AMAC Exclusive – By Shane Harris
As Joe Biden stumbles toward the end of a turbulent first year in office, there doesn’t appear to be any relief in sight for the beleaguered President. A border disaster, spiraling inflation, supply chain woes, and a record crime surge are just a few of the problems plaguing the current administration and weighing down Democrats nationally. However, while bad policy is certainly to blame for these crises, policy alone may not entirely explain Biden’s sinking popularity, or his stubborn inability to recover after each blunder. Another key and often overlooked reason for Biden’s ineptitude are his failures of public persuasion and communication. In short, his speeches are not good – and have at times bordered on the absurd – and without decent speeches, it is hard to see how Biden could recover his lost political capital.
The quality of speeches – both content and delivery – is a key test for any new president. How well they can communicate with the public is often the best indicator for how successful their term will be. It’s no coincidence that Ronald Reagan is widely considered one of the greatest presidents of the modern era and also earned the nickname “The Great Communicator.”
Democrats today are likely wishing they had part of that magic in the White House. To be sure, Biden has never been a particularly gifted speaker. One need only watch his bizarre recounting of an altercation with someone named “Corn Pop” to see that he has trouble constructing a coherent narrative without a script. Combine that unfortunate fact with speech texts that are full of cliches and lacking in direction, vision, argumentation, and depth, and the result is both uninspiring and unconvincing.
Biden set the bar low early with his first Address to a Joint Session of Congress (the special title given to a president’s first speech to Congress). After nearly 100 days – far longer than most presidents wait to give the speech – Biden finally took to a mostly-empty House floor at the end of April to deliver a thoroughly lackluster speech that was an obvious departure from the must-watch TV events that were the Trump State of the Union Addresses.
Amid all the starts and stops and fumbled lines, large portions of the speech focused on the vaccine rollout, which Biden inherited from the Trump administration, and tired Democratic talking points about the “urgent need” to pass “transformational legislation” on everything from climate change to a $15 minimum wage. Gone were the powerful personal stories that colored a hopeful vision for America which characterized the Trump speeches and earlier iterations of the State of the Union. Instead, Americans were subjected to vague assurances that the country is choosing “light over darkness,” is “on the move again,” and will “always get up.”
Even the media and other elected Democrats conceded afterward that the speech was a “laundry list”—and were quick to focus on anything but the actual content, specifically, the “historic” nature of having two women sitting behind the President during the speech for the first time (Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris). Hardly a rousing endorsement of Biden’s communication abilities.
It’s only gotten worse for Biden in the months since, especially as things have gone from bad to worse from a policy perspective. In July, for example, following Biden’s remarks defending his disastrous Afghanistan evacuation plan, a CNN article panned the speech as “the worst of Biden’s presidency.” It went on to blast the remarks as “peopled with straw men and littered with false assertions.” Other communications experts echoed that sentiment, blasting the speech in which Biden called the U.S. evacuation an “extraordinary success” as variously “abrasive,” “defensive,” and “angry.”
After the Afghanistan fallout, Biden delivered a speech at the United Nations to similarly poor reviews. Following the remarks, Vanity Fair ran the headline “Joe Biden Tries Convincing a Skeptical World that the United States is Back,” while Slate Magazine proclaimed, “Why the Fine Words of Biden’s U.N. Speech Rang Hollow.” These aren’t conservative publications. These are the outlets that have been carrying Democrats’ water for years.
It’s easy to see why the usually doting media didn’t like it – musing on democracy and human rights certainly does ring hollow in the wake of Biden’s unmitigated human rights failure in Afghanistan. Biden also stated that the U.S. was entering a new era of “relentless diplomacy” even as America’s oldest ally in France had taken the unprecedented step of recalling its ambassador over the Biden administration’s mishandling of a submarine deal with Australia. Amid all the high-flying rhetoric, Biden’s speechwriters seemed to forget that the remarks actually had to be somewhat tied to reality in order to be persuasive.
Biden’s less high-profile moments in front of a microphone have also been replete with platitudes and cringeworthy moments that make them borderline unwatchable. Even White House aides apparently agree, as they reportedly mute or turn off the TV when the President speaks. During remarks at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony (at which the President inexplicably appeared on stage a full two minutes after being announced by the event’s host) Biden introduced himself as “Jill Biden’s husband” and thanked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for “[making] me look awful good in my judgements.” He was a walking cliché of clichés.
