economy is the best it has ever been and is performing better than any other economy by a long distance. By all standards this should be a huge win for any President and should be lauded and not lessened by what might happen in the future or what was wrong in the past with inflation being the focus and although it is not totally out of play it has been reduced by these economic policies and should be praised. Focus on Corporations who are still gouging the public with high margins and bragging about how well they were able to obtain additional profits by growing margins at the cost of the public though higher prices. All of us must call out the media and let them know we think focus on the real progress made in the last 3 plus years and the chaos of the previous four.
More than fifty years ago, high school American history textbooks explained the failure of pollsters to predict the Roosevelt victory in the 1936 election. Pollsters relied on landline telephone inquiries. Only rich people had a landline in 1936. This type of difficulty is thoroughly understood. Now some folks exploit it in order to generate misinformation. So why do people fall for it? Or pretend to fall for it?
Robert. Your rant was so cathartic. Thank you. We cannot rely on the Media to share the true support for Biden.
So, I'm on a mission to amplify Biden's messaging and create a buzz for the 2024 election. It’s up to us to BE the Biden Headline you wish to see in the world.
Join the Biden T-Shirt Blitz for 2024 – Urgent Call to Action
Here's the plan: Wear a Biden T-shirt on EVERY grocery run until November 5, 2024.
Goal:
1. Make fellow Biden supporters feel "not alone."
2. Spark curiosity – just a few Biden shirts in a store can make someone wonder, “what’s going on here?” opening them to Biden's message.
Why grocery stores? It's a media strategy for maximum impact.
Now, the urgency: Super Bowl shoppers can give this movement a concentrated boost. I'm reaching out to Democrat volunteer groups to spread this message to their followers ASAP.
Join the Biden T-Shirt Blitz while shopping for Super Bowl snacks and let's turn grocery stores into a sea of support for Biden!
Your sharing THIS would mean the world. Copy/paste into emails. Share as a Substack Note. Help me reach beyond the comments.
I wish I could say “Go Lions!” But… since Travis Kelce is probably a Biden fan (or else Taylor Swift would dump him)… Go Chiefs!
Lastly, if this feels like off-topic spam, I apologize, but to a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And EVERY time I read about the failings of the media or the lack of enthusiasm for
Biden, I think “Wear a Biden Tshirt grocery shopping!” I just do. Every time.
Robert -- I estimate I have been reading Today's Edition for something like 4 or 5 years. I am superbly confident that I have never read anything you've written that was less needy of an apology at its conclusion than today's post (or rant as you call it). You are right on target, and I can't tell you how good it made me feel to read it. And you put in words an intuition I have had for some time, namely the fact that the polls are skewed by the zone flooding of the Baloney polls coming from Trump-a-phants or worse -- Moscow maybe? I would be delighted if you established an editorial policy of one such rant per week for those of us who need a regular rant. Thanks again.
YES - I’m completely in agreement with you about the legacy media, especially NYTimes. I wrote a letter to the editor every day this past week (WaPo too) - many more were warranted. Please everyone- flood them with feedback! At some point they must listen.
Thank you so much for the necessary rant! Whenever I see these "polls" I think my head might explode. Then I read this from you, and I am back to living with a non-pressurized head. It is exhausting witnessing the journalistic malpractice of some of our large, and previously well respected, even esteemed papers. This is garbage they are serving on a dirty paper plate.
OK, maybe I'm uninformed or just plain dense. I've always thought that the NYT and WaPo were the cream of the crop among US newspapers. Ideally newspapers are neutral when reporting news, but are free to express their own views through their columnists and the editorial page. I thought the NYT and WaPo were centrist with a left-leaning point of view. Based on the anti-Biden slant/innuendo in their latest articles, it would seem that they are bad-mouthing Biden for reasons known only to them. Is this just click-bait? One thing's for sure: I don't savvy it.
