(The New American) As expected, Joe Biden delivered a stunningly dishonest State of the Union address (SOTU) last night.
He falsely accused Republicans of wanting to wreck Medicare and Social Security, which inspired the only high point of the speech when Republicans loudly protested. And he patted himself on the back for decreasing the inflation his policies partly caused.
But those are typical and generally harmless Democratic talking points that no one believes.
Biden also repeated the lie from Black Lives Matter and other anti-cop, anti-white groups that blacks must fear the police, and provided further evidence that he has dementia.
Biden called for more police accountability and training in his SOTU speech tonight – exactly one month after Memphis police fatally beat Tyre Nichols.
It was an emotional and somber moment, with Nichols’ parents in the audience. pic.twitter.com/0vut9wcBDR
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“The Talk”
Biden shot at the police when he discussed Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old black man who died three days after five black cops assaulted him during a traffic stop.
Nichols’ parents were in the audience and provided the chance for Biden to suggest that blacks are right to fear the police, although he didn’t mention race … and didn’t have to.
“Imagine what it’s like to lose a child at the hands of the law,” Biden began. “Imagine having to worry whether your son or daughter will come home from walking down the street or playing in the park or just driving their car.”
But then he dipped his bucket into the well of anti-cop mythology and brought up something called the “The Talk,” a supposed conversation that black parents must have with their kids about racism and, of course, about cops always on the lookout for an innocent black kid to kill:
Of course, Biden didn’t say that blacks aren’t the only motorists who should follow that advice when police pull them over.
The National Highway Safety Administration (NHSA) explains “how to handle being pulled over.”
“Pull over to the right side of the road as soon as it’s safe to do so,” Step 1 says, and “turn off your vehicle,” Step 2 continues. Then:
NHSA does not direct this information to blacks alone, and illustrates its advice with a photo of a cop and a white motorist.
If Biden and his handlers didn’t know that, they likely relied on anti-cop propagandists or Wikipedia’s entry on “The Talk” for the list of dos and don’ts during a police stop. If they did know, then Biden told a bald-faced lie.
That wasn’t Biden’s only fib, but it might have been the most dangerous and destructive. The president reinforced the falsehood that cops, particularly white cops, routinely prowl for innocent blacks to harass and perhaps even kill.
Biden said cops need better training, which might be true except for one thing in this case: Memphis police are investigating a report that Nichols was involved with the ex-wife or ex-girlfriend of one of the officers fired and charged with second-degree murder, Demetrius Haley. Nichols’ parents deny the claim.
Sundowning Again?
The bad-cop lie was only one problem with the speech. Biden slurred a key but meaningless applause line, and then began yelling about Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The SOTU as prepared includes this line: “Make no mistake, if you try to do anything to raise the cost of prescription drugs, I will veto it.”
Biden said this:
