Poor dementia Brandon

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Tuesday Joe Biden will come to Capitol Hill and give the annual State of the Union Address. No matter how hard he tries, he will not be able to hide the fact that America is in crisis.

It’s not just one crisis, either: a war in Europe, the worst inflation in 40 years, the worst violent crime in 25 years, the highest gas prices in 7 years, the most illegal border crossings ever recorded, and the deadly, disgraceful surrender in Afghanistan. Joe Biden created each one of these crises, and they have led to another crisis: a complete lack of credibility from the bully pulpit.

[Skidooski]

Did he use his "Build Back Better" slogan last night?     

[ford_428cj]

Did he say it was the winter of death?

Did he say about his failed vax mandate?

[spin_dry]

3 more years.  

[Carlos Danger]

The bright side is he is so bad that it might be decades before another Dem gets in the White house.

[Rod]

Harris talking about russia and Ukraine sounded about as intelligent as thpin regurgitating CNN headlines

[Mainecat]

No medals were given to drug addicts….so sad.

[Sleepr2]

6 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

No medals were given to drug addicts….so sad.

Poor hunter…

[Skidooski]

No speeches ripped up in a fit of rage either

[DriftBusta]

The chamber was half empty.  Pretty noteworthy but I can’t find any mention of it in the media.  

[Jimmy Snacks]

16 minutes ago, ACE said:

Harris talking about russia and Ukraine sounded about as intelligent as thpin regurgitating CNN headlines

John Bolton says Trump couldn’t even find Ukraine on a map and he asked if Finland was part of Russia.

[Skidooski]

Just now, DriftBusta said:

The chamber was half empty.  Pretty noteworthy but I can’t find any mention of it in the media.  

They should've put those cardboard cutouts in the empty seats like they did in the stadiums   

[XCR1250]

18 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said:

John Bolton says Trump couldn’t even find Ukraine on a map and he asked if Finland was part of Russia.

As reported by Reuters, Obama was howdying a crowd in Beaverton, Ore., on May 9, 2008, when he said: "It is wonderful to be back in Oregon. Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states. I think one left to go. Alaska and Hawaii, I was not allowed to go to even though I really wanted to visit, but my staff would not justify it."
 

[Mainecat]

28 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said:

John Bolton says Trump couldn’t even find Ukraine on a map and he asked if Finland was part of Russia.

Yet the idiots here still support the moron.

[Jimmy Snacks]

10 minutes ago, XCR1250 said:

As reported by Reuters, Obama was howdying a crowd in Beaverton, Ore., on May 9, 2008, when he said: "It is wonderful to be back in Oregon. Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states. I think one left to go. Alaska and Hawaii, I was not allowed to go to even though I really wanted to visit, but my staff would not justify it."
 

So you are equating Obama misspeaking to Trumps lack of fundamental knowledge about Europe and history…that’s fine and all it really does is to point out that we are poorly served by the vast majority of those we elect.

[Mainecat]

I would like to see anyone here at almost 80 years old stand in front of The full Congress and speak for over an hour and not flub up a few words.

 

[Angry ginger]

Just now, Mainecat said:

I would like to see anyone here at almost 80 years old stand in front of The full Congress and speak for over an hour and not flub up a few words.

 

 Bidens not mentally there,  he is a puppet.  

[Skidooski]

I would like to see an age cap on being POTUS since clearly Biden is in over his head even being a puppet that he is.

[Sleepr2]

1 hour ago, Jimmy Snacks said:

John Bolton says Trump couldn’t even find Ukraine on a map and he asked if Finland was part of Russia.

That’s as credible as you claiming to be an independent. 

[pjameven]

50 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

I would like to see anyone here at almost 80 years old stand in front of The full Congress and speak for over an hour and not flub up a few words.

 

This is true....but just admit that something is clearly wrong with Biden and move on from there...it is a lot more than just "flubbing" a few words...

