I’m not too excited at the prospect of Joe Biden running for reelection. He is, after all, 80 years old (just a year older than I and I am acutely aware that, my lack of qualifications aside, I’m in no physical or mental shape to endure the rigors of a job so demanding).
Having said that, however, I find the criticism of Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Louis Gurvich to be one of the thinnest arguments I’ve seen yet by anyone purporting to be a leader. In fact, if I didn’t know better, I’d swear that his essay yesterday was written for The Onion but mistakenly ended up on The Hayride blog.
While I earnestly hope that someone else will step up to carry the Democratic banner (just as I hope the Republican candidate in 2024 won’t be named Trump or DeSantis), I fail to see how Gurvich could ever stretch credulity to the point of calling Biden the “most immoral and corrupt of all presidents” in light of Gurvich’s own party’s recent occupant of the Oval Office.
It’s not rhetoric or embellishment to declare that Trump was, hands down, the “most immoral and corrupt of all presidents.” To be unable or unwilling to see that should instantly disqualify Gurvich from serving as chairman of any political party.
But he didn’t stop there. He accused Biden of committing plagiarism in his repeated mantra “finish the job.” Gurvich claims that Biden lifted that phrase from “one of the most important speeches ever given by Winston Churchill, in the darkest days of 1942.”
Perhaps.
But let’s look at Trump’s oft-repeated catchphrase “America First.” Do you think that was original with Donnybrook of Orange?
Nope. Besides being the utterance of Charles Lindbergh, a Nazi sympathizer during the lead-up to WWII, it was more recently the slogan of one David Duke, leader of the Ku Klux Klan and, depending on the timeframe, mouthpiece for the American Nazi Party.
But even before that, in the 1920s, the words “America First” were splashed across banners carried in parades and rallies by the KKK.
Now ask yourself this question: Whom would you rather hear a politician lift a quote from–Winston Churchill or a sleazy outfit like the KKK?
Louisiana Voice 
At 80 years old Joe Biden may not be able to hop, skip and jump like he used to, but look at what he has accomplished in two years. This after TFG almost single-handedly wrecked the country and is now seeking to finish the job if elected again. I will gladly take four more years of Biden in his eighties with his wealth of knowledge, experience, capabilities, and moral compass over anyone else. Question him on his age? Let’s question those lame brains on the Republican side who are younger but would plunge the country into increased divisiveness, chaos, and a litany of other destructive policies.
Thank You! My feelings exactly. Watching the likes of MTG and her friends act like out-of-control middle-schoolers in the House during the recent Biden speech was both embarrassing and very scary. I will go with Biden in the face of this unholy Republican mess!
They were almost as bad as the former Speaker of the House ripping a speech in half like a petulant schoolgirl.
Or Rep. Joe Wilson yelling “You lie” during Obama’s SOTU speech.
Gurvich is no different than any other “Republican.” They all live in the same echo chamber. They hear and repeat the same things and since they’re all saying the same thing it must, therefore, be true. Trump is a victim, the Bidens are a crime family. If challenged on that logic their response is to shout it out louder and more often because among “Republicans” being passionate in your beliefs is an acceptable substitute for being accurate in your beliefs.
Well said, Tom. Gurvich illustrates the unfortunate state of patriotism and “leadership” in today’s Republican Party.
Haaaaa, you all must have your blinders on or suffering from the same ailment as Brandon. He has done nothing but divide the country, put us in a recession, push for porn education of children, make us the weakest military in the world and made us dependent on other nations for fuel. Compare the stats of when DT left office and where Brandon is now. He lies so much, no one can keep up.
Well, “Goose,” you seriously don’t think Trump divided the country? And just where did you get your information that Biden was the least bit involved in “porn education”? My God, you are dillusional if you think Trump had any respect for the military and by the way, it was Trump who talked Saudi Arabia into raising the price of oil to help the oil companies and that in turn caused the recession when. When gas goes up, everything goes up, so I wouldn’t lay that in Biden’s lap. You’re part of the echo chamber.
Consider Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey. Smart. Effective.
From modest circumstances. Ivy League grad. Too rich to steal.Vigorous. Biden and Ruth Bader Ginsberg-Ego as the downfall of democracy.
All communication, ALL, is based upon (my opinion) three personal attributes we ALL possess..Fear, ignorance, and prejudices. another great analysis Tom. The more we learn is an indication of the effectiveness of the communication. Jindal and Teeple?? Did they use the America First Theme??I heard Teeple? on the Engster show, millions in Ga. Senate Race! What a Country! Keep learning, Keep loving, go Top Guns, ron thompson
LA. GOP ALSO REFUSES TO IDENTIFY NAME OFPERSON IN CERTRAIN CENTAL COMMITTEE DISTRICTS. STATE GOP CHAIRMAN APPROVES.IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE OF THE CHAIRMAN SHIP. SAD FOR REPUBLICANS