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Originally posted by Hound Dog:
On a positive note, even the msm is upset at the biden/harris ticket for NOT taking questions at their latest 'appearance.'

I am not particularly surprised they took no questions. I am mildly surprised the dominant "news" media is being so vocally critical of it.

I think I stated this somewhere around here quite a ways back, in some-or-another thread: Now that they've nominated Biden, they're kind of screwed: They can't afford to let him speak extemporaneously, as in unscripted debate or interviews, but they can't afford not to let him do so.

We've seen what happens when he speaks extemporaneously. What remains to be seen is if the dominant media remains critical of his refusing to do so.

In watching about 8 minutes of his speech crowning Kamala as the next sheep the RNC will slaughter, I did take pause in finding that he specifically got through this speech very well. The single reason that I watched it was to see if he was exhibiting traits of dementia/Alzheimers.

In that speech he did well unless I missed something.

I wonder if they can medicate him into periods of good functionality. If so, I do find that concerning.

Any thoughts??

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I wonder if they can medicate him into periods of good functionality. If so, I do find that concerning.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Despite the Prevagen commercials, there is no medication that improves cognitive functioning to any signifcant degree.

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Originally posted by Timdogg6:
Any thoughts??

Not to sound trite, but I imagine that he has good days and bad days. Sounds like you caught him on a good day, when the firing order in his brain was working correctly.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

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Originally posted by Hound Dog:
On a positive note, even the msm is upset at the biden/harris ticket for NOT taking questions at their latest 'appearance.'

I am not particularly surprised they took no questions. I am mildly surprised the dominant "news" media is being so vocally critical of it.

I think I stated this somewhere around here quite a ways back, in some-or-another thread: Now that they've nominated Biden, they're kind of screwed: They can't afford to let him speak extemporaneously, as in unscripted debate or interviews, but they can't afford not to let him do so.

We've seen what happens when he speaks extemporaneously. What remains to be seen is if the dominant media remains critical of his refusing to do so.

Its so patently obvious what's going on. The Biden team will not allow questions be posed to him, none. The media on the other hand is suffering a huge credibility deficit right now with a lot of their potential audience, and they know it. Soooooooo, they have to try and find some middle ground where they can try and save face (and promote ratings/revenue) by squabbling about "No questions" without really pushing the issue. Here's a hint, it isn't going to work. If the media doesn't push for Biden to stand up and answer their candy coated questions, they lose and Joe loses with them.

The blatant refusal to answer 'any' questions should be a cold slap in the face to anyone with a functioning brain stem that this man is completely incompetent at this point. The fact that people will still vote for him tells you everything you need to know about what's wrong with this country.

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
Not to sound trite, but I imagine that he has good days and bad days. Sounds like you caught him on a good day, when the firing order in his brain was working correctly.

Just like with my grandmother's cognitive problems toward the end of her life, some days she recognized me and remembered much of our life together. I loved those days. Other days she didn't have the slightest idea who I was. I see much of the same behavior and attributes in Biden.

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Originally posted by Timdogg6:

Any thoughts??

What's concerning is everyone, particularly Republicans, setting expectations for Joe so low that if he does somehow survive a debate without slapping Trump across the face like Moe and calling him daddy, he'll come across as actually viable.

Having said that, i don't think Biden not having a "moment" during a legitimate Q&A session or debate is very likely.

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This does not bode well for the dems, since we all know that the msm is the propaganda arm of the dnc. It doesn't seem likely that the biden ticket will be able to hold off questions for too much longer.

I'm sure they're absolutely stunned that Biden and Harris weren't downright eager to make a party out of an opportunity for the candidates and the press to make a series of attempts to slap at Trump. From the perspective of media activists, this is utterly irrational behavior since it "should" produce votes for the politicians and paychecks for the media while both engage in downright frenetic virtue signaling.

I don't like her, at all, but wonder what she's thinking...

I have a difficult time believing she actually believes she/they have a real shot.

Like she's wasting her chance, if there ever was one. Jumping the gun, etc.

He's so... lackluster... at the very least. Hitching her wagon to that old geezer seems odd.

Like her or not (I don't), she's a serious player on the left, and has been angling for this sort of thing since before Obama took office. Heretofore she's been pretty patient. This seems more Hail Mary than calculated.

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Like she's wasting her chance...

Not at all. This is as close to a "can't lose" scenario [for her] that you can imagine.
If they lose, she won't be blamed. If they win [God forbid] she will be President herself in short order.

Yep. Basically, she’s got nothing to lose by running for VP.

Ahh, the always enjoyable Rageaholic take on Harris pick:




Couple of the best comments on the youtube page:

"I can't even imagine what the Democrats' internal polling is looking like. Wonder if we're going to see them start hurling themselves off of tall buildings like 1920s stockbrokers."

"Willie Brown’s chew toy....."

harris worth...

https://money.yahoo.com/how-mu...worth-152219568.html

I hope this hasn't been posted on this thread. I don't find it a joke at all...




Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4bFl0SLKQQ

^^^ Gotta love Colion Noir. Great clip.

OK, very good. We're back on track here. Makes for a more interesting thread, wouldn't you say?

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Originally posted by 46and2:
I don't like her, at all, but wonder what she's thinking...

I have a difficult time believing she actually believes she/they have a real shot.

Her numbers tanked as the dem debates went on. She didn't even win her home state and had almost zero support in the dem primaries when she folded. She has nothing at all to lose and if she believes the media polls and pundits who are saying Biden has a huge, double digit, almost insurmountable lead, why not continue to garner name recognition even if she knows deep in her heart that those polls are rigged. Look at all the absolute fawning media attention she has already received. Every national publication and news outlet has posted glowing stories building her up to be the greatest politician and leader the country has ever produced.

My opinion, once someone lifts the rug and exposes all the hidden dirt, she's toast.

As a CA residence, I really think the DNC picked her to ensure she'll be a non-player in 2024.

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
My opinion, once someone lifts the rug and exposes all the hidden dirt, she's toast.

As a CA residence, I really think the DNC picked her to ensure she'll be a non-player in 2024.

Do you really think the Dems are capable of playing such a long game? If Joe and and his VP pick lose, they might rethink the run a radical gambit.

Yeah, these assholes ain't the deep thinkers some take them for.

They had to pick someone so it was either her or Warren. The lesser of the evils I think.

But they have to know they don’t have a snowballs chance in hell of winning.