We used to have a list of Bidenisms, like when he told the wheelchair bound guy to "stand up" or he said you had to speak Indian to visit a 7-11. Remember when he stole Neil Kinnock's life story as his own? Those were the days. These days, the Bidenisms come so fast and furiously we could never keep up. In just the past few days alone, Biden has said...
• "I'm Irish, but I'm not stupid." Because Irish people are stupid.
• "If the Russians use chemical weapons, so will we." Uh... no. That's not something we do. We talk about appropriate responses.
• To keep us calm and avoid a general panic, he told there are food shortages coming and "it's going to be real." Make sure you snap up 15 packages of toilet paper RIGHT NOW!
• Today he said US troops would be sent to the Ukraine. He even told them the horrors they were going to see, like old women standing in front of tanks with machine guns, like in Tienanmen Square. His PR team is scrambling to tell everyone we are NOT repeat NOT sending troops to Ukraine.
• Of the Declaration of Independence, he said: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all women and men are created equal. Sounds corny, it's the truth of who we are." So the idea that men and women are equal is "corny." Feminists must love that.
• He told the 89th Airborne "Don't jump. You guys are used to jumping. Don't jump." Might I offer, "Don't gaffe"?
• He couldn't remember the name of his Secretary of Defense: "I want to thank Sec-, the former general, I keep calling him 'General.' My - the guy who runs that outfit over there. I want to make sure we thank the secretary for all he's done." That would be Lloyd Austin and that outfit is called the Defense Department. But then, he also has called Kamala Harris the President Harris... a couple of times. You'd think he'd know who the President is, right? Of course, he's also called her "the First Lady," which is someone else he probably should know.
• In his State of the Union he said Putin would never win the hearts of the "Iranian people" by invading Ukraine... that one was even written for him and he blew it... he. just. needed. to. read. it.
We are in capable hands indeed.
• "I'm Irish, but I'm not stupid." Because Irish people are stupid.
• "If the Russians use chemical weapons, so will we." Uh... no. That's not something we do. We talk about appropriate responses.
• To keep us calm and avoid a general panic, he told there are food shortages coming and "it's going to be real." Make sure you snap up 15 packages of toilet paper RIGHT NOW!
• Today he said US troops would be sent to the Ukraine. He even told them the horrors they were going to see, like old women standing in front of tanks with machine guns, like in Tienanmen Square. His PR team is scrambling to tell everyone we are NOT repeat NOT sending troops to Ukraine.
• Of the Declaration of Independence, he said: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all women and men are created equal. Sounds corny, it's the truth of who we are." So the idea that men and women are equal is "corny." Feminists must love that.
• He told the 89th Airborne "Don't jump. You guys are used to jumping. Don't jump." Might I offer, "Don't gaffe"?
• He couldn't remember the name of his Secretary of Defense: "I want to thank Sec-, the former general, I keep calling him 'General.' My - the guy who runs that outfit over there. I want to make sure we thank the secretary for all he's done." That would be Lloyd Austin and that outfit is called the Defense Department. But then, he also has called Kamala Harris the President Harris... a couple of times. You'd think he'd know who the President is, right? Of course, he's also called her "the First Lady," which is someone else he probably should know.
• In his State of the Union he said Putin would never win the hearts of the "Iranian people" by invading Ukraine... that one was even written for him and he blew it... he. just. needed. to. read. it.
We are in capable hands indeed.
Hey Andrew, I’ve been busy. I only just read your recent post.
ReplyDeleteI used to believe the “Dementia Joe” handle was just a right wing MAGA chud meme. I just figured Biden was bad in front of the cameras. But honestly after seeing Biden on camera the last few months… I don't believe these are just gaffes anymore. I really believe our president is in cognitive decline.
I guess I’m a MAGA chud now too for thinking this.
-Kyle
Funny you mentioned this. I was literally just thinking about the time he told the wheel chair bound guy to "stand up and let everybody see you." And then I thought "As one computer said, when you're on the train, and the conductor says portal bridge, you know you better make other plans." So there.