The few times Biden has appeared to achieve legislative victories, his pathetic speeches have left the White House unable to capitalize on them. For example, Congress passed the so-called “American Rescue Plan” in March and “bipartisan infrastructure bill” last month. Both should have been opportunities for a victory lap for the President, as they were major campaign promises. However, Biden simply hasn’t been able to sell the legislation, leading to frustration from Democratic lawmakers about the relative lack of public knowledge about the bills – something Democrats largely blame the White House for. House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) has emphasized the importance of “seizing credit” for legislative wins, something Biden has been unable to do.
Biden’s handlers have predictably reacted to his deficiencies as an orator by trying to keep the doddering president out of the public eye as much as possible, with aides often seen ushering him away from reporters, and even his granddaughters seemingly understanding that he can’t be allowed to speak on his own. Most of his prepared speeches occur during workdays, when the vast majority of Americans are unable to tune in to watch live. This provides at least some degree of control for the White House, as the friendly mainstream media can splice together the more lucid parts for the evening news.
Regardless, Americans expect their leaders to present a clear vision for the country themselves, in person. Biden’s historically subpar speeches are likely playing heavily into his sinking poll numbers and the increasingly vocal dissatisfaction with his leadership. People will tolerate short-term economic pains and policy missteps, but they typically do not look kindly upon a leader who can’t explain where things went wrong and what must be done to make them right. If Biden and his speechwriters can’t figure that out, they will be in for a long three years until 2024.
I will preface this statement with, “This is my opinion”. Based on what I have seen and heard.
Joe Biden is doing exactly as his handlers want him to.As he, and Harris fumble and bumble along, making our Nation look like clowns on the world stage, the people pulling their strings are preparing for the big show.
And the LIE he got 80 million votes still there. Numbers STILL DON’T ADD UP since more people voted than were Registered in a lot of counties.
Of course we are dealing with a Micro-brain, sorry, 2 Micro-brains who think they are actually LEGALLY in the White House posing as President and Vice President.
Even the WHOLE WORLD knows that DICTATOR Beijing biden DIDN’T HONESTLY WIN.
But the FAKE FASCIST lame stream media and FASCIST Social Media will say otherwise since people are WASTING THEIR MONEY and TIME believing them instead of doing their own homework.
Which is exactly what the SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST Democrat party want you to do since they think they are smarter than you.
The BIGGEST INSULT to AMERICAN CITIZENS.
I actually do watch Jen psaki and it’s amazing to see, spins everything and contorts truth’s about biden. (Never saw such a boldface liar ever, that’s the only truth about him and this disaster of an administration!) She’s the face of the president and without her ? Media throws SOFTBALL questions at Biden and he still cannot be trusted to answer anything? The pen is mightier than the sword and we saw that when thru executive order he destroyed our country
It’s important to remember that Biden was essentially a blow hard, egotistical, corrupt, mental midget even before he began to lose his faculties. He is an habitual liar and know-nothing (smart enough to finish in the top 90th percent of his law school class, where he cheated on his thesis) bully who has been on the wrong side of nearly every political issue. He is smart enough in one regard.. to somehow end up a multi-millionaire on a senator’s salary.
death by a thousand sound bites, at the very least. oh yeh, his bulb was burned out on delivery, too.
Biden cannot speak to that which he was not deeply rooted in. Unlike Trump, who was very involved in decisions being made. This should be telling for the American people. Biden is just the puppet. Someone else is the puppet master.
And the speech writers, surely, have a difficult job … writing for a man who has limited capabilities.
My only hope is in Christ Jesus.
Apparently, the writer cannot talk about why ‘Biden cannot save himself’ either. It is called dementia and while it is a nasty disease, the POTUS should be tested and if incapable of meeting the requirements of the job be forced to step down under the 25th Amendment. Unfortunately, we end up with another incompetent, Harris.
How different the treatment of Trump compared to Biden. Trump was extremely competent in his policies but not being an “insider” both parties fought his agenda that was exceptionally good for the Nation. Biden on the other hand gets a free pass.
Joe Biden’s in so far over his head that he can’t see daylight anymore. HUA syndrome. Putin’s got a new toy to play with this Christmas. IMHO
MAGA2024! TRUMP2024!
FJB! LET’S GO BRANDON!
The man is a parasite who latched onto government teat 40 years ago never worked produced or was expected to the only working part is his mouth how can he deliver what he is incapable of?
Biden may not be good at speechmaking, but he can’t portray dangerous and disruptive policies in a light acceptable to the US public. We are not interested in the socialism and anti-Americanism he is working to force on us. He continues to try to defend these policies because they are central to the leftist Democrat agenda to which he is committed.
