The President said some really stupid shit last night. I didn’t watch it, but in viewing some of the highlights lowlights this morning, these gems stand out:

“…eight million dollars for making mice transgender. This is real…” Ummm, no. it’s not real. The $8M was spent on transgenic mouse research, where human genes are transplanted into mice so that they can be used to test drugs. Transgenic is not even close to transgender, you ignorant asshole.

“…over 130,000 people, according to the Social Security database, are over 160 years old…”. He said this idiotic thing to “prove” that there’s waste and corruption in Social Security payments. Well, not so fast, you moron. This is a MAGA talking point that’s been debunked multiple times. The SS database uses a specific date in the 1800s as a placeholder when the actual birth date of a person is unknown. The 1800s date is used to make it VERY CLEAR that there’s a problem with an entry, making it easier for analysts to go in and fix the problem when the true birth date is found. It should be very clear to anyone who isn’t an idiot, as it turns out.

Imagine if Joe Biden said stupid shit like this. The media would be clamoring for a competency test, or for him to step down due to dementia problems.

I’m glad I didn’t watch the speech. Those two hours of my life were better spent on…anything else.