Dear zeros of Soviet labor,
I crave of survivors one favor:
To see that my grave
Is kept clean, and to slave
At removing its sickening savor.
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| Biden Lied 30 Times During The State Of The Union |
| 2024-03-11 |
| [Federalist] President Biden has been known to tell some pretty outrageous lies throughout his political career. So, it came as no surprise when Ol’ Sleepy Joe spewed out more than a few whoppers during his State of the Union address on Thursday. From foreign policy to the economy, there was almost no subject in which the president didn’t lie to the American people. In case you missed his dumpster fire speech, here’s the definitive list of Biden’s biggest SOTU falsehoods. 1. Sending Money To Ukraine Biden claimed that Republicans who oppose sending additional U.S. taxpayer dollars to Ukraine are doing so because they want America to "walk away from our leadership in the world." That is false. Opponents of endlessly funding Ukraine’s war with Russia have regularly stated that American interests must come before those of other nations. 2. Trump’s NATO Remarks Biden claimed former President Trump told Vladimir Putin, "Do whatever the hell you want," regarding Russia’s invasion of Eastern Europe. But that’s not accurate. The former president’s remarks came during a recent South Carolina rally, during which Trump recounted a story from when he was president and speaking with a NATO member. Trump purportedly told this state that he would withhold U.S. support if they didn’t pay their minimum defense spending obligations. "’You didn’t pay? You’re delinquent?’" Trump recalled telling the unidentified NATO member. "’No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay. You gotta pay your bills.’" 3. World Security And Ukraine Biden claimed "the free world is at risk" if the U.S. doesn’t ship more American taxpayer dollars to Ukraine. There is literally no evidence to support this assertion. 4. Jan. 6 Demonstrations The president claimed that the Jan.6, 2021, demonstrations at the U.S. Capitol and concerns and lawsuits regarding the integrity of the 2020 election "posed the gravest threat to [American] democracy since the Civil War." Contrary to Biden’s claim, the J6 events did not put American self-governance in jeopardy, nor did it expose Americans to risks like those experienced during World War I, the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, or World War II, to name a few. 5. Alabama IVF Issue Biden falsely contended the Alabama Supreme Court "shut down IVF treatments across the state." That is not what the decision said. As The Federalist’s Jordan Boyd reported, Alabama’s highest court "ruled that embryos are people with inherent value, not legal property." 6. Kate Cox Biden claimed the life of Kate Cox, a Texas woman who left the Lonestar State to obtain an abortion, was "at risk" during her pregnancy. As Susan Bane wrote in these pages, Cox’s now-deceased unborn baby was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, "a condition associated with severe developmental delays." These children "can sometimes thrive into their early twenties." Cox was not at risk of dying from the diagnosis, however. 7. Covid Shots And Cancer Biden falsely claimed the Covid jabs are "now being used to help beat cancer." 8. 15 Million New Jobs The president regurgitated the lie that his administration has "created 15 million new jobs." That assertion is false, as Biden conflated jobs recovered after Covid lockdowns with actual, new jobs created. 9. U.S. Inflation Rate Biden claimed the U.S. has "the lowest" inflation rate in the world. Numerous countries currently have a lower inflation rate. 10. Consumer Confidence The president said that "consumer studies show consumer confidence is soaring." MarketWatch reported last month, however, that the consumer confidence index "fell to 106.7 from a revised 110.9 in January." 11. Drug Prices Biden said he’s "ending" the trend of Americans paying "more for prescription drugs than anywhere else." That is false, as Reuters recently reported that new drugs released by pharmaceutical companies last year were "at prices 35% higher than in 2022." 12. Biden Beat Big Pharma The president claimed his administration "beat Big Pharma!" However, the president empowered pharmaceutical companies when he unlawfully attempted to mandate private businesses force their employees to receive the Covid shot. 13. Student Loans Biden contended that he "fixed student loan programs to reduce the burden of student debt for nearly 4 Million Americans, including nurses, firefighters, and others in public service." That is false. Biden’s illegal efforts merely transferred the responsibility of paying back these loans to individuals who never attended college or had already paid back their loans. 14. Decreasing The Federal Deficit Biden falsely claimed he "cut the federal deficit by over one trillion dollars" and has been "delivering real results in a fiscally responsible way." Both claims are false. In fact, the U.S. national debt has risen by more than 6 trillion since Biden took office. 15. Corporations Aren’t Paying Their Fair Share Biden insinuated that "big corporations and the very wealthy" do not "pay their fair share." As organizations such as The Heritage Foundation have reported, wealthy Americans pay the "large majority of taxes" in the United States. 