Pardon My Parsing Political Podcast

President Biden is not the best public speaker, but there are some issues where he is better than others. Giving an Martin Luther King Day Speech should be one of those areas where he should stand out. However, he again bungles this speech.....and we think that at least one of his speech writers should be fired. 

How much Tea can be spilled in one speech? A lot - More than we could have imagined. From nerdy insider tea - to overt contemptuous tea. There is no tea saucer big enough for the attacks in this speech. And given the Director of the FTC - Lina Khan - it is a glorious attack and it is well deserved. 

A speech is like a good wine. It can be good on its own, but when paired with a good dinner the true notes can be unlocked. 

If this speech was a wine it would be mad dog, but it could have easily have been much better. 

In a low key setting - former President Trump announced that he was running for President - again. Is he doing it for real? Does he want to win? Does he want revenge? Does he just want to avoid legal trouble? 

Whatever the answer - this speech wasn't a good look for the former President. 

With Republicans poised to take over both the House and the Senate - Biden took to the podium to make his case to vote for Democrats - but might have actually made the case to vote for Republicans. 

This Senate debate for the PA Senate seat that could decide control of the US Senate is equal parts entertaining and sad. 

A speech given by Ronald Reagan in 1964 has shaped public policy and political discourse for the last 60 years. Reagan called it "The Speech" it is now known as "A Time for Choosing", but if we have anything to say about it - the speech will again be called "The Speech". 

While this speech has a few killer lines - this is one of those speeches that is more about the why and when that is almost more important. We were interested in this speech because it is something that the King had waited his whole life to deliver - it didn't really live up to that. 

Sometimes the news is good - sometimes it is bad - sometimes the news is more of a lie than the truth - but when a Governor of the Federal Reserve Speaks it is mainly just nerdy. 

In this case - it is both nerdy and frightening. We try to take the edge off, but this episode might be best enjoyed with a glass of scotch, bourbon, or your favorite spirit. 

With the death of the Queen we explore some of the speeches and messages around the death of our first President, and one of the best leaders of all time, George Washington. 

The comparisons between the Queen's leadership and George Washington's aren't very comparable, but the words that are used to discuss these two leaders are.  While the Queen's eulogies almost feel hollow (and we appreciate who she was as a person), George Washington's are almost underrated. 

This is also our first speech from John Adams - this has enough personality that we will be doing more.