The Horrific Lines in President Trump's Speech

House speaker Nancy Pelosi finally gave President Trump permission to deliver his State of the Union address in the House chamber, and he did so Tuesday evening.

Far into the speech, I thought it was well written and Trump did a decent job of delivering it. Though as CNN's Jake Tapper commented after the speech, there were parts that could have been delivered by a Democratic president such as Trump's comments on healthcare that included a call for a government system with insurance(?) coverage for those with pre-existing conditions.

And then there were the, now required at STOU addresses (thanks, you bastard Reagan), the breakaway vignettes of people attending the STOU that had somehow suffered in life and linked by the thinnest of thread to greater government policy, designed to tug at the hearts of those who have difficulty separating thought from emotion.

But as a performance overall, the speech went well. Maybe even Ann Coulter liked it.

But there were these lines about three-quarters of the way through that still have me shaken:

Here, in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in our country. America was founded on liberty and independence - not government coercion, domination, and control. We are born free, and we will stay free. 

Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.

What in hell was that?

As I pointed out immediately upon Trump's election, socialists would be the big gainers and they have been.

But it is simply insane for the president of the United States to acknowledge the growth of socialism in a State of the Union address. I mean, the growth is real but it is by no means engulfing the country, yet.

But Trump just shined the biggest amount of focus on growing socialism that he could have, this side of calling out the National Guard and having them all shot.

Every socialist professor, every socialist high school teacher and every commie activist must have cheered. The damn president of the United States, who they think represents capitalism, just acknowledged their existence--and their growth--in the State of the Union address!

Hell, I'd buy a MAGA hat (I wouldn't wear it though) if Trump attacked anarcho-capitalism the way he just attacked socialism.

And speaking of MAGA, I think it really stands for "Make America a Gorilla Again."

Trump seemed to be proud in the speech that he is acting like a mad man and canceling nuclear agreements all over the place:

 As part of our military build-up, the United States is developing a state-of-the-art missile defense system. Under my administration, we will never apologize for advancing America’s interests. For example, decades ago the United States entered into a treaty with Russia in which we agreed to limit and reduce our missile capabilities. While we followed the agreement and the rules to the letter, Russia repeatedly violated its terms. It has been going on for many years. That is why I announced that the United States is officially withdrawing from the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty, or inf treaty.

and

My administration has acted decisively to confront the world’s leading state sponsor of terror — the radical regime in iran. It is a radical regime. They do bad, bad things. To ensure this corrupt dictatorship never acquires nuclear weapons, I withdrew the United States from the disastrous iran nuclear deal.

A comb-over mad man is driving the country to socialism. I'm not sure if God has a sense of humor or wants to teach us a big lesson.

-RW