Quote:In Thursday's White House press briefing just hours before President Joe Biden's primetime speech about the "ongoing battle for the soul of our nation," Karine Jean-Pierre struggled to explain how the tone and content of the president's message to Americans would be "optimistic" amid Biden's divisive rhetoric against Republicans.
Jean-Pierre was asked several questions on the topic, both about the goal of Thursday night's speech and President Biden's polarizing statements smearing MAGA-Republicans as "radicals" and "semi-fascists."
"I understand we hit a nerve," Biden's press secretary said of Biden's statements while playing naive about who pointed out the "divisive tone" Biden has employed in contrast to his campaign promises about unifying the country.
"We understand that they're trying to hide, and we understand that ultra-MAGA office holders want to play games here and dodge accountability for their extreme proposals and actions, but they're just telling on themselves," Jean-Pierre alleged — ignoring Biden's refusal to accept responsibility for literally anything that's gone wrong on his watch.
Despite Biden's recent rhetoric, Jean-Pierre denied that Biden's address would be a political speech. Instead, she said the primetime remarks from Philadelphia would be "optimistic" and "an opportunity, again, for the president to directly have a conversation with the American people."
Despite defending President Biden's smears of his political opponents as semi-fascist radicals, Jean-Pierre doubled down on the claim that the president's primetime address wouldn't target one political party.
"You'll hear from him directly," she said, "this is not about one political party, it is not about one person in politics, this is about what we are going to do as a country to continue to fight for our democracy."
Right. So the White House's message is: Biden's attacks on Republicans that "hit a nerve" are justified, the entirely reasonable GOP reaction to being labeled extremist fascists by the White House is just "games" to "dodge accountability," but Biden's speech won't be "political" and isn't about "one political party."
Then why is Biden's speech billed as addressing a "battle" for America? A battle requires sides, Biden vs... who exactly? Presumably it's not against, primarily at least, his teleprompter. Of course the president's primetime speech from Independence Hall — an ironic venue given his attempt to increase dependence on the government and his laundry list of unconstitutional executive actions — will be a broadside attack on conservatives and Republicans. To oppose his and Democrats' exceedingly radical view is to oppose America and all that's good and righteous. Those have been the left's rules of engagement for decades and they're not going to change now with Biden and his party on the ropes ahead of November's midterms.
The most recent national poll has Biden's job approval at just 38%.
So, I have to laugh----currently the VAST MAJORITY of voters (62%) DISAPPROVE of President Houseplants job performance.......so by KJP's own definition one must classify President Biden's views as EXTREME and his followers as a DANGER to democracy.
RE: *Official Thread* President Biden addresses Nation regarding MAGA threat to democracy
(09-01-2022 11:20 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote: President Biden will address the nation in front of Independence Hall. Scheduled for 8:00 p.m. eastern time... the theme will be the threats to US democracy, especially from white supremacist groups and MAGA extremists. While these will be the major themes the link below provides other topics which may be mentioned. Should be interesting.
RE: *Official Thread* President Biden addresses Nation regarding MAGA threat to democracy
(09-01-2022 12:14 PM)Attackcoog Wrote: Let me get this straight, the networks intend to give prime time to a dementia riddled President to make a hate filled speech in which he will label half of America as a threat to democracy. When will conservatives be required to wear an elephant symbol on our chest and be shipped in rail cars to re-education concentration camps? No wonder he threatened Americans who might resist getting on those rail cars with F15’s. Now it makes sense. How is this nut job considered anything even approaching "unifying"? Joe Biden is enthusiastically embracing a modern day twist on the divisive fear mongering of another "Joe" from our history-----Yes, Im speaking of Joseph McCarthy's "Communist" witch hunts which sought to divide our nation through the use of fear and suspicion of our neighbors. Who will be the Democrat to stand up and deliver to Biden his own "Have you no shame?" moment that ended McCarthy's reign of terror?
McCarthy was right, the proof is all around you these days.
RE: *Official Thread* President Biden addresses Nation regarding MAGA threat to democracy
(09-01-2022 07:37 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:
(09-01-2022 12:14 PM)Attackcoog Wrote: Let me get this straight, the networks intend to give prime time to a dementia riddled President to make a hate filled speech in which he will label half of America as a threat to democracy. When will conservatives be required to wear an elephant symbol on our chest and be shipped in rail cars to re-education concentration camps? No wonder he threatened Americans who might resist getting on those rail cars with F15’s. Now it makes sense. How is this nut job considered anything even approaching "unifying"? Joe Biden is enthusiastically embracing a modern day twist on the divisive fear mongering of another "Joe" from our history-----Yes, Im speaking of Joseph McCarthy's "Communist" witch hunts which sought to divide our nation through the use of fear and suspicion of our neighbors. Who will be the Democrat to stand up and deliver to Biden his own "Have you no shame?" moment that ended McCarthy's reign of terror?
McCarthy was right, the proof is all around you these days.
Yeah, but how dare he try to stamp it out! (The MSM definitely started playing defense for left-wing politics around this time as well. That is, if they hadn't already started doing so even before the '50s.)
RE: *Official Thread* President Biden addresses Nation regarding MAGA threat to democracy
(09-01-2022 03:41 PM)B_Hawk06 Wrote: These constant media attempts by the administration to say MAGA threatens the fabric of our freedom, seem very similar to the constant “Putin is going to invade Ukraine imminently! Beware beware beware!” All while wanting Putin to do exactly that so they (administration and Democrat led Congress) could launder billions in Ukraine and blame Putin for our crap economy that was already tanking due to their own domestic policies.
This is absolutely bait to further anger and incite conservatives into an action the democrats desire.
RE: *Official Thread* President Biden addresses Nation regarding MAGA threat to democracy
(09-01-2022 07:37 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:
(09-01-2022 12:14 PM)Attackcoog Wrote: Let me get this straight, the networks intend to give prime time to a dementia riddled President to make a hate filled speech in which he will label half of America as a threat to democracy. When will conservatives be required to wear an elephant symbol on our chest and be shipped in rail cars to re-education concentration camps? No wonder he threatened Americans who might resist getting on those rail cars with F15’s. Now it makes sense. How is this nut job considered anything even approaching "unifying"? Joe Biden is enthusiastically embracing a modern day twist on the divisive fear mongering of another "Joe" from our history-----Yes, Im speaking of Joseph McCarthy's "Communist" witch hunts which sought to divide our nation through the use of fear and suspicion of our neighbors. Who will be the Democrat to stand up and deliver to Biden his own "Have you no shame?" moment that ended McCarthy's reign of terror?
McCarthy was right, the proof is all around you these days.
Nah---thats on us. We didnt pay attention to what was happening in our schools. Its the one good thing that came out of Covid. All those parents saw what was being taught in the schools and they were not happy. Then Biden of course moved to label concerned parents as "domestic terrorists". Biden is a dispicable man and it is his regime that is the danger to democracy. Too many things going on under his tenure are simply not normal and should not be acceptable to the American people.....and they arent----which is why he has a record low 38% job approval rating.
RE: *Official Thread* President Biden addresses Nation regarding MAGA threat to democracy
The main message I get from the speech is that, in the absence of anything really substantive going for them (inflation, economy), the Democrats desperately want to make Trump a central issue in the midterms.
Sucking that much more wind out of what is a truly fail Democrat role of governance in the last two years.
And Trump, with his whirlwind of drama, is more than obliging to keep himself in that spotlight and maelstrom of tweeting drama. Reminds me of the Muhammad Ali 'Rope a dope' that he used to win against Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle.
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*Official Thread* President Biden addresses Nation regarding MAGA threat to democracy
