For there is always light. Thread #123 is belong to President Biden

[PerkingFaintly]

"For there is always light
If only we're brave enough to see it
If only we're brave enough to be it."

— Amanda Gorman, 20 Jan 2021, inauguration of President Joe R Biden

Moving on from the Trump threads, last one here:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4141056-Its-officially-time-to-say-ta-ta-to-Trump-its-inauguration-day-trump-122

Mittens you have had your username before 'mittens' started becoming fashionable, you are right on trend!

Oh dear. School will resume soon, hopefully, and provide a more suitable outlet for frustrated correspondents. I recommend joining the debating society although you'll need to put in a bit more effort than simple finger pointing, sticking your tongue out and shouting. Served Donny well though.

cycling the reason Trump has been picked up on every little bloody awful thing he has said and done since the start of his presidency was simply that he was saying bloody awful things all the way up to being elected: www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/17/23-things-donald-trump-has-said-that-would-have-doomed-another-candidate/

Sorry, LQ - it's a Washington Post link.

If Biden had said anything like that during his run for the nomination and for the White House, he too would have been scrutinised in the way Trump was. And rightly.

But he didn't.

As you sow, so shall you reap.

@Roussette Lol! 🤣🤣

Pointy
I have no inherent problem with the Post
but I was surprised at the tone of the earlier link
because I checked and Biden DID say buildings

The Lincoln memorial is a wonderful wonderful thing
with a couple of fab built in slides
BUT
the mask stuff was clearly in response to the atrocious behaviour of Rep. Congress folks in that crowded room on the 6th
AND
Families are allowed to mix without masks if they want

LQ thanks for clarifying and glad I haven't got on your nerves.

I agree with you, btw. I wonder whether they're bending over backwards to be 'equitable' and losing their balance.

Jim Acosta @Acosta

"He regrets very very much having...just been duped by the president," said Al Watkins, attorney for Jacob Chansley also known as the 'Qanon Shaman' t.co/guyjEnUmAW

(I can't open the link, so don't know what it says, apologies)

I forget now how exactly many provably false things Trump claimed in tweets and at rallies during his presidency, but it was over thirty thousand. And he was in office for 1,461 days, I think (I remembered the leap year). That averages out at over twenty public lies per day.

Biden is going to have to work hard to catch up with that.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kevin-mccarthy-everybody-capitol-attack_n_600b9785c5b6f401aea48948?ri18n=true&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb25zZW50LnlhaG9vLmNvbS92Mi9jb2xsZWN0Q29uc2VudD9zZXNzaW9uSWQ9M19jYy1zZXNzaW9uXzIwYzczNGNiLTUwY2ItNDg3NS1hZDcyLTA0Y2U2ZGVjOTEyNA&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAI7w5JBpUW4c-w5HMEfGqW-N3n_TSx0WVEXCptAuSFJxaQLsYR4dO4JA6CNJNX7MreVsskRwh-QrZ0ZrEQpLMAMcZBcUZ0tL7uGHL-qCSk4OXyNq81xJmS3d_YvBBgsWomAydPj3T7SDyz0-IBxJNY3MqjyyKcysERpI9h_CiW96

Ooohhh, we were all wearing short skirts and deserved to be raped, Kev?

@DuncinToffee

Jim Acosta *@Acosta*

"He regrets very very much having...just been duped by the president," said Al Watkins, attorney for Jacob Chansley also known as the 'Qanon Shaman' t.co/guyjEnUmAW

(I can't open the link, so don't know what it says, apologies)

He's not sorry he got 'duped'. He's sorry he got caught.

@AskingQuestionsAllTheTime

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kevin-mccarthy-everybody-capitol-attack_n_600b9785c5b6f401aea48948?ri18n=true&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb25zZW50LnlhaG9vLmNvbS92Mi9jb2xsZWN0Q29uc2VudD9zZXNzaW9uSWQ9M19jYy1zZXNzaW9uXzIwYzczNGNiLTUwY2ItNDg3NS1hZDcyLTA0Y2U2ZGVjOTEyNA&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAI7w5JBpUW4c-w5HMEfGqW-N3n_TSx0WVEXCptAuSFJxaQLsYR4dO4JA6CNJNX7MreVsskRwh-QrZ0ZrEQpLMAMcZBcUZ0tL7uGHL-qCSk4OXyNq81xJmS3d_YvBBgsWomAydPj3T7SDyz0-IBxJNY3MqjyyKcysERpI9h_CiW96

Ooohhh, we were all wearing short skirts and deserved to be raped, Kev?

McCarthy's an idiot. He's talking out both sides of his mouth to avoid having to put the blame squarely where it belongs.

Hmm Kevin's comments sound somehow familiar......

Kevin McCarthy is a disgusting POS.

So those peaceful people at home watching the insurrection and assault on their capitol, watching on telly, it was their fault too?

Nice try!

twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1352700845834428416

Beto O'Rourke talking about Ted Cruz and what is likely to happen in 2024 if Cruz and his actions aren't addressed now.

If only everybody had voted for Trump there would be no need to stage a coup, ffs.

Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we have been guilty of a taxonomical error. This is not a squirrel, it is a sealion. Loving the biking rodent pics though.

On another note, Biden may have become President, but Bernie has become an icon (not to mention a raft of memes). I hope he feels in time that he got the better result. Also, how very splendid that he is cashing in on it for charity (genuinely, unlike certain charities that shall remain nameless but may or may not begin with T).

Annie have you any idea how few images of sealions on bicycles there are? .

It's not fair!

annieget
Biden has put Bernie in charge of the Senate Budget Committee
a really good move
he can absolutely hold the palm greasers to account
and hit the equality and distribution agenda
without impeding Biden
while staying true to his principles
and generally being Bern

[quote Mittens030869]**@pointythings* I agree with you. No, Biden shouldn't have taken his mask off. He needs to be giving a strong lead on this issue right now. But it was only for a few minutes and @cyclingmad* is being like a childish bully in the playground to be gloating about it.

Here's the thing, though. None of us have said that Biden is perfect. So your sneering comments are pointless and actually make you look rather stupid more than anything else. No one is disagreeing with you after all.[/quote]
Lol me a childish bully...come now there are posters who who refer to be as squirrel and now posting pictures of a squirel on a bike...whose the bully now?

@Cacacoisfarraige

😀

Do you think its funny to make fun of people who haven't even done anything to you? Or lets just the use the right word, bullying a person for no other reason than to mock them

@pointythings

Cacacoisfarraige it's surprising how many images of squirrels on bicycles there are - it's a sign!

Having fun bullying someone by mocking them?

@tiredvommachine

Again, having fun bullying someone by mocking them?

Good point. I wonder whether Mittengate will turn out to be very helpful when opponents try to demonise him, but the public will just remember the funny memes and won't buy the Enemy of the People image.

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Trump supporter.

BREAKING: Capitol rioter charged with threatening to 'assassinate' Rep. Ocasio-Cortez.
www.cnn.com/2021/01/23/politics/garret-miller-capitol-riot-threaten-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/index.html