Mongrel wrote:(yes, I know republicans are flogging this clip right now, but it's not like it's fake or out of context)
...how is a 14-second clip not out of context? Did he just walk up, say that, and then leave?
Mongrel wrote:(yes, I know republicans are flogging this clip right now, but it's not like it's fake or out of context)
Thad wrote:Mongrel wrote:(yes, I know republicans are flogging this clip right now, but it's not like it's fake or out of context)
...how is a 14-second clip not out of context? Did he just walk up, say that, and then leave?
Mongrel wrote:Come on dude. You tell me what could possibly followed that to give it any sense at all?
KingRoyal wrote:This is just Obama saying "57 states" and Bush saying "strategery" or whatever. Weird flubs that presidents make but that drive the opposing side wild
Mongrel wrote:You know, I don't recall anyone being half this generous in their defence of Biden's faculties during the actual election when he was variously referred to by more than a few posters, including several of the above, as being senile, visibly incompetent, the victim of elder abuse, "manifestly ill-suited to tackle the challenges of our age", "some loose skin they filled with sand", and other less kind things.
Mongrel wrote:You know, I don't recall anyone being half this generous in their defence of Biden's faculties during the actual election when he was variously referred to by more than a few posters, including several of the above, as being senile, visibly incompetent, the victim of elder abuse, "manifestly ill-suited to tackle the challenges of our age", "some loose skin they filled with sand", and other less kind things.
Thad wrote:Mongrel wrote:It's not even "stupid shit" though, it's fucking word salad.
One thing that really struck me was how, back when my granddad started failing, he got angry as one of the early stages - and this was a guy who was mostly soft-spoken and peaceable, so it was REALLY striking.
Back then, the home care workers explained to us that this was a phase a lot of people go through with dementia as they get frustrated because they're at a point where they still remember more than they forget, but don't recognize it yet when they do forget.
So obviously I can't help but wonder if that earlier phase when Joe was telling people off, telling them to vote for someone else was the same situation. Of course in my granddad's case those phases were slow, over many months (angry phase was the better part of a year which was incredibly exhausting for my aunt), but then he was just watching TV and chilling out, rather than being forced to be the face of a campaign for the most powerful position on the planet, which unquestionably will have a real physiological effect on the progression of a disease.
I'm not saying these aren't signs of cognitive decline, but Biden's been alternately lashing out and blurting ill-conceived, half-coherent rambles for thirty years. I think singling out a particular out-of-context quote as evidence of dementia is a little fraught; I don't know if I'd be able to correctly identify a series of out-of-context Biden quotes as coming from 2020, 2008, or 1988.
Some of his trouble with words is also attributable to his stutter.
I'm worried about Biden's fitness too, his policies, his stamina, and his mental state. But I think there are a whole lot of reasons he says and does the things he does; it's attributable to a lot more than just dementia.
Brentai wrote:I can't tell how many people actually remember those 8 years where Jeff Bidet's sole defining feature was his inability to keep his foot out of his mouth.
beatbandito wrote:Yeah but now he's a democratic president so he can't possibly be as bad as or worse than the last republican president in any regard.
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