Byron York: Biden, Brandon and F-Word Politics

[mystery-ak]

Biden, Brandon and F-Word Politics
Byron York

Posted: Oct 27, 2021 12:01 AM

Recently, The Washington Post published a news article, "Biden's critics hurl increasingly vulgar taunts," exploring what the paper says is a growing phenomenon of people around the country directing raw insults at the president. As an example, the paper pointed to President Joe Biden's recent visit to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where a woman stood on the street with a sign that said, "F--- Joe Biden." At other times, Biden detractors say simply, "FJB," which stands for you-know-what.

The Post also noted the "Let's go Brandon" phenomenon. If anyone doesn't know what that is, it stemmed from an NBC sportscast of an October race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama in which a crowd chanted, "F--- Joe Biden." The chants were clearly audible while NBC was interviewing NASCAR driver Brandon Brown. Trying to smooth things over and make it appear to viewers that all was well, the interviewer said, "You can hear the chants from the crowd, 'Let's go Brandon!'" So then, as fast as things happen on the internet, people began saying "Let's go Brandon" as a snarky -- and cleaner -- way to say "F--- Joe Biden."

All this derision directed toward the president has disturbed some in the media. Biden "is increasingly becoming an object of hatred to many Trump supporters," the Post reported. Conceding that "boos, jeers and insults are nothing new for politicians," the paper nevertheless declared that "The current eruption of anti-Biden signs and changes, however, is on another level, far more vulgar and widespread."


To which anyone who was awake from 2016 to 2020 might ask: "What???"

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[Lando Lincoln]

Good article. It adds important perspective. I know I will be in the minority here and I may take some shots but I don’t care for this behavior - on either side. This didn’t start with Joe Biden and it isn’t something that will end with Joe Biden. It simply demonstrates the endless slippage of our societal mores. Some days it is glacial while other days it is seismic.

[Kamaji]

This is just garbage.  Back in the early 2000s we had to put up with the raw sewage of Bush hatred (whatever one's opinion on Bush, the fact is the raw sewage was being dumped by the Democrats/libs/progs back then).

And it intensified by orders of magnitude when Trump became president.  I cannot tell you how often I would walk to work in NYC and pass at least one bit of "F**k Trump" graffiti.  And that's not to mention the more graphic threats aimed at President Trump.

This is just more political propaganda.

The f**k _______ boat sailed two decades ago, and pearl-clutching by our side now is not going to put a stopper in the pipes.

[Cyber Liberty]

York is correct...we didn't light this fire.

[Kamaji]

York is correct...we didn't light this fire.

And we only get burned if we try to play by Sunday School Rules.

[Wingnut]

York is correct...we didn't light this fire.

Billy Joel did that.

[DB]

Someone commented:

We tried reason. That didn’t work.
We tried to be polite. That was mocked.
We tried voting. We were defrauded.
We appealed to the justice system. We were denied.
We protested on social media. We were censored.
Now we’re speaking the only language that the enemy understands.
Civility is dead because the left killed it. All that comes after is on them.

[Lando Lincoln]

Billy Joel did that.

Does he have a statue anywhere?

[Lando Lincoln]

Someone commented:

We tried reason. That didn’t work.
We tried to be polite. That was mocked.
We tried voting. We were defrauded.
We appealed to the justice system. We were denied.
We protested on social media. We were censored.
Now we’re speaking the only language that the enemy understands.
Civility is dead because the left killed it. All that comes after is on them.

Compelling statement.

[skeeter]

Someone commented:

We tried reason. That didn’t work.
We tried to be polite. That was mocked.
We tried voting. We were defrauded.
We appealed to the justice system. We were denied.
We protested on social media. We were censored.
Now we’re speaking the only language that the enemy understands.
Civility is dead because the left killed it. All that comes after is on them.

Not a single word of this is hyperbole.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Someone commented:

We tried reason. That didn’t work.
We tried to be polite. That was mocked.
We tried voting. We were defrauded.
We appealed to the justice system. We were denied.
We protested on social media. We were censored.
Now we’re speaking the only language that the enemy understands.
Civility is dead because the left killed it. All that comes after is on them.

Speaking is not the last action available to us.  The Founders knew that when they provided for the Second Amendment.

[Fishrrman]

Thanks, DB, for saving and posting that comment.

It went into my "file" (of great quotes)

[Kamaji]

Someone commented:

We tried reason. That didn’t work.
We tried to be polite. That was mocked.
We tried voting. We were defrauded.
We appealed to the justice system. We were denied.
We protested on social media. We were censored.
Now we’re speaking the only language that the enemy understands.
Civility is dead because the left killed it. All that comes after is on them.

[Wingnut]

Does he have a statue anywhere?

Allentown...maybe!  :)