Reynolds response hammers Biden for 'weakness on world stage'
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Via: vic-eldred • 2 years ago • 175 commentsBy: Mychael Schnell (TheHill)
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Reynolds, speaking from Des Moines, touched on Russia's unfolding invasion of Ukraine and the U.S.'s "disastrous" withdrawal from Afghanistan in August before knocking Biden's approach to foreign policy as "too little, too late."
"Weakness on the world stage has a cost. And the President's approach to foreign policy has consistently been too little, too late," Reynolds said. "It's time for America to once again project confidence; it's time to be decisive. It's time to lead."
Reynolds specifically criticized the Biden administration for its posture prior to Russia beginning its invasion of Ukraine, including holding back sanctions on Russian pipelines — likely a reference to Nord Stream 2, the Russian natural gas pipeline.
Biden on Wednesday announced sanctions against the company behind the pipeline and its corporate officers, only after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine as independent and ordered troops into the areas.
She also pointed out the “alarming rate” at which North Korea is testing missiles, and took a swipe at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for warning U.S. athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics last month not to anger the “ruthless” Chinese government.
Reynolds' response also hit the administration on hot-button issues at home, including the role parents should play in education and the record inflation in the U.S.
The governor said the American people are "tired of politicians who tell parents they should sit down, be silent, and let government control their kids' education and future," wading into the controversial debates regarding mask mandates in schools and the part parents should play in determining school curriculum.
Allowing parents to play a role in the classroom became a popular rallying cry among conservatives after Republican Glenn Youngkin won Virginia’s gubernatorial race in November. He made parents and education a key focus of his campaign.
Reynolds said Republicans are leading the "pro-parent, pro-family revolution" in Iowa and across the country.
"Republicans believe that parents matter. It was true before the pandemic and has never been more important to say out loud: Parents Matter," Reynolds said. "They have a right to know, and to have a say in, what their kids are being taught."
The Iowa Republican also hammered Biden and Democrats in general for elevated prices in the U.S. Annual inflation hit 7.5 percent at the end of January, marking the fastest rate since February 1982.
Reynolds jabbed at the Democrats’ roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate package, dubbed the Build Back Better Act, which came to a standstill in December after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he would not support the legislation.
"Thankfully the President's agenda didn't pass, because even members of his own party said enough is enough," Reynolds said. "Well, the American people share that view. Enough is enough."
The governor argued that Biden has failed in his two goals of making the U.S. respected on the world stage and uniting Americans.
"Even before taking the oath of office, the president told us that he wanted to 'make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home,'" Reynolds said. "He's failed on both fronts."
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It was a welcome, coherent response to Biden's disturbing State of the Union speech.
Last night, for those who missed it, Biden battled his mortal enemy - the teleprompter!
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It's kind of funny that Biden is reinstating Trump era sanctions after he stopped them on day 1 of his term. Maybe if he would have left well enough alone this situation wouldn't exist.
That's an understatement.
There were so much misinformation spewed by this clod last night you would have thought CNN wrote the speech.
And we know where many of the offensive weapons the Ukrainians are using came from, don't we?
Yea, he's a rear rocket scientist, puts sanctions on where we get over 50% of our oil.
Code for " the coloreds have gotten too uppity".
Holly conspiracy theory Batman!!!!!! That must have been one hell of a squirrel you were chasing to go from a quote about including parents in their childs curriculum to full out KKK stupidity.
If parents want to control the curriculum, then they should home school their crotch goblins and teach them what they want. It will be their own fault that their children end up uneducated dolts.
Remain uneducated morons just like mommy and daddy!
Do you ever see the news ?
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Did you answer my question?
What did I say that is racist? Absolutely nothing, and it just goes to show that your reading comprehension is terrible. I said if people want to control their children's curriculum, then they should home school their crotch goblins so they can be as ignorant as their parents are. There is nothing racist about that.
So people wanting to teach CRT in schools should all home-school their kids.
Good plan!
Schools are not teaching CRT which has been told to you over and over again. And, do not ever attempt to put words in my mouth again. You have no right to speak for me ever.
But they are. Why won't you BELIEVE a school superintendent? Just because some yahoo parrots "They aren't teaching it" over and over has no bearing on the truth.
Stop whining. No one put words in your mouth.
I used YOUR rather dubious "logic" and turned it right around on you. Perhaps now you can see how fucking stupid it was. YOU stated that parents who want to control their kids' curriculum should homeschool their kids. I agreed. I don't see why you are upset that someone actually agreed with you. Surprised I could have understood.
