Katie Britt, State of the Union Response, Histrionic Behavior and the Unrelenting Stench of Right Wing Sexism and Misogyny
It was The Stepford Wives meets The Handmaid’s Tale. For anyone regularly tuned into the world of American politics or popular culture, you are aware of the State of the Union response given by Senator Katie Britt. Britt, the junior senator from the state of Alabama, delivered a rebuttal that was widely attacked by politicians, pundits, and viewers across the political spectrum.
Rolling Stone was inundated, sometimes completely unprompted, with excoriating messages from longtime GOP operatives, right-leaning pollsters, conservative Capitol Hill staff, MAGA lawyers, and even some senior members of Trump’s own 2024 campaign. Left-wing blogs went into overtime, attacking and analyzing Britt’s response. It certainly did not require the skills of a futurist to realize that her less than stellar efforts would result in a raw and ruthless parody on Saturday Night Live.
Over on the political , social, and cultural right, one of the Republican pollsters called Britt “creepy,” one national Republican consultant stated bluntly “I’ll give Biden this — He at least gave a better speech than Katie Britt,” and an unnamed Trump adviser asked of Rolling Stone, “What the hell am I watching right now?”. “It’s one of our biggest…