16. Trump Tax Cuts Biden falsely claimed the Trump tax cuts "overwhelmingly benefit[ed] the very wealthy and the biggest corporations." Data produced by the IRS has shown that "on average all income brackets benefited substantially from the Republicans’ tax reform law, with the biggest beneficiaries being working and middle-income filers, not the top 1 percent," according to The Hill. 17. The National Debt Under Trump Biden stated that the Trump administration "added more to the national debt than in any presidential term in American history." This is untrue. Democrats’ favorite "fact-checking" outlet, PolitiFact, admitted that "former President Barack Obama accumulated more debt than Trump." 18. Inflation Reduction Act In an apparent reference to the so-called "Inflation Reduction Act," Biden claimed "nobody earning less than $400,000 will pay an additional penny in federal taxes." Yet, estimates produced by the Joint Committee on Taxation predict that the Democrats’ bill does "nothing to bring the economy out of stagnation and recession, but it will raise billions of dollars in taxes on Americans making less than $400,000." 19. How Many Billionaires? The president claimed there are 1,000 billionaires in the U.S. According to Forbes, there are 735 billionaires in America as of 2023. 20. How Much Billionaires Pay In Taxes Biden falsely claimed the average federal tax rate for billionaires is 8.2 percent. Once again, the left’s favorite "fact-checking" site, PolitiFact, rated the president’s assertion "false," as "the richest Americans pay an effective tax rate of more than 20% on the income the government counts under the current tax code." 21. The Ukraine-Border Bill Biden claimed the border boondoggle negotiated behind closed doors by Senate leadership contained "the toughest set of border security reforms we’ve ever seen" and would "bring order to the border." That statement could not be further from the truth, as the bill would have only exasperated the ongoing southern border invasion. 22. Election Law Falsehoods The president insinuated that Republican-backed election integrity measures, supported by most Americans, take "us back in time" and constitute "voter suppression" and "election subversion." There has never been any evidence these laws do what the president suggested. 23. Book Bans The president regurgitated the falsehood that conservatives are banning books. 24. ’Lincoln’ Riley Biden claimed an illegal immigrant killed a young woman named "Lincoln" Riley. That is incorrect. Her name is Laken Riley. 25. Trump’s Comments On Iowa School Shooting Biden misrepresented remarks given by Trump in response to a January Iowa school shooting, which left one dead and several injured. As The Federalist reported, the shooter "flirted with Democrat gender ideology." In his SOTU address, Biden claimed Trump told Iowans to "get over it." Of course, Biden took the comments out of context, which shows Trump sympathizing with the victims and speaking about the importance of moving forward as a community. "To the entire community, we love you, we pray for you, and we ask God to heal and comfort, really, the whole state. ... We’re really with you as much as anybody can be. It’s a very terrible thing that happened," Trump said. "It’s just terrible. ... That’s just horrible. It’s so surprising to see it here. ... But we have to get over it. We have to move forward. ... To all the relatives, and all the people who are devastated right now, to the point they can’t breathe, they can’t live, we are with you all the way." 26. The Second Amendment The president falsely claimed that a "ban" on so-called "assault weapons" doesn’t constitute a violation of the Second Amendment. 27. Biden’s Teaching Career Biden falsely asserted he "taught the Second Amendment for 12 years." 28. Gaza Deaths Biden said that "most" of the people killed in Gaza "are not Hamas," including "thousands [who] are innocent women and children." Given that these figures are provided by "local authorities" (A.K.A. Hamas), it’s unknown whether they are accurate. 29. America’s Prospects Challenging China Biden claimed the U.S. is "in a stronger position to win the competition for the 21st Century against China or anyone else for that matter." Given the ongoing border invasion, economic woes, and foreign policy failures under Biden’s presidency, this statement is not true. 30. The Idea Of America Biden ludicrously contended that America has "never fully lived up to" the idea that "we are all created equal." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #32 Re Hitlerite bogeyman Bandera and evil ilk... [checks Kremlin wall] Yep, I'm still there! Dear zeros of Soviet labor, I crave of survivors one favor: To see that my grave Is kept clean, and to slave At removing its sickening savor. |
| Posted by: Anosmic Limon Jughashvili4558 2024-03-11 23:54 |
| #31 Go to your room, M — that was truly, truly awful! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-03-11 21:43 |
| #30 Howdy Doody couldn’t lie unless Buffalo Bob moved his lips. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-03-11 17:22 |
| #29 ^^Newcomers |
| Posted by: Beavis 2024-03-11 17:17 |
| #28 ^ Ow! That's gonna leave a mark. Or is it a rouble? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-03-11 15:22 |
| #27 If the Russians invade Germany, they'll be undocumented Germans. What's the problem? |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2024-03-11 15:19 |
