Last night on a hot mic Biden said he told

[MOMFUDSKI]

Bibi that they were going to have to have a come to Jesus moment. Someone told him there was a hot mic and Biden said GOOD

[Scrivener7]

1. LOL! That wasn't a mistake.

[PatSeg]

3. Yeah, that sounds very intentional

A very Bidenesque maneuver.

[Attilatheblond]

2. 'Good ol Joe' has had ENOUGH from a lot of really obtuse, self serving people, here and abroad.

Dark Brandon is on duty more and more these days. It's a GOOD thing.

[3auld6phart]

22. Damnright

And a good ma

[littlemissmartypants]

40. Thank you, Dark Brandon! ❤️

[marybourg]

4. I won't comment on the disconnect between

an Israeli president and coming
to Jesus. 😂

[Irish_Dem]

6. I know. I am trying not to laugh.

[ananda]

19. I failed there.

[elleng]

12. Just worked on it a bit:

For the prophets, Jesus and the New Testament apostles, Israel's physical salvation at the Red Sea became a code word for salvation. Israel's prophets constantly appealed to the exodus as the basis for calling the nation to obedience. The yearly Passover feast commemorated the salvation of Israel's first born.

Gotta get some coffee!!!

[LeftInTX]

30. It really has nothing to do with Jesus..LOL

It's more like, "You're in the doghouse"

A come-to-Jesus meeting was originally an American term describing a Christian religious service where it was hoped that many worshipers would dedicate their lives to Jesus. Many charismatic preachers traveled across the country in the 1800s and 1900s holding camp meetings or tent revivals, which were enthusiastic religious services.

Today, the come-to-Jesus meeting has taken on a figurative sense, often used in politics, business and parenting. When one has a come-to-Jesus meeting with another, this is an opportunity to point out where someone has taken the wrong path. A figurative come-to-Jesus meeting is never pleasant, it is often the last attempt to straighten someone out before dire consequences are enacted. Note that each of these terms are hyphenated, and the name Jesus is capitalized. Be aware that a minority of people may not approve of the use of the term come-to-Jesus in a secular way.


https://grammarist.com/idiom/come-to-jesus-moment-and-come-to-jesus-meeting/

[elleng]

31. Right!

[sdfernando]

17. It jumped out at me right way /nt

[jaxexpat]

21. Yeah, better call Saul.........St Paul, that is. He and Peter put a lifetime into that effort.

[kiri]

23. Saul/Paul botched circumcision

Saul--later Paul--apparently had a botched circumcision. He was angry all his life, particularly at the rabbis who did it.

Good reason to stop ritual genital mutilation of babies.

[LeftInTX]

32. What?????????????

He was uber religious and upper class.
I always heard he suffered from ocular migraines and developed one while being pissed off at and persecuting Christians.

[All Mixed Up]

5. Interesting phrasing considering who he's talking about.

[intheflow]

9. Right?

Like, I love that he wants to talk with Netanyahu, but FFS, saying the leader of the Jewish politcal world needs to find Jesus, even in the metaphorical sense, sounds... insensitive and tone deaf.

[GiqueCee]

25. It's a phrase nearly as old as Christianity itself...

... and Netanyahu spent enough time in the states to be familiar with it, and its intended meaning, i.e. we gotta have a serious talk about critically important matters, like NOW. I'm sure it was not lost on Bibi that using that particular phrase to convey the extreme importance of a serious talk, also softened the delivery with a bit of humor. Joe knows the game better that anyone. He chose his words carefully, I'm sure. I'm also sure that he's fed up to the teeth Netanyahu's cavalier attitude toward the harm inflicted on Palestinian civilians, who are also victims of Hamas.

[Goddessartist]

38. Exactly. n/t

[Haggard Celine]

44. I agree. He was being humorous about the situation.

Biden supports Israel, everybody knows that. It matters who makes remarks like that, and Biden isn't trying to be sarcastic. It's just a joke. Now if Mike Johnson made the same remark, it wouldn't be funny at all.

[speak easy]

26. 'insensitive and tone deaf'

Totally intentional. A totally intentional insult.

[intheflow]

29. Doubtful.

The man has consistently shown up for Israel, it's their continued OTT retaliation that's the problem. "Come to Jesus" is a common phrase and it probably just slipped out.

[whathehell]

36. Oh please..

It's a freaking figure of speech..Bibi and the State of Israel have much larger cconcerns.

[littlemissmartypants]

41. It's a euphemism. ❤️

[Qutzupalotl]

7. Jews for Come to Jesus Moments

Yah?

[Voltaire2]

8. There seem to be a lot of 'hot mics' around.

It’s almost as if the press is trying to get those gotcha moments by any means necessary.

[Submariner]

13. Ever since Dianne Sawyer buried Howard Dean

by turning up the volume of the so called Dean scream during replay on the TV broadcast, it has become the bloodsport of these professional eavesdroppers.

They call themselves reporters, but come across more as character assassins imo.

[live love laugh]

43. Seems to only happen to Democrats though ... 🤔🤔🤔

[Polybius]

10. Please please please someone post a video

I need to see this.

[elleng]

11. Sounds GOOD, BETTER than 'good,'

but Bibi come to Jesus? Dunno, maybe MOSES, crossing the Red Sea???

[Srkdqltr]

14. I doubt he meant it literally. Im sure Netanyahu knew what he meant.

It's an expression of frustration.

[peppertree]

20. Oh, Nutty-yahoo knows - but doesn't care

He's probably planning some false-flag incident somewhere as we speak.

[redqueen]

15. Honestly so pleased with his speech last night

This and his reaction to mtg were icing on the cake

[KS Toronado]

16. I hope all the American Palestinians who voted not committed

for whatever reason can now see that Biden doesn't like the bloodshed overseas any more than they do and
as a politician with none of his citizens in the fight, that he's doing everything possible that he can.
They should be glad we're sending more food and demanding a two State solution.

[GuppyGal]

18. He was also on a hot mic with someone saying that'll show em about cognitive decline and Biden said sometimes I wish

I did

He needs to just be himself and it's in the bag.

[Warpy]

24. Well, "Come to Jesus" was a poor choice of metaphor

but I agree with the sentiments, both of them.

I would have said Bibi needs a sternly delivered reality check. Hot mic is fine.

Netanyahu has squandered most of the good will Israel once enjoyed. He's got to go.

[whathehell]

37. Oh Pulleeze..

It's an expression of frustration and nothing else...I'm sure Bibi and the people of Israel can handle it.

[Maine-i-ac]

27. I listened to the whole hot mike bit on CNN live, nearly as good as the speech itself!

Esteemed people waiting in line to get sage advice or to commend Joe for doing genuinely great work.
Mike Johnson wincing like he was trying to hold in 12 farts up behind him. Kamala genuinely proud and presiding.
People kept coming up with things for him to sign, and he arranged for a kid to come out and meet him I think. He kept referring to an aide behind him to follow up, get names, arrange the next steps.
A big powwow with the Joint Chiefs, commending them together as the word's finest military force.
Lots of positive sound bites, hope we hear more. And I hope it was intentional.

[2naSalit]

28. Yep...

That honeymoon is over.

[liberalla]

33. K&R! That Joe Biden sure is sly!!!

[MOMFUDSKI]

34. Thanks for all the replies.

Splitting hairs about which religion believes what is exactly why the world is in such turmoil.

[littlemissmartypants]

42. ❤️

[elocs]

35. The West Wing "intentional" hot mic moment by President Barlett:

[FailureToCommunicate]

39. "That was old school."

Excellent reminder!