Welcome to the RedState Weekly Briefing — where we take a quick look at the week’s most viewed stories in case you missed any of them. Grab a cup of coffee (or a frosty cold beer — it’s officially summer, after all), and sit down with this 21st Century Weekend Edition of your favorite (online) publication!
#1 – Nancy Pelosi’s Latest Comments on Biden’s Future Are Raising All Sorts of Eyebrows — by Bonchie
There are a few possibilities here. One is that Pelosi is just old and doesn’t comprehend that Biden has already made his decision. Another is that she’s not-so-gently nudging the president to reconsider staying in the race, which is astonishing given the tensions within the party. Then there’s the possibility that Pelosi does know something we don’t and that some kind of surprise move is coming, whether that be Biden dropping out or him being forced out.
Regardless of the reason, everything seems to hinge on the president’s “big boy” press conference on Thursday. As RedState reported, Democrats have set Friday as the deadline to have Biden out of the race. If he flubs that presser despite how low the bar is already set, the rush to get him out of the race will be overwhelming. Pelosi seems to be hedging her bets, waiting to see how he performs.
#2 – WATCH: Joe Biden Goes on ‘Morning Joe,’ Appears to Read From a Script and Starts Screaming Incoherently — by Bonchie
I’m not sure essentially telling voters that he could drop dead tomorrow is the best strategy there. Regardless, for Biden to say “Look at his career” while claiming he’s “not had many of those nights” referring to the debate is laughable. His career has been a trainwreck of gaffes, but in the past few years, he has clearly mentally declined to the point where he can’t have a good night. Every public appearance is marked by his senility in one way or another, including this phone interview.
Still, the big story from the interview was that Biden isn’t going anywhere. Amid his ramblings, he stated that several times.
#3 – Biden Gets Decimated by Responses to Trainwreck Interview—the Pic That Says It All — by Nick Arama
“The goodest job” — is that even English?
He also had some just outright lying when he tried to put down Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) for assembling a group of senators to reach out to him to step aside. He claimed Warner tried to run for the nomination, which was untrue. But that’s Biden, when challenged, he lies. It’s not just the cognitive decline; it’s the sociopathy, too.
The reactions to the interview were not good across the board. I didn’t see anyone who thought it achieved its purpose.
#4 – New: Explosive Report Blows Lid Off Joe Biden’s Handlers, and What German Officials Saw During 2022 Visit — by Sister Toldjah
Unlike many of the same outlets that have now seemingly had a wake-up call regarding the persistent questions surrounding Biden’s mental acuity, Biden’s conservative critics have been sounding the alarm bells since well before he was sworn into office as the video evidence, documented extensively by this site and others, has piled up.
In my view, what’s been especially relevant to note in the volumes of evidence is the level of involvement by Biden’s handlers who, a few months before the 2020 presidential election, were seen aggressively herding members of the press corps around like cattle, away from Biden and from any chance of asking a probing question of the man who would eventually become, on paper at least, the leader of the free world.
#5 – Rich, Obnoxious California Transplants Messed With the Wrong Rancher — by Jim Thompson
Neighbor disputes suck, but when the good guys win it’s pretty sweet. A few days ago, I read a story about a neighbor dispute in Colorado that turned out to have a happy ending. A very happy ending.
There was a narrow strip of land that California transplants had bought. It was a vacant lot where they planned to build a home. A few months after it closed, the next-door neighbor, a rancher, got a notice. The transplants informed him that they would sue him if he didn’t move his fence. The fence encroached on the new owners’ property by 3 to 6 inches.
