Sometimes when I write a blog I am tempted to use the same title that I have used once before. Almost always I decide not to plagiarize the old title, even though I don’t think that ‘plagiarism’ is technically correct when you steal from yourself. However, today I am reusing a title that I used back in January, 2021 because I thought it was a perfect fit to describe Joe Biden’s speech in Lahaina, Maui on 8/21/23.
Really Joe, how low can you go?
After joking about the ground being hot and a cadaver dog’s boots, Biden then delivered a speech in Lahaina in front of the devastated town’s ancient banyan tree, which survived the worst of the fires.
First of all, this was certainly not the time for a single joke. When the tragic Lahaina fire killed well over one-hundred with hundreds still missing
to say anything that would even crack a smile is far, far from apropos … “how low can you go?”
But just when I suspected that Joe had bottomed out, it got worse! His spiel about how his house fire fifteen years before was somehow comparable to Lahaina’s devastation was beyond the pale, well outside of respectable.
“To make a long story short, I almost lost my wife, my ’67 Corvette, and my cat,” said our President.
How is almost losing anything comparable losing your house, your car, your town, and most likely friends and relatives? It’s hard to believe that anyone could empathize with Joe Biden after his horrific and disrespectful speech.
Predictably those in Maui did not appreciate Biden’s visit.
From BlazeMedia:
A restaurant owner in Kihei, Maui, told the Daily Signal that Biden’s comparison was “the most despicable thing this president has ever said,” adding, “How do you compare almost losing your f****** Corvette to the children burned in their f****** homes, man?”
Newsweek reported that other residents who confronted Biden along the way held signs that read “F*** Biden” and “Trump Won.” Others held signs near Kapalua Airport, where the president touched down, that read, “It’s too late.”
The New York Post noted that there were additional signs amid the ash and ruin in Lahaina that said, “Action speaks louder than words” and “FJB,” as well as “No comment,” in reference to Biden’s Aug. 13 refusal to address the tragedy while vacationing in Delaware.
Kristen Goodwin, a former teacher on the island, similarly expressed contempt for Biden, noting, “I’m not voting for him again — that’s for sure. I’ll vote for Trump. I will never vote for him again.”
Goodwin characterized Biden’s visit as nothing more than a “photo op.”
Hopefully, when it’s time to vote again, Hawaiians will think back to how low Biden went in Lahaina.
8/23/23