President Biden’s Safer America Plan speaks about his plan to further reduce gun crime and save lives.
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President Biden’s Safer America Plan speaks about his plan to further reduce gun crime and save lives.
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WaterGirl
I haven’t heard any details about the plan. We will soon find out.
WaterGirl
Apparently we have a president who can walk and chew gum at the same time. Who knew? :-)
James E Powell
@WaterGirl:
I predict that I will like it, Republicans will hate it, and advocates will say it doesn’t go far enough.
Elizabelle
@WaterGirl:
Bring it on, Joe.
SiubhanDuinne
@James E Powell:
Pretty safe assumption. For, well, anything a Dem POTUS proposes.
SiubhanDuinne
@Elizabelle:
Nice amendment!
SiubhanDuinne
@WaterGirl:
WaterGirl
@SiubhanDuinne: Did they change the time on me
edit: Nope. You must be predicting the actual start time, rather than the scheduled start time?
Baud
AKA really being pro-life.
SiubhanDuinne
@WaterGirl:
Like all Presidents, he’s generally way behind schedule in these things, and I assume he will be again today. I’m not complaining, mind you. He’s a busy person. And maybe he’ll surprise me.
Baud
Baud
@SiubhanDuinne:
I’ve started showing up late to meetings in order to appear more presidential.
Elizabelle
@Baud: That could be a game changer.
We cannot keep assault weapons out of schoolrooms. Or theatres. Or malls.
Non whack-job parents, and sane people everywhere, will vote for that.
Elizabelle
Protect abortion rights/healthcare. Against assault weapons. For voting rights. Fight climate change.
Those are a winning coalition of issues for Democrats this fall.
Elizabelle
President Biden speaking.
Elizabelle
Joe is shouting. I don’t blame him.
Just quipped about deer wearing Kevlar vests.
Very angry that Uvalde parents had to provide DNA. Because their little kids were unidentifiable after the teenager got hands on the assault weapon.
Elizabelle
I hope voters get to see this speech.
Parents — especially mothers — will find it compelling.
japa21
Law enforcement in the background. Good idea.
NFLTG Biden is going at Republicans tooth and nail. I love it.
Elizabelle
Mexicans complaining about the guns coming over their border.
More plain speaking like this.
Raoul Paste
@Elizabelle: The DNA aspect of that school shooting really needs to be broadcast far and wide. So disturbing
Elizabelle
Talking about MAGA Republicans in Congress, defending the mob.
And that is the great majority of them. Let’s face it.
Elizabelle
Biden: America’s back.
Macron: For how long?
Another leader telling him what Europeans saw, watching January 6 on their media.
japa21
I love this man.
Eunicecycle
For God’s sake whose side are you on?
Joe’s on fire again!
JPL
Great line to the magas
japa21
@JPL: The target isn’t the MAGAs, it’s the voters who might vote for them.
Elizabelle
“I’m opposed to defunding the police. I’m also opposed to defunding the FBI.”
I wonder if Democrats will get more than usual law enforcement votes this midterm. One can hope.
zhena gogolia
@Eunicecycle: Sorry I can’t watch. Can’t make noise here right now. I’ll watch later.
Elizabelle
Referred to Lamprey Lindsey’s threat of blood in the streets.
SiubhanDuinne
This is a very powerful speech. I love Joe Biden, especially when he gets worked up like this.
Did anybody else pick up on a heavy dose of sarcasm the couple of times he referred to “My MAGA friends in Congress”?
C Stars
goddangit, just missed it! Clicked play as he was saying “God protect our troops,” then the marching band started up
japa21
Was great to see the law enforcement people applauding and smiling at the end.
Elizabelle
Here’s the C-Span link. Great speech. Will have a transcript, too.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?522544-1/president-biden-delivers-remarks-reducing-gun-violence&live&vod
SiubhanDuinne
@Elizabelle:
And an endorsement of NOTOZ for US Senator!
HumboldtBlue
It’s very nice to hear the Marine Band playing live than some canned campaign music.
@SiubhanDuinne:
Yup.
WaterGirl
Joe is definitely shining a light on the sad state of affairs with MAGAs and insurrectionists and people who are calling for violence in the streets.
Elizabelle
@SiubhanDuinne: NOTOZ?
Oh. Not Oz. Well, yeah.
JPL
@zhena gogolia: The last twenty minutes is very strong. You can’t support the police, if you support the insurrection on January 6th.
Eunicecycle
@SiubhanDuinne: well at least he didn’t call them semi-fascists!! /
WaterGirl
@zhena gogolia: You can watch the speech at this same link later.
SiubhanDuinne
@Elizabelle:
Well, these uniformed folks seem to like him!
