Current Affairs Joe Biden POTUS #46

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Is there any precedent for bringing forward a Presidential Election?

Trump is literally killing thousands each week. How can that be allowed to drag on until November?
 
Where has Biden located himself, in contrast to Trump's Independence Day speech?

No jokes about the basement. I know that's his physical location. I want to know where he has positioned himself between Trump — who's conspicuously embracing the traditional American icons and ideals — and the protesters — who are tearing down monuments and denouncing the old ideals.

I saw that Joe Biden gave a 4th of July speech and found the transcript. I was settling to "live-blog" my reading of the speech — as I did yesterday with the first of Trump's weekend speeches — but — copying the text — I saw that it was just a minute-long bit. Does it do much of anything at all? One thing Biden might do is keep relatively quiet and low-key and reserve the ability to move to any place he wants on that continuum between the icon-worshippers and the iconoclasts.

Here's the entire text of Biden's July 4th speech:
Our country was founded on an idea, “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal.” We’ve never lived up to it. Jefferson himself didn’t. He held slaves, women were excluded, but once proposed it was an idea that couldn’t be constrained.
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It sounds as though he wants to be right in the center of the continuum.
It survived the ravages of the Civil War, the dogs of Bull Connor, the assassination of Martin Luther King and more than 200 years of systemic racism, and just weeks ago the murder of George Floyd. Through it all, these words have gnawed at our conscience and pulled us towards justice.
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Now, he's embraced the concept of "systemic racism." It's a given. A truth to be held self-evident.
American history is no fairy tale.
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That is, the idealized version of the story is propaganda. It doesn't get to exactly what's real. But the "systemic racism" story is also propaganda. As campaign rhetoric, Biden rejects the "fairy tale" version of American history, but he's offering up as the alternative the horror show version of American history. We'll see how far he will lean into that "systemic racism" theme.
It’s been a constant push and pull between two parts of our character, the idea that all men and women, all people are created equal, and the racism that has torn us apart.
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Oh, how he wants to be smack dab in the middle.*
We have a chance now to give the marginalized, the demonized, the isolated, the oppressed a full share of the American dream. We have a chance to rip the roots of systemic racism out of this country.
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How? If it's systemic it's interwoven into everything. Virtually everyone agrees that if it's there, we want it out, but how are you going to do that? The answer is, I think, it doesn't matter. He's just trying to get in the right spot so he can be voted for. And you've got to admit, what he's saying sounds like Obama. Shouldn't that be enough?
We have a chance to live up to the words that have founded this nation. This Independence Day let’s not just celebrate the words, let’s celebrate that promise and commit to work, the work that we must do to fulfill that promise. We remain locked in the battle for the soul of this nation, but believe me, truly, it’s a battle we can and we will win if we act together. Happy Fourth.
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It's a battle for the soul! And the way he will do this battle is by looking as though he's right in the middle. I do think he's slightly off-center to the left, because he gave very little of his 1 minute of air time to the traditional values of America. He only named one of the 4th of July historical figures, Jefferson, and only to say that he didn't live up to the text he wrote, the text we still ought to venerate, as we try to get closer to its abstract ideal.

Very cogent stuff from Professor Althouse.

I love the musical reference included. Here it is below - a great, underappreciated tune. Don't be in any hurry on my account. This is where I like to try to stay.

Joe Williams!! How great was Joe Williams?



https://althouse.blogspot.com/2020/07/in-2-speeches-this-4th-of-july-weekend.html
 
mezzrow said:
Where has Biden located himself, in contrast to Trump's Independence Day speech?

No jokes about the basement. I know that's his physical location. I want to know where he has positioned himself between Trump — who's conspicuously embracing the traditional American icons and ideals — and the protesters — who are tearing down monuments and denouncing the old ideals.

I saw that Joe Biden gave a 4th of July speech and found the transcript. I was settling to "live-blog" my reading of the speech — as I did yesterday with the first of Trump's weekend speeches — but — copying the text — I saw that it was just a minute-long bit. Does it do much of anything at all? One thing Biden might do is keep relatively quiet and low-key and reserve the ability to move to any place he wants on that continuum between the icon-worshippers and the iconoclasts.

