Thats an undeniable achievement, and yet still now very few people take him seriously if you see him talk, he is. Its not a partisan point, its not intended to be cool, its true. At 70yearolds are not meant to lead to large countries, it is old age. Bigger declines over the course of a lifetime, particularly in men. Joe biden has grown week, thats why we dont take them seriously. It turns out theres another way to look at his decline, a perspective that hasnt occurred to most republicans but at the center of democrat selection strategy. Hes slowing down, he has trouble starting sentences, he forgets words, occasionally he mistakes his sister for his wife. Every time he gets confused, he grins and that charmingly old people do when they know they are losing it, so yes, joe biden has gotten a little daffy but for that very reason, hes not going to hurt you. There is nothing threatening about him, hes not aggressive or overly ambitious. In a time of chaos and a shouting, it might be comforting to be led by a man who talks about record players and wear slippers with socks attached thats the actual message, the subtext of the biden campaign. No one in the Democratic Party will say it aloud, no one ever will but his handlers understand that his punching us could be his biggest asset. Because hes so obviously ineffective, hes harmless. Because he is passive, you assume hes wellmeaning. You wouldnt put him in charge of your dinner reservation but on the other hand, youre not going to send them to an internment camp. Hes the mirror image of elizabeth warren, her eyes gleam with the promise of germanic efficiency. Bidens eyes, theres nothing there, just a passive void. Democrats see an advantage like this, a party that no longer represents the mainstream needs a leader who wont scare boaters, his job is to soothe your fears about what the left will do if they ever take power. Stacy abrams or beto orourke could never do that, their plans are too obvious, joe biden has no plan. The most radical Mass Political Movement in American History has found a front man who seems like he should be feeding pigeons. Democrats are happy about that. If you didnt see it biden speak last night, you may not fully appreciate this dynamic. At some republicans in washington will tell you his acceptance speech was scary, its their job to say things like that but in this case, thats not true. Watch this clip and ask yourself what you disagree with. While ill be a democratic candidate, i will be an american president. Ill work hard for those who didnt support me, as hard for them as i did for those who did vote for me. Thats the job of a president , to represent all of us, not just our base or our party. This is not a partisan moment, this must be an american moment. Its a moment that calls for hope and light and love, hope for our future, like to see our way forward, and love for one another. America isnt just a collection of clashing interests of red states or blue states, we are so much bigger than that. Tucker an american moment, an american president , an american leader who represents everyone regardless of party. A collection of clashing interests, a future of hope and love for fellow americans. Thats what he promised last night is there anyone who doesnt want that . The leaders of his party for one thing. What you just heard does not represent the dncs vision for america, its not even close. Read their platform, watch their speeches we spent all week doing it. Democratic leaders are not calling for unity, they are demanding division. They staged an entire convention that amounted to the extended attribute of the zerosum viciousness of identity politics. Give it to us now. A nation of 350 Million People splintered into countless warring tribes united by nothing apart from a common loathing of their own country. It was an orgy of grievance mongering. Watch the reverend Freddy Haynes saying hates republicans also muscle. You have the nerve to build a wall while at the same time you have in the harbor in new york the statue of liberty saying give me your tired, huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Will say america, if you dont get your act together, you may well go to. Tucker america is headed to says the reverend. Fraternity, thats not speculation it is a straight prediction from himself. Also from Jeremiah Wright from chicago. He was the spiritual mentor, he and barack obama at that in common. He didnt speak at this weeks dnc but he was certainly there in spirit. Kamala harris channeled him in her prime time speech, watch harris diagnosed america with a fatal case of racism. There is no vaccine for racism. We got to do the work. For george floyd, for breanna taylor, for the lives of too many others to name. Weve got to do the work to fulfill that promise of equal justice under law. Heres the thing, none of us our free until all of us are free. Tucker there is no vaccine, it looks like the patient wont make it, sorry. America is dying from the virus of racism and theres nothing we can do, weve reached the limits of modern medicine. We have to let the country go and start over. Kamala harris was hardly the only one to say that. Speaker after speaker this week hit the same theme, america is beyond redemption. Tear it down and build a new country with us in charge. There is no vaccine for americas sins, its terminal. Its unlikely that any Major Political party has ever had speakers to say anything like this from the podium. Attacking the country you are trying to lead as a radical move and its not a good way to win a majority but this message wasnt aimed at the majority, they would rather you didnt hear it. Thats why they trotted out to joe biden. The job of the president is to represent all of us, not just our base. Everyone is for that, and yet virtually every word of the convention other than bidens speech was aimed directly at the left base, the coalition of the miserable that is the engine of the Democratic Party. Here is the single dumbest talking head on the single dumbest cable news channel clapping her hands