When it comes to Joe Biden, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell is a true believer.
During a recent monologue on his show, he chastised his liberal audience for panicking over Biden’s age and diminished mental capacity, insisting that Biden is doing an extraordinary job and that no one cares about the speeches , only the things that are done behind closed doors.
This type of thinking could be described as whistling past the graveyard.
NewsBusters reports:
Lawrence O’Donnell chastises skittish Democrats for questioning Biden’s fitness
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell used his platform, The Last Word Wednesday night to berate skittish Democrats and rant about how President Joe Biden’s inability to make speeches and form coherent sentences was not part of his job as president. “The idea that Joe Biden is too old is based on a complete and utter misunderstanding of the job of the presidency. The task is to make decisions, not speeches,” he insisted.
O’Donnell argued that “speech-making” was the only part of the presidency that America can witness through the news media, therefore, the American public cannot judge Biden since they cannot see what a fantastic job he is doing taking place “behind closed doors”.
The host then compared the presidency to the Super Bowl, saying: “You can remember what Patrick Mahomes did on the field, but you can’t remember a word of his speech. And this for a very good reason: the work is in the field.”…
In an attempt to defend his case, O’Donnell said that “everyone who sees Joe Biden doing his job behind closed doors believes he is fully capable of doing that job,” apparently including former Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who “always thought President Biden was fully capable when he was in the room negotiating with him last year.”
Here is the video:
Lawrence O’Donnell with some sober, rational facts about President Biden – and the difference between performance and actually getting things done as president.pic.twitter.com/eZXVS62klT
— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) February 22, 2024
You have to admire O’Donnell’s dedication. He obviously is willing to go down with the ship.