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screaming-sexual-
assault
The mainstream media had to be dragged "kicking and screaming"
into the
bombshell story about Tara Reades sexual assault claims against
presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden,
critics say.
And now that they have, calls urging the former Vice President
to answer
he accusations himself are getting louder and louder.
The dam has finally and belatedly burst, Fox News media
reporter Howard
Kurtz said on Thursday.
Biden has been holed up in Wilmington, Del., home, out of the
public eye
amid the coronavirus pandemic with the exception of virtual town
halls and
teleconference-style interviews with friendly news outlets. His
campaign
has denied Reades claims, but Biden has yet to speak about it
himself. He
hasnt even been asked about it, either, but it appears critics
on both
sides of the aisle think that could change in the near future.
PROGRESSIVE HOST WHO INTERVIEWED TARA READE RIPS MAINSTREAM
MEDIA FOR
ACTING AS 'ARM' OF BIDEN CAMPAIGN
Over the past week, the press has accelerated its pace from a
cruise to a
sprint, which is a good thing, Politicos Jack Shafer wrote.
Given the
rising interest in the story, it seems inevitable that hell
have to face
questions from reporters about the allegations soon.
The Washington Posts editorial board on Wednesday called on
Biden to
address the allegations and to "release relevant records" from
his time as
a senator that are currently sealed at the University of
Delaware.
"Tara Reade deserves to be heard, and voters deserve to hear
her. They
deserve to hear from Joe Biden, too," the editorial board began
its piece
on Wednesday.
"Mainstream media has been dragged kicking and screaming to this
story by
conservative media. Now the story is unavoidable," Cornell Law
School
professor and media critic William A. Jacobson told Fox News.
"With WaPo
calling for a release of records and the Times saying the Biden
campaign
is misrepresenting its reporting, Biden no longer can hide. If
Biden loses
the Times and WaPo, he may not make it to the convention."
TARA READE RESPONDS AFTER DC POLICE SAY HER SEXUAL ASSAULT
COMPLAINT
AGAINST BIDEN IS 'INACTIVE'
Times executive editor Dean Baquet initially defended his slow
approach to
reporting on Biden's accuser and even suggested that the Biden
campaign
urged the Times to change some of the language. But on
Wednesday, the
Times itself called out Bidens campaign for "inaccurately"
describing the
paper's reporting when providing talking points to surrogates.
"Mainstream media has been dragged kicking and screaming to this
story by
conservative media. Now the story is unavoidable."
William A. Jacobson
The surge in coverage of Reade's accusation came after the
conservative
Media Research Center unearthed a 1993 clip of CNNs Larry King
Live on
Friday, thrusting the story into the national conversation and
forcing
Biden-friendly outlets to finally acknowledge the story it had
ignored for
roughly a month.
The tape featured a woman calling into the CNN show to ask for
advice
about her daughters issue with a prominent senator, who Reade
later
told Fox News was her late mother. A few days later, Business
Insider
published a story in which Reades former neighbor heard about
the
allegations years ago.
CLIP SURFACES OF BIDEN ACCUSER TARA READE'S MOTHER PHONING INTO
'LARRY
KING LIVE' IN 1993 ALLUDING TO CLAIM
Kurtz: New witnesses force media, Democrats to confront Biden
allegationsVideo
Despite Reade's claims being a month old, it was those
corroborating
witnesses that finally started the avalanche.
Its difficult for survivors to see that a woman who has more
corroborating sources than most survivors have in similar
situations is
being tossed aside and actively being weaponized by cynical
political
actors it would be an incredible moment of leadership for Joe
Biden to
show up, womens rights advocacy group UltraViolets founder
Shaunna
Thomas told the Times.
WASHINGTON POST CALLS ON BIDEN TO ADDRESS TARA READE SEX-ASSAULT
ALLEGATIONS, 'RELEASE RELEVANT RECORDS'
Tom Elliott
@tomselliott
***@SpeakerPelosi defends @JoeBiden on sexual assault allegations:
Hes a
person of great values, integrity, authenticity, imagination He
understands the kitchen table issues of Americas working
families, his
father lost his job when he was a boy "
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CNNs S.E. Cupp even penned an opinion piece for the New York
Daily News
asking: Are we going to talk about Tara Reade?
TARA READES JOE BIDEN ASSAULT CLAIM GIVES JUANITA BROADDRICK
DÉJÀ VU: 'I
BELIEVE HER'
The media coverage of Reades allegations has been noticeably
muted
compared to its handling of claims against other high-profile
political
figures, from Brett Kavanaugh to Donald Trump, Cupp wrote,
despite her
own network initially being among the biggest culprits.
