The Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address put fear in the hearts of New York Times reporters, judging by their hysterical reaction in Saturday’s edition, “Tone of Riposte by Rising G.O.P. Star Shifts Between Cheer and Gloom” by Michael Bender and Kayla Guo. The online headline was startling: “Katie Britt, With Smiles and Menace, Delivers G.O.P. Response to Biden.”
One can imagine a world in which a Republican politician would be accused of sexist for calling, say, Kamala Harris “menacing.” Or is the Times intimidated by an intense woman?
“Menace” got changed to “Fierce Glare” in the headline at some point, but the menacing tone remained in the story, as Bender and Guo seemed averse to any kind of criticism of Biden after his supposed moment of pugilistic partisan glory.
With a sunny, inviting smile,…
