I would guess that many of you are familiar with the Babylon Bee. For those who are not familiar, it is a satirical website that has humorous, tongue-in-cheek articles.
For example here are two of the recent Babylon Bee postings:
- “In a controversial new episode of Paw Patrol that aired this week on Nick Jr., Chase gets neutered so he can become the world’s first transgender pup.”
– “In a gracious move of bipartisanship, the Senate voted to relax rules
to allow their freshman Senator Jabba The Fetterman to take a bath
in the reflecting pool.”
You get the idea. Now here is the test. Try to figure out if the following two stories are from the Babylon Bee.
“Biden repeats same story twice almost ‘word for word’ within minutes, sparking concern online: ‘Elder abuse’.”
Politico’s Jonathan Lemire, who was traveling with the president on Wednesday, wrote in a quick update about Biden’s comments: “After briefly touting his economic record, POTUS reflected on his decision to seek the presidency. He told the story about the events of Charlottesville in 2017 as the reason for his campaign. A few minutes later, he told the story again, nearly word for word.”
If you said that his was from the Babylon Bee, you would have been wrong, as what this piece describes is all true. Okay I will give you another chance.
In its “US News” section, top Spanish paper Marca ran a story yesterday headlined, “Joe Biden’s latest public blunder at the UN with Brazil’s president Lula.” The sub-headline added, “The president had another unfortunate moment as the world was watching on.”
After President Lula took the podium to begin speaking, Biden, standing stiff as a board, started fiddling with his UN translator earpiece and receiver. Lula was speaking in English. First, Lula waited respectfully for Biden to finish, but as the long, silent seconds uncomfortably elongated, finally Lula, sounding a mite teched, asked “Can you hear me, President Biden? This is a historic moment for Brazil and for the US.”
Biden was standing three feet away. Lula was speaking into an amplified microphone. In English.
If you said that these were from the Babylon Bee, … sorry, but no cigar, as this was actually the leader of the free world!
Here in both of these stories, reality beats the Bee!
Embarrassing!
9/23/23