B-Man Posted March 7 Author Posted March 7 LOL. Ukraine's First Lady and Alexei Navalny's widow both turn down White House invitations to Biden's State of the Union address by Emily Goodin Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's first lady, turned down an invitation from the White House to attend Thursday's State of the Union address, dashing President Joe Biden's dreams of seating her next to Alexi Navalvny's widow in a show of force against Russia. The White House intended to place Zelenska and Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of murdered Russian opposition leader, in Jill Biden's box on the night of the president's prime time address. The plan was to use the women as powerful image against Russian President Vladimir Putin, coming at a time when Biden wants Congress to approve more aid for the Ukraine. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13164075/olena-zelenska-yulia-navalnaya-decline-biden-state-union.html . 3 1
The Frankish Reich Posted March 7 Posted March 7 1 hour ago, B-Man said: What's with the random capitalization?
B-Man Posted March 7 Author Posted March 7 3 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: What's with the random capitalization? Yeah, thats the takeaway. Good work. 2
The Frankish Reich Posted March 7 Posted March 7 2 minutes ago, B-Man said: Yeah, thats the takeaway. Good work. Your response would have been much STRONGER with Some Random Capitalization. Learn From the MASTER. You are an UNPRESIDENTED fail.
JaCrispy Posted March 7 Posted March 7 2 minutes ago, B-Man said: Enough squirrels 🦫 Back to the SOTU address. America Last 👎 2
B-Man Posted March 7 Author Posted March 7 1 minute ago, JaCrispy said: America Last 👎 C'mon man ! Who's side are you on ? 2 1
The Frankish Reich Posted March 7 Posted March 7 1 minute ago, B-Man said: This can't be true ? This is pretty funny. It also explains why the "humor" of the Babylon Bee is so obvious. Anything remotely subtle or clever goes right over their heads. 1
The Frankish Reich Posted March 7 Posted March 7 1 minute ago, B-Man said: Spoiler: there will be no substance. Yes, there will be policy proposals and rants against this and that — but it will all be sound and fury, signifying a reelection campaign. The "substance" is already leaking because that's how the cynical game is played. Biden will demand big tax hikes on evil corporations that they totally won't pass on to you, dear consumer, and another one on people with wealth greater than $100,000,000. Biden will rant against credit card companies — bold take, POTUS! — and is also expected to go on a tirade against shrinkflation, perhaps with another assist from the Cookie Monster because everything is stupid. But Biden's proposals will be DOA as soon as they hit the Republican-controlled House. The administration, however, means for them to be DOA. Biden has no intention of risking political capital on moderate legislation that Republicans might pass. What he does want is a repeat of Harry Truman's successful 1948 reelection race against a "do-nothing" Congress. The more appeal Biden's policy proposals have to the most radical and activist parts of the Democratic base, the better. So instead of all that "healing" we were promised during Biden's basement 2020 campaign, we'll get WWII amounts of flak flying through the air. https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/03/07/can-dr-feelgood-save-bidens-state-of-the-union-address-n4927095#google_vignette . True. But isn't this every SOTU address? - Float a big policy proposal that is half-baked and/or has a snowball's chance in hell of succeeding (think Trump's "repeal and replace" Obamacare with something much, much better) - Float a few small policy proposals that everyone can agree on (think Obama's long forgotten federal retirement savings account thing that he pitched when interest rates were under 1%) - Talk about how the other side is obstructing us from doing the things most Americans want done, and say you are all for compromise when compromise is called for - (since Reagan) try to personalize your supporters by putting a few "ordinary" or heroic Americans as plants in the seats of honor - (since Clinton) go on for way, way too long ... At least 20 years ago George Will started campaigning against a public SOTU address. Nothing in the constitution requires it. A simple letter to Congress is fine. That will never happen since the one prerequisite for the presidency is loving to hear yourself talk, even if you aren't very good at it. 1
B-Man Posted March 7 Author Posted March 7 CRINGE. Who thinks feels that things like this are helpful ?
All_Pro_Bills Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Sources suggest Joe is going to focus on the key problems facing Americans. Its not crime, or the open border, or economic insecurity over things like shrinking real incomes. Its that the cookies they're buying at the Super Market are smaller and there are a few less potato chips in a bag. Between daily 4 hour naps, he discovered grocery store products have been getting smaller over time. Like that 32 oz. jar of spaghetti sauce you won't find anymore. Alert those guys making up those low-ball fake inflation number too!
sherpa Posted March 7 Posted March 7 22 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: That will never happen since the one prerequisite for the presidency is loving to hear yourself talk, even if you aren't very good at it. Which makes his refusal to do a Super Bowl interview, a custom, and an incredible "tell" with the largest US TV audience of the year, an election year, all the more revealing. They are trying to keep the man from exposing himself. He is old, infirm, incoherent, and unreliable to his handlers, and that is on his best day. 1
The Frankish Reich Posted March 7 Posted March 7 So who was the last President to give a memorable SOTU address? I suppose I'd have to go back to Reagan's "shining city on a hill" one. Well written, well delivered, albeit by a President otherwise in decline. Bush 41's "read my lips: no new taxes" is memorable but in a negative sense. I can't recall a single word spoken by Bill Clinton in his roughly 7 hours of SOTU speeches. Bush 43? Kind of a proto-Biden "will he screw up his words" thing. Obama? One of those "communication is 90% nonverbal" things - he had good command of the staging, but nothing inspirational that would compare to his earlier speeches. Trump? I remember the first one (technically an "address to a joint session of Congress") was surprisingly good because he managed to come off as sane and maybe even moderate, but of course he squandered that right away. Biden? Always about the flub watch; so far, he's passed, but there's always this year.
Biden is Mentally Fit Posted March 7 Posted March 7 11 minutes ago, sherpa said: Which makes his refusal to do a Super Bowl interview, a custom, and an incredible "tell" with the largest US TV audience of the year, an election year, all the more revealing. They are trying to keep the man from exposing himself. He is old, infirm, incoherent, and unreliable to his handlers, and that is on his best day. Listening to Smerconish on satellite radio the last few days the big question is would democrats be better off if they just “let Joe be Joe”. It was intended to be a serious question and discussion. Good lord.
The Frankish Reich Posted March 7 Posted March 7 I forgot that Bush 43 gave us "Axis of Evil" in one of his SOTU addresses. I remember it because it didn't make sense - it was Iraq, Iran, and N Korea, and was really a pitch for his war in Iraq. Too bad he used it, since it would be perfect for Biden's speechwriters today. There really is an Axis of Evil: Russia, Iran, N Korea that coordinates seriously destabilizing/anti-US actions in various parts of the world today.
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