Loved the parody. Both newspapers are past their 'sell by date'. Fortunately Millenials and Zoomers have moved on. Only the diehards still pay attention to what these losers have to say since its directed at Boomers and other old farts. The good news is there will be less and less of them and the NYT and WP haven't yet figured out how to address this fact. Personally, I don't rely on either to understand what is going on in American politics. Like many, I've switched to people like you, Joyce Vance , Robert Reich and several others who are in it for the right reasons.....not to support Sulzberger and Bezos. Oh, and YouTube where I can see interviews with and comment from people I trust. But that's a conversation for another day. Thanks again for the humor .....and the rant.
Bless you, Robert Hubbell, for ranting against the evil headlines of Wa Po and NYT.I have been waiting for this explosion for months. I want to hear it from the rooftops:the Press is wrong, broken, biased, or mad! Thank the goddess for the Jennifer Rubins in the crowd but way too many people who ought to know better are failing democracy in a bitter way. Bravo, Robert!
Sir~media malpractice is why I became a subscriber to your newsletter. I canceled my personal subscriptions to the NYT and Wapo last year for this very reason (sadly, I still subscribe through my business for the work I do). The good news is that it really does appear that more and more of the thinking electorate has developed a similar disgust/distrust, which has motivated them to do the work they need to educate themselves. But that will never be reported either. Nor will the nature of pro-democracy voters--we do not drive around with Biden flags on our cars or scream at the top of our lungs--we work studiously and collectively and quietly, getting the job of democracy done.
Thank you for your newsletter. Even the rants.
Thank you for your righteous rant Robert! It infuriating and frightening how the media is covering our wonderful president vs a criminal/rapist/hitler wannabe. I wish you were in the major media editorial pages every week!
This IS the article I have wanted to see. Thank you for sharing what so many of us feel about the anti Biden media messages. The headline should have been as you stated it: Biden. Crushed. It. And yes, everyone also follow Simon Rosenberg’s Hopium. Yes
Robert, you are a gifted writer and principled and insightful thought leader. This posting is especially brilliant.
Nothing like a rant with back up. Just what The NY Times deserves. Washington Post, too.
Robert E. Hubbell goes off the rails about the media's misappropriated representation of President Biden's victory in South Carolina. His rants about two of the most prestigious journals of record reflect the liberals tendency to insist on truth and transparency. By suggesting that independent journals be consistent in their reporting defies logic, further incites a deep sense of disenfranchisement of those on the left of the political spectrum and, most vitally, alienates the so-called "swing voters" who Biden needs to win reelection. Hubbell is tenacious, revealing his rejection of biases and opinions based upon legitimate assumptions, expectations, and inference. He also demeans those journalists authoring these articles, men and women of distinction, who have earned the right to be presumptive, misleading and inaccurate. Read Hubbell at you own risk of becoming educated, balanced, fair minded, mature, practical and, dare I say, intellectually refined. LOL
I find it very interesting to see a media group which has been called part of the liberal agenda doing this type of reporting. It has gotten under my skin just like it has yours and I just can find a justification for its existence. I agree media can't be a cheerleader for any candidate, but it sure looks like it is helping Trump and not Biden. All we want is to report the facts and South Carolina was a fantastic victory and showed support in all areas. Give President his due when it is justified and don't lessen its value in your reporting. The economy is the best it has ever been and is performing better than any other economy by a long distance. By all standards this should be a huge win for any President and should be lauded and not lessened by what might happen in the future or what was wrong in the past with inflation being the focus and although it is not totally out of play it has been reduced by these economic policies and should be praised. Focus on Corporations who are still gouging the public with high margins and bragging about how well they were able to obtain additional profits by growing margins at the cost of the public though higher prices. All of us must call out the media and let them know we think focus on the real progress made in the last 3 plus years and the chaos of the previous four.
