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THE GRIFT
Feisty Joe Biden (FJB)
Republicans have already printed flags in his honor
The State of the Union (SOTU) address from the President of the United States isn’t typically must-see-TV. But as an independent with a healthy fear of the damage planned by the current right-wing party, I started watching last night’s speech with some concerns. But once Joe was behind the podium, all fears were put to rest.
Joe f***ing rocked it.
First, I was impressed by how he repeatedly used “my predecessor” as a convincing and convicting pejorative. When Republicans jeered his quotes about the former guy, Joe was ready with “those are his words” and “that’s just the facts.” Nicely played, sir.
Joe’s message of inclusion of ALL Americans was a breath of fresh air compared to the speeches of the former guy. Whereas the former guy spouted narcissistic tropes like “only I can fix it” and “we’re going to have (insert topic) in two weeks”, Joe stood tall on accomplished tasks and practical ideas for the future.
To be fair, the Biden administration has accomplished a great deal in these first three years. Here’s a sample:
In the (clearly prerecorded) Republican response, a young, smiling, diamond-encrusted-cross-wearing freshman Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) stated that her and her husband just finished watching the speech and now she’s concerned about her family’s future. She said, “President Biden… He’s out of touch.”
If you mean out of touch with breaking all of the ten commandments, pandering to dictators, and being a patriot only when your party wins, then yes, I would agree. But if you’re like me, standing for decency, honesty, integrity, and getting shit done, you’re definitely not Katie Britt.
“Under his administration, families are worse off”. If you go to the grocery store you’ll see skyrocketing prices. Buying medication is tragically expensive. But this isn’t the fault of the current administration, rather it’s caused by capitalism running amok over the consumers, making the rich richer while fiscally violating the rest of us. By the way…