Is this one of those "If you repeat a lie over and over again, it becomes truth" moments?
Looks like he swallowed what one particular poster has been selling ad nauseum.
No, CRT is not being taught in K through 12. And you turned nothing around on me.
Nope, it is actual fact.
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I know you and yours actually believe that shit.
But I figure a school superintendent is a far better source of truth and accuracy that ya'll are:
It doesn't matter if you deny I turned your dubious "logic" on you, you also deny facts like CRT in schools. The post is still right there for all to read.
Somebody's not paying attention.
You people are so scared of actual history being taught. It would be laughable if it wasn't so sad.
Yes, you really do need to start paying attention.
My comprehension is working fine. You just need to pay attention to what's really going on around you and stop relying on bloggers for your "information". Seems you are upset that the parents are seeing that the fiction called CRT is being brought into schools and are standing up against it.
There's the love and tolerance we've come to see from the left. Way to keep it "classy".
Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough,
Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough,
Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough,
COUGH!
Another childish reply.
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They don't seem to retain the knowledge that CRT is not being taught in schools ANYWHERE. It's a non-issue. Like the freedom convoy - really petered out in DC.
Sure you are. And, no I will not apologize to anyone and you are no one to demand I do.
I sometimes find it necessary to communicate at a level that can be comprehended by the intended targets.
Why do you persist in denying reality?
And I'm the Queen of Sheba.
CRT IS NOT BEING TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS.
Keep your tissues for yourself as you are the one whining and crying about CRT.
You're right. It isn't
No you made a childish reply because you are acting like a child.
They only deal in projection, deflection, and denial.
TRUTH/FACTS/REALITY=LIBERAL
Aren't you tired of denying the truth?
Liberal WHAT?????????????????????
Damn sure can't mean liberals embrace those things.
Or can even recognize them.
Get over yourself.
LMMFAO!
You are a real hoot!
Here you are denying it is in schools despite being provided a link telling you the exact opposite.
You didn't know today was "Tell a Joke" day here on NT?
Actually, it is.
Nope. You get over yourself.
The words "you can" carry a definition as a demand to you?
I'll make myself perfectly clear for you. I will never apologize to you or anyone else whether you ask or demand that I do. Do you understand now or should I use smaller words?
I have never asked nor demanded you apologize to me.
In FACT, no one demanded you apologize.
They specifically stated you can.
That isn't a demand no matter how you manage to spin it.
What in the hell would I do with an apology from you anyway?
"You people are so scared of actual history being taught. It would be laughable if it wasn't so sad."
Ya! They're fighting something that doesn't exist. That isn't being taught in schools K-12.
Facts tell us differently.
Helps to read the research people provide you. Here it is again ICYMI
Facts, who needs stinking facts, they only get in the way with the narrative?
Waste of time, as links are for others to provide and certain people to completely ignore even after demanding proof.
I suppose one can choose to ignore all facts and repeat ad nauseum what the DNC, CNN, and MSNBC shills out to them.
Fighting something that doesn't exist.
No one has provided any proof that any public schools K-12 are teaching CRT. None whatsoever. It isn't happening.
Denying what is CLEARLY before you is rather silly. EVERYONE can see you have been provided with facts and simply chosen to go with your alternative "facts".
That you refuse to see what is right under your nose doesn't mean it isn't there. There are several provided proofs both here and it the past that you simply refuse because you can't stand being wrong. Pretty child-like.
This is my number 1 complaint about this site. There are too many (more on the left but there are a few on the right) who refuse to accept anything that doesn't match up with their pre-conceived ideas and refuse to discuss things. They can only be counted on to reply with their constant denials of anything that is outside of their belief system. I find it rather boring myself.
And it lowers the perceived IQ of the site by outside observers.
The thing that lowers the perception of this site to outsiders is the endless, ridiculous defenses of Trump.
Did I mention they are ridiculous?
I think it's just the opposite. For 4 years I saw a multitude of hate fests involving Trump posted here. He is no longer President, the country is going through multiple crisis and yet I still see seeds on Trump. That's not all. It's the nastiness and smearing of so many individuals as racists that keeps decent folk away.
Is it any more than the non-stop ridiculous attacks on Trump? Not everything he did was wrong or bad but for some reason there are too many people who don't want to look at the individual actions, all they can do is dump on him and smear anybody who isn't in that echo chamber as a racist. Hell I've been labeled a trumpest all because I won't bitch about every fucking thing he did.
Donald Trump tried to bribe the president of a foreign country to investigate Trumps election opponent.
Trump tried to overthrow the legitimate election results of his own government and country.
