Recognizing how many of our elders are seriously incontinent it is understandable how many news outlets use discretion with Biden even though he may be among those who regularly poop his pants.
My beef is apparent lack of consistency depending what political party occupies the White House.
Every POTUS should ideally get the same silent treatment on matters as medically private as these.
Biden chose to lie to the nation and stand knowing his own deteriorating condition but pretending to be fit to serve for 4 years. He has also said publicly that invading politicians’ toilets and publishing what happens there is what politicians should expect, vis a vis Sinema.
In his case, it’s sauce (or something) for the gander. “Instant karma gonna get you…” John Lennon.
Much like FDR who was crippled yet rarely seen in a photograph with him seated in the wheelchair, any administration is essentially obliged to conceal what adversaries would surely try to exploit as a sign of American significant weakness.
Biden’s problem today is coverage of most anything he does is vintage Joe as Johnny-on-the-spot…
Yes, the media made sure to highlight wheelchair use for politicians they opposed.
Contrast how they treated FDR with that of Southern Democrat George Wallace. Wallace was a segregationist who had the annoying habit of winning Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and several states in 1972. An assassination attempt ended that campaign and left him paralyzed from the waist down: