Biden's 1st primetime speech to reflect on 1 year since pandemic shutdowns, challenges ahead

ABC News ^ | March 11, 2021 | Justin Gomez

[John W]

For the third time this year, President Joe Biden will mark a landmark moment in the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering his first primetime address Thursday night to recognize one year since widespread shutdowns began across the United States and to ask Americans to help with "what comes next."

"I'm gonna launch the next phase of the COVID response and explain what we will do as a government and what we will ask of the American people," Biden said on Wednesday, previewing his remarks. "There is light at the end of this dark tunnel of the past year. But we cannot let our guard down now or assume the victory is inevitable. Together, we're gonna get through this pandemic and usher in a healthier and more hopeful future."

[rarestia]

What’s the over/under for Biden’s pupil dilation? I’ll take 3 mm if it’s available.

[DoodleBob]

[1Old Pro]

They should have a third grader read it for him.

[Zathras]

Is he going to use hand puppets or crayons in his presentation?

[OttawaFreeper]

[PGalt]

LOL!

It’s ‘bout time, JoeJoe

[wardamneagle]

Is he resigning? I mean.....

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Always controlled. Always scripted. No audience. No questions. His puppet masters are carefully grooming him. This has absolutely nothing to do with Biden, and everything to do with the Deep State behind the scenes.

[KobraKai]

No way this will actually be a live event. It’s already been taped and edited.

[Leep]

Have giant on stand by.

[albie]

Will he be in the tub with his rubber duck?

[palmer]

Using very generous assumptions, the lost wages from the pandemic are $4,000 a month (that's high and ignores unemployment payouts) times 108 million man-months of unemployment or a little over $400 billion. PPP payments in CARES was $349 billion; in August they added $310 billion and Trump signed for another $212 billion in December.

And now we're spending another two trillion.

[afchief]

If anyone thinks this speech will be live, you just might be a STUPID Liberal

There is NO WAY his handlers let him speak live...NO WAY!

[cuban leaf]

We’re gonna need more popcorn for this one. :)

[cuban leaf]

Wow! For those familiar with that episode, it utterly sums up what is going on with this presidency. And in broad daylight.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

My thought, too...

[BeauBo]

What does pupil dilation indicate?

[Texas Eagle]

A dark tunnel, eh? What was it Ronald Reagan said about a thousand years of darkness?

[McGruff]

Well they’ve got all day to record and edit so he’ll probably sound quite coherent by tonight. And he get get to bed on time.