Official GOP Response to SOTU Has Republicans 'Losing It'

[RandySF]

The freshman senator is considered a rising star in the party. But her speech’s intense tone—with an over-the-top dramatic cadence that was delivered in a kitchen—left political operatives and observers struggling to make sense of it.

The performance was so bad that some Republicans watched the high-profile speech with a grimace. A GOP strategist told The Daily Beast that Britt’s delivery quickly became a gossip item Thursday night among operatives connected to Donald Trump—something that could have potential implications for her consideration as a vice presidential pick for the former president.

“Everyone’s fucking losing it,” this Republican said, requesting anonymity to discuss private conversations. “It’s one of our biggest disasters ever.”

The setting of the kitchen table—more so the kitchen than the table—for Britt’s speech also left some seasoned Republican strategists confused.

“Senator Katie Britt is a very impressive person. She ran a hell of race in [Alabama],” Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House communications adviser and Nikki Haley supporter posted on X. “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”




https://www.thedailybeast.com/official-katie-britt-gop-response-to-state-of-the-union-has-republicans-losing-it?ref=home?ref=home

[rubbersole]

1. Their base knows that's where sammiches are made.

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. But no one knew where the good Gran Poupon was kept.

[rubbersole]

12. Lindsey's fanny pack.

[OAITW r.2.0]

14. Laughing pretty goddam hard....wait,,,,,ok, sorry....1 second.

cannot out-degrade your comment. And for that,

[GreenWave]

85. Triumph will gladly supply some fresh grey poop on for them!

[brush]

27. And where women belong...barefooted.

[Beachnutt]

29. "And if you're a star

they let you do it".

[brush]

33. Word!

[magicarpet]

58. Bitches with no balls to scratch,...

.... belong barefooted in the kitchen and in the bedroom making babies for their husband.

That right-wing fact is uncontested and should be well known by all by now.

Get with the program.

[brush]

74. Yep, I like the angry sarc gif.

[dobleremolque]

2. It was monumentally cringeworthy. n/t

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. they picked her for her youth to contrast with Biden

[Mister Ed]

35. And ended up contrasting her inexperience with his wisdom. n/t

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

3. youtube for those who haven't seen it

[Cha]

8. Oh Thanks .. I just said I hadn't seen it yet.

[Cha]

11. I couldn't really hear it... but I did hear Enough

to know she's a fucking Breathless Liar.

"I just wish" ol Britt wouldn't be such a GD Gaslit Liar. Fucking Troll

[OAITW r.2.0]

18. I enjoyed your critique.

When I think Republican Zombie, this poor lady will always come to my mind.

[Cha]

84. No kidding! She just brought it out of me..

with her little cross dangling around her neck spewing lies.

It's Sickening!

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

19. First, I think the Kitchen is a fake backdrop

Second, her singsong cadence is weird.
Third, her facial expressions seem rehearsed. Smile, smile with concerned eyebrows, slight grimace but with adorable earnest eyes, etc.
Fourth, she is spewing nonsense breathlessly.

[LeftInTX]

50. Yeah, I don't think that his "her kitchen" ETA: I think it is. See her twitter profie.

Her husband is NFL..I'm sure they have granite counter tops etc.

And here is pic she posted..LOL
It's kinda bare for a family kitchen

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=712654537711112&set=a.157379303238641

[Omnipresent]

54. I'm surprised they're not posing with assault rifles!

[pandr32]

66. It looks unused.

No canisters, no baskets or bowls of produce, no coffee maker, no spice racks, no potholders, no tea towel, no anything but a kettle. They make instant drinks or tea.
The kitchen is not the heart of that house.

[Attilatheblond]

72. Maybe it's actually a Home Improvement Store showcase kitchen?

[LeftInTX]

79. I'm pretty sure it's her house. A twitter profile where she has much shorter hair shows similar decor.

[AllyCat]

77. Actually, I'm on a tear to keep stuff off my counters right now as well.

The clutter that ensues if anything is out makes me nuts.

[pandr32]

89. That wouldn't work here.

Our kitchen is open to the main living area and is super busy. Everyone heads there.
One corner has an Italian Espresso machine and matching grinder on a large tray that also holds the tools, so it functions like a coffee bar. Another corner has the professional stand mixer, but does sport gleaming stainless trim. There are multiple large ceramic canisters with the most accessed kitchen ingredients, crystal bowls filled with fruit and tomatoes, baskets of onions and garlic, and a huge wooden cutting board sits waiting in the center with a professional knife set beside it. I have some open shelves full of cast iron cookware, bottles of vinegar and wines for cooking and drinking. Herbs are hung and drying much of the time. There is usually something on the stove or in the oven, and most days you would find a big stainless bowl with bread dough rising. I keep dirty dishes out of the way, but this kitchen is in constant use and a happy place. No way could I have all that essential stuff stowed away and have to constantly set it all up.
I also have beautiful mother of pearl back-splash reflecting rainbow colors, wood cabinetry, and black quartz counters with metallic specks so it looks like black lava. We live in Hawaii.

