March 8, 2024
Most of us held our breath as President Biden took to the podium last night. We all wanted to see who would show up. Would it be the tottering old man that Republicans have been describing? There was a sigh of relief when Smokin’ Joe, the Scrapper from Scranton came out of his corner swinging and landing punches. He even had Mike Johnson nodding and sometimes clapping under the table.
Ringside was a sea of white suits worn by Democratic women honoring the suffragists, women's rights, and reproductive freedom. Also in the crowd was one red MAGA-hatted buffoon straight from the GOP trailer park representing the hate and vitriol for which she is known. Another Republican star in the crowd was former representative George Santos with his rhinestone shirt collar that shouted, Look At Me. There was also Troy Nehls of Texas in his flag bow tie and a Trump-mug T-shirt with the words, Never Surrender.
In the other corner of the House Chamber ring was the ghost-of-president-past, an apparition known only as "my predecessor." While never once mentioned by name, the description of someone espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution" and jeopardizing American freedom at home and abroad, was all too clear.
The Scrapper from Scranton landed blow after blow on "my predecessor." It was 53 years ago today, March 8, 1971, that The Fight of the Century took place with another Joe. In that fight, held while Biden was starting his first year of government service, Smokin’ Joe Frazer won in a 15-round unanimous decision. After this State of the Union, Smokin’ Joe Biden is definitely ahead on points. "His predecessor" was over on his personal social media platform trying to "fact-check" the speech in real time. Truth Social suspiciously crashed as soon as Biden began talking and was down for half an hour. In boxing terms, a half-hour on the canvas would be a knockout.
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