I've been constantly amazed at the Biden White House (and their lib media water carriers) and their ability to know exactly what your family budget is and how we're all doing financially.
I'll get to that in a minute, but it all starts with the White House's gaslighting to try and rescue Biden's cratering numbers on the economy. Yesterday I highlighted X's Community Note which correctly put Karine Jean-Pierre's BS into its proper context:
This Thanksgiving, we’re seeing important progress on inflation, with prices lower for:
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) November 22, 2023
⬇️ Thanksgiving dinner
⬇️ Gas
⬇️ Airline tickets
⬇️ Car rentals
⬇️ Toys
⬇️ TVs pic.twitter.com/a7fAFu3BbJ
This is where the lefty media comes into the picture.
Some of these stories that try to spin the economic news in Biden's favor are beyond laughable and sound like they originated as memos from the White House press office. Here's one I ran across in The Atlantic (the magazine, not the ocean which is where it actually belongs):
The Atlantic is perplexed. https://t.co/NmnLXvMNRA pic.twitter.com/UfSNne0n3L
— Byron York (@ByronYork) November 24, 2023
As I mentioned, The Atlantic's story begins by making it clear they know more about your financial situation than you do:
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Earlier this month, a Financial Times poll of about 1,000 registered voters found that most Americans believe their financial situation has gotten worse since Joe Biden became president. The economist Claudia Sahm tweeted that the results were “impossible,” adding, “The vast majority of Americans are better off financially. Full stop”—before receiving so much pushback for her statement that she deleted the post. This online drama was part of a larger debate among economists, policy makers, and commentators who have different explanations for why Americans report negative assessments of the economy despite some objective positive measures.
These "ackshually you have a lot more money and less debt than you think" pieces are always pathetic, but during the age of "Bidenomics" making things even worse somehow they're even more insulting. And naturally there's another conclusion that Democrats aren't doing as good a job of "messaging" on this issue as they should be.
🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/DBv8oC9ltz
— Rogue Penguin (@Rogue_40) November 24, 2023
Oh, the Dems are cheerleading, but their problem is that lying to people about how much money they have is an impossible task.
People know they are being lied to. Their own finances confirm their suspicions.
— Big Fish (@BigFish3000) November 24, 2023
The title of a related article should be "Why Americans can't stand the lefty media."
They hated a good economy, so they elected Biden.
— JWF (@JammieWF) November 24, 2023
That's another way to look at it!
This article was obviously written by a hermit who hasn’t bought gas or food in the last two years 🤡🌎 https://t.co/npTbIkc44R
— Conservative Masshole Stands With Israel 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@TheTimDeFelice) November 24, 2023
People not being able to buy or sell houses due to sky-high rates and everything being 25% more expensive at the store than a few years ago aren’t exactly the hallmarks of a good economy. https://t.co/HkPWwz48F7
— Supply Chain Logistics (@E_got_tweets) November 24, 2023
This is the game Democrats are playing with help from the media to try and convince people "Bidenomics" has been a net positive:
Go ahead, fill your plate. The Farm Bureau's annual Thanksgiving price survey shows this year's meal coming in at 4.5% cheaper than in 2022. @Morning_Joe pic.twitter.com/FpMf9IFQQm
— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) November 22, 2023
That's a self-own, but apparently good enough for Democrats and media outlets like The Atlantic to insist on bragging about.
