View Full Version : Today joe biden was filling food parcels.
No he bloody wasnt..
Well he was...but that's not the main thing he was doing.
Tom4784
19-01-2021, 10:24 PM
'He was doing something good, but I don't like it, so i'm gonna undermine it by throwing hollow insinuations about!'
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
19-01-2021, 10:32 PM
Right??
'He was doing something good, but I don't like it, so i'm gonna undermine it by throwing hollow insinuations about!'
He was slowing the whole process down for the sake of a photo opportunity, something Obama's irish roots led him to do as well.
Something we all have to get used to again I suppose.
arista
19-01-2021, 11:16 PM
Only to make him look good.
Crimson Dynamo
19-01-2021, 11:26 PM
Embarrassing
Genuinely
Niamh.
20-01-2021, 09:49 AM
He was slowing the whole process down for the sake of a photo opportunity, something Obama's irish roots led him to do as well.
Something we all have to get used to again I suppose.
what does that even mean?
user104658
20-01-2021, 10:03 AM
He was slowing the whole process down for the sake of a photo opportunity, something Obama's irish roots led him to do as well.
what does that even mean?
:laugh: I don't know why this has tickled me so much but I properly laughed out loud.
Glenn.
20-01-2021, 10:07 AM
'He was doing something good, but I don't like it, so i'm gonna undermine it by throwing hollow insinuations about!'
.
Niamh.
20-01-2021, 10:07 AM
:laugh: I don't know why this has tickled me so much but I properly laughed out loud.
:oh:
AnnieK
20-01-2021, 10:09 AM
Embarrassing
Genuinely
More embarrassing than musing in front of the world's media about injecting disinfectant to get rid of covid?
user104658
20-01-2021, 10:10 AM
"Politician in photo opportunity SHOCK"
I mean... I agree to an extent that he's there in person for the benefit of the press and not because he's an expert box packer but... it's good for stuff like this to be in the press and they need a picture to illustrate. The good press that comes with it is positive both for his image AND for what they are doing, it's quid pro quo, he's not "slowing anything down" to any great extent that isn't heavily outweighed by the positive exposure (for both parties) so what's the problem? :think:
user104658
20-01-2021, 10:10 AM
More embarrassing than musing in front of the world's media about injecting disinfectant to get rid of covid?
or literally 99.9% of his tweets :hehe:
Crimson Dynamo
20-01-2021, 10:18 AM
More embarrassing than musing in front of the world's media about injecting disinfectant to get rid of covid?
i dont know as i am not judging him against anyone else
i did not know that is what you had to do in this thread? :shrug:
Nicky91
20-01-2021, 10:20 AM
More embarrassing than musing in front of the world's media about injecting disinfectant to get rid of covid?
well we got one world leader left who said that whom we need to get rid of
yes Bolsonaro looking at you, you gone would make brazil great again (sorry for the pun at the end couldn't resist)
...he was urging people to help out in any way they could and that always carries more weight if seen helping, himself...it may have been a photo opportunity but it was highlighting a positive aspect of essential community thoughtfulness in the care of others...and the US media attention has been so negative and controversial of late, it’s surely important to show that nation of great people ...
...I mean, it people can get so ‘ughhhh’ about things like this when the important thing is, if it inspires/sparks people to look around their communities at what they can also do and to help ...
He is never going to please everyone, for example, i wasn't overly impressed at him getting emotional during his speech, but others will think thats a good thing and a refreshing change from Trump
I think he deserves at least 6-12 months to see how he is doing before anyone gets too harsh toward him. Whatever he does, it will never be as bad as the last 4 years of a Trump administration
AnnieK
20-01-2021, 11:32 AM
i dont know as i am not judging him against anyone else
i did not know that is what you had to do in this thread? :shrug:
You don't have to bit I find it strange that you feel that someone aiding the preparation of food parcels is genuinely embarrassing during a pandemic (albeit for a photo opportunity) but I do not remember similar outrage at Trump. Weird, that's all and as this is a forum to add your thoughts on a thread, I added mine. I didn't realise that in this thread you had to only comment one thing. My bad
user104658
20-01-2021, 11:42 AM
He is never going to please everyone, for example, i wasn't overly impressed at him getting emotional during his speech, but others will think thats a good thing and a refreshing change from Trump
I think he deserves at least 6-12 months to see how he is doing before anyone gets too harsh toward him. Whatever he does, it will never be as bad as the last 4 years of a Trump administration
There's **** brewing on the China/Pakistan/India border and I strongly suspect if there's drama, people are going to pin that on something Biden has caused/done, when it's been bubbling away for at least the final year of the Trump administration but gone massively under the radar due to Covid and the Prez Elections dominating the news. Not that I'm saying it's a Trump problem either - just that it's been brewing all on it's own but you can bet that Trump supporters will go with a "SEE! DEMOCRATS ARE WARMONGERS!!" narrative.
rusticgal
20-01-2021, 12:08 PM
A photo opportunity...thats all it is. They should be ashamed. He wouldnt be doing it otherwise...
