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“Less sleazy version of Jared Leto,” according to Xitter. Crazy liberal. Loves data, info, facts, and logic. He/him. 🙅♂️= I’m extremely disgusted with Biden and I’m withdrawing my presidential vote, but I’m voting all D downballot bc I’m not a psycho.
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Well, I disagreed with Biden on some of his premises, but he didn’t seem bad. He was cranky and defensive and had some bad answers, but he was audible and cogent. Here’s hoping that continues, and that it reassures voters.
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I agree but let’s not kid ourselves- that’s a leap of faith. FWIW I suck at political leaps of faith, but whatev I still take them.
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A bowl?
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Biden opposes expanding the court. Yes, even post Shelby, post Dobbs, post Immunity, post Chevron, post etc. I am 💯on board denying Trump & Rs power. I am absolutely opposed to pretending Joe Biden is anything other than an octogenarian centrist. He ain’t gonna reform jack shit.
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I’m more disturbed that he seemed not interested in hearing that his campaign might be in trouble.
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He’ll get beat up for his “as long as we did our best” comment, and ok fine. I gritted my teeth when he said it, but whatever, criticizing that really *does* deserve an ‘orange man bad’ response. His refusal to acknowledge he’s in trouble, however, is Not Great. Status quo isn’t going to win, IMO.
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what are we doing here? he accidentally said million instead of billion and then immediately knew it and corrected himself. he didn’t “flub a line” and then “make an effort to correct himself,” he did the speaking equivalent of a typo that you know you’ve made and instantly correct
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I live in Charleston SC. My presidential vote doesn’t matter, and you don’t fucking listen. Fuck off asshole.
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You didn’t read the whole bio, did you? There are races other than the presidency where my vote might theoretically have an impact, and I’m not fucking around on that. But I’m also not going to pull the lever for sponsoring a genocide. Get over yourself and your anger, I’m not the enemy.
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Yep, this ain’t the fault of rando lefties, and rando lefties aren’t the ones wetting the bed.
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Go ask them, not me. My concerns are different than theirs.
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Uh huh.
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Yes. The centrists are getting scared. His core supporters, not people who “don’t want him to win.” That’s just anger talking, and we need everyone to get to acceptance ASAP.
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“Interviews” Oh? Since the debate? (Narrator: no.) Oh, well then he still has yet to do that. As I said. IMO debate leapt us from ‘bullshit rw talking point’ to ‘legitimate question.’ He has to address concerns raised from the debate, and “he had a bad night” is dishonest and insufficient.
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Centrists are the ones expressing the concern, my guy. IDGAF what that live polling says, because it’s irrelevant to identifying who is alarmed. Biden has to genuinely reassure the core of his support that he can still do the job. “People who want him to lose” are *NOT* the ones wetting the bed.
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Utter bullshit. The concerns are coming from vulnerable Dem pols, centrist donors, and loyal D voters. The concerns are coming from his *core of supporters*. Get past the Anger phase.
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Right, so after all that, I think you just plain don’t want anyone to talk about the gerontocracy, ever. Despite multiple opportunities, you declined to suggest a way to discuss the gerontocracy without being accused (by you and others) of ageism. You have no room in your mind for the gerontocracy.
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In the year 2024, people discussing ageism while shouting down gerontocracy talk…are people who are in denial about decline. Decline hits us all, inevitably, and “managing your age” is good. Pres Biden is declining, IMO. Expressing concern that 70/80 somethings refuse to let go is not ageism, IMO.
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I’m 50.
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Fair. I disagree that immediately responding with the gerontocracy is an example of ageism, which is how you started. I believe that discussing the gerontocracy inevitably leads to ageism accusations no matter what. So I just ignore the accusations and keep talking about ending the gerontocracy.
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Ok, and how does the gerontocracy relate to all that? And again, how do you suggest people discuss the gerontocracy without being perceived as ageist?
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Truly bizarre thinking. What *are* the “sides” to 9/11, other than America and al-Qaeda (and its Saudi Family backers)? I wish that was the follow up.
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We agree both exist, but I think people touchy about ageism are in denial about the inevitability of decline. Regardless, circling back to my original- how should we discuss ending gerontocracy w/o being perceived as ageist? We can at least mention it when someone discusses ageism in America, yes?
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Technically, they don’t “have to,” no. But let’s be real- if polls consistently* show American people have lost faith in Joe’s ability, then he should resign- he hasn’t killed the old age narrative, that narrative will lose the election, and besides, we deserve a capable President. *big if
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That’s a flawed hypothetical, because gerontocracy is BAD. A majority of asian people being accepted to Ivy Leagues is not, AFAICT. If you think a gerontocracy is the equivalent of some other good/harmless thing, then we have nothing to discuss.
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Perhaps I am misreading this, and you would like to clarify?