He’s a jerk and was a stupid fool 55 years ago as a young man. He graduated last from law school. So where can a moron work and have a “successful” career? In public service.!!?? Ugh. Doesn’t say much about folks from Delaware or nationally.
Puppet day 1 since his Senate days to date No change & we suffer
Biden has made America the laughing stock of the world. It’s being shown that the 2020 election was a farce. More and more evidence is being uncovered but the media doesn’t report on it. He’s just a demented old man who doesn’t remember yesterday.
I have no history of his speaking abilities. It is clear that he is unable stay on track, little lone have any substance to what he says. Bottom line, his dementia continues to escalate. I feel bad for all Americans. No idea how long he’ll stay in office. What do we have coming?
Question ; How and why is this man still in office ??????? SHAME on CONGRESS AND ALL AMERICANS !!!!!!!!!!!
The real reason Joseph Stalin Biden cannot save himself is that he’s damned and his true goal is to damn the U.S.A. He’s entirely successful doing what he’s doing. Need to ignore what he says and just look at what he’s doing. He’s a Communist that wants America to also be Communist!
It’s simple, joebama and the marxist democrats are a failed clown show! So,so pathetic
Brandon has always been an idiot. Years ago when he went to a ceremony to honor a man in a wheelchair that couldn’t walk, he told the man to stand up, so everyone could see him. This was before he was stricken with dementia.
Biden is a cheater and unpopular president because he does not have the right to be in the White House….he did not win the election….he stole it with help from China, FB, Google and Soros. He is as crooked as a winding road and so is his son…..he belongs in a nursing home instead of the White House, and Pelosi, Schumer, Nadler, Schift and Harris belong in jail for treason.
Mr Harris restated the obvious about Joe Biden and it is indeed a very sad situation.However ,he missed or chose to not point out that Joe Biden appears and acts to be nearly in full dementia. Anyone who has or had a dear friend or family member with dementia knows this to be true. I certainly loath the utterances of Biden Administration but , he is not cognizant of anything more than a 5 year old. What is a crime is the administration who props him like a puppet . This is pure elder abuse. Worse yet his wife allows it to go on.My comment to Shane Harris and so many others in his trade is, you could at least say the ” Biden Administration.” Tell it like it is.
Every once in a while someone actually sees the elephant in the room? This man suffers from dementia. He was not elected. And, this man remains the greatest threat to Americans since Lyndon Johnson. WHY isn’t Joe’s lack of cognitive ability being discussed EVERYWHERE?Jeezus! Is the ENTIRE North American news media BLIND? Every American enemy on the planet sees it EXCEPT the media. Articles like this lend credibility to ‘Biden’s policies’, ‘Biden’s legislative failures’, ‘Biden’s presidency’ as if this is just another administration.
If the 2020 fraudulent election wasn’t bad enough, the American voter must now tolerate a news media that soundly ignores a historical catastrophe by treating Joe as a duly-elected president. Meanwhile, the entire world is watching and waiting for CCP to invade Taiwan since this administration has demonstrated that it will not lift a finger to protect anyone, anywhere. Afghanistan is ample proof of that. The tragic part of this is, Nancy Pelosi and the other members of the orchestra suffer from the same disease and . . .ANNND, they don’t even know where they are most of the time because it simply doesn’t matter ~ ! Dementia.
Dementia is a helluva’ debilitating disease by itself, let alone having someone who has it with their finger on the trigger. Joe will not last three years for sure. Kamala will be replaced, (if the Congress has any brains left at all). The question is, ‘What or who will follow them?”
Never, ever vote for a democrat. They will do and say anything to get or stay in power. We recently saw this clearly with the 2020 election steal. That Mafia Biden crows about the fact that he received more votes than any other president, is the proof that he is mentally unaware of the big lie especially since several states have provided information indicating that there was cheating and fraud in favor of Biden. The entire Mafia administration should be removed by the military.
Joe Biden has never been a good speaker nor a productive member of Congress. I guess if Democrats didn’t steal the election they purely voted as Trump haters. No sane person in America would even begin to think that Biden was even half the man that Trump was for America.
Are there any true Biden supporters left? I see no Biden number stickers any more, no Thank You Biden signs are displayed anywhere. Democrats must be shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds right now, knowing the haven’t got a snow balls chance in hell at winning not just the Presidency but also an elementary school popularity contest.
