Biden makes us wonder whose administration it really is
Shouldn't be much of a surprise considering not so long ago history
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It almost seems as if White House strategists want the focus of President Joe Biden's first full press conference Thursday to be less the substance of governance and more the question of whether Biden is physically up for the job.
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They have it set up so that if he does anything more than dodder around and mumble nonsense, the media will play up the presser as a Biden win. But if he does mumble nonsense, some of his minders will still be happy because they will be one step closer to removing Biden's name from the "Biden-Harris administration." There's a sense that when Biden himself referred to his vice president as "President Harris," he was doing nothing more than giving voice to the inevitable.
This speculation about a president's fitness is what happens when the new commander in chief takes almost exactly twice as long as any other president in the past 92 years (and three times longer than most) to hold a solo press conference. It is what happens when, time and again, the president makes verbal and physical missteps in public, even though he appears in public far less frequently than most presidents. It is what happens when he often sounds or looks tired or confused and when he spent most of the previous year's campaign hiding in his basement.
By the way, did you catch that "Biden-Harris administration" verbiage? In a break from all tradition, that is the appellation the White House itself is using. In a stern memo, the White House sent to all federal agencies, that's what agencies were instructed to call it. Funny, we don't remember references to the Roosevelt-Nance administration, the Carter-Mondale administration, or the Obama-Biden administration. The repeated emphasis on the understudy is very odd, unless the expectation is that the understudy will soon be taking the lead.
The public deserves and needs a vigorous president. For that reason, presidents beginning with Ronald Reagan, with almost too graphic information about his mild bout of colon cancer, made a point of providing the public with exhaustive information on all but routine matters relating to the chief executive's health. Former President Donald Trump arguably broke that tradition, but Biden ought to restore it. When a new president is older on his first day in office than any of his 45 predecessors were on their final day, he owes it to the public to reassure them that he is fully fit and functional.
To say so is absolutely not to stoop to the level of a nondoctor's armchair diagnosis, and thus an ignorant and unfair one, that Biden suffers from some type of dementia. And, in truth, there are times Biden clearly has appeared lucid. Yet, there are all sorts of ways short of dementia that the aging process can make someone less than fully capable. Plenty of elderly people do fine for, say, half a day, but then tire and get a bit "foggy." There is nothing dishonorable or inherently embarrassing with losing stamina and focus.
Either way, the public has an absolute right to know if something is wrong. Transparency is vital. If a president is ailing or fading in a way not likely to improve, it is wrong to give the impression that he is in charge. It is even worse if a diminished president is being propped up because his "centrist" image provides a patina of reasonableness to policy initiatives that are anything but moderate. If indeed a radical such as Vice President Kamala Harris is being groomed for a midterm promotion to the presidency, the public ought to know.
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Surprised anyone?...........after his insistence that it be called the Biden-Harris administration? Or is he just wanting to share the heat?
Trump supporters, and I are not the topic.
Her ascendance to the Oval Orifice throne is inevitable, as her on the job training is painfully obvious. The only question is when the transition will occur. Biden projects nothing but frail weakness to the world, both in mind and body. He's not fit to be our president.
This sorry state of affairs is not what the confused and brainwashed electorate envisioned. The next year and a half should be very interesting.
As the crisis explodes on our southern border and North Korea fires missiles into the Sea Of Japan, Biden's handlers put an early cap on him to prepare to answer a few questions. I can only assume that any question on the crisis on the border will be answered with Kamala Harris is in charge of it, ask her.
The crisis is exploding with covid infected migrants
If COVID rates start climbing in Texas, especially around the border area, we all know loons on the left will blame that on Governor Abbott, taking any blame away from "No border" Biden and "Heels" Harris.
It's an inevitable play book we see over and over.
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Please give me a date that I anticipate this event. Paleo-conservatives here have had their hair on fire for almost a month about this 'crisis'. The quarantine for Covid after travel is 7 DAYS.
So WHERE are the rates climbing in Texas bugsy?
Oh and if it doesn't rise by that date, will y'all STOP posting the LIE about 'covid infected migrants'?
Doubtful since THAT is a playbook that 'we' see over and over.
where did I say the rates WILL go up, Dulay.
Let me help you...I didn't.
I said "IF"
Kind of a shame I have to explain this to you.
Where did I say that you said they would bugsy?
Let me help you...I didn't.
I asked you where they ARE rising in Texas.
Kind of a shame I have to explain this to you.
I really hope you take this education to heart...
Key word very first word 1.1.5..."If"
I never said the ARE..
You're welcome.
You educate me? Hilarious.
And?
AGAIN, I never said you did.
For what, your superciliousness?
Sigh...
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From your 1.1.10
"I asked you where they ARE rising in Texas. "
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Fake news. If this were true, Abbott wouldn't have dropped the mask mandate, right?
Far right wing fascism is always the topic in one of your seeds.
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Time to give up that myth sir.
Let's see that truth...
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Because Russian oligarchs never gave millions to Biden's family, right?
Still pushing the the FSP propaganda are we now Sean........?
Even the republican senate committee couldn't make the connection...
including the confidential document cited by the Republicans (in the report), and are aware of no information in the committees’ possession showing Hunter Biden had any financial interest in this entity or transaction," they said in a statement.
PolitiFact | Examining Trump claim that Hunter Biden got $3.5 million from wife of Moscow ex-mayor
The author would sound more sensible had the insistence been to call it the Harris-Biden Administration. Biden always claimed that both he and she would operate as a team.
That said, fodder time for the detractors of both is on the horizon and especially for Harris now that she has been handed Polk's border machinations.
The reference to Biden-Harris is for political reasons. They want to keep black support for the administration at a peak.
That is insulting to Black Americans.
When did Black Americans make you their spokesperson?
Maybe you can do the honors....The implication JR made is that Black voters loyalty is tied to Harris based on her skin color.
What would that be called?
Do you really think Black Americans vote according to race?
Black Americans are a voting bloc. Does that surprise you? White grievance is getting out of hand.
Vic do you think certain presidents took photo ops of themselves surrounded by evangelical Christian leaders laying hands on them because they wanted spiritual help? lol.
I see, they vote in total lock-step for something other than policies. Is that what you mean? You mean LBJ was right? Just say it out loud.
White grievance is getting out of hand.
White grievance allows progressives to get away with calling people racists and dividing the nation. I have none
Vic do you think certain presidents took photo ops of themselves surrounded by evangelical Christian leaders laying hands on them because they wanted spiritual help?
That's an off the wall question. How about two responses?
I think politicians will try to appeal to as many groups as possible to win elections. In the case of evangelical Christian leaders, they only have one place to go, just like the Teacher's union has one place to go.
Second: Who supports candidates has nothing to do with how I cast a vote.
Lol.
Did the Dixiecrats figure out that dismissing all accusations of racism as "black grievance" keeps the racists on their side? Or is this an innovation by progressives?
How about we leave it to each individual American to express their own opinions as they will?
It is the latter. Progressives seem to have figured out that most White Americans are conscious of America's past problems with racism & slavery. Many feel a sense of empathy for Black Americans. Progressives took note and in the early 90's we first heard of the "angry white male." They got away with it and since then the left has used White America as the foil to get all the "others" to vote accordingly. The fact that it has put us on the road to tribalism is written off as collateral damage.
JR just gave one. The implication has been noted whether you like it or not.
I think there is probably some truth to that. More than that, though, I think they are assuming Biden will not run again and so they are trying to give Harris more presence in the public eye so she can run for the big chair in 2024. Name recognition is so important in presidential elections, and Trump has giant bags of it. In spite of VP being an obviously valuable experience for being president, the average American often has a hard time naming the VP, so I think this is all part of a strategy to make her more familiar to the average American.
I can tell you from experience that 'we' heard FROM 'angry white males' long before the early 90's.
I think he wants it Biden- Harris administration to get people used to saying Harris administration, as that is the inevitable outcome in probably a short amount of time...and he knows it.
If it was an 'inevitable outcome', Jill would have said. "no Joe!"
No...it's inevitable.
I actually feel bad for the good "doctor", watching her husband deteriorate before the nation's eyes....with the world watching.
It must be painful.
It’s pretty clear we are heading to another Woodrow Wilson situation, if we aren’t there already.
If they pull this bait-and-switch before the midterms, it will be disastrous for Dems all up and down the ballot.
Mixing politics with predictions makes fools of even the wise.
It will be a disaster anyway with all the radical changes being made. Their only hope is to end the filibuster and then pass H.R. 1.
Yet more partisan 'wisdom' toying with the foolishness of making political predictions.
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I have seen Biden respond "in the moment" many times in the past few months. He acts like a normal 79 year old. Other nations have had leaders that old, why cant the United States ?
A lot of people on the right were positive that Biden would humiliate himself at the first presidential debate. It turned out the other guy was the one that humiliated himself. What is the evidence that Biden cant handle his job? Not right wing media bs speculation, evidence. ? I dont believe there is any.
I guess people can't read or don't care
I think bringing up what is specifically off topic should carry a 20 point penalty. I will make the recommendation today.
I have already discussed this with JJ. You cannot have an article which compares Trump to Biden,
either for health or transparency, then state that Trump is off topic SP
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Do you do windows and ovens?
Damn Hallux..... did you throw rocks at wasp nests as a kid too?
I was the stupid kid that thought I could hold a wasp on my hand like a honey bee.
Nope....
Just flirting.
Dude..... You are on your own!
Perrie...... Try not to turn this one into a eunuch..... He seems to be able to do more than fog a mirror!
Typical partisan politics. Yes, Biden is the oldest person to ever get elected as PotUS. Yes, Biden is a gaffe-machine (always has been). Yes, Biden at 78 is visibly not as sharp as he was when running as Obama's V.P.
So naturally partisans will take these facts and spin a tale of Biden being a doddering old man too senile to make competent decisions. And the partisan supporters will lap this up as if proven fact.
Biden definitely is pushing the envelope and he did look shaky when his campaign started. But since then he got his footing and demonstrated via the debates that he still has his wits. There are many individuals I would prefer as PotUS over Biden, but given his predecessor was an irresponsible narcissist, I consider a past-prime PotUS to be a net improvement.
That beat trump by 7 million votes.
... and, according to some, masterminded the only steal of the USA presidency and did not leave a trace of evidence.
They expect Harris to run for president in 2024 and keeping her in the public spotlight as much as possible - partly through this labeling and also by seeming to give her maximum responsibility - is a foundational strategy for a 2024 run. It’s all about name recognition, which will be especially important if Trump runs again.
You wouldn’t think it would even be necessary, but the sad truth is that from generation to generation, the average American has a hard time even naming the VP, much less forming an opinion about them. It’s actually kind of odd that no one has thought to do this before.
I don't know what "average Americans" you associate with but the ones I know are clearly knowledgable regarding who the VP is and have rational opinions about them.
You see it all the time.
Poll shows 41 percent of Americans can’t name U.S. Vice President
Most People Can't Identify 9 Vice Presidents On This Picture — Can You?
General view nationally of Biden's poor excuse of a "presser"
I only watched part of it.
Still better than the rants of his predecessor.
I saw clips from it, what an embarrassment. He has dementia and everybody but dems know it. It’s pretty sad when one wrongly uses the word “lucid” to describe his first press conference two months in.
He beat trump by 7 million votes, what does that say about trump ?
Nonsense Greg, just partisan nonsense. You realize of course that the cartoon was drawn before the presser by a biased person, right?
I watched part of it and have watched the positive parts in the general news stations,
repeated everywhere except Fox which tried to put a negative spin on some edited out takes.
Biden was lucid, sincere, and did not drool or wander off an any tangents.
Refreshing compared to the previous shit show of conspiracies and fantasies.
Yes, of course. So what? But it still was a disaster. He appeared to be wired and juiced
He stated:
Do you actually think that Biden believes he was the junior senator from Delaware in 1972 (at age 30) 120 years ago? You think the man believes he is 150 years old?
There are times when common sense is expected to be applied. This would be one of them.
