State of Wednesday: Just When You Think They Can’t Possibly Get Crazier, They Do
It has not been a good week for Democrats
Greetings, Dear Reader,
We’re now entering Day 3 of liberal seething over USA Hockey and Trump.
It’s a sight to behold.
Also not sure if you heard, but the SOTU happened.
DAY 3
It has not been a good week for Democrats. The clownishness, hystericism, and self defeat has not sputtered even slightly.
We’re now in Day 3 and it shows no signs of slowing down.
Trump delivered his SOTU last night. It spanned two hours. I want to say up front straight away: Most SOTU’s have almost no tangible effect on politics. They’re largely just public exhibitions. Their most tangible effect is on media programming for a week. Beyond that, it’s usually bupkis.
As for Trump’s speech, however, there were two crucial moments I expect might actually have some tangible effect on the electorate.
It’s a common expectation that applause at SOTU’s will be partisan, and there’s generally wide latitude on forgiveness when opposition parties remain unmoved. Trump knows this is expected, so he reduced it down to a second-grade level.
The more juvenile among us might recognize this game, “raise your hand if you aren’t gay!”
“If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support,” he said looking right at Democrats. “The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.”
Ads will be cut of the moment the left wing of the chamber stays seated in response to this challenge. They’ll run in every challenging, moderate, even slightly squishy district in America.
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a Dem favorite for ‘28, is recorded on camera simply scowling at the notion.
The second moment that I believe will pierce the acela corridor bubble is when Trump said “no state can be allowed to rip children from their parents arms and transition them to a new gender against their parents will.”
“We must ban it, and we must ban it immediately,” he said, pausing for the applause.
Then something happened that I haven’t seen in my entire adult life.
Perhaps one of you might remember an instance in which this has ever happened, but as far as modern politics, I do believe it’s unprecedented.
Trump saw Dems sitting silently in response to this statement, about state-enforced sex changes for minors, and he broke off script and attacked them directly, right from the bully pulpit.
“Look nobody stands up,” he said, frustration growing visible. Then he pointed at Dems in the chamber, “These people are crazy! I’m telling you. They’re crazy!”
I do expect at least those two moments to have some serious bounce. Maybe not like a new Taylor Swift album, but they’ll break through the noise.
Democrat counter programming couldn’t have sent a more clear signal that Donald Trump was, in fact, totally correct in his assessment.
We’ve got a squad of people in frog costumes up on stage. It’s supposedly an Antifa, anti-ICE mascot, but again, normal people just see crazy.
They couldn’t even fit all the frog people on stage. Look at this.
Not to be outdone, they featured regime-approved comedy from a man in giraffe suit sporting a fanny pack. His whole shtick was how many times he’d been arrested by federal law enforcement. I’m not even remotely kidding. (If you’re curious.)
“The People’s State of the Union” featuring Sen. Chris Murphy was interrupted by a MAGA-protester who found security so sparse he literally just walked up to the mic, in punching distance of the senator.
He yelled “go Trump!” twice and called Murphy a “scumbag” before a guy in a Muslim kuffiya intercepted him.
Absolute sh*tshow.
Meanwhile, online, liberal spasms over men’s USA Hockey spilled into a third day. Trump honored the men, brought them out, and announced Connor Hellebuyck would be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The site formerly known as Twitter lit up like a Christmas tree of mental illness.
Take it away, libs.
I’m so sorry this is happening to you Becky, MSN, RN, perhaps you should consider medication?
Even “investigative reporters” for massive news agencies were not immune to the crazy.
Monkeys! I bet that’ll resonate with moderate voters who love winners.
Instead, renowned pollster Frank Luntz pointed out the obvious. Most of America won’t even hear the bellyaching. They’ll just see American winners.
“Pure gold. Literally.”
And we know how much Trump loves gold, don’t we?
GEOFF’S FORBIDDEN TAKES
NYT Reader’s Virtue Signaling Ploy Immediately Shot Down By Advice Columnist
Ew. Gross.
Conservative Women’s Mag Talks About Sex And The World Loses It’s Mind
Prudish conservatives, take note.
Trump Puts Democrats On Defense In Patriotic, Disciplined SOTU
A couple of boxes checked in one of political theater’s biggest nights.
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