| #26 29. America’s Prospects Challenging China I am far more concerned about China than I am about Russia. China sends us covid and fentanyl. That's biological and chemical warfare to which our government has not responded. They bribe our government officials. Joe Biden is obviously compromised by the Chinese Communist Party. The Chinese really are aggressive to their neighbors. Ask a Tibetan or a Uighur. Ask an Indian or a Filipino. Ask anybody from Taiwan. Russia is not the problem. China is. Russia could have been our ally not just against China but against Islamist extremism. Biden's policy toward Russia doesn't make one bit of sense. His policy toward China only makes sense if you understand that he is compromised by Chinese bribes. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-03-11 15:06 |
| #25 European Central Bank: Go Green or Go Home |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-03-11 12:52 |
| #24 How much will it cost America if Putin conquers Ukraine and then attacks NATO? Not gonna happen, EC. The real question is: How much is it costing us to host 27 million illegal aliens, especially when we're already $35 trillion in debt? How much is it costing Europeans to host millions of immigrants from the Middle East and Africa? Putin's invasion of Ukraine was provoked by NATO's announced intention to expand into Ukraine. There was no need for this expansion. It was raw aggression on the part of Joe Biden and his European cohorts. Putin might well ask how much it will cost if NATO conquers Ukraine and then attacks Russia? Joe Biden is a mad man. If you don't believe me, watch the latest SOTU and see if he doesn't remind you of a certain mustachioed corporal from Austria, right down to the way he was wagging his index finger while he ranted and raved. Seriously, you'd follow that man into war? Regarding Trump's remarks at #2, Biden didn't outright lie, he just didn't tell the whole truth. Biden knew the whole truth, he knew the context in which Trump made those remarks. But he ignored the context. You could call it lying by omission. Democrats and their lackeys in the mainstream media do it all the time. Everybody knows that America pays far more than its fair share for NATO. People in our government have long thought of themselves as the world's policeman. But we don't get paid for it. In fact, people all over the world hate us for it. But our defense contractors get rich and then they make generous contributions to the politicians who maintain this policy. I believe NATO was justified in the years after WWII when Stalin was threatening to keep the Red Army marching West. I believe NATO is still justified. But it is justified as a defensive alliance for democratic, peace loving people. It was never meant to be a vehicle for the imperial ambitions of American and European globalists. NATO has no business in Ukraine. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-03-11 12:50 |
| #23 In the early 1990s the architects of PNAC were gravely concerned with a strong Europe. Now you want it? I'd rather see a Europe that can defend itself from Russia and iran with or without assistance from the US. Wouldn't you want that? For far too long the EU has played both sides of the fence with China, Russia and Iran. Now the bogey man is at the door and it's somehow Americas problem. Yes the European GDP is higher than the US GDP. But for now, we don't have the United States of Europe. We thought we didn't need a milirtary as strong as the American one. We don't aspire to be a global hegemon. Ah, but you do. It is quite possible that the Russian threat will change that. In 20 years Europe could look a lot different if it gets its act together. Do you have 20 years? A nuclear armed Germany? You will not necessarily like it. You won't pay for it. If you did you would dismantle it. Right now, the U.S. is sending a strong message to its allies. Do not necessarily count on us anymore. There is more to the border vote than Ukraine and Taiwan. America's border is more important than yours. Accountability of the money is an issue as well. Taiwan will take note. If you don't defend Ukraine and therefore Europe, why would you defend Taiwan? Good, they should take note and not behave like Europe/NATO. |
| Posted by: Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-03-11 11:56 |
| #22 As is the case domestically, I'll start thinking of Ukraine as a crisis when Europe starts behaving like it is. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2024-03-11 11:42 |
| #21 In the early 1990s the architects of PNAC were gravely concerned with a strong Europe. Now you want it? Yes the European GDP is higher than the US GDP. But for now, we don't have the United States of Europe. We thought we didn't need a milirtary as strong as the American one. We don't aspire to be a global hegemon. It is quite possible that the Russian threat will change that. In 20 years Europe could look a lot different if it gets its act together. A nuclear armed Germany? You will not necessarily like it. Right now, the U.S. is sending a strong message to its allies. Do not necessarily count on us anymore. Taiwan will take note. If you don't defend Ukraine and therefore Europe, why would you defend Taiwan? |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2024-03-11 10:53 |
| #20 Ref #17: Whahaha gasp, whahaha. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-03-11 10:31 |
| #19 MLF we'll scare Breznev! |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-03-11 10:24 |
| #18 Why would they stop, knowing that the West doesn't stop them? Posted by: European Conservative By the West, do you mean all the other European nations who have failed to meet their recommended obligations to NATO? The EU GDP is much higher than the Russian GDP and you people can't field and army to defend yourselves? |