Biden created this mess by nixing the pipeline project, by not being tough on China/Russia, by apologizing publicly for Trump. No American President should ever apologize like that for it shows your weakness. Hell, Biden shit himself while meeting with the Pope. You can’t get much more embarrassing than that. Then for him to try and mandate the vaccine when clearly he is way out on a limb, by himself, on this.
All of his buffoonery will clearly come back to haunt America for years if not decades to come. The really sad thing about all this is that Democrats have put in place a system of people to cause catastrophe to America and the sick bastards know it but won’t acknowledge it.
The best thing that could happen now is for the President to resign, the Vice President be forced to see if her level of incompetence can somehow rise to the top… I don’t think so. She is an utter failure and laughing stock. Willie Brown it’s time for you to call Tricia home. We now need a very fair and honest election. Try to get someone who can clean the Democrats mess up. But I’m sad to say they will try to steal it again. They just don’t get it.
ALL liberals DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO REASON AND THEREFORE ARE DEVOID OF LOGIC AND ARE THE ENEMY OF OUR NATION, THE FORMER UNITED STATES, NOW KNOWN AS THE united states of chinese latin america.
Why would anyone with any sense try to save him or any other Godless socialist democrat? One is as bad as another. Destroying America to build back as part of the one-world government.
Definitely a poor representative for Premagen and Seabond. He did allegedly get 81,000,000 votes. How do you like him now? How about his super dynamic vice president? His ship of fools sails on a daily basis and there are so many Demorats retiring that the sinking ship will possibly net us more of the “Gang” because of the useful idiots that are out there. BUMMER DUDE.
Great article in assessing a major reason (but certainly not the only one) Biden is a poor leader. One important point to add: Biden has been a low-level, ineffective, do-nothing swamp dwelling bureaucrat his entire career. Amazingly, after 50 years he has never really done anything other than line his own pockets. It is hard to imagine that with his record, any of his handlers could have ever expected that he would suddenly emerge as this dynamic, effective, exciting leader. No amount of lipstick will “doll up” this pig!
Not a good standup comic either.
Also, see Malcolm below.
There is no question in my mind that President Biden is suffering from some form of dementia. With his bad decisions along with what appears a growing case of dementia the Democrats are going to have a very difficult time with the addition of a vice president that is apparently a bully and could not handle being a president if President Biden was considered incapable of filling out his term.
You forgot to mention the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Biden would have been better off leaving Trump policies in place, but of course his socialist handlers couldn’t have that….
The American Citizens are the ones who are in for a long three years until 2024. Those schmucks invading our offices of representation are smiling all the way to the bank for their treasonous acts
Biden is the dumb ass puppet placed as the target of abuse while his handlers pursue a totalitarian takeover of our beloved country
Biden needs medication. His grey matter is waning. Let’s hear with the President’s doctor has to say.
Oh C’mon This court jester has been the “GaffeMeister” extraordinaire as poster idiot for Decades.
That so many voted for this idiot makes buying stock on Depends a Great idea (not house broken).
Did any politician… federal, state, county, city…. lose one dime during the lockdowns? did any lose their business, their livelihood, their healthcare, their home, during the kickdowns? did any federal, state, county, or city employee lose anything? NO! Did Biden fulfill any of his campaign promises promises? This farce needs to end NOW!
Soros and Oboingo are running the W H by proxy. As good a job as those 2 are doing, they might as well occupy the oval office. Soros has visited there MANY times in the 8 years that the village idiot from Kenya “ran the show.” Jeff Dunham’s “Walter” is a dummy who resembles the DUMMY in the oval office who was voted in by the dead and Dominion voting machines..
“White House Aides” are not the only ones turning off the tube when el heffe gets up to chastise the entire country for not being “vaxxed” in those wonderful, whispered and oh, so intimidating threats.
Lock this clown up!
Joe “Make the Taliban Great Again” Biden has always been inept at everything he does, EXCEPT CORRUPTION. He managed to make his entire family very wealthy by fleecing anything with money in its pockets (taxpayers, lobbyists, foreign governments, etc.). Joe MTGA Biden has got corruption down solid.
I am still trying to decode Joe’s BBB Plan; is it Build Bidens Better, Bogus Biden Boodle, or Biden Bunco Bilk?
Taiwan is safe until sometime after the China Winter Olympics that end in mid-February.
Also Americans in Afghanistan are safe as long as Biden is in office and he’s on good terms with China. Why? China is the lead ‘consultant’ to the Taliban.
