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The Real State of the Union

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Posted By: Imright, 3/11/2024 6:11:21 PM

Most of the time, a president’s State of the Union speech is avuncular. I wouldn’t say paternal because, as we know, paternalism is next to patriarchy is next to women as sexual objects is next to Adam noticing that Eve was naked. The point of a president presenting himself as everyone’s favorite uncle is to sell us on the idea that all is well in the Land of Oz: “all friendly like” as Eliza Doolittle put it. But obviously, right now in Bidenomics America, everything is not under control. So forget Uncle Joe. It was Biden the Barbarian, politics red in tooth and claw, on Thursday night. Naturally, the president started out

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Reply 1 - Posted by: mifla 3/12/2024 6:49:35 AM (No. 1675835)
Biden: "The stock market is way up, so things are great." Idiot.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: franq 3/12/2024 9:32:07 AM (No. 1675939)
^Indeed. That share of stock that cost $100 three years ago now costs $145. My gas tank used to hold $40. Now it holds $60. Attaboy, Zhoa!
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