CaseyL
That was a good, powerful speech.
He called out the GOP numerous times, and Lindsey the Lamprey.
I hope he brings the same fire on Thursday.
Elizabelle
Missed the first part of that one.
I trust it had plenty for our media betters to clutch their pearls and dicks over. You go, Joe.
I hope a lot of voters see that speech, and not just the soundbites.
SiubhanDuinne
@JPL:
I loved that, and it got a good response.
Elizabelle
Well. Joe didn’t seem that old to me!
God, I am sick of that complaint.
justawriter
Speaking of public safety, Texans terrified when wrong people carry guns
C Stars
@Elizabelle: I mean, he seems old, but sharp as a tack.
ETA And about 300% more comprehensible than Trump, my god.
Suzanne
I think it’s funny that when the POTUS wants to go somewhere to represent high crime, he goes to Philly, and when he wants to go somewhere to represent blue-collar tradespeople, he goes to Pittsburgh. PA gets so much attention!
SiubhanDuinne
@Elizabelle:
In all truth, the first few minutes were kind of “ol’ Grampa Joe” and are quite missable. But BOY HOWDY, once the substance of the message kicked in, it was terrific.
I sometimes wonder if he does that purposely. Start off a little slow, a little bumbling, and then when the audience members (and pundits and journalists!) are lulled into a state of somnolent acceptance, POW! WHAP! Joe delivers one fabulous knockout punch after another.
SiubhanDuinne
@Eunicecycle:
Well, not out loud :-)
ETA: Off to see how the MSM have decided to cover it.
JPL
Gorbachev has died. Truthfully, I didn’t know he was still alive. rip
Elizabelle
I think Uvalde broke a lot of people.
And, face it, there isn’t much the cops can do once an assault weapon is in a school building. Of course, the Uvalde fools did not even try.
Enough.
SiubhanDuinne
@JPL:
Wow, first I heard, thank you. Wish we had him in the Kremlin instead of Putin.
RIP, Mikhail.
Elizabelle
@JPL: Wow. Not up on the WaPost or NYT yet.
zhena gogolia
@WaterGirl: Thanks! I will.
zhena gogolia
@JPL: RIP. He tried.
Elizabelle
@JPL: Not up on CNN or The Guardian either. Where are you hearing that?
zhena gogolia
@Elizabelle: I see it on RIA Novosti. I had to google it in Cyrillic.
Another source says kidney disease, he was on dialysis.
Betty Cracker
@CaseyL: He called out Graham by name? Good for him.
Elizabelle
@zhena gogolia: Thank you.
SiubhanDuinne
@JPL:
Just checked, am not seeing anything about Gorbachev’s death. Do you have a link?
HumboldtBlue
@SiubhanDuinne:
Yup, I wrote and deleted a comment, “what is he talking about?”
Elizabelle
@Betty Cracker: No. He didn’t call out Graham by name. In my hearing. So that one might go over normies’ heads.
Although. There has been a lot of blowback for Graham’s statement. So maybe there’s some awareness in the non-political junkie world.
zhena gogolia
@SiubhanDuinne: I’m only seeing it on Russian sites, but it’s all over numerous sites. He was 92 and had been on dialysis.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@Betty Cracker: we’ll see if the stuck piglet squeals
JPL
@zhena gogolia: I doubt that Putin will honor him in anyway though
I initially saw on a Ukraine news site that I follow.
zhena gogolia
@SiubhanDuinne: So far this is the only English language one:
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/ap-online/2022/08/30/russian-news-reports-say-former-soviet-president-mikhail-gorbachev-has-died
zhena gogolia
@JPL: Yeah, won’t hold my breath for that.
ETA: When all is said and done, he’s the best leader Russia has ever had.
ETA: And of course that’s a low bar. But still.
zhena gogolia
@SiubhanDuinne: Now on Reuters:
https://www.reuters.com/world/mikhail-gorbachev-who-ended-cold-war-dies-aged-92-agencies-2022-08-30/
Elizabelle
And: the Fuck the Fucking NY Time$$ has this blurb up re Biden’s speech, which they haven’t covered yet.
Soft on crime. Got that?
Fuck the fucking NY Time$$, and their horrible, horrible editors and publisher.
Actually, Biden turned the tables on the FTF NY Time$$ too. He called out Republicans for supporting insurrection. That … would seem to be a crime, no?
SpaceUnit
I’m still watching on lag. Joe sounds great.
Also, no teleprompter. He’s winging it.
SiubhanDuinne
@zhena gogolia:
Thanks very much.
🐾BillinGlendaleCA
@zhena gogolia: I saw him when he visited my former employer. RIP.