[AllyCat]

90. I think I'd make an exception for the espresso machine.

That sounds delightful!

[pandr32]

92. It is.

You should get one! Ours gets a lot of love.

[Lovie777]

57. Stepford wife?........................

[Attilatheblond]

73. Ah yes, the new Stepford Senator Model*

* Kitchen and children sold separately

[Renew Deal]

46. That will play well with the right wing TikTok/deranged OAN crowd

It’s more of a YouTube video than a political speech.

[cheezmaka]

91. Mostly "fluff" and Little or no facts!!!

Only the suckers will buy her load of crap!!!

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Alyssa,,,,this is your Party. Cry if you want to.

[Cha]

6. Well I'm glad it was so Awful.

I haven't seen it yet.. just read the reactions.

[applegrove]

7. They put her in a kitchen and said she was juggling

things then cooking dinners. Trying to appeal to women. A little archaic.

[Hugin]

37. Was she barefoot?

Asking for a friend.

[Wednesdays]

68. Can't say she was not! nt

[TheKentuckian]

83. I stay confused. I thought shoes were optional between pregnancies

[niyad]

9. "rising star"??? Never even heard of her til last week.

[Hugin]

38. From where they are, anything is rising. n/t

[calguy]

13. It looked like a SNL skit!

How does the GOP always find the worst people for the response? Sarah Huckleberry Sanders did a better job than this soap opera cry baby. I'm still remembering Marco 'deer in the headlights' Rubio and his water.
I think if I sent this to my friends and told them it was an awesome SNL sketch, none of them would doubt me.

[ms liberty]

47. She was the female Bobby Jindal. That bad.

[LovelyStuff]

65. You forgot one . . .

Bobby Jindal.

Republicans pick the most insipid people to give their SOTU response, because their selection criteria are purely superficial qualities.

[OAITW r.2.0]

15. SNL: Seriously. Play this entire rebuttal - no edit...and use that as the cold open and the whole show.

Young minds might think.

[ToxMarz]

24. Or have Tina Fey do it

Word for word!

[MacKasey]

56. That would be GREAT!!

[Bucky]

76. I got a real Victoria Jackson vibe off her...

but, you know, minus the emotional resiliency

[Pluvious]

70. Ed Greenberger's tweet about this SNL idea...

Link to tweet

[GreenWave]

16. Every one of their next rising stars burns out quickly.

I guess when they must be puppets, they can't stand alone on their own two feet.

[hatrack]

42. GQP SOTU Response Equals Star Trek Red Shirt

.

[Basic LA]

17. I have canned goods older than her.

S'cuse me, kid, is your mom home?

[Hugin]

39. I have dirty laundry older than Ms. Britt. n/t

[poli-junkie]

20. And of course the crucifix pendant

front and center to please the christofascists. 🙄

[JT45242]

21. Her teeth remind me the friends episode that ross turned them glow in the dark

Seriously...if the lights fail those haunted teeth would still glow on camera like some sort of soulless ghost maw....

She opened with he so old, he been elected longer than I've been alive. Hey senator, you might want to have some experience before you go spouting off with those jacked up teeth and serial killer's clueless girlfriend smile.

[magicarpet]

87. What is with her yellow Pepsodent contrived smile.

Most people have a white veneer coating on there teeth to give an absurdly white smile.

This one seemed to have gotten a yellow veneer coating to make her look like a lower class - financially struggling - poor side of town -suburban mom.

Her contrived smile and about to burst into tears voice makes me vomit.

This woman is a total dud.

[ShazzieB]

22. Over-the-top dramatic is a good way to put it.

I keep saying this in every thread, but I thought she was like a Barbie doll on crack.

Except Barbie dolls seem a lot more sincere to me.

[DFW]

23. She gave the response from her kitchen?

I had better not ask if she was barefoot…….

[Grokenstein]

25. Blink twice if you need help, Britt

[NanaCat]

31. If anyone needs saving

It's from her. Seriously, she is extremely creepy.

[Srkdqltr]

26. No one who has done a rebuttal to the State of the Union has come out well.

[NanaCat]

32. You mean to a Democratic President's SOTU, surely

Because the Democrats routinely turn in excellent rebuttals against GQP SOTU addresses.

That's the advantage of having brains, unlike the GQP crowd.

[brush]

28. Bobby Jindal, Little Mario and his water bottle, and now this...the repugs...

don't do SOTU responses well.