| Posted by: Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-03-11 10:12 |
| #17 "Western Europe [...] is a cancer on the body of Humanity" Glad we cleared that up. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2024-03-11 10:10 |
| #16 Eurines are mostly terrified of the re-introduction of a work ethic and elimination of all Brussels' beloved woke nonsense if Russia dominates them. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-03-11 10:06 |
| #15 Abandon Europe, and you'll face a bold alliance of China-Russia-Iran (a) China wants Russian far east a lot more that it wants USA. (b) Iran survived so long only because it's protected and funded by USA. (c) Western Europe with it's racist/islamist ("we are too white lets invite more Muslims") and antisemitic ("free, free Plasteline") and it's dominance of international organizations is a cancer on the body of Humanity. After all, Eastern Europe was occupied by Soviet U. for two generations - are they the worse for it? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-03-11 10:04 |
| #14 I fail to see why we can't negotiate with Russia to give them what they want, and for them to agree with what we want. Putin has four years to run in his tenure, and four years of preparing is better than the clusterfuck that US military and foreign policy has brought to the table. If he kicks before then and we don't have an agreement, we will be right back here, fighting over the best way to print money. |
| Posted by: badanov 2024-03-11 09:52 |
| #13 Our own southern borders have been breached with aid from traitors within and we should be worried about the Danube? There's are very reasonable chance we will be distracted by a war much closer to home. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-03-11 09:49 |
| #12 This explains why it took them so long in Ukraine. But they are learning now. Without Western help Ukraine will collapse and Russia will take it all. Why would they stop, knowing that the West doesn't stop them? Abandon Europe, and you'll face a bold alliance of China-Russia-Iran with more nations switching sides. Good luck with that. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2024-03-11 09:41 |
| #11 The koolaid drinkers believe this crap. It's not just their zombie voters but the managers in the bubble. They all seem to forget that the Soviet Union collapsed because everyone was lying up the chain of command. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-03-11 09:10 |
| #10 There is an unspoken element in play here which involves the German psyche and their contemporary views toward militarization and conflict. I can't imagine where it might have originated. [sarc off] |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-03-11 09:01 |
| #9 Germany has bought 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (price 11 bn dollars). For a start. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2024-03-11 08:57 |
| #8 But I bet Stepan Bandera's grave site on the west side of Munich is looking nice and clean. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2024-03-11 08:56 |
| #7 Yes, two percent spent on those excellent leopard tanks ain't gonna make it. Ditto more long in the tooth eurinefighters. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-03-11 08:49 |
| #6 Suddenly meeting your obligations hardly makes one prepared. |
| Posted by: Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-03-11 08:40 |
| #5 It was not until 2014 that it was agreed at a NATO summit that the 2 % rule was a target. However, as stated in a working paper by the Federal Academy for Security Policy, it was formulated rather softly: "The summit communiqué calls for NATO members that are below the two per cent level to 'move towards' it over the next 10 years, i.e. by 2024". Moving towards a target is not the same as reaching it. And btw Germany will reach the target in 2024. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2024-03-11 08:17 |
| #4 EC is correct. Germany didn’t cook the books. It just failed to meet its obligations. Still don’t understand why it’s wrong for Germans to protect Germany. |
| Posted by: Ebbuger Whuque4103 2024-03-11 08:01 |
| #3 Actually we DIDN't cook our books. That's what I meant. It's quite easy to bump up your military expenses to 2%. It just depends on what you put in the budget. Do you want to go back to isolationism? Good luck with that. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2024-03-11 07:31 |
| #2 ^ After cooking your books for decades, how do you expect the American taxpayer to care more about Germany than the Germans do? Ye reap what ye sow EC. |
| Posted by: Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-03-11 07:14 |
| #1 "You gotta pay. You gotta pay your bills." There are no bills to pay to NATO. Is that so hard to understand? The 2% are are what countries are supposed to spend for their OWN defense (and they could cook the books easily). Btw all European countries which have a border with Russia do spend more than 2% (afaik). At least Finland, the Baltics and Poland do. "Opponents of endlessly funding Ukraine’s war with Russia have regularly stated that American interests must come before those of other nations." How much will it cost America if Putin conquers Ukraine and then attacks NATO? As a matter of fact we Europeans are already resigning ourselves to the fact that a Trump-America will abandon us. If cou believe that this in your interest, well, there's nothing we can do about it. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2024-03-11 06:46 |