Here's the entire text of Biden's July 4th speech:

It sounds as though he wants to be right in the center of the continuum.

Now, he's embraced the concept of "systemic racism." It's a given. A truth to be held self-evident.

That is, the idealized version of the story is propaganda. It doesn't get to exactly what's real. But the "systemic racism" story is also propaganda. As campaign rhetoric, Biden rejects the "fairy tale" version of American history, but he's offering up as the alternative the horror show version of American history. We'll see how far he will lean into that "systemic racism" theme.

Oh, how he wants to be smack dab in the middle.*

How? If it's systemic it's interwoven into everything. Virtually everyone agrees that if it's there, we want it out, but how are you going to do that? The answer is, I think, it doesn't matter. He's just trying to get in the right spot so he can be voted for. And you've got to admit, what he's saying sounds like Obama. Shouldn't that be enough?

It's a battle for the soul! And the way he will do this battle is by looking as though he's right in the middle. I do think he's slightly off-center to the left, because he gave very little of his 1 minute of air time to the traditional values of America. He only named one of the 4th of July historical figures, Jefferson, and only to say that he didn't live up to the text he wrote, the text we still ought to venerate, as we try to get closer to its abstract ideal.

Very cogent stuff from Professor Althouse.

I love the musical reference included. Here it is below - a great, underappreciated tune. Don't be in any hurry on my account. This is where I like to try to stay.

Joe Williams!! How great was Joe Williams?



https://althouse.blogspot.com/2020/07/in-2-speeches-this-4th-of-july-weekend.html
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Good speech imo. Takes the rough with the smooth of US history instead of putting his fingers in his ears and insisting America is already perfect even though it's currently the laughing stock of the world. Good on ya Joe
 
Is Biden still playing World of Warcraft in his mother’s basement??
 
I wouldn't be surprised if Biden left office after a year or so if he wins. That's why I think it's insane that people can say "STACY ABRAMS!" or anyone of that ilk. He's setting it up he probably isn't finishing his first term with that speech the other day.
 
riddick said:
I wouldn't be surprised if Biden left office after a year or so if he wins. That's why I think it's insane that people can say "STACY ABRAMS!" or anyone of that ilk. He's setting it up he probably isn't finishing his first term with that speech the other day.
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I'd say he's just doing what he feels like is his duty, which is to remove that clown from office
 
Prevenger17 said:
I'd say he's just doing what he feels like is his duty, which is to remove that clown from office
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Let's have a thought experiment, Prev.

Let's say Trump chokes to death tomorrow on a piece of overcooked steak with insufficient ketchup to wash it down.

In your estimation, does this improve or hinder Biden's chances of election? Let's get a more controlled, judicious GOP standard bearer in place who basically follows the same policy guidelines we have seen from Trump. What then? Is it about the personality of Trump, or is it about his policies?

Confession - this is a meme across the "NeverTrump" world of GOP functionaries currently in exile due to their inability to kiss the Donald's ring.

Is it about style or is it about substance? Hold back on your desire to just answer "YES", and pick one.
 
mezzrow said:
In your estimation, does this improve or hinder Biden's chances of election? Let's get a more controlled, judicious GOP standard bearer in place who basically follows the same policy guidelines we have seen from Trump. What then? Is it about the personality of Trump, or is it about his policies?
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Trump has no policies. He has no ability to negotiate, no ability to see farther than his own immediate interests, has no knowledge of the economy, diplomacy, geography, history, politics or science. He has no self awareness, no plan, no practical people skills, resilience or basic intelligence. He is, quite frankly, a complete moron with absolutely no tools for the job. Western world leaders laugh at him, dictators tell him nice things and run rings around him.

I can't speak to election odds because the American people have proven to be very capable of surprises, only to say that whoever the GOP chose to run instead of Trump would almost certainly be infinitely more qualified to do the job, because the list of such candidates is tens of millions of names long
 
Prevenger17 said:
I'd say he's just doing what he feels like is his duty, which is to remove that clown from office
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Absolutely agree. It's obviously just supposition, but there's few things I'm surer of than that Biden wouldn't have run if it was any other Republican in the office.
 
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