Biden uses Marines in political speech attacking ‘MAGA forces’ – the imagery is clear

[rangerrebew]

Biden uses Marines in political speech attacking ‘MAGA forces’ – the imagery is clear

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 1, 2022. (White House/Released)
SEPTEMBER 01, 2022 EDITORIAL STAFF
 
President Joe Biden delivered a 24-minute nationally televised speech Thursday night. He was deliberately positioned in front of uniformed Marines, with ominous red background lighting, as he painted his political foes as “MAGA forces.”

He called them a threat to the “soul of the nation.”

A pair of uniformed Marine sentries saluted President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden as they walked to the stage. There, Biden spoke in front of intentionally designed imagery consisting of glowing red lighting, the American flag, and directly in front of the uniformed Marines. He declared his 2020 political rival Donald Trump and “MAGA Republicans” as “an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our Republic.”

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/09/biden-uses-marines-in-political-speech-attacking-maga-forces-the-imagery-is-clear/

[rangerrebew]

We can see here, clearly, the Biden method for uniting Americans - crush dissent.

[yodaspock]

Biden Declares war on all Americans:

[Free Vulcan]

This is who Joe Skeezy really is. He's always been a corrupt, weak, incompetent boob, who overcompensates by trying to be some big, tough, loudmouth bully, trying to stomp anyone who challenges him.

Except now he's President with a lot of power, and the will to illegally use it.

The worst part is that this was set up by his handlers, who obviously complete approve of this, and no doubt most of the DC woke liberal apparatus.

It also makes me wonder if this is all part of the setup to justify removing him from office.

[mountaineer]

Some thoughts from Jonathan Turley:

Jonathan Turley
@JonathanTurley
The optics of Biden's speech instantly became a source of Internet chatter with the weird red background that made the President look like he was giving a stump speech from Dante's Inferno. However, it was the use of the Marine guards that were the most glaring element...

The speech was clearly political and the use of the Marines like Nutcracker props was a violation of federal policy. The Marine Corps expressly states prohibits personnel from participating in political events...

"Active duty members will not engage in partisan political activities, and all military personnel will avoid the inference that their political activities imply or appear to imply DoD sponsorship, approval, or endorsement of a political candidate, campaign, or cause." ...

Under Department of Defense Directive 1344.10 ("Political Activities for Members of the Armed Forces") members of the Armed Forces may not engage in political activities...

The long list of prohibited acts include: "Attend partisan political events as an official representative of the Armed Forces, except as a member of a joint Armed Forces color guard at the opening ceremonies of the national conventions of the Republican, Democratic, or other political parties recognized by the Federal Elections Committee or as otherwise authorized by the Secretary concerned."

[Bigun]

https://twitter.com/ThomasSowell/status/1565530120064040961

[Fishrrman]

Vulcan:
"He's always been a corrupt, weak, incompetent boob, who overcompensates by trying to be some big, tough, loudmouth bully, trying to stomp anyone who challenges him.
Except now he's President with a lot of power"

ol' white joe to MAGA:
"Think you're gonna try something?
I got the military standin' right behind me"...

[Killer Clouds]

Vulcan:
"He's always been a corrupt, weak, incompetent boob, who overcompensates by trying to be some big, tough, loudmouth bully, trying to stomp anyone who challenges him.
Except now he's President with a lot of power"

ol' white joe to MAGA:
"Think you're gonna try something?
I got the military standin' right behind me"...

He might believe that but it's not completely true.

[Free Vulcan]

He might believe that but it's not completely true.

Their F-15's will run out of bombs before they run out of us.

And you don't take territory with F-15's.

[rangerrebew]

Semper Sigh: Biden’s Use of the Marines Violated Long-Standing Federal Policies and Regulations

Below is my column in the New York Post on the controversial speech of President Joe Biden in Philadelphia. The speech has received sharply different reviews from “disgusting” and “hateful” to a historic declaration of war against the enemies of the state. Some like MSNBC regular (and writer for The Nation and Above the Law) Elie Mystal insisted that the speech did not go far enough because all Republicans are white supremacists, not just MAGA Republicans. I thought the speech was divisive and inflammatory. However, it was not the content but the optics of the speech that was particularly unsettling.  Framing Biden were two Marines standing like nutcracker props in a highly political speech. His use of the Marines (and the Marine band) violated long-standing rules for shielding the services from such political events.

Here is the column:


President Joe Biden’s speech in Philadelphia has produced sharply different responses from the media. On CNN, it was praised as a rallying cry for patriots. On conservatives sites, it was denounced as hateful and divisive.  For many of us, however, the optics was a glaring distraction with the intense red background and prominently placed Marines framing the President. The use of the Marines and the Marine band raised concerns given the clearly political purpose of the speech. Indeed, the networks did not view the speech as an address to the nation and refused to give the White House primetime slots.

https://jonathanturley.org/2022/09/04/semper-sigh-bidens-use-of-the-marines-violated-long-standing-federal-policies-and-regulations/

[Fishrrman]

Comrade Turley, how you can be so naive?
The Party is in control now.
And the Party will do, what it wants to do.

[mountaineer]

Compare and contrast.

Military Bans Musicians From Performing at Patriotic Church Service
Todd Starnes
  Sep 4, 2022

A military band canceled its appearance at the annual “Carolina Celebration of Liberty” concert because it was held at a church.

The 246th Army Band of the South Carolina National Guard removed itself from the annual celebration held in June at the First Baptist Church in Columbia.

The decision was made after they were ordered to cease and desist by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a national organization that gets triggered by the Holy Bible and the Baby Jesus. ...