Ignoring all the answers provided by Biden during this presser and focusing instead on dry humor by Biden as if it were a claim of fact is an illustration of crude dishonest partisan bias.
yea but , nun is so blind as one who can't sea a nun Flying a kite with Sally in a Field of Fields where she lies, and lies some more, because it's her habit, and she habitually dresses the part to again Lie, in Fields, and since her habit included a head dress and aerodynamic 'hood' feature, she was able to catche large amounts of fish, as nun were seen as Chicken, of the Sea, because nun can see nuns are not allowed to have Roosters, to wake them, but, i may have slightly digressed. I don't know, when Biden again demonstrates how a REAL POTUS should act, he is now chastised for his humor, that admittedly, is bad, but after the last guy got US All laughed off the World stage on a regular basis, i'd buy a nun a seeing eye Rooster, to wake her up in the mourning of/for those too blind to see what a perky rooster pecks when presented the opportunity to swim with Chicken of the Sea, while flying high with Bumble Bee, and Sally, in Fields of Dreams, till, stopped short, off Bass, and tagged while playing hide and seek and yee shall not find another Fish so Deep as the Drum Fish, that she caught while Fly Fishing someones Little Mouth Bass basically, all while a funky Bass Drum beat her like a Rented Mule being an ass kissing sycophant, unable to see a flaw in the Emperors knewly closed off mind Shaft, the Bad muther (Watch youur Big Mouth Bass, B 4 some guy, also known as Richard, around Trees and Tees, gives you a roundhouse barn burning , Hey, where am eye can't see, so i just shut my eyes and don't listen, cause my reaction is predetermined to be a detriment, just like a beating wholehearted bass drum Tugged out at Home by McGraw the Quick Draw artist starving for the neverending spotlight, that illuminated only his narcissistic unenlightened, while flying heavy pants around teen anglers fishing without bait to snag a date they could raisin a fuss a bout their brand new brand ,, Papa got em while sight searing ahi Tuna, along with a Charlie Hoarse, from sinkin the songs anchored to bear arms with tiny claws, as it's just the weigh the clause was written inn printed letters, Trump was never read, because he preferred Lying about being Orange, ya glad...., well NO, none could be glad accept for that exceptional Fly Fishing Nun that got something more than a morning mourning Phish Big Mouth and sSmall, cause you could say that Rosie, that Rosie got it all
or not
Is he first mate on a fishing charter ?
If you recognize it as a gaffe then why even bring it up? Biden is known as a gaffe-machine.
You presented this as if Biden believed he was elected to the senate 120 years ago — part of your campaign that Biden is mentally incompetent.
So which is it? Is it just another gaffe (the way Biden has always been) or do you think Biden thought he joined the senate 120 years ago?
My read is that it was simply dry humor. Biden self-deprecates regarding his age and years as a career politician. Ever notice that or does that not get through the partisan filter?
Right.. Because no one ever publicized obvious gaffes by Republicans.
or do you think Biden thought he joined the senate 120 years ago?
Can that be ruled out?
You missed my point. My point was that since Biden is well known as a gaffe machine, bringing up what is at best a minor, irrelevant gaffe is offering nothing new. It is a 'so what?' observation. Biden possibly made a gaffe ... what a surprise.
Yeah, Sean, we can rule out the hypothesis that Biden actually thinks he is 150 years old (joined senate 120 years ago as a 30 year old).
First off, Biden is a "gaffe machine" because he he's spent 50 years frequently lying about himself, insulting people and using racist language in public. The protective media excused and whitewashed his deplorable words by minimizing them as gaffes, rather then calling them what they were. His inability to communicate basic concepts is is a new development. He was always a very articulate liar, now he confuses his wife and sister. The idea that his inability to master simple sentences is what gave him his reputation for "gaffes" is disingenuous. He was always a very coherent liar. Now he struggles communicating basic concepts.
It is a 'so what?' observation.
good point. I remember you saying that all of the times Trump was attacked over covfefe. You are nothing if not consistent.
PLEASE .... from a Trumpster, the LIE angle is acutely OBTUSE, and will NEVER BE RIGHT, cause where the hell were you the past damn 5+ years...?
I think he was trying to be cute/funny. Therefore Mr. Biden, EPIC FAIL LOL
i will agree Jim
Absolutely, I laughed and he expected others to laugh.
Disagree.
Did you ever once see me criticize Trump for his covfefe? You have never seen me object to people making a big deal about insignificant factors such as Trump cheating at golf? Pay attention if you are going to make accusations. Better still, consider stop making up shit up as you go along.
It does not matter why you think Biden is a gaffe machine. The point is that he is a gaffe machine so if he did seriously state (rather than dry humor) that he became a senator 120 years ago instead of 49 years ago then that would point to his proneness to gaffe rather than thinking that he truly believes he started as a junior senator 120 years ago.
