I think the giant gaping hole in this speech was what Biden was going to do about it (with the powers at his disposal). Examples:
* If you threaten or intimidate an election worker, I've instructed the Department of Justice to see the maximum federal penalties on top of whatever your local State charges you with.
* The FBI is actively investigating and preparing for violence from violent MAGA groups. We are actively observing those of you initiating plans for political violence.
* If you assault a police officer, the federal gov't will come down on you like a wall of bricks.
* If you peddle election lies and conspiracy theories on your media channel, the gov't won't ignore that and will assist to the fullest extent possible things like the Dominion lawsuit and pursue fraud cases where the evidence merits it.
While I agree with Biden's diagnosis of the problem, what was missing was what he was doing about it and - more importantly - the consequences of political violence to dissuade the MAGA LARPers - such as the Q-Shaman - from even getting started down that path.
He also did not need to get into his accomplishments as President in this speech. That was where things really went of the rails, and where I tuned out. Save that for the campaign trail unless it's related to combating political violence.
Thank you. I am so glad someone was looking past the marines and the color red to see the actual issues with the speech. Without those promises of actions this was a political speech with the desire to tie republicans to trumpism in the minds of voters.
Hey, AllahPundit used the Eric Hoffer quote "Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket" in his farewell post on HotAir. Doesn't talk about Joe's speech, but does touch on the state of the GOP.
"I was set to hoof it over to Substack and start rattling my cup for subscriptions, hoping to make enough to cover rent. But after I posted the news on Twitter that I’d be leaving Hot Air, I got a call from Steve Hayes at the Dispatch. Would you be interested in writing for us, he asked? Uh, yes, I’d be interested. I’ve enjoyed the Dispatch since it launched and was reading Steve, Jonah Goldberg, and David French for years before that. You can count on one hand the number of successful right-of-center sites willing to hold populism to account for its excesses and the Dispatch is a very distinguished member of that distinguished group. Of course I’d be interested in writing for it."
Steve and David - I'm VERY disappointed that The Racket didn't make a better offer. That said, I'm VERY happy with the personnel that the Bulwark and Dispatch have brought aboard their respective pirate vessels.
I think the giant gaping hole in this speech was what Biden was going to do about it (with the powers at his disposal). Examples:
* If you threaten or intimidate an election worker, I've instructed the Department of Justice to see the maximum federal penalties on top of whatever your local State charges you with.
* The FBI is actively investigating and preparing for violence from violent MAGA groups. We are actively observing those of you initiating plans for political violence.
* If you assault a police officer, the federal gov't will come down on you like a wall of bricks.
* If you peddle election lies and conspiracy theories on your media channel, the gov't won't ignore that and will assist to the fullest extent possible things like the Dominion lawsuit and pursue fraud cases where the evidence merits it.
While I agree with Biden's diagnosis of the problem, what was missing was what he was doing about it and - more importantly - the consequences of political violence to dissuade the MAGA LARPers - such as the Q-Shaman - from even getting started down that path.
He also did not need to get into his accomplishments as President in this speech. That was where things really went of the rails, and where I tuned out. Save that for the campaign trail unless it's related to combating political violence.
I think that’s fair on both counts.
Thank you. I am so glad someone was looking past the marines and the color red to see the actual issues with the speech. Without those promises of actions this was a political speech with the desire to tie republicans to trumpism in the minds of voters.
I think we agree. Mostly.
Hey, AllahPundit used the Eric Hoffer quote "Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket" in his farewell post on HotAir. Doesn't talk about Joe's speech, but does touch on the state of the GOP.
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2022/09/02/farewell-to-hot-air-n494121
"I was set to hoof it over to Substack and start rattling my cup for subscriptions, hoping to make enough to cover rent. But after I posted the news on Twitter that I’d be leaving Hot Air, I got a call from Steve Hayes at the Dispatch. Would you be interested in writing for us, he asked? Uh, yes, I’d be interested. I’ve enjoyed the Dispatch since it launched and was reading Steve, Jonah Goldberg, and David French for years before that. You can count on one hand the number of successful right-of-center sites willing to hold populism to account for its excesses and the Dispatch is a very distinguished member of that distinguished group. Of course I’d be interested in writing for it."
Steve and David - I'm VERY disappointed that The Racket didn't make a better offer. That said, I'm VERY happy with the personnel that the Bulwark and Dispatch have brought aboard their respective pirate vessels.
Wow. The end of an era. I remember reading him back when he was on Blogspot. :-)
The Racket actually skipped steps one and two and started as a Racket.
My personal goal is to get the Dispatch to offer us a buyout as well. :D
Challenge Accepted.