[Mainecat]

59 minutes ago, pjameven said:

This is true....but just admit that something is clearly wrong with Biden and move on from there...it is a lot more than just "flubbing" a few words...

There’s nothing wrong with him besides trying not to stutter when he speaks.

Edited March 2, 2022 by Mainecat

[spin_dry]

1 hour ago, Angry ginger said:

 Bidens not mentally there,  he is a puppet.  

It’s great. Pushes Europe to take the lead. I take great comfort in uncle joe being at the helm. No more adventurism

[XCR1250]

Ukrainian parliament member says Biden’s SOTU was ‘a total disappointment’ for Ukraine

SCOTT STUMP

March 2, 2022, 6:40 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A member of Ukraine's parliament called President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech "a total disappointment" on TODAY Wednesday, as she called for a no-fly zone to protect her country from Russian airstrikes.

Oleksandra Ustinova expressed frustration with Biden and the international community for not offering more protection to Ukraine, specifically against Russia's military aircraft. She said "the whole of Ukraine" was watching Biden's speech on Tuesday night.

"To be honest, it was a total disappointment for us," she told Savannah Guthrie. "I can explain why. Today, the whole world is watching Ukrainians being executed. I cannot name it the other way around.

"The right definition is an execution because we see bombs going into our civilian houses every day, we see children dying every day on the streets or in their houses if they didn’t make it to the bomb shelter, we see bombs coming to the orphanages, to the schools. And we had been promised a protection by the international community. We gave up our nuclear weapons."

Ukraine once possessed the world’s third-largest arsenal of nuclear weapons following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.

However, the sovereign nation signed the Budapest Memorandum in 1994 in which Russia, Britain and the U.S. committed to refrain from attacking Ukraine in exchange for the country turning over its nuclear arsenal to Russia to be dismantled.

On TODAY Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated Biden's State of the Union comments that the U.S. will not send troops to Ukraine to fight against Russia. Biden said the U.S. will "defend every inch" of NATO territory, but that does not include Ukraine because it is not a member of NATO.

"And today when I see President Biden saying that we’re going to protect every inch of the NATO territory, excuse me, we’ve been promised the same thing when we gave up our nuclear weapons," Ustinova said. "The Russians have totally destroyed all of the airports in Ukraine, the majority of the roads. We are grateful for help, but we need protection in our sky."

 

The Biden administration has said it will not send military aircraft to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine because that would amount to a direct confrontation with Russian forces.

"We have been protecting ourselves on the ground, but if we do not protect our sky, if there is (not) a no-fly zone or if there is no dome to protect it with the air defense, we will all go down," Ustinova said. "People will literally die."

Ustinova wanted to know what it would take for the U.S. to heighten its involvement beyond economic sanctions and military assistance of NATO countries bordering Ukraine.

"What is the red line that (Vladimir) Putin has to cross for NATO and the U.S. to step in?" she said. "We’re not asking for boots on the ground. We’re asking for the iron dome or for the no-fly zone.

"We need the protection of the sky so that the bombs and the missiles do not hit our children. Every time I hear about the possible provocation from Putin — Putin is a psycho. He doesn’t need to be provoked. We did not do anything. We didn't do anything in 2014, we did not provoke him now. He still invaded, and he's bombing the cities, he's bombing the civilians."

Ustinova also expressed doubt that NATO would come to the military defense of members like Poland or the Baltic countries if Putin decided to invade them.

She questioned the use of sanctions that do not include targeting Russia's massive oil and gas industry, which is the nerve center of its economy.

Earlier, Harris said on TODAY that the U.S. has taken steps to "mitigate the impact on the American consumer" of any disruption in the global oil supply that could result from the backlash against Russia.

"Then we have to go and tell every American that the president of the United States is protecting them from paying an extra 20, 30 cents for a gallon of gas and that's why so many Ukrainians have to die," Ustinova said.

[spin_dry]

3 minutes ago, XCR1250 said:

Ukrainian parliament member says Biden’s SOTU was ‘a total disappointment’ for Ukraine

SCOTT STUMP

March 2, 2022, 6:40 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 TO THE BOMB SHELTER. 

