24 February 2022

BIDEN 'PRESS CONFERENCE'

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President Grandad, as usual, showed up 15 minutes late and struggled with syntax and punctuation as he read canned remarks off the teleprompter. 

He had a prepared list of select friendly reporters to call on for the few questions he took, before excusing himself. 

He refused to address questions about cutting Russia off from the worldwide 'Swift' financial network. He refused to discuss sanctioning Putin personally. He refused to address whether or not he was talking to China.
You be the judge here. 


IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR IRAN 

A quick primer on the 'SWIFT' international banking system...
"The impacts of such an action can be crippling, and the tool has been used before as an international response. SWIFT booted EU-sanctioned Iranian banks from its network in 2012 and again in 2018."
JOE CAN'T KEEP HIS STORY STRAIGHT
-- Biden’s claim that the sanctions were not expected to prevent Russia's actions was in stark contrast to past claims by the administration -- including his own vice president." --
And here's your 'harsh economic sanctions.'