President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

I know I take my political cues from a white libertarian New York edgelord.

 

I get that debate prep is mostly about staying on script, saying the talking points and appearing presidential, those were times that Biden could have needled him better and mock him.

“They asked you about childcare, Dummy. Can’t you keep up and focus?”

 

Countries all over the world are having a hearty laugh at our expense.

 

Great Britain and France are having elections in the next week, and believe me, they are too depressed to laugh at anyone.

 

I watched about 30 minutes, got so pissed off and depressed that I turned it off.

Someone mentioned Twitter, but last night was the trigger for me finally deleting the app. My "For You" feed was nothing but the far right wackos (Pos, Candace Owens, that Barstool cocksmooch, etc.). Zero balance. I've actually noticed in the last few weeks that Elon is feeding a ton of far right-wing ads to that feed. No thanks. It's clear what info he wants out there. Fuck that asshole.

 

The worst thing about being a Democrat is having people in it far more important than me who're such panicky, pants-wetting losers. The front page of the UK's Guardian is all about calls for Biden to drop out of the race from Democrats. Of course, none of these Democrats have the guts to put their names to that call. Of course some pundits have, but they don't count (former sports pundits knows that). Biden blew a big chance to turn this election around last night. No doubt about it. But disappointment should not equal giving into to uncontrolled fear. And it sure shouldn't equal running to reporters to wail "all is lost." If granted anonymity, of course. You thought Biden was too old? Why didn't you run against him back in the winter primaries, you gutless sack of shit?

 

Michael, you don't really think this is an election that will be decided by issues, do you? I can't stress ENOUGH how little Ukraine, oil prices, economic policy are going to have to do with the final result. Developed minds, like those on this board, deal with issues. Thinking that America is populated by people who think that deep is erroneous.

This is about a cult of personality.

 

Trump should step aside.

 

I don't think so. If Trump's cult was that strong, he'd be headed for a landslide victory (Haley would be naming her cabinet by now). He's not popular. Biden is not popular. That's why we have a close election. All last night did was strengthen the perceptions that make it close -- for both guys.

 

What should we do about any of this?

 

He wasn't with it. Maybe it's because his team, eager to win on the facts Trump disregards anyway, gave Biden too many details that he got mixed up in his mind. It doesn't matter.

Abortion is a winning issue for the Democrats, and Biden, within his answer, noted that giving abortion to the states is like saying giving the civil rights issue to the states. Now, never mind that our Congress actually signed a Civil Rights bill, and any Congress could do the same for abortion, but Biden made a point.

What he said directly after reflected an aged mind overheating:

Look, there’s so many young women who have been – including a young woman who just was murdered and he – he went to the funeral. The idea that she was murdered by a – by –by an immigrant coming in, and they talk about that. But here’s the deal, there’s a lot of young women who are being raped by their – by their in-laws, by their – by their spouses, brothers and sisters, by – just – it’s just – it’s just ridiculous. And they can do nothing about it.

Now, the immigrant line was not a good counterpoint anyway, even if Mayor Pete was trying to unpack it. What Biden means to say is, there are young girls violated in the worst ways imaginable, and, in some states, they don't have recourse to terminate a pregnancy. What he actually said suggested is there are a lot of young women being raped by their husband's father and/or brothers.

He needs to step away.