BTRTN: The Dems' "Three Presidents..." and What Does the GOP Have to Offer? [View all]

Born To Run The Numbers attended the energizing and uplifting "Three Presidents" event at Radio City Music Hall last week... and couldn't help wondering what the comparable GOP event might look like:

http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2024/04/btrtn-dems-three-presidents-and-what.html

Excerpts: "Finally, at approximately 9:00... one of the aircraft carrier-grade hydraulic lifts underneath Radio City powers up, and the foreground stage rises, bringing the 'Three Presidents' and Late Show host Stephen Colbert up to stage level. The crowd goes absolutely bonkers. As the thunderous applause recedes, they sit, and Colbert’s opening joke sets a tone: 'This is an especially exciting and rare occasion. Three presidents have all come to New York, and not one of them is here to appear in court...
"The ingoing storyline is simple: Joe Biden has taken an enormous risk by appearing onstage with two men who are younger than him and widely viewed to be among the most charismatic, energetic, and articulate politicians in American history. Bill Clinton, who was elected President 32 years ago, is three years younger than Biden. But once again – as he did in the State of the Union – Joe Biden beats expectations...
"When Obama weighs in, another protester springs up and screams. Obama – usually the master of nuance, measure, and balance -- stares out in the direction of the protester and icily lectures: 'You can’t just talk and not listen… because that’s part of democracy. Part of democracy is not just talking, it’s listening. That’s what the other side does,' he says sharply, and the audience explodes at the powerfully executed double-zing...
"Colbert was at his interviewing best when he began a question to Biden by referencing January 6. 'I remember my feelings that day,' Colbert said. 'But I have never heard you talk about what was going through your mind that day. What were thinking about when you saw that unfold?' Biden's is blunt. 'Look, we had no president on January the sixth.' Biden continues, saying how Trump 'sat there in the dining room off the Oval Office for several hours and watched... didn't do a damn thing...'