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The White House on Friday defended the presence of U.S. Marines at President Biden’s speech in Philadelphia the previous evening, arguing their positioning during the prime-time speech was to demonstrate the president’s respect for service members. “The presence of the Marines at the speech was intended to demonstrate the deep and abiding respect the president has for these service members to these ideals and the unique role our independent military plays in defending our democracy no matter which party is in power,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.

Hotair noted Wednesday that Jimmy Hoffa is not alone in the Tea Party flame war, as Joe "Gaffe" Biden launched an "oh-so-subtle" verbal assault on the Tea Party during his keynote address at organized labor's Labor Day picnic at Cincinnati's Coney Island amusement park. "This is a different kind of fight," Biden said. "This is a fight for the existence of organized labor. You are the only folks keeping the barbarians at the gate. That's why they want you so bad." Definition of the word "barbarian": a person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person; a person without culture, refinement,...