It is pathetic observing partisans suggest that a quip of starting in the senate 120 years ago shows that Biden has lost mental coherence. Just shows that some are really stretching to pick those obscure cherries rather than objectively following the evidence.
Finally, you complain about Biden lying. So do you feel the same about Trump? After all, who can compete with Trump's two-month con-job after he lost the election? We have an 800lb lying sack of shit gorilla in the room and you focus on the 100lb chimp.
Why would Trump cheating at golf be an insignificant factor in assessing fitness for office? He is accused of being a constant cheat at many things and the golf is just evidence of it.
I am not going to repeat this with you. Why focus on this when Sean and Dennis have delivered plenty of material for you?
Then you actually believe that Biden thinks he is 150 years old? That he is so incompetent that he not only does not know his own age, but he thinks that it is possible for a human being to live to be 150 years of age?
Whatever paradigm you have chosen for reasoning is utterly flawed. Your assessment is embarrassingly foolish.
Also, I do not deem this a gaffe. I have told you repeatedly that I saw his comment as dry humor from a man who is known to make fun of his own age.
Oh, come on Dennis. I can go to youtube and find dozens of such gaffs done by Trump and you would just call them a gaff, and rightfully so since gaffs happen.
not so difficult to tell who the devoted FOX viewers are these days...
Biden has been making gaffes his entire career. So what does that translate to in your mind?
The point is that making gaffes does not mean the man is incompetent or addled. I sense zero objectivity in your analysis of Biden. Looks to me as though you are looking only for bad qualities that you can then extrapolate into something not necessarily true and ignoring all good qualities.
I am confident you will prove me correct as time ensues.
But after 4 years of insisting that Trump shouldn't be taken literally, their position now is that EVERYTHING Biden says MUST be taken literally and he MUST be held responsible for how they interpret it.
Some people are perfectly comfortable making utterly foolish claims. While I understand partisanship, does it not make sense to draw limits on claims so that they stay within the realm of rationality?
For example, one should not claim:
Claims like these are obviously wrong and anyone making such a claim will appear foolish and will reduce the claimer's credibility (some have already hit zero).
Must be grading on the curve
I think some have already gone into negative numbers.
Only lately?
Since Trump lost I have seen bizarre comments from people who I frankly did not think were capable of such levels of nonsense.
But, to your point, of course there are others who have made foolish comments for years.
No he didn't TiG! That's a vicious lie spread by the liberal leftist media in their attempt to subvert our democracy and establish a liberal democrat 1-party system!
As have I. Although, I already knew they were capable of such nonsense. It just comes out more now.
It only seems to be getting worse too.
False equivalencies are false on their faces. Both sides are not equally good or bad...
'The left'? The entire 'left'? You should know that there are all sorts of people on 'the left' with very different views. There is no single 'the left' view.
Yes, there are people on 'the left' who made bizarre comments about Trump. So what? Are you going to try to argue 'two wrongs make a right' or 'they did it first'?
I hope not.
Sure, the PotUS is fair game. But if one is to be productive / valuable one should make critical remarks based on fact. Inventing and/or exaggerating accomplishes nothing good and makes the exaggerator look foolish and basically kills their credibility.
So you are making the childish argument that 'they did it first'.
Take responsibility for your own actions. You are justified to criticize the Ds for their partisan failures but then to applaud similar actions by the Rs is hypocritical.
It is never right to make dishonest, non-factual, exaggerated claims to attack others. Right?
Is that all the Rs want Dennis? Well that seems like a very reasonable request. Clearly the Rs, as you envision reality, are being honest, responsible citizens who simply want fair, humane treatment for all. So, in your mind, that is the extent of the R criticism of Biden?
Now, here is a glimpse at reality. We have people attacking Biden as being senile / cognitively impaired (to the point of incompetence), serial liar, womanizer, feckless wimp doing only what others want him to do, etc. After all, just observe this seed. Observe other seeds that attacked Biden's press conference by literally nit-picking (the "yes" answer) and flat out making shit up ('deer in headlights, confused, ...').
Seems to me your comments downplay bad by Rs and exaggerate bad by Ds.
It isn’t trumps, and that is what I was voting for, or against. However you wanna look at it.