Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) speech last week was a bizarre tirade marked by stretches of manic speed reading. Biden stood at the storied podium and squinted with coal black eyes over the gathered political class, including Democrat women festooned in white, like a cadre of sanitarium staff awaiting the next Biden cerebral infarction.
On cue, Kamala Harris stood, cow eyed, and clapped like a seal expecting an oily mackerel. Biden was amped up. Though, I suspect, it was more an effect of narcotics than an affectation of vigor. Biden’s dark eyes being indicative of dilated pupils — induced by a medically prescribed cocktail of stimulants.
The SOTU was simply a campaign event — botched — much like his perfunctory appearance at the dignified transfer of thirteen service men and women, who’d fallen victim to Biden’s colossal ineptitude. Later, their remains were subjected to his shocking callousness. Famously, he made a mockery out of the dignity of that moment by repeatedly checking his watch. Similarly, Biden made a mockery out of the SOTU by lashing out at Republicans and the Supreme Court. He took the opportunity to stump for infanticide, a moral crime for which he’ll give account before the Judgement Seat — which, given his age and infirmity, will likely be in his near future.
It’s not surprising, then, during the tweeker-in-chief’s address to a gobsmacked nation, that a gold star father should stand outraged and protest his son’s senseless death at the hands of an obvious imbecile.
Mr. Steve Nikoui did a tremendous service for his nation, during Biden’s political screed, by reminding us of the terrible price paid, not just by his son, but by twelve other service members as a result of Biden’s complete bungling of the Afghanistan withdrawal. In politics, a year is practically a lifetime, and the criminal mishandling and initiation of a pandemonious retreat in Kabul, which occurred in 2021, is practically ancient history.
The public has been barraged by an endless series of Biden administration outrages, so it’s easy to forget the opening salvos of his lethal ineptitudes. The nation has been witness to an invasion of millions of illegal aliens, the deadly consequences of which were highlighted by Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) before and during the SOTU. Biden’s subsequent gaffe has reverberated through the body politic — befuddled, he called the murder victim Laken Riley, “Lincoln Riley” despite her name being printed in bold text across the button held in his cadaverous hand.
And, Biden has presided over a full blown war in Europe, the Ukrainian people suffering brutalities at the hands of Russia’s Putin. Followed by the eruption of violence in the Middle East, an attack of such scale and barbarity on jews not seen since the Holocaust. All Biden seems capable of is weakly bleating for a ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages held by the primitive, Mohammedan Hamas.
So, Mr. Nikoui’s outburst during Biden’s SOTU brings to the fore an essential piece of history. The value in this is inestimable. To draw from a Biblical example, the children of Israel were prone to forgetting their miraculous history. So, they were reminded of those events frequently. As a people, we’re no different from the ancient Israelites and just as inclined to forget the past, even if only removed by a few years.
Mr. Nikoui stood during Biden’s SOTU and shouted, “Do you remember Abbey Gate?” We all know the answer to that question. Without onboarding heavy pharmacological support, Biden staggers through his days and fails to remember which side of the stage to exit. Remembering an event, which was clearly of no consequence to him at the time, is clearly beyond his capability. Of course, Mr. Nikoui’s question wasn’t meant for Biden, but for us, and the gathered members of congress who may possess a shred of patriotism and conscience.
The Spectator published a thorough interview with Mr. Nikoui and he related how he felt during Biden’s speech. “None of them [politicians] would exist without men and women like my kid.” A sentiment easily shared by countless American families who’ve suffered similar loss. “They’re able to play their games because of kids like ours, and that kind of infuriated me…I felt like I was in the Coliseum. We’re all in the upper tier. And here are the players down there.”
Mr. Nikoui detailed what he perceived to be a double standard during the proceedings, “As I’m watching him talk and lie, and they’re cheering for him…I didn’t think you’d be arrested for saying something, I didn’t have any idea of that. I probably would not have done it. And who knows? Maybe if I wasn’t as loud, maybe I wouldn’t have gotten arrested. I don’t know.” Nikoui was arrested, but was complimentary of his treatment by Capitol Hill Police (CHP), saying the officers were “very courteous.”
Arrests of this sort are made on a fairly routine basis. CHP provided a statement to The New York Times stating, “This is a routine charge on Capitol Hill. People…typically are released after they pay a $50 fine, so the misdemeanor charge is resolved without going to court.” The American people will be waiting to see if Nikoui gets the usual treatment. Though recent government acts of politicization don’t give the public much confidence.
Nikoui’s case isn’t unique. During former President Donald Trump’s SOTU in 2020, the father of a victim of the Parkland shooting, Fred Guttenberg, admitted to The Washington Post that he’d been arrested for his outburst. But, this isn’t 2020 and instead of a president committed to civil liberties and making America great again, we’re saddled with a Demi-potentate busy implementing tyranny through an obsequious Department of Justice. We owe more than just lip service to Nikolai’s bravery. We owe it to him to watchdog any pending legal action and leap to his aid should he require it. “I’ve watched three State of the Unions, and I’ve never heard them honor our kids.”