Wednesday – March 2, 2022

From the Podcast

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1807 – Congress abolishes the African slave trade
1836 – Texas declares independence from Mexico

1917 – Puerto Ricans become US citizens, recruited for the WWI war effort

1929 – Congress passed the Jones Act (Prohibition)

1933 – The original “King Kong” premiered at Radio City Music Hall

1962 – Wilt Chamberlin scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors (vs the Knicks)

1966 – Ford built its 1 millionth Mustang (I wonder who has it?)

1974 – A grand jury concludes Nixon was involved in Watergate

News and The Politics out of D.C.

SOTU HIGHLIGHTS — STARTED AT 9:08PM — 10:10pm (62 mins, 51 standing ovations give or take)
BIDEN SLAMS PUTIN FOR 10 MINS, THEN SHIFTS BACK TO MOSTLY FAMILIAR TALKING POINTSTHE PRESIDENT ACTUALLY SAID “WE MUST SECURE OUR BORDER”
DID YOU NOTICE JOE MANCHIN WAS SITTING WITH REPUBLICANS?
GOP MEMBERS LAUREN BOEBERT AND MTG HECKLED BIDEN THROUGHOUT SPEECH
THE SQUAD STAYED SEATED DURING ‘FUND THE POLICE’ PORTION, CORY BUSH SHOUTED AT JOE
AOC’s RESPONSE WAS MORE LIKE… MEH
NANCY PELOSI INSPIRED A FEW MEMES DURING ‘BURN PIT’ PORTION OF THE SPEECH
PELOSI CLAIMS PEOPLE DON’T LIKE BIDEN BECAUSE THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT HE’S DONE
AP FACT-CHECKED BIDEN (HE WAS OFF ON EVs AND GUNS)
THE BIGGEST GAFFE OF THE NIGHT? IRANIANS vs UKRAINIANS

SOTU RESPONSES
IOWA GOV SLAMMED BIDEN IN OFFICIAL GOP RESPONSE
RASHIDA TLAIB CLAIMS PROGRESSIVES FOUGHT HARDEST FOR JOE’S AGENDA
CBC SAYS BIDEN/HARRIS “HAVE OUR BACK”
BEN SHAPIRO HITS BIDEN’S “BIGGEST LIES”
ELON MUSK NOT PLEASED BIDEN SNUBBED TESLA OVER GM AND FORD IN SOTU
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RUSSIA UNLEASHES MORE FIREPOWER, CAPTURES A PORT CITY
EU PARLIAMENT GREEN LIGHTS UKRAINE’S REQUEST FOR MEMBERSHIP

REPORT: RUSSIAN TROOP MORALE IS FLAGGING
PUTIN BLOCKS CASH OVER $10,000 FROM LEAVING RUSSIA
UKRAINE SAYS IT NEUTRALIZED HIT SQUAD GOING AFTER ZELENSKYY
JOE MANCHIN FUMES OVER US PURCHASES OF RUSSIA OIL
KAMALA MOCKED FOR HER EXPLANATION OF EUROPE, UKRAINE, RUSSIA, ETC
APPLE STOPS ALL SALES TO RUSSIABIG OIL IS TURNING ON PUTIN
GM SUSPENDS BUSINESS WITH RUSSIA, JOINING SEVERAL OTHER CAR COMPANIES
HOLLYWOOD PULLS BLOCKBUSTERS FROM RUSSIA
SEAN PENN WALKS MILES TO POLAND AFTER ABANDONING HIS CAR IN UKRAINE
“SO MUCH FOR THAT DE-NAZIFICATION” — NBC REPORTER AFTER PUTIN BOMBS HOLOCAUST MONUMENT IN UKRAINE
ABOUT THAT CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT… THE KILIMANJARO GLACIERS ARE STILL THERE… AL GORE SAID THEY WOULD BE GONE BY 2006
THE FINAL THREE WORDS OF THE SPEECH HAVE PEOPLE GUESSING…

General News
CARJACKINGS SOARING… ESPECIALLY IN BIG CITIES LIKE NYC AND PHILLY
NAVY SEALS NOTCH ANOTHER WIN ON VACCINE MANDATE
UNIVERSITY TEMPORARILY BANNED STUDENT FROM CONTACT WITH THREE PEERS BECAUSE HER IDEAS WERE “UNWELCOME”
TEXAS GOV RACE WILL FEATURE ABBOTT VS BETO

Other News Catching My Eye

THAT BURNING CARGO SHIP WITH ALL THE PORSCHES ON BOARD HAS SUNK
IT ONLY TOOK A DECADE — BING CROSBY’S HOUSE FINALLY SOLD
OOPS… DID YOU SEE THE PITTSBURGH NEWS SCREW UP AHEAD OF STATE OF THE UNION