Joe Hidin’ Biden is a cruel joke to this beloved Nation. He was put there as a result of a rigged election. Unfortunately, Biden’s Democrap soul mates are going to suffer also. They knew he was incompetent when he ran for POTUS. And now they are seeing it gradually adversely affect their political status/appeal in the political arena.
To me Joe Hidin’ Biden is by far the most incompetent person to ever serve as POTUS in my lifetime. And I thought Obummer was not quite up to snuff either, but i do think his mental faculties were functional … I just always thought his heart and bias was scary at times.
MR BIDEN AND SOCIALIST COMRADES ARE PROTECTED BY MR SOROS AND HIS DIRTY -$$$$$$$$ . I HOPE AND PRAY THESE BULLIES ARE DEFEATED !!!!! SAME AS OTHER TRULY BAD BULLIES IN HISTORY BOOKS!!!
THESE EVIL PERPS DESERVE ALL .MANNER OF PUNISHMENT AND MORE!!!!!!
AS OTHERS IN HI
It might appear that Biden’s “handler” isn’t doing a good job of keeping this past vice president in line…
Biden is occupying our White House because of blatant voter fraud…painstakingly documented by the only two real conservative news stations left. This “handler” was “elected” to a
second term by arguably the same means. The handler made a speech about how “there comes a time in a person’s life that they’ve made enough money” end quote. He is now a multi-millionaire with 3 multi-million dollar mansions. Might it be safe to assume that he has been bought and paid for? After all they had a cozy partnership for 8 long, miserable, ugly, nightmarish years.It would be a stretch to believe Biden is operating under his own “power”….
His previous partner proclaimed he would “fundamentally change America”…and not for the best.
Biden. Worst pres.in American history.
Biden is not the President Elect of the United States.
Nancy Pelosi said it best in December of 2020;
“No matter what, Joe Biden will be sworn in as President of the United States on January 20th 2021.”
That in itself is proof that she and her House demons had cheating in our election ready to go. Everyone of them in her circle, Chucky Cheese, Adam Shifty, Jerry Nonsense, ALL of them in the Dem House are traitors to America and they know it! They are scared to death of us, and why they barbwired the Capital! THAT IS OUR CAPITAL, NOT THEIRS!! Personally, I don’t believe any of them have gone anywhere around this country. Ted Cruz and others have because they’re not Satan’s puppets. Hopefully though they have learned a lesson after sitting on their hands when we had the House and the Senate. Those traitors running the show should be put in front of a firing squad!! Every last one of them deserves death for what they’re doing to this nation!! God will have the last word at their Judgement!!
I know in my heart, mind & soul that the Demorats stole the 2020 election! I only hope that they are satisfied with what they got? Not only is/was his speech was lackluster, but he has been a do nothing President, except open the Southern border, raised the price of gasoline and home heating oil. I wonder who is really pulling the strings behind him, is it Obozo? No one is asking that question. I have worked and lived overseas in the oil & gas sector for most of my working life, and was always a good ambassador of the USA, now I am embarrassed of what he or whoever has done in less than 1 year, I pray & hope that the USA can survive 3 more years of this!
I believe the “supply chain” issue is manufactured. When driving on or near the interstates in the past 6 weeks, i have seen that the truck traffic seems to be way above what I use to see as normal. I also see lots of requests for truck drivers from many companies.
I have not been able to put my finger on what is actually going on. It may be manipulation by stores to keep only higher priced items in the store, while reducing generic items. If they do not have the generic, mostly food items, I just do not buy the brand name. I have not really noticed a lack of what would be considered Christmas items in the stores either. They had items lined up in the isles, taking up most of the space in the store.
I think the supply chain issue is real, but, mostly in California where they cannot get the ships into port. That may be more due to an influx of lots of imports. The Chinese companies are working at full tilt to get stuff to the US. They are using up their allotment of electricity and have to temporarily shut down. This may have been caused by the election. Once Trump was gone, the Chinese saw the coming of reduction of tariffs and other restrictions. And we all know China Joe loves them!
I’ve never followed sports or music but I’ve always followed politics. Biden was no good 35 years ago and he’s no good now. Now he’s the president. Nice going all you Americans who voted for him. You’re the idiots.
. . . on top of all that, his wife Jill let’s him carry on . She must love the power of being the 1st lady. If she really loved her husband she wouldn’t let him carry on, and make an ass out of himself, and destroy this country. The guy is sick period ! What a cluster _ _ _ _ of a time we are witnessing. We shall get through this too. God bless America !