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JoinSign inShare this postTucker Drags The Troopsmorningshots.thebulwark.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailMar 12, 2021Share this postTucker Drags The Troopsmorningshots.thebulwark.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailThe Biden-is-senile theme was picked up later in the day by an oddly butch-attired and absolutely-not-over-served Ben Domenech. “This,” he declared of Biden’s primetime address, “is another garbage speech full of lies from a senile person who thinks that they're in charge of America but actually isn't running anything."Some of us apparently watched another speech, But the right’s obsession with senility is a tell. successWhich brings me to the speech last night. First: contrast it with the Shapiro-Domenech characterizationn honest to God actual, sentient, competent empathetic presidentSecond: For all the reasons listed above, it was a Non-Trump speech in every respecInstead, it was sober, modest, and hopeful. Presidential.Obviously that was a lot to handle for the faux-lumberjack pundits with their Fox contracts to earn.**Every president is eventually called upon to help us collectively grieve.JOE BIDENHis speech Thursday night had some important policy promises**In contrast, the speech inspired quite a bit of YELLING from the usual suspects.And we got some performative outrage from Tucker Carlson over the Fourth of July thing:Whatever…But speaking of Tucker (and let’s do that)…. he’s having quite a week. Let’s start with with tweet from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-KickingTucker’sAss):Tucker walked right into this — a fop in a blue frilled shirt lecturing the US military on manliness. How did he think this would go?But this was all prologue to his attack on women in the military.His comments made their way up to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, whose spokesman on Thursday put a fine point on the issue….What we absolutely won’t do is take personnel advice from a talk show host, or the Chinese military. Now maybe those folks feel like they have something to prove ― that’s on them. We know we’re the greatest military in the world today, and even for all the things we need to improve, we know exactly why that’s so.”There was more:“Shout out to the pilot and door gunner on today's flight. Both women. Soldiers. Professionals. Both badass. Tucker Carlson is the mockery," he wrote, alongside a picture of the flight."just a reminder that @TuckerCarlson couldn't be more wrong."Those opinions were made by an individual who has never served a day in his life. Let's remember that was drama TV.” Exit take:We Get Mail. We’re bringing back our special weekend newsletter featuring select emails from Bulwark members. Have thoughts, feedbacks, laurels, darts?cjaysykes@gmail.com.Saying the quiet part OUTLOUD:Exit take: “Everybody shouldn’t be voting.”but he was certain the attack wouldn’t have happened without them“It seems cause-and-effect,” Miller said, referring to Trump’s speech and the violent riot that left five people dead. So how is it, exactly, that Democrats are supposed to have a reasonable, good-faith negotiation concerning voting rights with a party that worked aggressively to overturn Biden’s free and fair victory? One party wants to make it easier to vote. The other is on record trying to stop opposition votes from being counted at all. When those are the parameters of the voting rights debate, there’s no room for compromise. There’s nothing to discuss.Because with the stakes what they are following the 2020 election, it’s tough to make a good case as to why Democrats should let the authoritarians in the GOP filibuster democracy itself. Where’s the lie?Real Men of Genius.Like this postShare this postTucker Drags The Troopsmorningshots.thebulwark.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailNo posts© 2022 The Bulwark ∙ ∙ &nbsp;is the home for great writingThis site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please or unblock scripts

JoinSign inShare this postTucker Drags The Troopsmorningshots.thebulwark.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailMar 12, 2021Share this postTucker Drags The Troopsmorningshots.thebulwark.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailThe Biden-is-senile theme was picked up later in the day by an oddly butch-attired and absolutely-not-over-served Ben Domenech. “This,” he declared of Biden’s primetime address, “is another garbage speech full of lies from a senile person who thinks that they're in charge of America but actually isn't running anything."Some of us apparently watched another speech, But the right’s...

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