Biden’s Long-Awaited Nothing Burger Address Vindicates Suspicions Of DNC ‘Coup’
In a long-awaited but vanilla 10-minute speech, President Joe Biden addressed the nation tonight about his decision to not seek a second term. Barely.
Present were Biden’s rhetoric regarding “reproductive rights” and “voting rights” and dog-whistles such as “does justice still matter?” speaking from the Oval Office, with teleprompter text reflected in the window behind his chair. In the speech was his usual tirade about the 2021 election protests at the U.S. Capitol being the worst attack “since the Civil War” and a recurring theme of late: “America is an idea.”
Not present, however, were any new promised details about Biden’s health, mental cognition, or other reasons why he may personally want to hang up re-election: only that it’s time for a younger person for the sake of “democracy.” He did mention his childhood stutter, claiming his rise to power was only possible due to America’s exceptionalism. Also not seen or heard tonight: any serious fumbles or muttered sentences.
From the hip: A textbook example of a lame duck speech, Biden’s July 24 address was a toothless dispatch designed to both pass the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris and begin a slow and arduous attempt at a victory lap for the aging president. It was also part of the plan to lock the DNC down for Harris. At the very least, it was proof he’s still alive.
“I’ve given my heart and soul to my nation, like so many others,” Biden said. “… the great thing about America is here: kings and dictators do not rule. The People do.”
Meanwhile, discussions brew about how to replace Biden on the Democrat ticket. Just today, a “virtual roll call” was announced by the Democratic National Committee as the preferred method to pick their presidential nominee. DNC said the process will be completed by Aug. 7, which is 12 days before floor business at the Democratic national convention (set for Aug. 19-22 in Chicago). Aug. 7 also happens to be the original deadline to qualify for the presidential ballot in Ohio (now extended to Sept. 1). Before the deadline was moved, Democrats risked losing a key swing state as Rust Belt Senator J.D. Vance battles for Buckeye State votes as Trump’s veep nominee.
The existing VP didn’t waste any time, locking up several state delegations including Texas, which nominated her 260-6.
The irony is not lost: Democrats will not be given a chance to, on a convention floor, present names, hear speeches, and make a procedurally sound decision on who the best candidate would be to succeed Mr. Biden. Rather, a hurried process and a likely unclear and un-auditable “virtual roll call” will go against everything Biden broke into prime time programming to tell his fellow Americans.
Democratic Delegates will be casting votes online starting Aug. 1, over half a month before the big gavel goes down for the first time this election year.
Prior to Biden’s exit on Sunday, Vance, alongside Trump, seemed to suggest to FOX’s Jesse Waters that a “coup” could be in the works to oust Biden and elevate Kamala. The usual liberal suspects mocked him.
“Joe Biden succumbed to a coup by Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, and Hollywood donors, ignoring millions of Democratic primary votes,” stated RNC convention speech-giver and Arkansas U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
This all begs the question with which Democratic voters who harp on about “January Sixth” — including Biden — must now officially grapple:
If “ignoring millions of Democratic primary voters” is not an insurrection, then what is? Biden’s speech, as innocuous as it was, continued that concentrated effort to ignore this spring’s Democrat electorate.