After weeks of silence, ABC News' "The View" caught viewers up
on the
allegations with a lengthy segment on Thursday.
The View
?
@TheView
ALLEGATION AGAINST BIDEN: @ABC News @marykbruce joins with the
latest on
the allegation of sexual assault against Joe Biden - which his
campaign
has denied - and how it could play into the race for president.
http://abcn.ws/2VQ4v4n
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Media Research Center director of media analysis Tim Graham told
Fox News
that CNN and other mainstream outlets had been suppressing
accusations
against Biden, and MRCs NewsBusters found that liberal
networks spent
significantly more time covering Vice President Mike Pence not
wearing a
mask at the Mayo Clinic in just 24 hours than Reades claims
were given
for an entire month.
NEW YORK TIMES SAYS BIDEN CAMP'S TALKING POINTS 'INACCURATELY'
DESCRIBE
THEIR TARA READE REPORTING
But times are changing and CNNs Don Lemon grilled Stacey
Abrams, who has
openly campaigned to be selected as Bidens running mate, about
the
allegations.
Daily Caller
?
@DailyCaller
CNN's Don Lemon grills Stacey Abrams on Tara Reade's sexual
assault
allegation against Joe Biden:
I believe Joe Biden... I know Joe Biden and I think that he is
telling
the truth, and that this did not happen.
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MSNBCs far-left Chris Hayes finally decided to cover Reades
allegations
on Wednesday night, upsetting the networks liberal audience in
the
process as #FireChrisHayes began trending on social media after
he
reported the story.
Ibrahim
@ibrahimpols
Chris Hayes covering Tara Reades allegations against Biden
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The liberal HuffPost even asked Bidens potential running mates
about
Reades claim, something that would have been unimaginable only
a few
weeks ago.
Peter Beinart, a professor of journalism at the City University
of New
York, penned an op-ed in The Atlantic calling for Biden to
release his
senatorial records that could contain evidence relevant to
Reades
accusation.
As the media embraces the story, House Speaker Pelosi and other
prominent
Democrats have now been asked about Reades claims by liberal
outlets.
Fox News Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
screaming-sexual-
assault
The mainstream media had to be dragged "kicking and screaming"
into the
bombshell story about Tara Reades sexual assault claims against
presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden,
critics say.
And now that they have, calls urging the former Vice President
to answer
he accusations himself are getting louder and louder.
The dam has finally and belatedly burst, Fox News media
reporter Howard
Kurtz said on Thursday.
Biden has been holed up in Wilmington, Del., home, out of the
public eye
amid the coronavirus pandemic with the exception of virtual town
halls and
teleconference-style interviews with friendly news outlets. His
campaign
has denied Reades claims, but Biden has yet to speak about it
himself. He
hasnt even been asked about it, either, but it appears critics
on both
sides of the aisle think that could change in the near future.
PROGRESSIVE HOST WHO INTERVIEWED TARA READE RIPS MAINSTREAM
MEDIA FOR
ACTING AS 'ARM' OF BIDEN CAMPAIGN
Over the past week, the press has accelerated its pace from a
cruise to a
sprint, which is a good thing, Politicos Jack Shafer wrote.
Given the
rising interest in the story, it seems inevitable that hell
have to face
questions from reporters about the allegations soon.
The Washington Posts editorial board on Wednesday called on
Biden to
address the allegations and to "release relevant records" from
his time as
a senator that are currently sealed at the University of
Delaware.
"Tara Reade deserves to be heard, and voters deserve to hear
her. They
deserve to hear from Joe Biden, too," the editorial board began
its piece
on Wednesday.
"Mainstream media has been dragged kicking and screaming to this
story by
conservative media. Now the story is unavoidable," Cornell Law
School
professor and media critic William A. Jacobson told Fox News.
"With WaPo
calling for a release of records and the Times saying the Biden
campaign
is misrepresenting its reporting, Biden no longer can hide. If
Biden loses
the Times and WaPo, he may not make it to the convention."
TARA READE RESPONDS AFTER DC POLICE SAY HER SEXUAL ASSAULT
COMPLAINT
AGAINST BIDEN IS 'INACTIVE'
Times executive editor Dean Baquet initially defended his slow
approach to
reporting on Biden's accuser and even suggested that the Biden
campaign
urged the Times to change some of the language. But on
Wednesday, the
Times itself called out Bidens campaign for "inaccurately"
describing the
paper's reporting when providing talking points to surrogates.
"Mainstream media has been dragged kicking and screaming to this
story by
conservative media. Now the story is unavoidable."