because the democrats managed to exclude an entire racial group, she is grateful for that, she couldnt bear to look at them anymore. It was all about representation, my little myelinated cynical heart, my immigrant heart felt so full last night. Today with david and john is the meve seen a white man in eight hours other than joe biden last night. Thats okay, theyve had 240 years of representation, they are going to be okay. Tucker what kind of person would Say Something like that or even think it . If you ever catch yourself feeling thrilled that you dont have to see certain racial groups, if you find people who look different from you that horrifying, that repulsive, then you can be certain that you are indeed a racist, nasty one too. Thats exactly the sort of person the Democratic National convention was aimed at. Outside the convention, the base stayed busy. Thousands of biden voters work to help the democratic ticket in the way they know best by hurting people and destroying things. [shouting] [sirens] [bleep] [bleep] [shouting] tucker anyone who lives in an American City can navigate a computer and knew exactly what was going on but if you got your news exclusively from the democratic message machine, you would have no clue that your country was being reshaped by violence in the streets, no mention of that, antifa wasnt allowed to send delegates. Various speakers made blm sound like a branch of the united way, the media did not contradict this message, they refused to cover the violence outside, it was like it all never happened. Its possible that joe biden never found out about it, he doesnt get outside much, he knows only what they tell him. Judging from his speech last night, he is come to believe hes Mahatma Gandhi leading a movement to restore love. We can choose a path becoming angrier, less hopeful, more divided. A path of shadow and suspicion, or we can choose a different path and together take this chance to heal, to reform, to unite. A path of hope and light. Tucker it sounds like a beatles lyric from their acid phase who doesnt want hope and light . All decent people want that and thats why its a winning message in a national election. Unfortunately its also a deeply dishonest message. Unity is not with the democrats are promising, unity is not what they plan to deliver. The media understands that very well, they are committed democrats as well. Hope and light . Please. These people cheered when they thought roger stone was going to die in prison for some madeup crime. They cried when he was spared. These are hardened partisans, not just the ones whose brothers are sitting governors, they know perfectly well what joe biden said on stage last night was absurd but they also know that Many Americans will believe it, so they loved the speech. It may have been the best speech that joe biden ever delivered. Its the best beach joe biden never delivered. One of the strongest beaches of joe bidens career. It was probably the best speech i ever heard joe biden give. Whoever wrote that speech needs to get a cookie and a hug and a flag and a puppy. That thing was crafted so well. He came ready. He spoke passionately and from the heart. Its a tale of two visions of what this country is about. One is about anger, joe biden gave you something very different tonight im a he said i will draw on the best of us. If i could jump out of the chair, this was the best night for joe biden ever. Tucker the best night for joe biden ever she might be right about that. Unfortunately, in the short term, lives often work. Cnn went farther than that, they described his speech as a moment when the destiny of a man and this nation converged. What does that mean for you . What does that say about them . Thats next. We miss you. Its totally not the same without you. We miss your lets do this look. The sound of your laugh cry screams. And how you make every day here the best day ever. We cant wait to get you back so weve added temp checks, face coverings, social distancing and extra sanitizing to get the good times going again. Were finally back, and cant wait until you are too. Buy now and get two days free at the parks. Restrictions apply. Tucker joe bidens speech at the Democratic National convention wasnt really a speech, for our media, it was a transcendent indeed, almost biblical experience. Joe biden was able to read from a teleprompter effectively, that means the rapture is on the way. An actual headline from cnns website read the moment when the destiny of a man and his nation converged. Give that man a raise. Cnn wasnt the only News Organization beside itself. They all were and they reacted this way to almost every speech all week, watch. Michelle obama is riveting, was riveting, one of the best speeches ive heard her give and ive heard her give many speeches. Clearly one of the most talented political minds of our time right now. She comes across as your favorite next door neighbor. It was all tied together in a beautiful bow by Michelle Obama. This extraordinary speech, shes beautiful. Tucker Michelle Obama is one of our most talented political thinkers in america. Name something that she said that wasnt banal whatever, the bar isnt that high if youre Democratic Party figure who could possibly be on the cover of vogue. Steve beck hauer is the founder and editor of the media newsletter come out what to watch for. Thanks so much for coming on. Lets say youve got a Strong Political views, covering stuff on tv, you can shape the message in a way that it is more subtle than coming out and calling a candidate but they are going for that, why . You talk about joe biden, this was a true victory and expectation setting. The expectations couldnt be any lower for his speech and he exceeded them. I think if he didnt go out there and say if you aint black you dont think a certain way it would be a big praiseworthy moments. You played a clip of van jones, and he said on air we were all prepared for it to be terrible, as long as he wasnt, we would praise it. If as long as he wouldnt go out there and call someone a junkie, it would