Trump lied tens of thousands of times to the American people, often about trivial matters related to his pathological narcissism.
The very fact that you can claim that " Not everything he did was wrong or bad" is bizarre. He is/was the most unfit for office national politician in at least the last 100 years, and most likely ever.
People like you should be happy there is so much misinformation and apathy in this country.
It's beyond bizarre. Glad you brought it up. We treat whatshisname so unfairly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then quit bringing him up FFS.
Joe Biden Leveraged Aid To Remove Top Prosecutor As Part Anti-Corruption Efforts
It's true that Joe Biden leveraged $1 billion in aid to persuade Ukraine to oust its top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, in March 2016. But it wasn't because Shokin was investigating Burisma. It was because Shokin wasn't pursuing corruption among the country's politicians.
Look at the deflection John in 3.2.61
" Vitti returned to the topic at a board meeting the following week, saying critical race theory is not a part of DPSCD curriculum but does inform anti-racist efforts in the district. Critical race theory isn’t taught in Detroit schools, Vitti said , but the district embraces its goal of acknowledging historic inequities based on race, class and gender."
“Someone from the outside could look at this and say ‘well, this should be banned because it’s critical race theory.’ It is and it’s not,” Vitti said in November. “It’s really what you actually do in the classroom, the questions you ask and how you structure the content. What this is, is a commitment to anti-racist instruction in teaching and curriculum . A lot of people think that is critical race theory in and of itself. It’s not .”
So someone lit her up for admitting it and she had to backtrack at the next board meeting.
See the denial? Unreal. Refusing to accept the fact that it's not taught.
Again with the facts. Stop that right now, unless Donald is the target.
Of course he backtracked. That's what happens when you are a Democrat who speaks an inconvenient truth. The truth hurts politically, so he lied, Just like the NEA going the Stalinist route of erasing their vote in support of CRT in schools last summer.
Did you mention CRT? Que up the "CRT is not being taught in schools" reality deniers.
It's crazy but I get it. It's easier just make blanket denials than defend the substance. I've even been told CRT is one specific text and since that particular text ins't taught, CRT isn't taught.
Funny thing is, I have never seen any examples of it being taught...
You know what is really crazy?
One side insists that CRT isn't taught.
So why do they care if a law prohibits what isn't being taught from being taught?
There's a very good reason for that ...IT'S NOT.
The alt right morons are even making up laws that it's not allowed to be taught WHEN IT'S NOT BEING TAUGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE. Fucking loons!
Next thing we will be told is if a teacher teaches about communism, they are teaching communism...
If it isn't being taught, why on earth would you give a damn if some law prohibits what you claim isn't taught?
That is senseless.
I saw that too. It seems unless it is called CRT at a specific school they run and hide behind that even though the theories behind CRT are most definitely being taught. They won't believe teachers, administrators or even parents looking over their kids shoulders while at home that say it is and insist they don't see it or any examples of it. Chances are they won't see anything if their eyes are always closed. I happened to see training that our local teachers had to take over the summer. It was definitely CRT and the teachers refused to teach it, so I guess in that case they are right, CRT is not being taught in my local schools, but it is not for lack of trying.
It does seem pretty strange, it is probably because of Trump.
Thanks for proving my point and at the same time attempting to smear me for what I said.
Right. Prohibit something that doesn't exist.......................in some minds. It is truly mind boggling how some people think.
If you aren't aboard the "I Hate Trump" train, then you are a Trump supporter to some folks.
There is no other choice, according to one.
I believe thinking has very little to do with it.
It is quite amusing that some Trump haters spend more time and energy hanging on his every word and whatever he does than most of the actual Trump supporters. They really need to get another hobby.
You smear yourself. That has been obvious for some time. You have consistently contended that something or other about Trump was not that bad. Why? He is easily the most unfit for office politician on a national level that people alive today have ever seen. No one else is in the ballpark.
We should be teaching America's schoolchildren to be anti-racist. It is totally appropriate. The issue is really the feelings of the kids parents who dont want to hear that their parents and grandparents were racists. Hurts their feelings.
But that does not mean that EVERYTHING he said and did was bad or wrong. Just like not EVERYTHING that Obama did was wrong, and not EVERYTHING that Biden has done in the past year was right. These are still just people and none of them are 100% good or bad.
And no, you definitely smear people in your responses. I don't call you names, or say you're actions are ridiculous or bizarre.
I made the claim and the Education persons on the board denied it vehemently, I provided the direct, undeniable evidence and the Education persons on the board stopped commenting on it... In fact they don't go anywhere near it anymore.. The ones in my family? same reaction... all denials gone....
