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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHoly shit Biden just pulled a masterful end around on SS
He had them calling him a liar regarding the republican plans for SS and then rope a doped them i to saying well we must all agree to no cuts to SS now stand up for seniors and show them
Fucking brilliant!
cayugafalls
(5,641 posts)However, McCarthy ass was stuck in the past...sitting there like a mushroom
edisdead
(1,932 posts)pretty sure I saw a chuckle on Kevs face as though he was trying to hide the fact that he KNOWS hos team just got fucked.
calimary
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He had that whole side of the room AND Kevvy-boy at the end of a fork.
A GREAT night to be a Democrat!
I also like the way he took so much time on his way out, greeting and shaking hands and chit-chatting with everybody who wanted a moment in the afterglow with him, that Poor Sarah Huckabee Sanders was kept waiting for quite awhile. I wonder how many viewers stayed tuned for her "side" of it.
Hopefully not that many. What little I saw as I was getting my hot tea was NOT anything to write home about.
It was NOT what anyone would call a star turn.
KS Toronado
(17,247 posts)Tommymac
(7,263 posts)I don't have time to waste sorting garbage.
colorado_ufo
(5,734 posts)Upright in a rocking chair! Meanwhile, I was glued to the broadcast when Biden was speaking. He was absolutely incredible! And Harris did an awesome job of cheerleading behind him.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,369 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,249 posts)🍄
😂
Lemonwurst
(287 posts)Where do they go from here? Oh yeah, just lie - dont believe your eyes and ears.
FeelingBlue
(681 posts)So PROUD of him!!!!
emulatorloo
(44,130 posts)WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)in that debt limit-Medicare/SS exchange. Joe's a ninja at debate.
Deep State Witch
(10,427 posts)Dark Brandon is tearing them a new one!
cilla4progress
(24,736 posts)He's been at it awhile.
mtngirl47
(989 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)Masterfully played, Mr. President!
alfredo
(60,074 posts)Sogo
(4,986 posts)Masterful is the perfect word!!
I'm so proud of him!!!!!!!!!
wnylib
(21,479 posts)Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,575 posts)The other side thinks he's like their guy, who had ZERO governing experience and boy did it show!
Greybnk48
(10,168 posts)iluvtennis
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Trueblue Texan
(2,430 posts)...I. can't remember exactly... but after all the jeering and yelling he told the Rethugs, "You got it!" I think he trapped them into agreeing to something about the border, but I can't recall the details. I think I'd gone to get another glass of champagne. Watched it out on the patio because it's a lovely night tonight.
OK. I admit, I was not a big fan of Biden. I thought he was out of touch and too old. I thought he was clueless about the evils the Rethugs were will to go to to maintain power. But the man has far surpassed any expectations I'd had for my pick for all the candidates. He was brilliant, amazing, and super effective tonight! Maybe his superpower, besides his decades of experience, is that he is so often underestimated. I admit. I was completely incorrect in my primary assessment of the man.
edisdead
(1,932 posts)Warren was my original candidate but when Joe got the nom I did think well maybe he is the candidate that we need to bridge from Trumpass to something else. But he has been kicking ass the whole way. Only problem is that the media hasnt trumpeted it the way the did if Donny dipshit manages to say his own name correctly.
calimary
(81,298 posts)He's been at this kind of thing for DECADES. He knows ALL the maneuvers and strategies and, yes, the tricks. And he understands his own style and how to work it effectively. He combines an aw-shucks vibe with a Mohammed Ali punch. And he's so subtle you never see it coming.
I'm just glad he's on OUR side.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,369 posts)He was railroaded out of the race for the nomination that year--
but perhaps his time had not yet come...
Recursion
(56,582 posts)He lead them into that box canyon like he was Butch Cassidy
DemocraticPatriot
(4,369 posts)about what their position was supposed to be on that issue ???
Well, most of the polls show that a majority of the voters actually agree with the Democrats, on the issues....
they only vote for Republicans if they are stupid about their own self interests....
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)self-interest is best served by, "owning the libs."
They're so misinformed that they don't even know what's happening in the real world. One thing they think they know for sure is that Dems are evil.
The policies they agree with, they believe it's the Rs that are for them rather than the opposite truth.
Fascists are so damn good at propaganda.
patphil
(6,180 posts)I expect even more to come, despite the Republicans in the House.
edisdead
(1,932 posts)Him exposing them as frauds could be what propels him to four more years.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,369 posts)And the Republican House is certain to hand him plenty of opportunities---
(as the Republicans in congress helped out Bill Clinton--- only much more-so this time...)
lastlib
(23,239 posts)...and hands them the empty lunch sack!
Marginal Traitor-Greene got major pwned!
calimary
(81,298 posts)Dear God, that's exactly what they look like, especially when pictured with their mouths open!
They've been describing what Biden did as "rope-a-dope" on MSNBC. And that's precisely what it is.
But hey, if the bad guys insist on continuing to under-estimate him, I'm just fine with that!
judesedit
(4,438 posts)Talitha
(6,593 posts)And they didn't even realize it!
Badass Brandon was on fire tonight.
Richard D
(8,754 posts)and the brilliance of getting the repubs to not only agree with him but give him a standing ovation was something that will go down as utterly masterful.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)Cue...another said, like pouring salt on a slug...
yorkster
(1,497 posts)the skillful lassoing job.
Great speech,great night.
relayerbob
(6,544 posts)Lured the MAGAts down the rabbit hole and slammed the door on them. Stupid fucks didn't have a clue.
Probably the best SOTU address I've ever seen in my 65 years
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Historic NY
(37,449 posts)FlyingPiggy
(3,384 posts)onetexan
(13,041 posts)That damn mtg and her trashy behavior is disgusting as heck, on display for all of the world to see. She is the epitome of deplorable, sorry to say.
NowISeetheLight
(3,943 posts)Every one of those Magats are now on video SUPPORTING no cuts to Social Security. If they turn around and vote against it now theyre exposed as liars. Brilliant.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)It was brilliant either way.
ismnotwasm
(41,986 posts)He must have known the GOP are undisciplined and unruly, he hit the right note, and they reacted. He handled it perfectly
edisdead
(1,932 posts)I heard commentary thinking it was planned. On CNN they were talking about how there have been interruptions during the SOTU more frequently and it seemed as though this speech was designed to get a reaction from republicans. They also said that Biden was smart to address issues where the republicans perceive him as soft.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)If he did it off the cuff that is some solid political work.
Tell me again about how Biden is old and feeble. Every time Biden's age comes up that clip needs to play
CaptainTruth
(6,592 posts)TomSlick
(11,098 posts)He was very quick on his feet and nonplussed by the noisy MAGAts. It was a master class on undressing the opposition.
Senile my Aunt Fanny!
Lunabell
(6,082 posts)My pugilistic president comes out swinging at these lying traitors!! Go get 'em, Dark Brandon!!