be a perfect moment. Tucker the Republican Convention is next week, monday. So, there is going to be not much time for people to forget the way the media responded to the democrats as they compare the way the media response to the republicans, is that a problem . I think its going to be very clear to contrast the two. Im very curious to see how much of the republican National Convention they cover. There was a story this week that Media Networks covered a little bit less of the dnc than they were originally going to plan to because they dont want to look like they are giving a short trip to the rnc when they really dont cover it next week very much at all. I would be curious to see how much it gets covered if at all. Tucker you think its possible they can say with a straight face we will give this amount of time to the National Convention, we will give less to the republicans. It was a pretty boring dnc and i dont necessarily fall to them all that much, it match the tone in five of joe biden. Im not sure its going to be very different for the rnc, its a very strange and different time. It would not surprise me at all if there was a significant reduction in next week. This is a very different time. Networks like cnn and others believe they are in an exigent sulfide with the person in the white house. They are covering it like its documentary style i would be very surprised if that happens and if its not factchecked immediately as things are going on. Tucker its fine with me when reporters are tough for politicians, thats their job. Its the sucking up that bothers me a lot. If you were a tv producer and you see one of your onair people say Michelle Obama is great, thats fine but then to say shes one of our most important public intellectuals, would you get in the persons ear and say settle down a little bit, shes not actually socrates. Its unfamiliar to me. If we were at cnn, it is a completely different world there right now and its because they believe they are in this fight. Its almost unrecognizable the network right now but i would say this one of the biggest problems, joe biden, he can read it from a teleprompter, its all about unity and everyone likes that. Look at the people he has interviewed. The last two people he has interviewed with his People Magazine and cardi b, he is not being pressed by any significant media figures and i dont know if he would be pressed if they actually got him in a room and sat down with him. Wait until we get to the base, assuming that all happens, joe biden and donald trump on stage in a way that you cant go and pick and choose how youre going to cover, youre going to see how this plays out. The media isnt going to be able to weigh in as much as they have in the past. Tucker hes always welcome on this show. Steve krakauer, great to see you tonight. We got news tonight, an update in the case of that horrifying beating of an innocent man last week in portland, oregon. Well and tell the latest next. Its so good to see you. You too so really, how are you . Oh well, look thats what were both taking right now, fanapt. You know its really been helping me manage my schizophrenia. I used to hear these terrible voices. Loser youre such a failure. Youre so embarrassing. I used to feel like everyone was staring at me. But were doing much better now, right . Yeah. Fanapt is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. In clinical trials, fanapt significantly improved symptoms of schizophrenia compared to placebo. Fanapt may change your heart rhythm which could elevate risk of sudden death. Your doctor will consider this when deciding among treatments and may prescribe another medication first or may instruct you to take a smaller dosage of fanapt. The good thing to know, is were not alone. Call 8557 fanapt tucker last sunday in portland a man authorities have identified brutally beat another man during the citys neverending riots, we showed you the tape the other night, we are going to show you again its real, it happened. The other networks dont want you to see it, here it is. Backup, stay down. Youre not leaving. [bleep] chill, chill. [bleep] tucker this morning authorities in portland took him into custody, it was a manhunt for they finally got him, he faces felony assault and riot charges, haner said he tried to help someone who is being mugged, he believes he was targeted because of his skin color. This story is an awful story but its more than about just one beating, its about punishing normal people for the crime of living their lives in peace which most of them do. As long as there is suffering anywhere there must be suffering everywhere. Watch as writers terrorizing residents for flying american flags. Right here is another example of white men feeling comfortab comfortable. You havent had a struggle in your life, [bleep]. [cheers and applause] tucker these are explicit racial attacks, explicit racial harassment, what a country ever put up with this and any other context . No but the Justice Department stands by, the local authorities stand by, democratic politicians stand by, even republicans, no one says anything. What did the people sleeping in their homes do wrong . Nothing, they never attacked anybody, they didnt even fight back against the people screaming at them. All they are doing is leaving in peace but thats not allowed. In portland, major cities everywhere, you are not allowed to do that if they dont like the way you look. Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot wants you to know rioting is good, she has allowed it in her city for many weeks now, but youre not allowed to do it near where she lives, watch. Im not going to make any excuses for the fact that given the threats i have personally received, given threats to my home and my family, im going to do everything i can to make sure that they are protected and i make no apologies whatsoever for that. I have an obligation to keep my home, my 12yearold, and my neighbors safe. Tucker to Lori Lightfoot, having a safe neighborhood is sort of like getting a haircut, no one is entitled to one ex