Tea at Trianon: Biden's Speech: Told by an Idiot, Full of Sound and Fury

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Biden's Speech: Told by an Idiot, Full of Sound and Fury

From Ann Coulter at Unsafe:

So what did the id of the Democratic Party have to say for itself the other night? Biden began with the lie he’s been repeating since announcing for president in 2019: that Donald Trump called neo-Nazis “very fine people.” This yarn has just surpassed "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" as the most debunked hoax in all of recorded history. What Trump actually said is on videotape. Could somebody on Biden's staff look it up? For the 8 millionth time, Trump said:
“You had people -- and I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally. But you had many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists. OK? And the press has treated them absolutely unfairly.

“Now, in the other group also, you had some fine people. But you also had troublemakers ...”
Biden’s entire presidency is based on this lie. Despite having run for president about 47 times before, he says the only reason he ran in 2020 was because Trump called Nazis “very fine people.” What kind of sociopath repeats the same lie, in defiance of video evidence, for five years? The kind of sociopath whose followers know he's lying and don't care, also known as "joyous warriors." (Also, mere simpletons.) Biden boasted of the amazing things he's accomplished as president, starting with: “COVID no longer controls our lives.” You know who else can gloat about that exact same accomplishment? Russian President Vladimir Putin. North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. Uganda’s president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa. This is like bragging that no hurricanes hit New York for the past four years because of your leadership.
In a surprise move, Biden claimed, “We’re providing affordable high-speed internet for every American no matter where they live, unlike, not unlike what Roosevelt did with electricity.” Oops! Despite allocating $42 billion to the project, the Biden administration has not connected one single home to the internet. Did the Biden Presidency Committee read his speech before wheelbarrowing him onto the convention stage? Maybe ix-nay on the ighspeed-hay internet-way.
Delusionally, Biden said, “Trump continues to lie about crime in America like everything else. Guess what? On his watch, the murder rate went up 30%, the biggest increase in history.” Yes -- entirely because of the hell unleashed on the country after the death of George Floyd, Peace Be Upon Him. Which party was inciting the BLM riots, again? Take all the time you need.(Read more.)

From The Transom:

One of the underlying storylines of this convention was the Democrats who are urging caution at odds with those who are talking “landslide” — really. Those who I spoke with who were waving the sword of joy and victory were overwhelmingly focused on vibes, while those who were pumping the brakes were focused on basic polling data. As Politico notes: “Officials with the top pro-Harris super PAC said their polling ‘is much less rosy’ than public surveys. Other Democratic pollsters noted that — even if their polling is right — Trump still maintains a lot of advantages... A poll commissioned by the Democratic messaging firm Navigator Research and unveiled during the convention showed Harris and Trump essentially tied across the swing-state map. And the candidate characteristics that are best correlated with voters’ preferences — whether a candidate is up to the job, has the right vision and is a strong leader — generally favored Trump in the survey.” (Read more.)