William A. Jacobson
The surge in coverage of Reade's accusation came after the
conservative
Media Research Center unearthed a 1993 clip of CNNs Larry King
Live on
Friday, thrusting the story into the national conversation and
forcing
Biden-friendly outlets to finally acknowledge the story it had
ignored for
roughly a month.
The tape featured a woman calling into the CNN show to ask for
advice
about her daughters issue with a prominent senator, who Reade
later
told Fox News was her late mother. A few days later, Business
Insider
published a story in which Reades former neighbor heard about
the
allegations years ago.
CLIP SURFACES OF BIDEN ACCUSER TARA READE'S MOTHER PHONING INTO
'LARRY
KING LIVE' IN 1993 ALLUDING TO CLAIM
Kurtz: New witnesses force media, Democrats to confront Biden
allegationsVideo
Despite Reade's claims being a month old, it was those
corroborating
witnesses that finally started the avalanche.
Its difficult for survivors to see that a woman who has more
corroborating sources than most survivors have in similar
situations is
being tossed aside and actively being weaponized by cynical
political
actors it would be an incredible moment of leadership for Joe
Biden to
show up, womens rights advocacy group UltraViolets founder
Shaunna
Thomas told the Times.
WASHINGTON POST CALLS ON BIDEN TO ADDRESS TARA READE SEX-ASSAULT
ALLEGATIONS, 'RELEASE RELEVANT RECORDS'
Tom Elliott
@tomselliott
***@SpeakerPelosi defends @JoeBiden on sexual assault allegations:
Hes a
person of great values, integrity, authenticity, imagination He
understands the kitchen table issues of Americas working
families, his
father lost his job when he was a boy "
Embedded video
592
6:03 AM - Apr 30, 2020
Twitter Ads info and privacy
654 people are talking about this
CNNs S.E. Cupp even penned an opinion piece for the New York
Daily News
asking: Are we going to talk about Tara Reade?
TARA READES JOE BIDEN ASSAULT CLAIM GIVES JUANITA BROADDRICK
DÉJÀ VU: 'I
BELIEVE HER'
The media coverage of Reades allegations has been noticeably
muted
compared to its handling of claims against other high-profile
political
figures, from Brett Kavanaugh to Donald Trump, Cupp wrote,
despite her
own network initially being among the biggest culprits.
After weeks of silence, ABC News' "The View" caught viewers up
on the
allegations with a lengthy segment on Thursday.
The View
?
@TheView
ALLEGATION AGAINST BIDEN: @ABC News @marykbruce joins with the
latest on
the allegation of sexual assault against Joe Biden - which his
campaign
has denied - and how it could play into the race for president.
http://abcn.ws/2VQ4v4n
Embedded video
100
9:20 AM - Apr 30, 2020
Twitter Ads info and privacy
337 people are talking about this
Media Research Center director of media analysis Tim Graham told
Fox News
that CNN and other mainstream outlets had been suppressing
accusations
against Biden, and MRCs NewsBusters found that liberal
networks spent
significantly more time covering Vice President Mike Pence not
wearing a
mask at the Mayo Clinic in just 24 hours than Reades claims
were given
for an entire month.
NEW YORK TIMES SAYS BIDEN CAMP'S TALKING POINTS 'INACCURATELY'
DESCRIBE
THEIR TARA READE REPORTING
But times are changing and CNNs Don Lemon grilled Stacey
Abrams, who has
openly campaigned to be selected as Bidens running mate, about
the
allegations.
Daily Caller
?
@DailyCaller
CNN's Don Lemon grills Stacey Abrams on Tara Reade's sexual
assault
allegation against Joe Biden:
I believe Joe Biden... I know Joe Biden and I think that he is
telling
the truth, and that this did not happen.
Embedded video
981
9:08 PM - Apr 28, 2020
Twitter Ads info and privacy
1,852 people are talking about this
MSNBCs far-left Chris Hayes finally decided to cover Reades
allegations
on Wednesday night, upsetting the networks liberal audience in
the
process as #FireChrisHayes began trending on social media after
he
reported the story.
Ibrahim
@ibrahimpols
Chris Hayes covering Tara Reades allegations against Biden
Embedded video
12.5K
7:21 PM - Apr 29, 2020
Twitter Ads info and privacy
3,353 people are talking about this
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
The liberal HuffPost even asked Bidens potential running mates
about
Reades claim, something that would have been unimaginable only
a few
weeks ago.
Peter Beinart, a professor of journalism at the City University
of New
York, penned an op-ed in The Atlantic calling for Biden to
release his
senatorial records that could contain evidence relevant to
Reades
accusation.
As the media embraces the story, House Speaker Pelosi and other
prominent
Democrats have now been asked about Reades claims by liberal
outlets.
Fox News Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.