The Washington Post has described former VP and possible 2020 candidate Joe Biden as having an “affectionate, physical style,” and the New York Times has upped the WTF ante with this angle:
kudos to the NY Times Department of Euphemisms for "tactile politics"https://t.co/qU9iFUrJ89
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) April 3, 2019
A Master, no less. pic.twitter.com/gv95ZMdxSH
— Andrew Hofer (@aphofer) April 3, 2019
All the news that’s fit to mock:
“Biden’s tactile politics…” #lol The @nytimes twists itself into a semantic pretzel trying to get #GropingJoe off the hook… https://t.co/6oCUldQ7pu
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) April 3, 2019
That particular Times’ spin is sure to get a thumbs-up from the many Democrats who have come to Biden’s defense.
Tactile politics? Not groped discussion? Or felt up meet and greet? https://t.co/hoUReRiJP1
— NoOneOfConsequence (@StarDogCh4mpion) April 3, 2019
Pretty close. pic.twitter.com/QsIRE67FfN
— David Edward ? (@_David_Edward) April 3, 2019
Ah, “journalism”!
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