With a title like that, you'd think that this non-op trans gal would want to be in an advertisement for ED drugs. But you'd be wrong! What I'm talking about here is our political landscape and the lies that were implied by the rebuttal to our president's State of the Union address.
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Now, I rarely listen to any political speeches, as they tend to be things to stir up a politician's base, that of his party, or both. Nothing important is usually said, except when they are causes for alarm. Even Trump's rants are not worth listening to, as nothing important is being said, save that he claims to be a victim of the "Deep State" and that he intends to get even if he is returned to power. Yet, some people hang on every word.
To me, she shorter the speech, the better. Lincoln said a lot in a few words at Gettysburg. It remains one of the most powerful speeches ever written in the English language. Yet, it was so short, that photographers didn't have the time to set up their cameras to capture Lincoln while at the podium. Does anyone remember much about Kennedy's speeches, other than the phrase "Ask not what your country can do for you..."? What about Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech? If anything, we remember a catch phrase from these speeches, such as Reagan's "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." So, I didn't bother watching Biden's SOTU address, as nothing of note (other than its tone) might be worth noting.
However, I did get convinced to watch the GOP's rebuttal to Biden. It was so bad, that I couldn't get through watching the whole thing, as it could be right out of an ad to become a handmaiden in "A Handmaiden's Tale." Several comedic takes were made of this speech, including a version on Saturday Night Live. In short, the rebuttal showed how the mainstream of the GOP wants to return America to the 1950's, where white women were kept at home, LGBTQ's were kept in the closet, and where Blacks, Latinos, and Asians were nowhere to be seen - except as "domestic" workers, farm hands, and Chinese laundries.
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If the GOP thinks that their rebuttal speech will cause more people to come to the GOP's way of thinking, they must be "nucking futs!" They have shown how out of touch they are with the American public as a whole. Yes, much of the GOP still lives in areas where it is 1955. But even then, Jackie Robinson was leading Brooklyn's beloved Dodgers to their only World Series title earned in Brooklyn.
The world has changed, in most ways for the better. I hope that we can get as many of our friends in swing states to vote our way - if only to protect the hard earned freedoms we now have. The only return to the 1950's I want is on a functioning time machine, so that I can see the Dodgers win the Series, and to see Don Larson pitch his perfect game in the Series the next year.
2 comments:
As an outside observer, I am actually feeling that the likelihood of Trump and the Republicans coming to power in November's elections is diminishing all the time. Mainly because Trump's campaign strategy is the same as the one lost him the 2020 election (yes, Donny, you lost) and failed to promote a Red Wave in 2022, and because a lot of genuine Republican voters are repulsed by Trump and are uneasy about lot of other things such as the erosion of women's rights and the general sleaze and stupidity that seem to be infecting their party. It's no time for complacency in the face of a deranged enemy but, all other things being equal, I can't really see Trump in the White House in 2025 or a big Republican majority in Congress. Let's hope so anyway. Sue x
If this was a country where the majority ruled in all cases, I'd agree with you. But many educated Americans can see Trump returning, and are afraid. America's rural heartland and deindustrialized areas feel deep resentments against people from the coastal areas, and they control a majority of the states. So we could have another presidential election where a Democrat would win the popular vote, but not the electoral vote - as in 2016 when Trump won the presidency,
I simply ask: Where is John Wilkes Booth when you really need him?
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