That is old hat, isn't it?
State of the Union? The picture says it all: A Prophetic scenario.Top left: [Vice-President (D)]
Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania,[1] the son of Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. (1915–2002)[2] and Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan (1917–2010).[3] He was the first of four siblings[1] in an Irish Catholic family with roots in County Londonderry.[4][5]
Top right: [Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (R)]
Boehner attended Cincinnati's Moeller High School and was a linebacker on the school's football team, where he was coached by future Notre Dame coach Gerry Faust.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Graduating from Moeller in 1968, when U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was at its peak, Boehner enlisted in the United States Navy but was honorably discharged after eight weeks because of a bad back.[13] He earned his B.A. in business administration from Xavier University {Jesuit} in 1977, becoming the first person in his family to attend college, taking seven years as he held several jobs to pay for his education.[4]
A Sputnik Moment - Yes, this is really out of sight. It really blows my mind!
How about a Dupnik moment, instead?
Clarence William Dupnik (born January 11, 1936) is an American law enforcement official. Dupnik was appointed Sheriff of Pima County, Arizona, in February 1980 to fill a vacancy rising from the resignation of his predecessor, Richard Boykin. He won election in his own right in September 1980, and has been re-elected every four years since. Dupnik is a member of the Democratic party.
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Dupnik's office oversaw local response and investigation of the 2011 Tucson shootings. Dupnik stated that he felt that the level of vitriol in political discourse created an atmosphere where violence was likely. "It's not unusual for all public officials to get threats constantly, myself included. That's the sad thing about what's going on in America: pretty soon we're not going to be able to find reasonable, decent people willing to subject themselves to serve in public office."[7]
Dupnik, who turned 75 on Tuesday, grew up in a Catholic family in Bisbee, a small mining town near Arizona's border with Mexico. His parents taught by example, he said, something he sees as rare in an age when people are fond of talking about their own greatness.
"We were taught to respect authority, and parents and, basically, everything," he said. "And, in my opinion, that's one of the most basic things that has changed in our society: People don't have much respect for anything. They use foul and vulgar language. Violence is -- it fills all the movies. It's hard to watch a movie that's not filled with violence and vulgarity and sex."
This right-and-wrong discipline was reinforced in school.
"I went to a Catholic school for eight years, and we were not allowed to behave in a deviant way. When we did, we paid a price," he said. "I had my oily hair pulled once by nuns, and I have been slapped across the wrist a couple of times."
Note: All other bio's were found at wikipedia.
BTW: In memory of the Tucson shootings (to reduce the vitriol): The Congressmen were asked to sit together for the State of the Union Speech; instead of the usual, Republicans to the Right, and Democrats to the Left. That sure sounds good. The Reds and the Blues all mixed up in one big PURPLE bunch.
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