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I agree he's putting his ego ahead of the Republic. Legolas Send a noteboard - 08/07/2024 04:44:15 PM

View original postBiden is clearly suffering from cognitive decline/some sort of neurological issue. And apparently has been for some time. His advisers and the people around him have been hiding it. But the media has not been doing their jobs to be independent and objective in reporting on this. When Hur released his findings in February, you would have thought him Satan incarnate the way the media responded to him. And here America has proof, and the White House can't claim that the footage is doctored, so instead they claim Biden had a cold/was not rested enough when he was quite well rested and had prepped for the debate for over a week. And all the subsequent comments from Biden and the White House are just showing that honestly, he should not be running again. He is putting his ego ahead of the Republic. And he will remembered by historians for doing so.

Nevertheless, I do have to point out that coming from someone who just indicated he might vote for Trump instead, that's pretty hilarious.

Similarly for the sentence following it - yes, absolutely, historians would blame him if his obstinacy ends up handing the country to Trump with all that that may entail, but if you're planning to actually vote for Trump yourself, why is that a bad thing for you?

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When the NYT Editorial Board calls for the incumbent President to step down... damookster - 29/06/2024 02:51:38 PM 598 Views
Yeah, pretty crazy stuff... Legolas - 30/06/2024 12:53:46 AM 252 Views
Not competent to run for president aerocontrols - 30/06/2024 03:46:13 AM 227 Views
Was Biden ever really competent, though? Tom - 30/06/2024 01:33:00 PM 270 Views
Re: Was Biden ever really competent, though? damookster - 01/07/2024 04:48:04 PM 243 Views
the slip Roland00 - 30/06/2024 11:06:40 PM 241 Views
Now the Biden campaign is calling the people who are sounding these alarms 'bedwetters' aerocontrols - 01/07/2024 05:16:12 PM 224 Views
Re: Now the Biden campaign is calling the people who are sounding these alarms 'bedwetters' damookster - 01/07/2024 05:56:14 PM 253 Views
Re: Now the Biden campaign is calling the people who are sounding these alarms 'bedwetters' aerocontrols - 01/07/2024 06:03:52 PM 222 Views
That term has been used for months if not years, they didn't just make it up... Legolas - 01/07/2024 11:52:54 PM 225 Views
Right, but since Joe (and Donald) probably both wear adult diapers... aerocontrols - 02/07/2024 03:29:23 PM 248 Views
Re: Right, but since Joe (and Donald) probably both wear adult diapers... damookster - 02/07/2024 03:50:08 PM 229 Views
Honestly, the word's been used so much it's an established term by now. Don't think they invented it Legolas - 02/07/2024 08:54:50 PM 236 Views
How can you say this with a straight face? Tom - 04/07/2024 03:24:48 PM 299 Views
Very easily, I assure you - though there's a difference between 'did' (past) and 'would' (future) Legolas - 04/07/2024 07:23:44 PM 248 Views
Re: Very easily, I assure you Tom - 08/07/2024 05:35:19 PM 239 Views
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Security doesn't exist in a vacuum Tom - 09/07/2024 02:42:36 AM 238 Views
Sure, but Russia is a threat to others far more than others threaten it. Legolas - 10/07/2024 09:45:58 PM 243 Views
That's actually empirically not true Tom - 11/07/2024 02:35:23 PM 230 Views
You're right that I was thinking of Eastern Europe re: NATO, not Central Asia or the Caucasus. Legolas - 12/07/2024 04:07:43 PM 236 Views
Let's not fool ourselves about Montenegro and Macedonia Tom - 15/07/2024 03:41:14 PM 227 Views
A smarter NATO The Shrike - 16/07/2024 11:35:46 AM 226 Views
I agree with most of this. Legolas - 16/07/2024 06:14:07 PM 229 Views
I don't think there's any issue to Ukraine joining the EU Tom - 16/07/2024 06:42:27 PM 217 Views
I agree with this 100% Tom - 16/07/2024 06:41:20 PM 228 Views
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You sound so naive there Tom - 16/07/2024 06:57:38 PM 230 Views
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I'm centrist enough to consider voting Red over voting Blue this year due to The Shrike - 08/07/2024 10:51:46 AM 221 Views
I've voted Libertarian for President the last two times aerocontrols - 08/07/2024 02:55:35 PM 219 Views
You make a good point about the popular vote. The Shrike - 08/07/2024 03:01:42 PM 223 Views
Re: You make a good point about the popular vote. damookster - 08/07/2024 03:26:20 PM 277 Views
This is the part that bothers me as well. The Shrike - 08/07/2024 03:46:15 PM 238 Views
Re: This is the part that bothers me as well. damookster - 08/07/2024 04:00:14 PM 221 Views
I agree he's putting his ego ahead of the Republic. Legolas - 08/07/2024 04:44:15 PM 229 Views
I will vote for who I think will do best at standing up to Xi and Putin. The Shrike - 08/07/2024 05:21:43 PM 233 Views
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Re: I've voted Libertarian for President the last two times damookster - 08/07/2024 03:23:12 PM 207 Views
Your analogy is pretty poor honestly. Legolas - 08/07/2024 04:54:45 PM 228 Views
You also are trying to redefine how the score is kept aerocontrols - 08/07/2024 05:44:02 PM 234 Views
Sure, that's how it has always been - doesn't mean it's fair or that the popular vote is irrelevant. Legolas - 08/07/2024 08:06:01 PM 223 Views
If popular votes were paramount then Rassemblement National The Shrike - 08/07/2024 08:29:13 PM 217 Views
FPTP sucks in general, yes, whether in the US, in France, or elsewhere. Legolas - 08/07/2024 09:53:57 PM 224 Views
Re: FPTP sucks in general, yes, whether in the US, in France, or elsewhere. damookster - 08/07/2024 10:34:12 PM 223 Views
To be clear I didn't say it should be eliminated entirely, but as for what would happen if it was... Legolas - 08/07/2024 10:50:57 PM 264 Views
You're wrong. damookster - 09/07/2024 01:19:30 AM 225 Views
You're still looking at it from the current two-party system framework. Legolas - 09/07/2024 07:17:39 AM 219 Views
Re: You're still looking at it from the current two-party system framework. damookster - 09/07/2024 01:45:33 PM 220 Views
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I meant California aerocontrols - 08/07/2024 08:43:35 PM 228 Views
The popular vote is the popular vote - one citizen, one vote, wherever they may live. Legolas - 08/07/2024 10:37:56 PM 237 Views
I'm concerned about a lot of things. Ghavrel - 09/07/2024 04:41:03 AM 212 Views
From a left of center/liberalish substack author about the Republican national platform The Shrike - 09/07/2024 11:15:00 AM 269 Views
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The most interesting thing to me, so far, about this debate The Shrike - 08/07/2024 10:54:50 AM 207 Views
Re: The most interesting thing to me, so far, about this debate aerocontrols - 08/07/2024 02:58:44 PM 228 Views
Re: The most interesting thing to me, so far, about this debate damookster - 08/07/2024 03:20:14 PM 222 Views
James Carville has a pretty interesting suggestion in today's NYT damookster - 08/07/2024 06:32:51 PM 247 Views
I think Biden and his Inner Circle are playing the clock The Shrike - 10/07/2024 12:41:20 PM 218 Views
I don't care for Biden, but I think that time has long since come and gone. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/07/2024 02:25:13 PM 115 Views
Re: I think Biden and his Inner Circle are playing the clock damookster - 10/07/2024 04:14:17 PM 216 Views
Agreed that it wouldn't be a good idea for Obama and Clinton to take a leading role. Legolas - 10/07/2024 09:49:28 PM 223 Views
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