Thursday, February 9, 2023

About Any Speech

Intentions may be terrific. The words used to express them might be tremendous. No matter what is said or who is saying it, what ultimately matters is actions. Whatever information Biden delivered, his style of delivery, how eloquent he was (not at all), is of absolutely no consequence. It is not Biden's statements that are devastating America. It is his policies (or those being instituted in his name). His declarations on matters of race and policing do not calm but inflame and divide, which is horrible. Old Joe campaigned as a unifier but what he says does the opposite. Biden is not as sharp as he once was or even as many of his same age are, but he is still able to read a script others have authored for him with him editing it a bit and occasionally veering away from the text and toning in extemporaneously as his staff cringes. Biden is not especially smart nor polished, but he is not real and relatable either ("Lunch Bucket Joe" being a myth), but the worst of all worlds in his willingness to lie and lack of real concern for the citizens of the country he (nominally) leads. 

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