Winners and Losers, State of the Union Address and Response
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Winner: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Her speech was boring at times and she just sat there, but there was some quality persuasion:
Framing school choice as the Civil Rights issue of our time
Contrasting her age and youth to President Biden’s ancientness. Youth wins in a side by side, especially since she has young kids and Biden’s son…
Those frames are POWERFUL. Parents want the best for their kids, and an 80 YEAR OLD running the country when he’s 85 is concerning. It becomes alarming when this person is the next up:
Overall, Sarah had a couple solid moments. Her tone was Presidential, she was confident, spoke well. HOWEVER…
Loser: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
You think politicians are good at speaking, they stink.
STAND UP SARAH! Don’t sit down. Sitting makes you lose steam, it is docile.
You claim the left is so radical yet you sit in a chair like tea is coming. Stand the fuck up and show some emotion! Kids are being sterilized you dolt. Great reforms for Arkansas but are you pissed or not?
Her tone was blah too. Can I get SOME vocal variety, is it that much to ask? Just a HINT of something other than politician.
The family stuff was brutal. I’m happy for ANYONE who beats cancer, but what did that have to do with the speech? Her mom and her are tough people, but again - why was that necessary?
Speeches should be the minimum needed to get the point across. I don’t care your mom beat cancer if you cannot relate it back to Eggs being $6 a dozen.
She lacked visual speaking. Where was the visual of the parent coming home from work to have their kids DEMAND the parent now use THEIR pronouns, followed by the parent going to the grocery store and seeing the bill escalate?
The GOP continues to be a national embarrassment.
Winner: Marjorie Taylor Greene
MTG fully embraced her villain role, dressing like a combination of Ric Flair and Cruella DeVille. She yelled “LIAR” during the address with the gusto of someone newly single and giving zerrrrrro fucks.
MTG gets it - give the people what they want! Entertain them, be confrontational. Don’t be a boner jam like McCarthy and sush people like a librarian.
Winner: Paul Pelosi
Dude is worth $500 million, survived a BRUTAL attack AND knows how to rock a Fedora. Say all you want about his insider trading, but damn it feels good to be a gangsta.
Loser: Kevin McCarthy
McCarthy looked like the ghost sushing Venkman and co. in the beginning of Ghostbusters.
Really? A sush? EGGS ARE $6 a DOZEN. We have NO IDEA how many people are in this country. Drug ODs are at an all time high, men are turning into women, cats and dogs are getting along! You wanted a respectful night?
That’s why schools teach black people to hate white people and fentanyl wipes out entire towns. You fucking asshole. Biden called for a winter of Severe ILLNESS and DEATH for unvaccinated people, and you want a respectful evening! Fucking GOP, man.
Winners: the creepy political lackies that wait around to say weird stuff and take selfies but you need them to win
I was at a fundraiser last year and one of the dudes at the table was odd. I asked a friend what his deal was. My buddy was like, “listen, you NEED weird obsessed people like that to win. THAT’s the guy who will knock doors and call all day for six straight months.”
President Biden hung around, met with, and took selfies with many of those people. Biden gets it. You need those weirdos to be your accolytes. Look at Ron Klain stepping down while blubbering like a baby:
Embrace the creepy people that are on your side, they will get the job done. Just don’t let them babysit your kids.
Loser: Representative Ayanna Presley
No one told her MTG was wearing the same outfit, so that was weird. Maybe it was a yin and yang thing? Is Presley defecting to the MTG/Boebert squad? That would be weird, especially for my occasionally three way dreams.
Winner: Senator Sinema
I was wrong about her, she’s a babe. Moving on…
Winner: President Biden
The guy is 80, can barely walk, yet still talked in public for over 70 minutes. Credit where credit is due - he had vocal variety, told a couple stories, kept the speech relatively brief. I think he’s a communist but he had a decent night. He is the man in the arena and he knows it.
LOL Biden telling oil companies they had “about a decade” left but still should invest here. I bet they are still laughing. We should all be long Exxon #notinvestmentadvice.
Loser: the guy announcing Biden who is out of shape
(start at 20 minute mark)
You get few chances in life to make a great impression. The ENTIRE WORLD is watching. Spend 6 months dieting, exercise, lift some weights. Nope! Be the example of how fat and out of shape America has become. Woof.
Winner: Rep. George Santos
Now he’s feuding with Mitt Romney?!?! That’s FANTASTIC. Yes Santos is a liar and was obviously a Brazilian drag queen, but he is what the GOP needs to be - give no effs, aggressive, and feuding with Mitt Romney.
President Santos will be a blast.
Loser: anyone who thinks those politicians are coming to save you
Spending, spending, no cuts on the two biggest spending items (Social Security, Medicare), spending, spending, stuff no one asked for (removing resort fees), clap clap like seals.
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NAMASTE,
KONG
Excellent review, thank you sir