More than fifty years ago, high school American history textbooks explained the failure of pollsters to predict the Roosevelt victory in the 1936 election. Pollsters relied on landline telephone inquiries. Only rich people had a landline in 1936. This type of difficulty is thoroughly understood. Now some folks exploit it in order to generate misinformation. So why do people fall for it? Or pretend to fall for it?
Robert. Your rant was so cathartic. Thank you. We cannot rely on the Media to share the true support for Biden.
So, I'm on a mission to amplify Biden's messaging and create a buzz for the 2024 election. It’s up to us to BE the Biden Headline you wish to see in the world.
Join the Biden T-Shirt Blitz for 2024 – Urgent Call to Action
Here's the plan: Wear a Biden T-shirt on EVERY grocery run until November 5, 2024.
Goal:
1. Make fellow Biden supporters feel "not alone."
2. Spark curiosity – just a few Biden shirts in a store can make someone wonder, “what’s going on here?” opening them to Biden's message.
Why grocery stores? It's a media strategy for maximum impact.
Now, the urgency: Super Bowl shoppers can give this movement a concentrated boost. I'm reaching out to Democrat volunteer groups to spread this message to their followers ASAP.
Join the Biden T-Shirt Blitz while shopping for Super Bowl snacks and let's turn grocery stores into a sea of support for Biden!
Your sharing THIS would mean the world. Copy/paste into emails. Share as a Substack Note. Help me reach beyond the comments.
I wish I could say “Go Lions!” But… since Travis Kelce is probably a Biden fan (or else Taylor Swift would dump him)… Go Chiefs!
Lastly, if this feels like off-topic spam, I apologize, but to a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And EVERY time I read about the failings of the media or the lack of enthusiasm for
Biden, I think “Wear a Biden Tshirt grocery shopping!” I just do. Every time.
I cancelled my NYT subscription a while back with no regrets. Thank you for reminding me what a good decision that was.
Robert -- I estimate I have been reading Today's Edition for something like 4 or 5 years. I am superbly confident that I have never read anything you've written that was less needy of an apology at its conclusion than today's post (or rant as you call it). You are right on target, and I can't tell you how good it made me feel to read it. And you put in words an intuition I have had for some time, namely the fact that the polls are skewed by the zone flooding of the Baloney polls coming from Trump-a-phants or worse -- Moscow maybe? I would be delighted if you established an editorial policy of one such rant per week for those of us who need a regular rant. Thanks again.
YES - I’m completely in agreement with you about the legacy media, especially NYTimes. I wrote a letter to the editor every day this past week (WaPo too) - many more were warranted. Please everyone- flood them with feedback! At some point they must listen.
Thank you so much for the necessary rant! Whenever I see these "polls" I think my head might explode. Then I read this from you, and I am back to living with a non-pressurized head. It is exhausting witnessing the journalistic malpractice of some of our large, and previously well respected, even esteemed papers. This is garbage they are serving on a dirty paper plate.
OK, maybe I'm uninformed or just plain dense. I've always thought that the NYT and WaPo were the cream of the crop among US newspapers. Ideally newspapers are neutral when reporting news, but are free to express their own views through their columnists and the editorial page. I thought the NYT and WaPo were centrist with a left-leaning point of view. Based on the anti-Biden slant/innuendo in their latest articles, it would seem that they are bad-mouthing Biden for reasons known only to them. Is this just click-bait? One thing's for sure: I don't savvy it.
Loved the parody. Both newspapers are past their 'sell by date'. Fortunately Millenials and Zoomers have moved on. Only the diehards still pay attention to what these losers have to say since its directed at Boomers and other old farts. The good news is there will be less and less of them and the NYT and WP haven't yet figured out how to address this fact. Personally, I don't rely on either to understand what is going on in American politics. Like many, I've switched to people like you, Joyce Vance , Robert Reich and several others who are in it for the right reasons.....not to support Sulzberger and Bezos. Oh, and YouTube where I can see interviews with and comment from people I trust. But that's a conversation for another day. Thanks again for the humor .....and the rant.