SNL's cold open brought together Democrats, government officials, and celebrities to promote Joe Biden's incredible physical feats.
SNL's Karine Jean-Pierre ran through Biden's morning schedule, saying, „It's an honor to sit down with you and talk about Joe Biden, the most energetic person I've ever known.“ Ta. I was just with him and behind closed doors he's a whirlwind. Look at his schedule. 7 a.m. Soul Cycle class. He will guide you. 8:30am, speed his chess play in the park. At 8:32 a.m., you win a chess match, point to your opponent, and say the younger blood is next. At 9:30 a.m., he will meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a military strategy meeting and a push-up contest. At 10:02 a.m., he wins the contest, points to the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and says young blood is next. Now, it's time for the train. That's all before lunch, when he eats five whole chickens and raw potatoes. ”
DHS Secretary Mayorkas said: biden Story, „I was just hanging out with him, and behind closed doors he's a dynamo.'' This weekend we went to the Texas border town of Brownsville, and Joe went into beast mode. , said, „We've got to get tough on this border,'' and then he percalled to the top of the border wall, flipped the front, rode the Rio Grande, and came back with a fish in his mouth. But you didn't report it. Because it doesn't fit your little story. ”
Draymond Green claimed Biden has the strength of an old monkey and a windmill pouring water on him. He ended the conversation with, „Don't mess with Joe.“
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SNL's Dana Bash said Democrats don't need to exaggerate about Biden because everyone knows the stakes in the election.
Of course, the joke was that when Joe Biden was brought in on the phone, he went to turn up the volume and hung up.
The point was that Democrats don't have to work as hard to prove that Biden is fit for the White House, but the reality is that it is.
The New York Times and other corporate media have determined that Biden's age is the most important issue in the election. They have relentlessly continued to run stories about his age. He promised to continue attacking the president.So Democrats need to be aggressive about Biden's age. Because we cannot risk ensuring that the public fully understands the threat and is not fooled by the media's deceptions.
It was a funny cold opening, but these openings still don't reach the level of parody playing cards.
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Jason is the editor-in-chief. He is a White House correspondent and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason holds a bachelor's degree in political science. His graduate work focused on public policy and specialized in social reform movements.
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