SOTU Archives - Granite Grok

March Is Womens’ History Month For Half The Country

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 Ray Cardello

There are some topics that you think would garner unanimous acceptance. You might think that a young boy who survived over a dozen brain surgeries to beat cancer and who dreams of being a cop or a young girl who survived an injury on the volleyball court but may suffer the effects for a lifetime … Read more

The Democrats Do Not Understand Communication, But Misinformation They Have Down Pat

March 9, 2025 Ray Cardello

The Democrats have had some dynamic orators in our lifetime. People like JFK, Bill Clinton, and even Barack Obama could capture a crowd with their spoken word, but there does not appear to be anyone to fill that void, and we are left with word salads, TikTok sound bites, or meaningless ramblings as we heard … Read more

Rung and Murphy Yard sign people over politics

Make Every Democrat Pick a Side – Politics or People?

March 7, 2025 Steve MacDonald

We have a lot of mental deficients in my town. You probably do, too. People who think that there are local House Dems who put people over politics. It’s a nice thought, but rarely, if ever, is the case, and the Dems who attended Tuesday’s joint session of Congress just handed you a rhetorical cudgel … Read more

Bananas: Trump Delivers STFU Speech

March 6, 2025 Johnny Bananas (Fake News Reporter!)

All of the major networks ran the latest episode of Middle School America Tuesday night with this season’s blockbuster storyline centering around Trump’s latest STFU (Stop the Fraud & Usury) speech. The speech was delivered to a joint session of congress at approximately 9 p.m. EST when most of the country’s mature viewers had mercifully … Read more

America’s Renewal Shines in Historic Address

March 5, 2025 Amil Imani

On March 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump delivered a stunning and historic address to Congress that lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes—the longest presidential speech to a joint session. “He talked for more than an hour and 40 minutes, breaking the previous record set by President Bill Clinton ’s 2000 State of the Union address, which … Read more

Bananas: Biden Gives Epic State of the Onion Address

March 13, 2024 Johnny Bananas (Fake News Reporter!)

Despite having lower approval ratings than people who club baby seals, Joe Biden faced the nation last week to deliver the annual State of the Union address. After a lengthy wait for him to arrive at the Capitol, where many wondered if he might have fallen or gotten lost, again, the gamey 80-year-old entered the house to a cacophony of groans and forced adulation as he made his way to the dais.

Democrat Women Wear Traditional Klan Colors for Biden’s Hate of the Union Speech

March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Democrats are confusing. Ivanka Trump got a white dog, and the Liberal Left lost their hive mind (racism!). Melania Trump wore a white dress to speak before the RNC, and the Liberal Left lost their hive mind (racism!). Dem women wear white as a group and, what?

Why Is Sun-King Chris Sununu So Threatened By Marjorie Taylor Greene?

February 11, 2023 Ed Mosca

Donald Trump is definitely NOT the most narcissist person in politics. You know that if you live in New Hampshire. Sun-King Sununu is. The latest stop on his LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! pretend-Presidential campaign was some FakeNews podcast, which Sun-King’s unofficial publicist, NH-NeverTrump’s Mikey Graham, breathlessly tweeted about. One of … Read more

Quick Thought: The BEST Moment of Biden’s State of the Union address (besides “Look It Up!”)

February 10, 2023 Skip

It couldn’t get any better than this: No, not JUST what Biden said, and not the totally dead-panned delivery either.

Finish the Job, or Finished

February 9, 2023 Ray Cardello

Anyone who tuned in to Tuesday evening expecting to see the annual State of the Union address was terribly disappointed. What they saw was the first campaign speech Of the 2024 Presidential race.

underwater original Photo by Mostafa Ashraf Mostafa on Unsplas

Biden’s State of the Union Bounce ….1%

March 9, 2022 Steve MacDonald

There wasn’t a lot of chatter about the traditional post State of the Union Bounce. It’s that mythical enhancement of a politician’s public perception after sharing their opinion about the state of our nation. Biden’s wasn’t big news and now we know why.

Knucklehead Of The Week: Cackling Kamala …

March 6, 2022 Op-Ed

With President Biden’s disastrous State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, a very strong argument could be made to declare our esteemed Commander-in-Chief as the week’s top knucklehead – again.

Kiss lipstick goodbye Original Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash

You Heard the Man – Joe Want’s Us to Vote Democrats Out of Office (Including Joe)

March 5, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Joe Biden says that all American businesses need to do to address inflation and bring down prices is cut costs – something he’d never dream of doing to the Federal Government. And this will sound weird coming from me, but let’s take his advice.

I Think I Just Found the Best ‘Take’ On Biden’s FUBAR SOTU Address

March 2, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Someone asked me if I watched Joe Biden’s State of the Union last night. I said no, I’m up to speed on the State of the Union (almost daily). I don’t need to waste valuable time listening to disconnected elites mumbling political fantasy.

Biden Is An Absolute Fraud For Saying It, But The Core Issue Is Still Not Funding Or Defunding The Police

March 2, 2022 Op-Ed

In his State of the Union speech, Joe Biden made the jaw-dropping statement that he supported funding the police. He told a lot of big lies – his concern for national unity chief among them – but this police flip-flop represents the second-deadliest nonchalant course reversal (after Covid policies) and it simply can’t be ignored.

Brilliant! Team Trump Twitter Video Takes Nancy and Her Speech Tearing Antics to the Wood Shed

October 23, 2024February 9, 2020 Steve MacDonald

My first take on the State of the Union was that Nancy screwed up. Tearing up the speech was terrible optics. A speech loaded with good news (in particular) for women and minorities. Pelosi tore it up and team Trump is making Democrats pay a price.

Great News for Minorities – And Then Nancy Ripped it up in Front of them and the World

February 6, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Democrats sat on their hands as President Trump rattled off historical gains and record-breaking economic improvements for minorities in America. That’s not new, by the way. If you search their congressional web pages you won’t find a word about any of it.

Dems Wear Traditional Klan Colors to SOTU While Trump Announces Record Low Black Unemployment

February 5, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Democrats are bitter clingers. Not Max Klinger, though there could have been a man in that congressional audience wearing women’s white. No, I mean bitter clingers. Bitter the way a child glares at someone else who has the toy they say they wanted.

Donald Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Address
(Full Transcript and Video)

February 6, 2019 Steve MacDonald

President Trump: Thank you very much Madam Speaker, vice president, members of Congress, the first lady of the United States. [applause] And my fellow Americans. We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential, as we begin a new Congress, I stand here ready to work with you to achieve historic breakthroughs for all Americans. … Read more

Sunset At Bernie’s

February 6, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Oooh Boy, did Bernie Sanders get a slap-down last night while Congressman Kuster was dancing the Macarena in a short, embarrassing, tribute to herself. Socialist Bernie Sanders, now wandering the hinterlands of the Democrat Party he occasionally uses to enhance his political career, was caught scowling as President Trump spelled out the future of socialism … Read more