I strongly disagree with your stance. I've just watched it again. This was one of the most inspiring presidential speeches I've ever heard. #Biden has a clear focus of the things he wants to accomplish and the many things he has in fact accomplished, in contrast to many other nations, e.g. leading the most successful rebound of any big country, in contrast to #China and many #EU countries.
The big problem with the #Biden State of the Union speech was that instead of speaking to the whole country about the whole country, it focused on speaking to his own choir about himself and his reelection.
That’s why people are criticizing it as a campaign speech.
If you’re a Biden supporter, realize that the speech did not invite non-supporters, including independents, to join in his efforts. It appealed only to those already on board, which is not productive in terms of actually getting those efforts done.
In other words, if you’re in favor of what Biden was calling for, you too should be critical that this #SOTU won’t help get those things done.
The speech seemed focused on helping nobody… except Joe Biden’s personal reelection.
Heather Cox Richardson on the Republican rebuttal to Biden last night, delivered by Alabama’s Katie Britt:
“The fact that the Republicans had a female senator give what could be the most important speech of her life in a kitchen seemed to tell its own, more powerful, story.”
Holy shit #Biden is just directly, aggressively trolling the #GOP members in the room. "You mean you're not planning on passing another 2 trillion dollar tax cut for rich people? I thought that was your plan? Good to know." Epic. #politics#USPol#SOTU
"Hundreds of thousands of people are starving to death - President #Biden is right to act decisively to prevent a further catastrophe. But the #UnitedStates provides #Israel with $3.8 billion in military aid every year, and Congress is considering another $14 billion this year. 👉It's time we stop asking Israel to do the right thing and start telling Israel what must happen if they want the support of the United States!" https://toad.social/@KimPerales/112056505185044103
“US forces will build a temporary port on the #Gaza shoreline in the next few weeks to allow delivery of humanitarian aid on a large scale, #Biden will announce in the #SOTU speech.
“#Musk says he won't spend on presidential race after reports of Trump meeting
Billionaire tech and media mogul Elon Musk said he will not be giving money to either President #Biden or #Trump this year as the two prepare to face off in the fall. "Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President“
Most #Republicans in Congress have already signed on to a #christofascist bill that claims life begins at conception -- and contains no exemptions for #IVF. It would effectively take #Alabama's recent state supreme court decision nationwide.
Anyone thinking about voting for Trump because of Biden's support for Israel needs to understand that Trump isn't going to be better. He's going to be worse. On that and *every* issue.
Trump will back Netanyahu 100% until every Palestinian man, woman, and child is wiped from the Earth. And you better believe he won't be trying to work diplomacy, ceasefires, or hostage releases in the background.
...the country’s army arsenal when it took over #Sana, the capital, a decade ago. Since then, it 👉has amassed a diverse and increasingly lethal arsenal of cruise and ballistic missiles and one-way attack drones👈, most supplied by #Iran, military analysts said."
"That leaves the #UnitedStates and its coalition partners with only three viable options, given the parameters of President #Biden’s...