“I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but to unify. Who doesn’t see red and blue states, but a United States. And who will work with all my heart to win the confidence of the whole people.” – Joe Biden, November 7, 2020
Commentary
Much has been written about Joe Biden’s first speech; from Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn’s fawning reference to it as “Lincolnesque … exactly what the country needed to hear,” to Daily Wire Ben Shapiro’s remark that he “found the speech so pollyannish in its call for reconciliation as to be risible.”
Only days after McGurn’s surprising comment, he cited some of the rhetoric from the left, including an instance when Biden himself referred to Trump as an illegitimate president.
Admittedly, my favorite response came from Francis Menton in his Manhattan Contrarian blog piece, “Biden’s Obnoxious Assertion That He Seeks To Unify,” in which he pulled no punches with, “what complete horse shit.”
Menton, too, chronicled examples of continued viciousness by Democrats.
In my November 15, 2020 posting, “Blacklists Soil Biden’s ‘Time to Heal’ Appeal for Unity,” I wrote of those on the left who are paying no attention to Biden’s fantasyland, highlighting those who aim to end the careers of those who supported President Trump.
While Biden says, “it’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric, give each other a chance, and end this grim era of demonization in America,” his followers are ignoring him. Surprised?
“Bridging the gap with die-hard Trump supporters is just a bridge too far,” New York psychiatrist Darwin Buschman, 64, told NPR. Elizabeth Murphy, 36, who works in social services in Georgia “likens reaching out to Trump supporters to taking back an abusive husband.”
“More than half of the white women in this country apparently opted to side with the devil they know rather than the women who were unfairly tasked, once again, with saving democracy,” wrote Kaylen Ralph in her uninhibited Teen Vogue piece, “White Women Have to Answer for Backing Trump Again.”
In contrast, Virginia Republican Katherine Schoonover said she was all for bi-partisan cooperation in principle, but she sees Democrat calls for unity as “disingenuous.” “I don’t know how you go from telling everybody that they’re all secret Nazi, fascist, bigoted racist people, and you’re going to say, ‘Now, let’s come together.’ It’s just ridiculous coming from the Democrats now,” she said.
“Let’s not pretend after four years of bare knuckled, brutal, and grossly brawling, now that your guy is in the White House, it’s all over and unity, healing, peace, love and understanding and we’re now going to hug those who attacked us.” – Megyn Kelly, Commentator
Editorial writers at the Washington Examiner, had endorsed the reelection of Trump based on his accomplishments, on taxes, deregulation, energy and the Middle East, but “certainly not for his demeanor and intemperate rhetoric.” They acknowledged Trump’s divisiveness, but stated that “division, by definition, takes two sides,” citing the years of assaults on the Trump presidency.
In a veiled attempt to give credence to his appeal for unity, Biden even agreed to work with Bernie Sanders on issues of importance to him, and together they formed six so-called unity task forces to draft a platform to promote togetherness. “Unity” is torturously woven throughout their lists of outrageous recommendations in task forces on climate change, criminal justice, economy, education, healthcare and immigration.
If he truly wants to heal the country’s wounds, the Examiner suggests, “he will start now to fulfill his promise “to bring uniters, not dividers, into his administration. The composition of the Biden cabinet will be crucial and a clear signal whether the 46th president means what he says or is a hypocrite parroting bromides.”
It didn’t take long for latter to become true. Biden gave conservative antagonist John Kerry a new cabinet position, named Jake Sullivan, who was at Hillary Clinton’s side during her mishandling of the Benghazi attack, his national security advisor, and the caustic Neera Tanden to head the Office of Management and Budget. And it is believed that he will name National Federation of Teachers union president Randi Weingarten to become secretary of education, which will mark the end of school vouchers.
Finally, what “unity” are we expected to derive from Biden’s return to the costly and ineffective Paris Accord, converting a half million school buses to electric power, repealing right-to-work laws, ending school vouchers, universal health care, ending construction of the border wall, and providing a roadmap to citizenship for millions of illegals … just a few of the radical ideas recommended by those “unity task forces?”
In Bob Crisell’s American Spectator piece, “Why Does Biden Think He’s ‘Saving America’s Soul,’” he suggests that Thomas Sowell would see Biden’s cri de guerre as a textbook example of “vocabulary of the anointed … a high-minded, but largely meaningless phrase, serving only to highlight the moral rectitude of the person using it while demonizing any who disagree.”
“Joe Biden is not a savior of America’s soul,” writes Crisell. “He is the destroyer of America’s jobs, and if given the chance, he will be the destroyer of America’s greatness.”
In America, we do not turn to government to restore ourselves. We put our faith in almighty God.” – Bob Crisell, The American Spectator
Sorry, Joe … with plans such as yours, with half the population in opposition, your “Soul of the Nation” bus stops here.
A Side Note
When listening to Radio Classics, the station on satellite radio that plays oldies like the Shadow, Suspense and Johnny Dollar, you also hear the commercials and public service announcements of the forties and fifties. Ironically, yesterday I heard a PSA reminding listeners to find their voting location and vote, stating its importance to preserving our democracy.
May God continue to bless the United States of America.