AnnieK
20-01-2021, 12:16 PM
A photo opportunity...thats all it is. They should be ashamed. He wouldnt be doing it otherwise...
But that's the same for any Politician, celeb or Royal. You really think Boris would have been on a farm, in a covid vaccine centre etc etc if it wasn't for the photo op? It highlights the work these places are doing, why should he feel shame for that?
Tom4784
20-01-2021, 12:38 PM
A photo opportunity...thats all it is. They should be ashamed. He wouldnt be doing it otherwise...
How DARE he pack food parcels, what an evil man!
rusticgal
20-01-2021, 01:01 PM
But that's the same for any Politician, celeb or Royal. You really think Boris would have been on a farm, in a covid vaccine centre etc etc if it wasn't for the photo op? It highlights the work these places are doing, why should he feel shame for that?
Paying a visit to these places and highlighting what they are doing is great...but when he or any other politician/Royal start rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck in for 2 minutes almost mocks the hard work they are doing...and its all for the sake of boosting their profile.
Visit and highlight...but leave the work to the real workers who work at it day and night.
rusticgal
20-01-2021, 01:02 PM
How DARE he pack food parcels, what an evil man!
Well...I wouldnt go that far :laugh:
Tom4784
20-01-2021, 01:12 PM
Paying a visit to these places and highlighting what they are doing is great...but when he or any other politician/Royal start rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck in for 2 minutes almost mocks the hard work they are doing...and its all for the sake of boosting their profile.
Visit and highlight...but leave the work to the real workers who work at it day and night.
It sends a good message though, and it's utterly harmless while bringing attention to a worthwhile cause. Would this cause have gotten this coverage were it not for Biden? No, it wouldn't, so if a photo op brings attention to causes and potentially nets them more volunteers and/or donations to keep up the good work then I just don't see the problem here.
AnnieK
20-01-2021, 01:22 PM
Paying a visit to these places and highlighting what they are doing is great...but when he or any other politician/Royal start rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck in for 2 minutes almost mocks the hard work they are doing...and its all for the sake of boosting their profile.
Visit and highlight...but leave the work to the real workers who work at it day and night.
I don't disagree but its what they do.....it also helps the charities/ business etc. What better advert for what you do than a celeb / politician or whatever doing what you do day in and day out. Its a marketing departments dream. Nothing for anyone to be ashamed of.
rusticgal
20-01-2021, 02:47 PM
I don't disagree but its what they do.....it also helps the charities/ business etc. What better advert for what you do than a celeb / politician or whatever doing what you do day in and day out. Its a marketing departments dream. Nothing for anyone to be ashamed of.
I get that....my point is visit and chat to the workers..it still gets the same publicity. Rolling up your sleeves and making out your giving a shift is imo embarressing.
what does that even mean?
He waited until he was president b4 visiting the home of his irish roots so he could be pictured with a pint of Guinness to appease the irish vote in america.
Niamh.
20-01-2021, 03:44 PM
He waited until he was president b4 visiting the home of his irish roots so he could be pictured with a pint of Guinness to appease the irish vote in america.
With a name like O'Bama it was always obvious he was Irish :hee:
It sends a good message though, and it's utterly harmless while bringing attention to a worthwhile cause. Would this cause have gotten this coverage were it not for Biden? No, it wouldn't, so if a photo op brings attention to causes and potentially nets them more volunteers and/or donations to keep up the good work then I just don't see the problem here.
He didnt have to be there..especially when him being there will basically have slowed that particular centred operation down for a whole day..therefore people will have had to wait longer for the parcel, all for the sake if a quick photo op.
He could easily have stayed away and mentioned it in one of his speeches so the operation was not interrupted.
GoldHeart
20-01-2021, 06:04 PM
Incredible how doing a good deed can still be seen as something sinister by some people , I guess when people hate you they just hate you :bored: .
No he bloody wasnt..
Well he was...but that's not the main thing he was doing.
PR photo opportunity
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Incredible how doing a good deed can still be seen as something sinister by some people , I guess when people hate you they just hate you :bored: .
Slowing down the feeding of hungry children is not a good deed.:nono:
i don't like biden, never have, but he is the right person at this particular moment and he beat Trump which I think would have been difficult for any other dem to do
AnnieK
20-01-2021, 06:25 PM
Slowing down the feeding of hungry children is not a good deed.:nono:
You can bet your life that donations went up after that though so they will have been able to feed more hungry children. He would have stopped as soon as the cameras stopped rolling so am no children were unduly hurt.
Didn't hear this level.of complaint when boris wss at the vaccination centre last week chatting to the vaccinators whilst the cameras were rolling slowly them down from potentially saving lives here in the UK :shrug:
GoldHeart
20-01-2021, 06:30 PM
I don't understand the cynical attitude here, as mentioned this is a good thing and it highlights charities and hopefully gives more awareness.
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