This is fucking stupid. There is nothing to be gained by platforming Trump.
Biden only recently said that he was happy to debate Trump, though he was non-committal on the format of such a debate, telling radio host Howard Stern, “I’m happy to debate him.”
Im surprised Stern is still on the air, even more so that Biden would do an interview with him, and that everyone apparently ignored it even happening?
It seems like it was mostly about his life and not any pressing issues America is facing, but here’s a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz45sMb4js8
It’s probably the most we’ll hear Biden talk. Even if most of it seems to be random fluff.
I don’t know why he picked Stern as the venue, but he needs to be doing more of this. Getting out and doing interviews. Just preferably harder hitting questions than:
Did you ever save someone’s life when you were a lifeguard?
The whole purpose of a Howard Stern interview is random fluff. It’s to make people like Joe Biden seem like he’s “one of us”. It’s not meant to promote a political agenda, or even have serious discussion on any given topic. Howard Stern would have been more likely to ask Biden about details of his and his wife’s sex life back in 1976 or something instead of a question with even mild political relevance. That’s Howard Stern. That’s what he does.
I don’t know why he picked Stern as the venue, but he needs to be doing more of this. Getting out and doing interviews. Just preferably harder hitting questions than: Did you ever save someone’s life when you were a lifeguard?
This is a reasonable expectation for if/when he goes on more serious interviews, but this is par for the course for Howard Stern, and he doesn’t even try to pretend otherwise.
I dunno, never listened to Stern.
But you’re acting like these days he’s Good Morning America.
Bill Clinton went on MTV and answered live questions then did a sax solo, that reached a shit ton of people in a demographic that gets Dems in office.
I don’t even know what demographic subscribes to satellite radio these days, let along how many listen to Stern.
Like I said tho an hour long interview is 100% what Biden should be doing, I’m just not sure why they picked Howard Stern in 2024.
Maybe because Charlemagne just isn’t an option for Biden anymore?
He kept asking Biden hard hitting political questions, and we seem to agree that when Biden talks politics it doesn’t go over well with voters.
I don’t even know what demographic subscribes to satellite radio these days, let along how many listen to Stern.
Regarding how many people still listen to Stern, I obviously don’t know the exact numbers, but given that SiriusXM keeps renewing his contract which hovers around 9 figures annually, I’m going to guess that he still has an extremely large following and is probably one of the only reasons the vast majority of SiriusXM subscribers are even subscribed in the first place.
Oh yeah, he’s always been the main draw there.
I’m not sure what his contract is like tho, they may have given him a ridiculous long contract to make the jump back in the day. So still paying him 2000s money even without that audience.
Here’s to hoping this is just the start and Biden starts doing more appearances though.
He needs to engage with voters if he wants to win. This is a step in the right direction at least.
