• assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      One of the greatest, but certainly not the greatest of all time. It seems apt for the moment weā€™re in as a country.

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        9 months ago

        I would respectfully disagree. The speechwriters crafted a fairly strong piece of rhetoric, but it wasnā€™t particularly substantial and the delivery was substandard, thatā€™s just the honest truth.

        Also ā€œone of the greatest in history because it happened nowā€ is not a great argument. Nunc pro tunc, as they say.

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          9 months ago

          Yeah, I agree. It was well-written, and I thought it was good, but saying this was the best SOTU of all time seems a bit far-fetched. Biden straight-up isnā€™t a great orator, and thatā€™s fine by me. I would rather someone who can do the job than make wonderful speeches.

          Now, how Biden dealt with the hecklers was pretty great, Iā€™ll say.