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Looks like you ran this one a day too early, Andrew. After Biden's remarks in Poland ("For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.") people on both sides of the aisle are worrying that Biden is going to gaffe us into WW3.
ReplyDeleteI doubt it, but it is terribly gratifying to hear the same criticisms of Trump being leveled at the guy who was supposed to put an end to such chaos. Turns out, Joe Biden is an exaggerated meme version of Donald Trump.
Kyle, The Bidenisms are true, so is the plagiarism stuff. He literally stole someone else's family history and thought no one would notice.
ReplyDeleteWhat has always really bothered me with Biden is how he trots out his dead wife and/or son whenever he needs to score political points. There is something truly wrong with him on that score. Also, he's been a corporate tool for decades.
I was actually surprised when the left chose Biden in this cycle. I figured they knew he was a total dipstick and would choose someone else. But then they picked him. Go figure.
GypsyTyger, Do you remember when he told people to shoot through the door at intruders at night? I hope you don't have kids roaming the house.
ReplyDeletetryanmax, My favorite part is that his people immediately walked that back... everyone in Europe criticized it... and then Biden doubled down on it and said he would not walk it back, but he never meant it. Uh???
ReplyDeleteLOL! I do remember that. You could literally publish a book with all his gaffes, plagiarisms, etc. We could go on all night!
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Hey,it's off topic, but what do you guys think about the Oscars? It smells of staginess to me but I could be wrong. I mean, this is literally what they do for a living. The Oscars are in the tank, noody cares about the nominees, and bang! a little drama to get people talking. Thoughts?
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GypsyTyger, It smells staged to me too. Their actions are not natural.
ReplyDelete1. The joke was such a light touch it seems unlikely to be meant to offend and it seems unlikely to have generated that kind of response until Smith was really unhinged.
2. The walk by Smith was too long for this to be an in-the-passion response. He had plenty of time to reconsider. People facing that long of a walk are either nuts and attack savagely or they stop, point fingers and make threats. Nobody takes that walk in the heat of passion and then only delivers a slap. Smith walked up calmly and then slapped him.
3. Guys don't slap. Guys punch. That was a female reality TV star slap. And if Smith was so incensed he still wanted to strike after that walk, he wouldn't have thrown one delicate slap. He would have knocked Rock on his ass with a punch.
4. Rock did nothing to defend himself. If someone is charging at you (even slowly), you either bolt or you prepare to fight. He stood there and dropped his guard like he knew a tiny slap was coming and he didn't want to be hurt.
5. No security? They didn't even come out on stage when someone unexpected comes up on stage? If this wasn't staged, then their security is shockingly bad. At the least, they should have gotten up and stood between them.
6. Smith's reaction afterwards was to act smug and to smile. Guys that incensed are still fuming afterwards. Or they panic and worry that they actually did it. No one smiles and acts like it was all fun.
7. They didn't escort him out? So you leave a guy who just attacked your host sitting right there up front? Today they are claiming he refused to leave. Even worse. At that point, he's a legitimate potential danger. You go to commercial and you walk him out.
8. The next morning, they announce the ratings and some firm in the know (read: PR firm for the Oscars) immediately announces that their analysis says that Smith's bitchslap had "no effect" on the ratings. First, this is an odd thing to worry about before you even decide how to respond to Smith. That's something you leave for other parties to discuss later. That's like waving advertising. Moreover, it had to have an effect. Are we really to believe this was the bitchslap heard around the Twitter world and none of those people tuned in to see what happened next? Impossible. Ergo, the company line is impossible.
9. All parties involved need a boost badly. This isn't proof by itself, but it shows there could be a motive and it shoots down the argument that they had reasons not to do this.
10. Smith's wife is even milking it, offering a cryptic response which will be discussed on her show when Will gives her the first interview. Hmm.
So I'm leaning toward fake.
Andrew; Some great points. One of the thoughts I had was, as you said, If Smith was so pissed why didn't he punch Rock? If he had really punched him it would have left visible damage, like splitting his lip. And when was the last time you even thought about Chris Rock? I understand tickets to his shows, which were about 40 bucks, are going for hundreds of dollars now.
ReplyDeleteGood talk.
GypsyTyger