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Perhaps, but IMO pushing continues unless/until Biden campaign *genuinely* reassures everyone that he’s fine. The concern is legitimate after Thursday, and “he had a bad night, just trust us” is no longer valid. Again- the concern is legitimate, and Biden has to address it. IMO he can’t, but YMMV.
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“If it hasn’t worked yet, why think it will?” — Because the polls won’t validate him staying in, and it takes time to demonstrate that (unfortunately). There are only so many times you can dismiss polls that clearly and repeatedly say “no, Americans don’t think you’re up for another 4 years.”
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Plausible, but I think you’re wrong. I think a bunch of the media and donor class panicked, and are still panicking. I don’t think those groups are reassured, for good reason. I don’t think they’re just trying to save face. I think everyone is still alarmed and not feeling good abt Biden’s chances.
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Hooray, the “calm down” columnist has weighed in.
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You *are* arguing that bringing up gerontocracy first is ageist, though. How would you suggest everyone discuss the very real gerontocracy problem?
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Counterpoint: America is aging, and tensions are rising between the cryptkeepers refusing to let go of power, and everyone else (who then get accused of ageism). I am genuinely curious if OP thinks there is a perfect way to deal with dementia & our gerontocracy *without* appearing ageist.
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It’s interesting that American, British, French and many other countries have politics that are so different and yet share a common link that centrists really aren’t that concerned about far right fascists taking over
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If he *had* done that, then probably. He didn’t. I said the next few weeks would corroborate either a bad night or decline. And, well, a couple days of silence, a single interview scheduled days later, and various other bits (eg Biden negotiating bedtime), signal to me the decline is real.
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“he’s done a handful” — Live *and* unscripted. Sorry, but everyone needs to see him do more than read off a teleprompter to applause. And it has to be current, because decline is irreversible and yesterday is gone. He has an interview 7 days later, and that’s it. The dog isn’t barking bc it can’t.
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The Stages of Grief explains a lot: 1. Denial: he had a bad night 2. Anger: the media won’t stop the ‘Biden is old’ stories 3. Bargaining: nothing after 8 pm, light travel, no unscripted events 4. Depression: Trump has immunity, and Biden’s literally asleep 5. Acceptance: fine, Kamala, whatever
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Reality is saying it. His near absence of live/unscripted events, not just last six months but *especially* in the week plus since debate, is the dog that isn’t barking. He & campaign should frantically be doing all sorts of live events to counter & create a new narrative. Yet that’s not happening.
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NYT et al don’t act in good faith, granted. But. Decline affects *everything*. It’s not either/or, Biden is affected as President and as presidential candidate. 25th Amendment does apply, just not literally to the campaign. I have trouble believing “he can’t do live events, but he can do Gaza.”
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IMO the Biden 24 vibes are the same vibes as Bush-Kerry 04. The narrative was “well, the truck [Iraq occupation] is in the ditch, should we get a new driver or ‘stay the course’ with the driver that put us in the ditch?” Ds insisting on staying the course need to take a breath and think.
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It’s a lazy, insulting, and unimaginative response, but yeah. Regardless of the unfairness*, the narrative /has/ set in and it’s clear the candidate, the campaign, and the President has no realistic response. *every D candidate has legit beefs, my fav Warren was a hysterical schoolmarm or somesuch
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Give em Florida, let them figure out climate change with their own skin in the game.
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Jesus that pic. Just wear lederhosen, kids, lean into it.
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I am not saying it’s fair, but I am saying it’s been known for years how cons and the media behave during elections. The campaign did not take seriously the issue of Biden’s age, *because* it was coming from cons. They were fools. And if all they have is “moar orange man bad,” then let’s go Harris.
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The United States legal system is more broken and corrupt than ((checks notes)) BRAZIL. Seems bad.
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Hey look. I guess the president in Brazil doesn't get immunity. How can the country possibly function?
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Every day proves Thaddeus Stevens right: there should've been big Nuremberg-style public trials of leading Confederates, accompanied by seizures of the assets of all pro-Confederate large landowners and businessmen, which should then have been distributed to freed slaves as compensation.
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FWIW the last 12-18 months were a lot of lies from the Biden Admin. I am really fascinated/horrified that partisans think relativism about age & lying is going to land well. Yes, Trump is senile and dishonest and generally worse, obviously. But the sitting president struggling with age is bad news!
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“Biden also made a joke to the governors that didn’t go over well: “I’m fine — I don’t know about my brain, though.” Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign chairwoman, said the president was “clearly making a joke and then said, ‘All kidding aside.’” — He was *not* joking about the 8 pm bedtime plan.
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Reread the article.
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2 am phone calls will go unanswered because Biden is literally asleep. It’s over. Even when they try to mitigate the damage, they make it worse. Because decline is permanent and irreversible. They can’t “rev him up” to his previous state. He actually *is* too old to do the job, and that sucks.
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