[LeftInTX]

51. Mario and his water bottle was hilarious. That's all I remember about his speech!

I don't remember a single word of the content.

[malaise]

60. ROFL

[liberalla]

78. OMG! Worse than I remember!

[brush]

75. Yep, the speech wasn't worth remembering...but that water break. hilarious.

He just had to have some water at that moment.

[NBachers]

30. The Alina Habba of Republican senators.

[snpsmom]

34. Is she in a h.s. play?

Seriously though. I think this will appeal to a lot of my neighbors here in rural Michigan.

[Hugin]

36. "A hell of a race in (Alabama)"

I’m sorry, that statement has me LOL! It just strikes me as so f**king funny!

[Croney]

40. It's faux Mary Tyler Moore in the newsroom, and Ted has just handed her a script he wrote!

She'll be yelling for MISTER GRAAAANT!

[hatrack]

41. First paragraph, fourth word - not "is" - "was".

"I am a woman".

"I have breasts".

"I wear a cross".

"I am capable of mammalian reproduction".

"I am in the kitchen, where I should be".

"President Biden is old".

"God bless America"!

[Hugin]

43. Nice summary.

I approve. Slap it on a pretty post card and send it out to the plebes right after the best SOTU speech in three quarters of a century.

[The Polack MSgt]

63. Cousin, I might steal this summary to rebut the MAGAs on twitter

So crisp, so accurate, and so few charecters.

[hatrack]

64. Steal at will!!

I do aim for economy of expression (though not always getting there).

[The Polack MSgt]

81. Take a look

Link to tweet

[orangecrush]

44. I understand perfectly

The GOP message is put women in their place.

[Renew Deal]

45. Send that "impressive woman" to NY and have her run for senate.

She’s a senator because she ran in Alabama.

[maxrandb]

48. JFC! "She ran a hell of a race in Alabama"????

WTF? It's Alabama! She's considered the "smart" Senator from Alabama.

A fucking head of lettuce could run and win in Alabama. Hell, a fucking head of lettuce did run and win in Alabama.

And a "Fuck you too" to Lynyrd Sknyrd. Neil Young was right!

[generalbetrayus]

82. I've always thought it was a shame such a catchy tune

was tied to such redneck lyrics.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

49. It's almost like this guy is running the RNC these days...

[magicarpet]

86. Is that the Jan. 6th shaman guy at the US Capitol no shirt and horns growing from his head. ?

His new green after five o'clock cocktail lounge outfit is quite fashionable. I think he kooks better with his clothes on.

He is running for the US House of Representatives this coming election cycle,.. correct ?

Rather than shaman or witch doctor he now looks dressed up demonic. The demon of Saint Patrick's Day possibly ?

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

88. Loki

God of mischief.

[Traildogbob]

52. Her mistake

Was NOT wearing a MSGA hat and trump mug shot tee shirt to bow to dear leader. With House chamber podium area behind her.

[marble falls]

53. Of course it happened in a kitchen: the GOP's goose is cooked.

[Freethinker65]

55. In your kitchen, in Alabama, where the State makes your reproductive health decisions, with cleavage and a cross

Stay in your kitchen where you can feel safe from the scary world outside. Trust her.

Wait. She stepped outside and has a job in DC? Is she wearing diamonds? How can she afford that kitchen?

[kysrsoze]

59. It was a very important speech! It's reinforced what a bunch of clowns the Repuke party is.

It’s was equally horrific and cringeworthy to pretty much all recent SOTU rebuttals from the do/know nothing party.

[llmart]

61. I don't know about the rest of the women on here but...

even as a very young woman, I could not stand it when someone used that, what I call, "little girl voice" when they're a grown-ass woman. My next door neighbor used that voice and she was in her 70's. It sounded ridiculous to me.

[4lbs]

62. She'll soon wind up in the 'trash heap' next to

Bobby Jindal (remember him?)

and

'lemme drink some water' Marco Rubio


They were also 'rising star' GOPpers and then face-planted when giving their respective GOP SOTU responses.

[ForgedCrank]

67. I've always

considered those SOTU follow-up speeches to just be terrible, no matter who is doing it.
But this one, dang, I'm pretty sure this one was the worst in both content and delivery that I've ever seen.

[DemocraticPatriot]

69. "Katie Britt definitely fakes orgasms"

LMAO

[unblock]

71. "It's one of our biggest disasters ever." well, ...

It's not a disaster like lining up to support a demented rapist fraudster lying defamer insurrectionist twice-impeached loser racist bigot sexist xenophobic malignant narcissist dumb-as-rocks grifter Russian asset,...

but okay, it's up there.

[FalloutShelter]

80. GOP response to Dem SOTU

Is where political careers go to die.