Don’t be surprised, but CBS This Morning on Thursday covered the launch of Joe Biden without ever mentioning any of his gaffes, including his habit of being grabby with women. Instead, co-host Norah O’Donnell touted “Uncle Joe” talking about America’s “core values.” The CBS journalist also repeated the talking points from the Democrat’s announcement video.

O’Donnell referenced the names of people endorsing Biden’s bid early and lovingly called Biden by some of his nicknames: “But apart from these [endorsements], this is Uncle Joe. You know? Regular Joe from Scranton, Pennsylvania and the rust belt states and the white working class voters that Democrats lost in the last election.”

Just Uncle Joe, huh, Norah? Can’t expect objectivity from here. The co-hosts seemed enamored by Biden starting his campaign with mentions of the violence in Charlottesville. O’Donnell parroted, “He using that phrase again, that this is the battle for the soul of this nation.”

Correspondent Ed O’Keefe explained the meaning of Biden’s announcement: “In that video this morning, Biden talks about how he believes Americans are in a battle of the soul for the nation. And in the coming days, we expect to hear Biden talk about restoring an inclusive middle class.”

As if her viewers still didn’t get the talking points, O’Donnell underlined, “He’s really talking about the core values of this nation are at stake.” Co-host John Dickerson reiterated that “[h]e talks about America shouldn’t be a place where you give hate safe harbor, which is an attack on the President.”

So, anyone unclear on what Biden is talking about? The journalists at CBS want to make sure you understand. What they aren’t concerned about is the controversy that erupted when multiple women accused the Democrat of unwanted touching.

Over on ABC’s Good Morning America, the co-hosts touted Biden’s “progressive patriotism” and “bold appeal to American values.” On NBC’s Today, Andrea Mitchell briefly admitted that the Democrat’s first campaign fundraiser will be hosted “at the home of David Cohen, Senior Vice President of Comcast, parent company of NBCUniversal.”

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