HumboldtBlue
Joe’s final right cross for magats
SiubhanDuinne
@SpaceUnit:
Yes, I noticed that too and meant to mention it. Tells me that this is a topic that he (a) has given a lot of thought to, and (b) feels very strongly about.
SiubhanDuinne
@HumboldtBlue:
Absolutely loved that line!
C Stars
I really think the Republicans see his orientation toward basic human decency as profanity. They’ve so lost their way that the idea of a politician who does not spout grievance and violence and self-aggrandizement is an affront to them. The idea of a President having a persona that espouses compassion and mutual respect is actually repulsive, in their eyes.
JPL
This is a Pizza Hut Commercial that Gorbachev did. Wow
SiubhanDuinne
As of about 90 seconds ago, neither the NYT nor WaPo had anything about Gorbachev. Are they just being super-cautious about not jumping the gun, or are they asleep at the switch?
SiubhanDuinne
@JPL:
Wow indeed!
lollipopguild
@C Stars: They want a trump/rambo/jesus person with a machine gun who will lead a “purge” of all the people they do not like.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@SiubhanDuinne: reviewing one of those legendary pre-written obits?
ETA: they both have big stories now
CaseyL
Gorbachev’s obit is up on NBC.
JPL
@SiubhanDuinne: Now Russia has returned to tyranny.
Betty Cracker
@SiubhanDuinne: My phone blew up with alerts from WaPo, NYT, CNN, etc., starting about 15 minutes ago. I guess they hit the news alerts before updating the websites these days.
El Muneco
@Elizabelle: The editor had to cut the original last line of the submitted story, which was “Mind you, it’s us who are accusing him of being soft on crime.”
zhena gogolia
@HumboldtBlue: great
HumboldtBlue
@SiubhanDuinne:
Wallace is hammering that point right now.
zhena gogolia
I had a little hope for Russia when Mikhail Sergeevich was there.
SiubhanDuinne
NYTimes and WaPo now both leading with Gorbachev — “BREAKING.”
dmsilev
@SiubhanDuinne: The Post does now; it’s the lead story on their website.
mrmoshpotato
@SiubhanDuinne: NBC News’ website is also reporting his death.
Elizabelle
History will be kind to Gorbachev.
I remember his trip to Washington DC, and the excitement when he got out of his limo to shake hands with passerby.
Elizabelle
Reuters, on Gorbachev: (it’s a small story, at present):
Sister Golden Bear
@Baud:
One can’t make a grand entrance if you show up on time.
Ken
If he had said only, “We all love America” — that would have been enough.
(Riffing a bit on the dayenu.)
stinger
Came late, but have now watched Joe’s speech. Thanks so much, WaterGirl.
Some people get annoyed by his repetitions and what are almost verbal tics, but first of all, as a visual learner I appreciate repetition when the information is all audio. And second, it’s very different to watch a political event on a screen versus being there in person. Ask Howard Dean.
cain
@Elizabelle: It’s hard to say you need good guys with guns, when some much is predicated on the good guys knowing to be effective at their jobs and also not be cowardly assholes.
Uvalde shows that in such a scenario, there isn'[t any good guys and people and children died.
MazeDancer
Mr. Biden was great! Yelled many a “You tell ’em, Joe!”. Assume I was not alone.
stinger
@MazeDancer: I punched the air several times.
catatonia
I had just moved to DC when Gorby came calling in 1987. My friend and I were both taken by him so much, we hopped the fence at the (then) Soviet compound on Wisconsin Avenue, in his honor. Probably the single stupidest thing I’ve ever done in my life. My friend kept saying, if we get caught, Gorby will let us off. Alcohol, of course, was involved. I guess there weren’t ubiquitous CC cameras back then, or maybe the monitor was asleep. Anyway, we got away with it.
But RIP Mikhail. How he towers, ethically, above all the Soviet/Russian leaders of the past, oh, 150 years or so.
cain
And our own leaders – especially the Republican ones. Reagan has been given credit for ending the cold war – American never won it. Gorbachev did the reforms needed, and sadly we did not help them navigate that. That was our bad.
Frankensteinbeck
@Ken:
I told my Very Jewish Mother the ‘President Dayenu’ joke and she cackled.
Ruckus
@C Stars:
They view anyone not exactly like themselves to be inferior.
They do not get that there is a range of humanity, of people that work with their hands, and of people who actually work period, that humans can have compassion, and aren’t riddled with greed and hate. Because if they didn’t see the world the way they do, they couldn’t live with their shitty selves. And they can’t understand improvement, especially of themselves.
In their minds they are perfect, but their minds are cesspools full of bullshit, greed and hate.
Omnes Omnibus
@zhena gogolia:
Alexander II?
zhena gogolia
@Omnes Omnibus: more of an imperialist