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After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on
The Associated Press ^ | January 16, 2022 | By ZEKE MILLER and CALVIN WOODWARD

Posted on 01/16/2022 7:33:40 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON (AP) — From the inaugural platform, President Joe Biden saw American sickness on two fronts — a disease of the national spirit and the one from the rampaging coronavirus — and he saw hope, because leaders always must see that.

“End this uncivil war,” he implored Americans on Jan. 20, 2021. Of the pathogen, he said: “We can overcome this deadly virus.”

Neither malady has abated.

For Biden, it’s been a year of lofty ambitions grounded by the unrelenting pandemic, a tough hand in Congress, a harrowing end to an overseas war and rising fears for the future of democracy itself. Biden did score a public-works achievement for the ages. But America’s cracks go deeper than pavement.

In this midterm election year, Biden confronts seething divisions and a Republican Party that propagates the delusion that the 2020 election — exhaustively vetted, validated many times over, fair by all measures — was stolen from Donald Trump. That central, mass lie of a rigged vote has become a pretext in state after state for changing election rules and fueling even further disunity and grievance.

In the dispiriting close of Biden’s first year, roadblocks stood in the way of all big things pending.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brandon; journalism; media; press
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1 posted on 01/16/2022 7:33:40 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“...exhaustively vetted, validated many times over, fair by all measures...”

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Hyperbole, max turbo mode!


2 posted on 01/16/2022 7:36:59 AM PST by Sir Bangaz Cracka (Slamming dat white cracka'a head into dat sidewalk causin he be scared)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Sounds like Pedo Joe is losing the Ass Press too.

             

3 posted on 01/16/2022 7:37:58 AM PST by tomkat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is CRAP, Biden has spent the entire year trying to Divide people even further and he isn’t letting up anytime soon. Bullshit articles from presstitutes like this is why we need Mandatory Licensing and Regulation for Commercial Speech for Compensation or Gain, complete with Drug and Alcohol Testing every 3 days.


4 posted on 01/16/2022 7:39:05 AM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Here's how Brandon could have done better

1. Livestream an audit of all ballots. That would partially address the "steal problem."

2. Not issue an unconstitutional vaccine mandate.

3. Show up in person more.

4. Not do to Kabul what was done to Saigon.

If Bidet does those four things, the Dems don't face a washout in the midterms.

5 posted on 01/16/2022 7:39:57 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: tomkat

No, if you read the article, it’s all the Republicans’ fault.


6 posted on 01/16/2022 7:40:09 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: All

IF Trump had left 84 billion dollars worth of state of the art equipment in terrorists hands, bombed an Afghan family (mostly children), went back on a promise to stop the pandemic (I have a PLAN!), lockdown the nation and economy, instituted vaccine mandates even though he promised (during his very brief campaign appearances) to NOT do that, oversaw a supply chain shortage and named a VERY incompetent VP who was in charge of the border (she couldn’t be bothered) and a whole host of other things, how would they treat Trump compared to how they shield and excuse SloJoe?


7 posted on 01/16/2022 7:41:58 AM PST by BipolarBob (BipolarBob's your uncle.)
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To: eyeamok

You’ve been drinking, right?


8 posted on 01/16/2022 7:42:03 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: tomkat

Not to worry the fake evil mediavomits will soon get their marching orders from their CEO the CCP to circle his wagon! Watch Brandon Demand an audience with the mediapukes to give him more favorable coverage like he did a few months ago. C’mon man!


9 posted on 01/16/2022 7:45:01 AM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

All according to The Plan. The Commies are compelled to keep this ScamDEMic going for the duration. Without it, all of their nefarious schemes with blow up in their faces and they know it.


10 posted on 01/16/2022 7:47:43 AM PST by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What was Biden’s big public-works achievement for the ages? Was it better than Obama’s public-works achievement for the ages? Does every Democrat preezy get a public-works achievement for the ages?


11 posted on 01/16/2022 7:48:06 AM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: tomkat

They got the instructions to begin the “transition” from a senile surly slug to a vivacious autocrat who will be able to fill the tyrant void. The question remains, who shall that be? Certainly not Kamila the Hunny, or the evil Herself, Wicked Witch of the Northeast, so who will be anointed?


12 posted on 01/16/2022 7:52:28 AM PST by Shady (The #JihadJunta is now a Dictatorship, there are no more “laws..”)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Foxtrot
Juliet
Bravo


13 posted on 01/16/2022 7:56:53 AM PST by cranked
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If any of the Moron, idiot, Useless, Democrats witnessed or tuned in to the Massive Trump Political Rally held last evening in Arizona, they will have noticed the 50,000 or 60,000 of Trump supporters that attended this terrific, powerful Trump episode of reality. Shucks, Trump gets 60,000 folks to his speeches and rallies and Democrats, Biden/ Harris get 200 deadbeats...who by the way get paid to attend the boring Biden rallies & speeches.

And these same Democrats tell us American Peons that Biden/Harris got 81,000,000 votes in the 2020 POTUS election!!! I say that’s ...”HOGWASH, LIES & Uncontrolled, “BS””...period!!

I have said you Dems need to dump Bot Biden & Harris and make Pelosi your POTUS as the law calls for. Polesi will last a month or two and she will quickly retire. If there any Dems in Congress with functioning brains...they will do one of two things...they will withdraw from running in 2022 as 30 of them have already done.....or, they switch political parties and become Republicans. The handwriting is on the wall...Democrats. all of you Democrats will have another opportunity to witness the Trump Express Train moving forward when Trump holds his second 2022 political rally in Houston, (Conroe), Texas on Saturday, January 29th, 2022!!! I promise you , Democrats...it, the rally, will be another blockbuster. The American People are both fed and tired of your Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Schumer, Deadbeat Team!!!


14 posted on 01/16/2022 7:58:20 AM PST by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Stolen Elections come at a terrible cost and bring with them, catastrophic consequences.

Biden is the personification of this simple fact of life.


15 posted on 01/16/2022 8:01:39 AM PST by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: Mr. Lucky

No, I didn’t read it all, but even after wrapping their dead fish with the predictable rationalizations, the stink is still in the air . . .


16 posted on 01/16/2022 8:02:09 AM PST by tomkat
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To: Shady

Whoever is “anointed” wouldn’t be in charge anyway.

My bet is butt boy Mayor Pete, of the racist roads and bridges.


17 posted on 01/16/2022 8:03:46 AM PST by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
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To: DoodleBob

You really believe that our votes matter? Are you kidding? Until such time as the 2020 Election Theft is seriously dealt with, there are no assurances that we will ever have free, clear, open and honest elections again.


18 posted on 01/16/2022 8:04:24 AM PST by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: cranked

Or....Phuque Zho Xiden.


19 posted on 01/16/2022 8:05:43 AM PST by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wow. State run media right here in the USA.


20 posted on 01/16/2022 8:08:11 AM PST by willk
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