 

Scroll back up to restore default view.

A member of Ukraine's parliament called President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech "a total disappointment" on TODAY Wednesday, as she called for a no-fly zone to protect her country from Russian airstrikes.

Oleksandra Ustinova expressed frustration with Biden and the international community for not offering more protection to Ukraine, specifically against Russia's military aircraft. She said "the whole of Ukraine" was watching Biden's speech on Tuesday night.

"To be honest, it was a total disappointment for us," she told Savannah Guthrie. "I can explain why. Today, the whole world is watching Ukrainians being executed. I cannot name it the other way around.

"The right definition is an execution because we see bombs going into our civilian houses every day, we see children dying every day on the streets or in their houses if they didn’t make it to the bomb shelter, we see bombs coming to the orphanages, to the schools. And we had been promised a protection by the international community. We gave up our nuclear weapons."

Ukraine once possessed the world’s third-largest arsenal of nuclear weapons following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.

However, the sovereign nation signed the Budapest Memorandum in 1994 in which Russia, Britain and the U.S. committed to refrain from attacking Ukraine in exchange for the country turning over its nuclear arsenal to Russia to be dismantled.

On TODAY Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated Biden's State of the Union comments that the U.S. will not send troops to Ukraine to fight against Russia. Biden said the U.S. will "defend every inch" of NATO territory, but that does not include Ukraine because it is not a member of NATO.

"And today when I see President Biden saying that we’re going to protect every inch of the NATO territory, excuse me, we’ve been promised the same thing when we gave up our nuclear weapons," Ustinova said. "The Russians have totally destroyed all of the airports in Ukraine, the majority of the roads. We are grateful for help, but we need protection in our sky."

 

The Biden administration has said it will not send military aircraft to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine because that would amount to a direct confrontation with Russian forces.

"We have been protecting ourselves on the ground, but if we do not protect our sky, if there is (not) a no-fly zone or if there is no dome to protect it with the air defense, we will all go down," Ustinova said. "People will literally die."

Ustinova wanted to know what it would take for the U.S. to heighten its involvement beyond economic sanctions and military assistance of NATO countries bordering Ukraine.

"What is the red line that (Vladimir) Putin has to cross for NATO and the U.S. to step in?" she said. "We’re not asking for boots on the ground. We’re asking for the iron dome or for the no-fly zone.

"We need the protection of the sky so that the bombs and the missiles do not hit our children. Every time I hear about the possible provocation from Putin — Putin is a psycho. He doesn’t need to be provoked. We did not do anything. We didn't do anything in 2014, we did not provoke him now. He still invaded, and he's bombing the cities, he's bombing the civilians."

Ustinova also expressed doubt that NATO would come to the military defense of members like Poland or the Baltic countries if Putin decided to invade them.

She questioned the use of sanctions that do not include targeting Russia's massive oil and gas industry, which is the nerve center of its economy.

Earlier, Harris said on TODAY that the U.S. has taken steps to "mitigate the impact on the American consumer" of any disruption in the global oil supply that could result from the backlash against Russia.

"Then we have to go and tell every American that the president of the United States is protecting them from paying an extra 20, 30 cents for a gallon of gas and that's why so many Ukrainians have to die," Ustinova said.

Joe needs to stay out of it. 

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COVID-19

BIDEN: “Severe cases are down to a level not seen since July of last year.”

THE FACTS: Biden overstated the improvement, omitting a statistic that remains a worrisome marker of the toll from COVID-19.

While hospitalizations indeed are down from last summer, deaths remain high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID tracker shows 289 deaths on July 1, 2021. This past Monday the CDC tracker reported 1,985 deaths.

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GUNS

BIDEN, asking Congress to pass measures he said would reduce gun violence: “Repeal the liability shield that makes gun manufacturers the only industry in America that can’t be sued, the only one.”

