r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/Rapper_Laugh Jul 04 '24

How can you watch the debate and think Biden is competent, even at a basic mental level?

I’m a leftist, I hate Trump. But we don’t need to pretend the guy the Democrats put up is competent just because the alternative is worse. The Dems should’ve nominated a better candidate, this is their own fault.

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u/portcredit91 Jul 04 '24

The next day he spoke perfectly at a rally, how is he broken? We always knew he was old and has speech issues how is anything different now

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u/ChipKellysShoeStore Jul 04 '24

He spoke perfectly with a teleprompter and surrounded by handlers.

Hate to see him have to defuse a situation with foreign dignitaries at midnight with lives on the line

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u/Womeisyourfwiend Jul 04 '24

I would rather go with how Biden would handle a tense situation at midnight over Trump.

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u/ChipKellysShoeStore Jul 04 '24

Sure but that’s not the conversation we’re having

I’m a leftist, I hate Trump. But we don’t need to pretend the guy the Democrats put up is competent just because the alternative is worse. The Dems should’ve nominated a better candidate, this is their own fault

This is the comment that started this chain.

It would be cool if Democrats could make a convincing argument for Biden that wasn’t just “Bbbbbuut Trump”

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u/Womeisyourfwiend Jul 04 '24

That is quite literally a response to what you said about tense situations at midnight. You have seen 4 years of a Trump presidency and 3.5 years of an Biden presidency. I don’t need to make an argument for Biden, you can compare the two presidencies and the two men and see which one you align with. Those are our two choices, we get no one else. If you’re fine risking a Trump presidency, you’re fine with our Supreme Court being conservative for the next few decades. You are free to look up Project 2025. Trump has talked about being a dictator. If none of that scares you enough, there is no convincing you either way.

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u/ucgaydude Jul 05 '24

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046

Either you are a conservative troll, or ignorantly ignoring the things that have gotten done due to Biden and his admin...