"We're Desperate to See Fight"

"I was drinking so much alcohol. Almost a handful of vodka a day...And then you add on top of that all the crack cocaine I was doing."

So opens Andrew Callaghan's interview with Hunter Biden, who spoke those words. It careens from there.

I don't post this to advocate for Hunter Biden's return to the public eye. That's almost certainly a bad thing for the Democrats from an electoral perspective. But I do believe Biden offers some wisdom that the party should embrace. 

I'm a broken record when it comes to my abject disdain for the cowardly way in which institutional, centrist Dems tacked to the middle in the 2024 election. Tim Walz rose to prominence by stating a simple truth, which is that the MAGA GOP is fucking weird, a bunch of freaks who care more about who you're fucking and what kind of genitalia you're packing than in the general good and welfare of the nation. Walz' plainspoken facts resonated with people, and for once, had the GOP on the defensive.

And then a neutered Tim Walz showed up to debate one of the lead freaks, the odiously opportunistic JD Vance, the fighting spirit that elevated the Harris/Walz campaign dissipated in so much poll-tested triangulated dated hot air, and the freaks are running amok.

What I appreciate about Hunter Biden's new remarks is not so much the facts, but the fight contained within. There are no punches pulled (in the clips I've watched, anyway - you think I have time or the attention span to watch a three-hour interview?) and he doesn't shy away from profanely blasting both sides of the aisle. This is a taste of what the Dems get from the prodigal Biden in defense of his father:

Hunter Biden on the dem party

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— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) July 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM

You can argue the merits of letting Uncle Joe stay at the top of the ticket and the way the knives were ultimately unsheathed, but Hunter's not wrong about the prime movers within the party and their penchant for self-enrichment sans results.

Biden comes for Dems on immigration, too:

Hunter Biden has a point. And a quite colorful one.

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— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) July 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM

And the money shot, on the rampant corruption of the Trump family that we're mostly ignoring:

Hunter Biden on the Trumps: “Meanwhile, these motherf*ckers… I don’t get why people don’t understand it’s the biggest grift there is.” He says even if you believe their lies about him it doesn’t compare to corruption they’re openly doing. 🎯 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DMYufPh...

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) July 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM

There are those who tell me that Hunter Biden should shut the fuck up and go away ('sup, Z!). Those folks are not wrong. I'm hear for the message, not the messenger. As Evan Sutton (@evansutton.bsky.social) put it on the Bluesky yesterday, “Hunter Biden of all people said some true shit and it went viral. People are desperate to see some passion. We're desperate to see fight. My message to Dem leaders and consultants is simple. If Hunter fucking Biden can capture our attention and you can't, maybe that's worth reflecting on.” 

Right the fuck on.