That's all the proof I need... And Trust me we have liberal educators on the board that would be providing all kinds of arguments about it.. except that the proof is widely available and plain...
The Political hacks that argue for arguments sake out of pure hate only expose themselves when they do it... Educated persons don't argue it anymore... there's too much proof...
John, you have been smearing yourself with your Trump hate and Hillary adulation for almost 7 years now... Remember your exhortation of the "Mountain of Trash" campaign you foisted all over the board since Cruz dropped out leaving Trump as the only candidate standing? two months before the convention?
It's like your stuck in a time bubble and have no way to get out... It's your defining theme...
How sad for you...
Your repeated quoting ( cherry picking) of one paragraph of the Doctors comment doesn't win many arguments
when she clearly states the opposite in the same statement and you ignore it because it doesn't fit your narrative.
It doesn't mean you have won anyone over to your position,
it means people avoid the same tedious repetitious and strenuous
conversation with you.
Just my thoughts
I posted the whole damned document and several others...
Nice out of context cherry picking by excluding the relevant points of her statements...
No one wants to touch it cause the only way they can is to ignore the Dr's own conclusions she states so clearly in her own document...
You can restate the excuses she tells people to use to argue against it, but the end conclusion clarifies the why of all the excuses...
Like I've said before there is no way around that one... She was explaining how to defend it against the actual proof... Which is what your doing, exactly what she said to do in the exact manner she said to do it...
Nice clean robotic response...
We should be teaching America's schoolchildren about the U.S. past with regards to racism along with the things that have been done (especially after 1964) to make the country a better place for all it's citizens. It is totally appropriate. We should not be teaching all children that all their parents and grandparents were/are racist. It is just a lie and should not be part of what we teach our children. Why would anyone want to teach children things that are not true?
I do believe that history as taught with the slavery component as well as leading up to the present it would let them figure out for themselves that it was a bad thing that happened. And I agree with making sure we add the "since 1964" thing in there to show how things have changed with great emphasis
It is undeniable, to people who take the subject matter seriously, that for most of American history the United States has been a majority racist country. This is not really debatable, and if you think it is please give us a decade when the majority of Americans were not racist, and we can look back through the news and other data from that decade related to race and see what we find.
When do people of color get a say in what is taught to schoolchildren?
The truth is that instilling anti-racism in children will not hurt a soul, but rather will expand Americans understanding of their society.
Who said they don't now?
Yep, that is kinda what I was saying without actually saying it.
And I agree
I don't believe there is any actual data as to how many people were racist for any decade so there is no way to actually prove it. I will admit there may have been times when the majority of people were racist (maybe) but that time is long gone. It is still wrong to try and teach children that their parents or grandparents were racist when in reality there is a good chance it is a lie. I would have no issue with them saying the percent of people that were racist for every decade if they could actually get the data to prove it.
I have seen plenty of people of color speaking at school board meetings, many of them against CRT. It seems they get as much say as anyone else in school. Are you saying there are school districts that are not allowing people of color to speak at their meetings?
They already are teaching about racism in schools, they can do it without lying about it. In fact lying about it is counter-productive to what they are trying to accomplish.
Now you know you're gonna get pushback on this. As they will point out, of course people are just as racist today (if not worse) than 100 years ago because you see it everywhere. Problem is it's like shark attacks. Statistically there are no more shark attacks on people swimming in the ocean today then there were 100 years ago but because of the 24x7 news cycle we hear about each individual attack and it's human nature to feel that it's happening more often because we hear of it so much more.
I agree that racism is better today than it was 100 years ago. I think the odds of another Tulsa Massacre is very very slim. That doesn't mean that all racism is gone, we still have more work to do. But I don't think that we can teach against racism by separating children by race. Its my understanding that children are not born racist, it's something they learn from their friends and family, from news and television shows and movies. It's a learned behavior. So teaching what has happened is a good thing but like so many it gets pushed further than it really should be.
I fail to understand why liberals think a way to promote an agenda is to bully or shame people into doing what they want. Telling kids this is a racist country and their parents are racist puts them on the defensive and only makes teaching them about the past of the US all the tougher. You would think they would learn that calling people deplorable did not get them more votes or calling people ignorant did not make more people want to get vaccinated.
This strategy is as dumb as it gets. Teach kids we are all the same by separating them and treating them differently. Yep, nothing can go wrong with that.
Sorry, John. This country will never be China no matter how hard Democrats push it. No radical reprogramming centers using the public schools.