THE FACTS: That’s false. While gun manufacturers do have legal protections from being held liable for injuries caused by criminal misuse of their weapons thanks to the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, they are not exempt or immune from being sued.

The law lays out exceptions where manufacturers or dealers can be held liable for damages their weapons cause, such as defects or damages in the design of the gun, negligence, or breach of contract or warranty regarding the purchase of a gun.

Families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, sued gun maker Remington, alleging “wrongful marketing” of firearms, and last month agreed to a $73 million settlement.

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ECONOMY

BIDEN, promoting his $1 trillion infrastructure law: “We’re done talking about infrastructure weeks. We’re now talking about an infrastructure decade. ... We’ll build a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations.”

THE FACTS: Not so fast.

The bipartisan legislation approved by Congress ended up providing just half of the $15 billion that Biden had envisioned to fulfill a campaign promise of 500,000 charging stations by 2030.

Biden’s Build Back Better proposal aimed to fill the gap by adding back billions to pay for charging stations. But Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in December declared that bill dead in its present form due to cost.

Administration officials now say the infrastructure law will help “pave” the way for up to 500,000 charging outlets by 2030. That’s different than charging stations, which could have several outlets. They say private investments could help fill the gap. Currently there are over 100,000 EV outlets in the U.S.

The Transportation Department’s plan asks states to build a nationwide network of EV charging stations that would place new or upgraded ones every 50 miles along interstate highways. The $5 billion in federal money over five years relies on cooperation from sprawling rural communities in the U.S., which are less likely to own EVs due to their typically higher price.

States are expected to start construction as early as fall.

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BIDEN, on Intel’s plans for new factories in central Ohio: “Up to eight state-of-the-art factories in one place, 10,000 new jobs.”

THE FACTS: His statement is premature. That many factories are not imminent and may or may not ever be built.

 

Earlier this year, Intel announced it would open two factories expected to employ 3,000 people. The other 7,000 positions the project is slated to create are temporary construction jobs. It is also planning a chip foundry business that makes chips designed by other firms. Construction is expected to start this year.

Intel has raised the possibility of constructing up to six more factories over the next decade, which could bring the total number of factory workers up to 10,000. But that is only a prospect, years away.

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BIDEN: “The pandemic also disrupted the global supply chain ... Look at cars last year. One third of all the inflation was because of automobile sales. There weren’t enough semiconductors to make all the cars that people wanted to buy. And guess what? Prices of automobiles went way up ... And so we have a choice. One way to fight inflation is to drag down wages and make Americans poorer. I think I have a better idea to fight inflation. Lower your costs and not your wages. Folks, that means make more cars and semi conductors in America. More infrastructure and innovation in America. More goods moving faster and cheaper in America ... Instead of relying on foreign supply chains let’s make it in America.”

THE FACTS: It’s dubious to suggest that more domestic manufacturing means less inflation.

Manufactured products made overseas, particularly in countries such as China or Mexico where wages are lower, are generally cheaper than U.S.-made goods.

Biden also places too much weight on supply chain disruptions from overseas as a factor in the worst inflation in four decades. Although those problems indeed have been a major factor in driving up costs, inflation is increasingly showing up in other areas, such as rents and restaurant meals, that reflect the rapid growth of the economy and wages in the past year and not a global supply bottleneck. Those trends are likely to keep pushing up prices even as supply chains recover.

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INFRASTRUCTURE LAW

BIDEN on the infrastructure bill: “The single biggest investment in history was a bipartisan effort.”

THE FACTS: No, it wasn’t that historic.

Biden’s infrastructure bill was big, adding $550 billion in fresh spending on roads, bridges, and broadband Internet over five years. But measured as a proportion of the U.S. economy, it is slightly below the 1.36% of the nation’s gross domestic product that was spent on infrastructure, on average, during the first four years of the New Deal, according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution. It is even further below the roughly 2% spent on infrastructure in the late 1970s and early 1980s.