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That is the message delivered to the small minority of the American people who bothered to tune in to the State of the Union (SOTU) address. Only an estimated 38 million people, less than 20% of the adult population, bothered to watch. The other 80% chose to get their comedy from other sources. I am one of the 20%. What follows is my semi-satirical summation of what I witnessed.

The scene was set a few days before the SOTU occurred. The Capitol Building, built and paid for by we the people, was fenced off from we the people. Like a castle, the Capitol Building was surrounded by a moat, in the form of a 7′ high, non-scalable fence. Yes, the very people who repeatedly tell us that fences don’t work, constructed one around their castle. Royalty has an aversion to mixing with the “great unwashed.”

The Dukes, Duchesses, Earls, Countesses, and other nobility, filed into their seats. Then the Princess and the Head Duke were properly seated behind the King’s speaking podium. The peasants who the King planned to use as props were seated near the Queen and the First Gentleman. Then the King’s Court took their seats, followed by the Generals and finally by the members of the Supreme Court. The pomp was palpable. You could cut the anticipation with a knife. Without further ado, the Town Crier announced: Ladies and Gentlemen the President (King) of the United States. Enter Joe Biden. Joe seems better suited to be the Court Jester than the Commander in Chief. While we don’t know a name, every American knows that there is someone, I’ll call him/her the “Wizard,” sitting behind a curtain making all of the important decisions for our country. Joe’s stupidity before dementia, and perceived innocence after dementia, make him the perfect foil. So the Court Jester launches into an 80 minute speech laced with dreams and untruths in an attempt to fool the peasants.

The Jester discusses education. He had correctly claimed, previously, that “where there is no competition there is extortion.” He forgets to mention that he is leading the fight to eliminate public school competition from charter schools, private schools, and home schooling. That is because teacher unions extort the Democrat Party with tens of millions of dollars every election cycle. He quotes his wife who says: “Those countries that out educate us will also out compete us.” Thank you Captain Obvious. Every year, for decades, our children have fallen ever farther behind their global competitors. The Jester’s answer to that problem is predictable. We must pay teachers more. As teacher’s salaries go up, so do union dues, followed by an increase in donations to the Democrat Party. Get it?

It was heart rending to see the parents of the young black man who was murdered by five black members of the police (King’s Guard), in Memphis. No parent could help but feel the pain of those parents when Joe told their story. He made it clear that this kind of murder happens too often and must end. Who could disagree that murders, all murders, happen too frequently. We were left to wonder if it was stupid Joe, or dementia Joe, who then suggested the remedy for these murders was better training for the King’s Guards, more social workers, and more affordable housing??? No mention of hiring more King’s Guards. Then he left us empty by not introducing the family members of any one of the many King’s Guards slain by criminals. Apparently, in the Jester’s mind, relatives of the fallen King’s Guards don’t mourn their deceased fathers, mothers sons, or daughters. His silence spoke volumes.

Then the Jester performed his vaunted sleight of hand act concerning the economy. Look at the fact that “gas prices are down $1.50 a gallon from their peak,” he exulted. He doesn’t want us to pay any attention that that is still 40% higher than the price we were paying when he took office. “Grocery prices are coming down” he bragged. Yet, they are up double digits in price since he was elected. Look over here and you’ll see that “inflation has come down for 6 consecutive months, and wages are up.” That was meant to distract you from the fact that inflation was at about 1.4% when he took office. It is around 6% today! Wages are up over the last few months, but only about half as much as the cost of living. So American worker’s wages are falling woefully behind the increase in prices. Our paychecks don’t go nearly as far as they did just 2 years ago. All of the above are the direct result of the terrible policies initiated by the “Wizard.” Policies which were instituted specifically to hurt common people. Policies set in motion by a simple minded King.

For 80 minutes Joe announced a laundry list of new spending plans to make government big enough to solve the problems that government has created. He suggested a plethora of new taxes and a similar number of costly new regulations. But don’t worry dear peasants. Almost nobody watching this fairyland speech will pay more taxes. Your problems will magically disappear. Trust me.

After the comedy act was over, woke peasants celebrated the good news. Those peasants who are awake, immediately started hiding their sheep and goats. Many started building chicken coops, (get it?) and planting their own vegetable gardens. They were shrewd enough to remember when Ronald Reagan stated his 9 most frightening words in the English language. They are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.

The ugliest take away from the SOTU address is it puts the contempt the government has for the intelligence of the American people on full display. The Jester is certain that we will believe what he tells us, as opposed to what we see with our own eyes. Too many in our government are evil. An ancient Chinese military general and philosopher, Sun Tzu, once said, “An evil enemy will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes.” During the SOTU address Joe asked what I am sure was meant as a rhetorical question. He said something like, what leader would want to trade places with Chinese President XI? A lot of the Dukes, Duchesses, Earls, and Countesses, slipped their hands under their bottoms to avoid the urge to raise them and yell, pick me, pick me. They are actively trying to turn the USA into a Socialist, one party, state. They are willing to burn the nation to the ground. There are too many of them, and they will stop at nothing to gain control of the greatest nation on earth. Trust me.

Thank you for reading my blog. If you thought it was interesting please tell your friends about it. Bob