No one wants the US to be China, but you would lose a key conservative talking point if you admitted that.
(Cough, cough)-bullshit-(cough, cough).
You should take some medication for that nasty cough.
Sorry, just a reaction when I read pure bullshit.
I'll try to work on it.
You can help by not posting bullshit.
I have never posted bullshit. That's your department.
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The only bullshit was claiming Democrats are pushing us towards communism. Anyone with more than half a brain can see how Democrats embrace capitalism and wouldn't ever want to live without it. The problem is that some whiny conservatives imagine any social program as being "socialist" or "communist" which of course is total horse shit and just proves they don't know what the fuck they're talking about.
Why are bothering me with that crap?
Did you imagine I said any of that?
Please at least relate your comments to me to something I have actually posted .
Or just keep posting strawman arguments to me that I will ignore.
You might need a new code book, yours is obviously caca.
Give it up John
Or is it code for "Progressives have gone bat-shit crazy"?
So now you are saying a cis female looks like a guy in drag.
Better watch it John; or they are going to revoke you woke LBQT card.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Two "hot" racist babes open up for multiracial tonsil massaging.
Way to denigrate women John! That is keeping with the true spirit of hypocritical Democrats everywhere!
Women? I suppose, but definitely not ladies...
Just a little innocent fun.
And another to join the leftist anti women parade.
Whatever you need to tell yourself to justify treating women as lesser.
By the way, why were these two morons shouting during the State Of The Union address ?
Freedom of speech.
Their freedom to announce they're stupid racist and ugly bitches!.
'Freedom of Speech' has become a cheap call for elevating stupidity into realms it does not belong. The phrase is losing meaning everytime it is used.
In that case, perhaps it will achieve the irrelevance that the race card has attained.
So it's like the left declaring everybody and everything they disagree with "racist" or "bigoted". Your statement also indicates you would support removing freedom of speech from our Bill of Rights. Is that accurate?
It's all fun and games when progressives exhibit their misogyny.
And yet, their reactions when a conservative does the same is legendary! They become unglued and unhinged, trying to shout the loudest about how terrible the misogyny is!
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There are a lot of sardines on both sides to fry Jim and you know I don't play the race card.
Didn't say you did/do.
Neither of your statements are accurate. Like it or not, the internet has evolved into an infinite number of soapboxes with an infinite number of users lifting the lid of what they believe to be their personal Pandora's Box thinking the last gnat to fly out is Hope ... the Gods loved the joke.
A misogynistic comment.
Looking at 5.1.7 . do you still find it inaccurate that anybody who stands against the mindlessness of the left are labeled racists or bigots? We seem to see that a lot coming from those you associate with here on NT.
It's YOUR statement " 'Freedom of Speech' has become a cheap call for elevating stupidity into realms it does not belong ." that indicates that you are willing to take away somebody else's rights. So, exactly what "realms" does Freedom of Speech not belong?
... and a lot of those you 'associate' with here equate the democrats on this board with communists and other assorted totalitarians. Bathe in your own dirty water Jeremy.
.... "So, exactly what "realms" does Freedom of Speech not belong?
Shall we start with the bigotry that has led 'We The People' to morph into 'Me The People'?
Ok, haven't heard that one. But I have head "If you don't know if you are with me or Trump then you aint black"....
Deep Throat 2022 GOP style.
Biden should have paid tribute to the 13 fallen HEROES in Afghanistan that lost their lives.
Nice meme.
Here is reality.
"When Biden said flag draped coffins I couldn't stay silent. I told him directly he did it. He put 13 in there. Our heroic servicemen and women deserve so much better." Lauren Boebert
Stop calling everyone a racist
oh please
So tell us John, which biker in the photo is wearing a 3 percenter patch?
My guess would be all of them.
I'm guessing Boebert has the biggest dick out of all of them.
Bad guess.
Horrible guess.
Jennifer 'I stand with Ukraine' Rubin 🇺🇦🇺🇦@JRubinBlogger · 11hMarco Rubio might be off the hook for the worst response to a SOTU.
I didn’t watch her speech, but this encapsulates the integrity of democratic pundits as well as anything.
So that is the repub rebuttal, how do the Ukrainians that Joe says he stands with think about it?
We know what Oleksandra Ustinova thinks about it.
And you are a spokesman for "we"? Was there a problem with me supplying a link so people could see itfor themselves if they so choose?
Oh Psaki, was this your final moment in the briefing room? I mean, come on. Pointing out that the pattern of Putin invading also coincides with Biden being in power in the White House? Oh my....