The Weirdest SOTU Response Ever
We all remember the disastrous (and laughable) Republican responses to the SOTU over the years. Bobby Jindal’s and Marco Rubio’s responses were cringe-worthy, and Jindal’s 10 minute spotlight moment ended his career. Well, last Thursday, freshman Alabama senator Katie Britt said “hold my beer”, launching into the weirdest SOTU response in history. Typical for Republicans, they put her in a fucking KITCHEN while she breathlessly disclosed the horrors of the Biden administration like protecting women’s health and preserving the right to vote. If it wasn’t so strange it would have been hilarious.
One of Britt’s blood curdling stories was one she recounted of a private conversation she had with one woman who had been sex trafficked by the cartel in the US after crossing the border during Biden’s presidency. The story was truly horrific as she described being repeatedly raped and being held captive in a shoebox-sized room. Simply awful…with the one exception that it was complete bullshit. Not that the woman was raped and held captive – that story is likely true. The bullshit happened when Britt pinned the whole terrible scenario on Biden and his border policies. Tim-Tokker Jonathan Katz did all the work on this, so I’ll let him tell the story:
@katzonearth This isn’t going to make her like TikTok more. #katiebritt #sotu #stateoftheunion #lies #politicians #biden2024 #trump2024 #immigration #traffickingawarenes #mexico #bordersecurity #fyp
So, the victim here, Karla Jacinto Ramiro, was a victim of child sex trafficking when she was 12. In 2004. When George W. Bush was president. IN MEXICO. Ramiro is now an advocate for victims of sex trafficking and is in her 30s. Ramiro even told this same story in a congressional hearing in 2015. So, Katie Britt picks up this tragic 20 year old story and recasts it to place blame on Biden who wouldn’t be president until almost 20 years after it happened. That’s like Republicans blaming Obama for the great recession that happened under GWB or Biden for the disastrous response to COVID and Afghanistan debacle that were caused by TFG.
Not only was Britt’s melodramatic and creepy SOTU rebuttal cringe-worthy, it was also nothing but vicious character assassination and pure bullshit. AND she did it on national television. With any luck, Britt will go the way of Bobby Jindal.
