Commentary: America's 'enlightenment' in this new age of Biden is truly something to behold
President Joe Biden is a "devout Catholic."
I know this because his protectors keep urging me to digest it in a Christopher Guest "Spinal Tap" "ours goes up to 11" kind of way. Like it's obvious, but only if you see it in dim lighting from the right angle and free your mind of all reality and common sense that clearly indicate otherwise.
Then, and only then, will you appreciate this age of true holy enlightenment that we are now entering. I mean, on day one of Biden's reign as only the second Catholic American president in this nation's history, we got through executive order increased funding for global baby-killing, more money for the baby-killers at Planned Parenthood, obsession with pronouns, the added ferocity of men who feel pretty in the military, a mentally ill "health expert," and the gender-bending out of existence of both women's bathrooms and their sports teams.
Rejoice! Make crooked as hell his path!
But lest you sense even a whiff of cynicism from me about this, let me provide you with even more evidence of Biden's fidelity to the cosmic truths of the universe. Maybe evidence isn't the right word for it, though. Too temporal. Too worldly. I'm talking astral plane, parting-of-the-seas kind of stuff.
Because you're never really sure quite how to explain the divine and the angelic to people, I'll just get right to it: Biden's very inauguration changed the definition and application of science before he had even made the trip from the Capitol to the White House. Thank God Al Michaels is still alive to reset "Do you believe in miracles?"
I mean, one day you have PCR testing that measures COVID at a rate where apocalypse is around every corner, and the next day — Inauguration Day — the World Health Organization says nah. Let's go in a different direction and require increased viral levels, multiple tests, and clinical diagnosis before anyone can say their loved one died from the virus after a hang-gliding accident.
Since I know that you are blinded by the light right now, let me help you understand the power and the glory before you. People will be healed from the pox before us and Karen will fear no more because, get this, they will simply be told they were never really sick to begin with. Poof! Now that's how you solve a pandemic in a pinch. Come, touch the hem of Biden's garment. Let the lepers be cleansed, and dry every tear from your eye.
This can't be mere coincidence. God is at work here. Where can this evangelical get some rosary beads and a statue of Mary?
I know G.K. Chesterton said, "We shall soon be in a world in which a man may be howled down for saying that two and two make four, in which people will persecute the heresy of calling a triangle a three-sided figure, and hang a man for maddening a mob with the news that grass is green," but I don't get that at all.
The chaos has never been more clear. The hate has never been more loving. The depraved has never been more decent.
Let all the angels blow their trumpets. "Devout Catholicism" be praised.
Chris Wallace praises Joe Biden's inauguration speech, gets torched by viewers online — and another Fox News host
Fox News host Chris Wallace earned the ire of many on social media, and another Fox host, after he praised the inauguration speech by President Joe Biden on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.
Wallace made his comments during the cable network's coverage of Inauguration Day after Biden's speech.
"I think it was a great speech. I've been listening to these inaugural addresses since 1961, John F. Kennedy's 'Ask not'," Wallace said.
"I thought this was the best inaugural address I've ever heard," he added.
Wallace contrasted Biden's tone with that of the "insurrectionists" and "thugs" who had assaulted the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
"It was less of an inaugural address and more part sermon, part pep talk," Wallace continued.
"It was a call to our better angels, a call, saying, look, we've got tremendous challenges — COVID, the economy, racial injustice, climate change — but there's nothing we can't do if we come together," he added.
Wallace's comments in favor of unity were met by scorn from many online.
"Chris Wallace on Fox news just stated this was the best inaugural speech he ever heard!!!' Really???" said Leo Terrell, a Trump supporter and talk radio host.
Chris Wallace on Fox news just stated this was the best inaugural speech he ever heard!!!’ Really???— TheLeoTerrell (@TheLeoTerrell)1611164089.0
"Is Fox News trying to have zero viewers left?" remarked one commenter.
"Chris Wallace is a fake news HACK!" said author and activist Brigitte Gabriel.
Chris Wallace is a fake news HACK!— Brigitte Gabriel (@Brigitte Gabriel)1611167810.0
Among those mocking Wallace was his fellow Fox News host, Greg Gutfeld.
"An amazing inauguration, I agree with Chris Wallace," Gutfeld shouted. "The greatest inauguration I have ever seen in my entire life! And you know what, I'll even go further than Chris Wallace, it's the greatest inauguration I will ever see! Ever see! I think we should stop the inaugurations! Stop the inaugurations! This is it!"
Ironically, Wallace said he liked the speech because it called for more civility.
"I think it was a call to all of us," said Wallace, "whether it's us on the air, on cable or broadcast, whether it's us in social media, on our Twitter accounts, understanding that we have to deal from facts, from the truth, to hear each other out, as he said."
Here's the video of Wallace's comments:
Fox News' Chris Wallace: "Martha, I thought it was a great speech. I have been listening to these inaugural address… https://t.co/Z0HKm5N0f2— Lis Power (@Lis Power)1611164602.0
WATCH LIVE: Just two weeks after the riot at the US Capitol, the country watches as Joe Biden is sworn in as 46th president the United States
It has been long, arduous process.
From a tight election to accusations of massive voter fraud to a riot at the U.S. Capitol, Americans have witnessed what many have called the worst in American politics.
But today the nation will witness something markedly different: Many members of both parties and all creeds will be coming together to witness the swearing-in of Joe Biden to be the 46th president of the United States.
Despite the massive security required to counter concerns over threats of violence, despite the disappointment of more than 74 million Trump voters — even despite the skepticism and pessimism of many who feel disenchanted or disenfranchised — America endures ... at least for today.
You might not like what you believe the Biden-Harris administration has planned.
You might not have liked the administration of President Donald Trump.
Perhaps you're a staunch Republican, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, or a part of the swelling share of of the population that has rejected both parties.
You might be a hard-core conservative, a bleeding-heart liberal, or a middle-of-the-road moderate.
Regardless of the group you identify with — you are an American.
We are Americans.
And today we get to see the peaceful transition of power — a power held by the people and loaned to politicians, to leaders.
Today is an opportunity to witness what most countries dream to have.
You can watch it live below:
WATCH LIVE: The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris - PBS NewsHour special coveragewww.youtube.com