I
clicked on the TV set. I flipped through network channels. Yes, there
was Biden, indoors, against that plain background, at that podium,
talking. Delivering his speech.
Except, where was he exactly? And when? Was this a live speech, or had it been pre-recorded?
Was this a backup recording, made just in case Biden, disabled, couldn’t walk on to the outdoor stage and deliver his message?
If
this indoor speech had been the plan all along, and it was live, why
had that Bloomberg crew been set up outside for many minutes, showing
viewers the long shot of the empty outdoor stage?
The
audience, watching Biden on network television, would have no way of
knowing that Biden was (apparently) supposed to give his speech
outdoors; and the television audience would have no way of knowing
whether this indoor speech was live or pre-recorded.
At
the end of the speech, Biden walked away from the podium among security
people and what appeared to be a few reporters. There was the sound of
applause---but no shots of the indoor audience.
Network
news people must have been aware of what certainly seemed like a
last-minute switcheroo, in the venue. But of course, they have said
nothing about it.
Maybe
there is another explanation for what I’m reporting here; but until I
hear it, it seems there was a deception Friday night. The deception
wouldn’t mean much if we were talking about a local Chamber of Commerce
event. But this is the presidency of the US, and a candidate, a man who
suffered a serious brain aneurysm and an even more serious pulmonary
embolism in 1988, and has experienced a major decline in cognitive/motor
abilities.
If
Biden is eventually installed as president, is this what we can expect
during his term in office, as long as it lasts? Canned, pre-recorded,
edited messages to the nation?
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