President Joe Biden is vowing to keep running for reelection as he rejects pressure from within his Democratic Party to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness.
Biden is saying it’s a mixture of being sleepy, jet lagged, and his advisers prepping him too hard for the debate. He did not mention a cold during his post-debate speeches.
His press secretary is saying it’s jet lag and a cold but without any medication for it.
Because they’re both lying it’s wildly inconsistent and changes daily.
This is the one bit I think is true, and picked up on during thr debate itself as he garbled what we’re probably weirdly specific talking points together in the worst ways.
But that’s not an out.
That means that even with six days worth of practice he can’t learn and recall maybe two dozens facts and responses, with no ability whatsoever to think on his feet, or even the self awareness to realise to just avoid bit and give a generic answer.
Forgetting isn’t the worst part. It happens to people with memory loss and dementia (although it should definitely rule younout of being president). Snippets of memories and ideas firing and being blurted out uncontrollably with no self-awareness or recognition that it’s gibberish the biggest fucking issue.
A 95 year old neighbour with dementia that requires three times a day at home care, plus family every day, and me nost other days, is more together than that because they still know when they’ve lost what they were saying or forgotten who they’re talking to etc.
The fact that advisors etc believed or were hoping they could prep around such a deteriorated mental state means they’re almost as delusional as he is, but the difference is they should know better.
Biden is saying it’s a mixture of being sleepy, jet lagged, and his advisers prepping him too hard for the debate. He did not mention a cold during his post-debate speeches.
His press secretary is saying it’s jet lag and a cold but without any medication for it.
Because they’re both lying it’s wildly inconsistent and changes daily.
Just amazed they can’t or won’t settle on the excuses
He only works from 11am to 4pm with a nap during that. He needs time to coordinate a proper response that isn’t just gaslighting us.
Or he forgets and makes up a new excuse
This is the one bit I think is true, and picked up on during thr debate itself as he garbled what we’re probably weirdly specific talking points together in the worst ways.
But that’s not an out.
That means that even with six days worth of practice he can’t learn and recall maybe two dozens facts and responses, with no ability whatsoever to think on his feet, or even the self awareness to realise to just avoid bit and give a generic answer.
Forgetting isn’t the worst part. It happens to people with memory loss and dementia (although it should definitely rule younout of being president). Snippets of memories and ideas firing and being blurted out uncontrollably with no self-awareness or recognition that it’s gibberish the biggest fucking issue.
A 95 year old neighbour with dementia that requires three times a day at home care, plus family every day, and me nost other days, is more together than that because they still know when they’ve lost what they were saying or forgotten who they’re talking to etc.
The fact that advisors etc believed or were hoping they could prep around such a deteriorated mental state means they’re almost as delusional as he is, but the difference is they should know better.