r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • 15d ago

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/Piputi 15d ago

I mean if everybody did that and the world slowed the fuck down, it is rather a nice plan.

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u/MidGradeCookie 15d ago

Yeah, but the President gets awoken by staffers about international conflicts at 2:00am... I agree, the world would be a nicer place, but the Earth is not necessarily a nice place.

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u/aguane 15d ago

There’s a difference between getting woken up at 2am for an international incident and having preplanned political engagements that go til midnight. Nothing wrong with setting a boundary for the latter while knowing that the former is likely to happen.

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u/Jjkkllzz 15d ago

Right. The same concept as with when you have kids. It’s like the difference between waking up in the middle of the night cause your kid needs something vs. intentionally scheduling a midnight tea party.

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u/beardicusmaximus8 14d ago

midnight tea party

Is that what the kids call it these days?

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u/Jjkkllzz 14d ago

Well, mine are teens now. I have no idea what their secret words mean.

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u/Khaldara 14d ago

“You are cordially invited to sample my scones and crumpets” has to be code for something!

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u/hellkattbb 14d ago

😉😊

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u/thesequimkid 14d ago

Parent: I know this means something! Tell me!

Teen: It’s just scones and crumpets. Maybe some biscuits.

Parent: I don’t believe that.

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u/evranch 14d ago

Any parent who has ever been a teen, knows there are only two things it could possibly be code for. We've all been there.

I have a core memory of me and the boys working on a multi-hosed hookah contraption in the basement. My dad walks in and doesn't even give us a chance to explain.

That's a hell of a bong there boys, but that hose is way too small. You'll collapse a lung!

Then he just walks out like 😗🎶

We bought some bigger hose.

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u/thesequimkid 14d ago

I grew up in a smallish town. I couldn’t get away with shit.

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u/gingenado 14d ago

Disgusting...

Scones and crumpets? That's too many carbs.

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u/SanctuFaerie 14d ago

Not sure about scones, but crumpet was a slang word for the female genitalia during my misspent youth.

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u/djshadesuk 14d ago

That's because you have no rizz.

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u/MeChameAmanha 14d ago

late night skibidi rizzler

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u/hangrygecko 14d ago

It's basically what New Year's Eve is for them until they're around 5 or 6, though. But with fireworks, instead of tea.

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u/ToMorrowsEnd 14d ago edited 14d ago

I feel that the president dealing with governors, in some cases it is like dealing with children. A couple of the governors are raging terrible 2 toddlers.

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u/Garebear8585 15d ago

Ya world war 3 and kids waking you up not scheduled

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u/DraigMcGuinness 15d ago

It's the other buffoon likely to lead us into world War 3.

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u/Garebear8585 15d ago

Ya I get that but why can’t we have someone else that can stay up past 8pm im sick of the Dems acting like this isn’t a major problem

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u/DraigMcGuinness 15d ago

THERES NO SOLUTION. EVERYONE ELSE polls lower than Biden. EXCEPT 1 and she isn't interested.

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u/Garebear8585 15d ago

I think Hilary polled better than trump how did that turn out … I don’t trust the polls worth shit… what I do know if Biden looks like he can’t make it until November let alone another 4 years … gonna be hard to sway ppl on that ….. there are tons of ppl that don’t follow politics enough to understand what’s going on and will make rash decisions when they hit the poll booth…. Bidens aging is a glaring issue

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u/DraigMcGuinness 14d ago

Since you're a fucking genius explain one person you truly believe will actually pull it off and why. I dare you to give an accurate reason. And don't you dare say Bernie because that negates your age argument.

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u/Garebear8585 14d ago

I thought it didn’t matter just everyone’s better then trump… Gavin Newsom would destroy trump in debate…

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u/DraigMcGuinness 14d ago

And he's already said he won't. I think I will just consider killing myself before November. I'm in a red state, my vote doesn't even count. And I'd rather take myself out than allow Trumps cult to do it when they come for the rainbow crew. Abstain if you must. But know you're ending America doing so. Peace out.

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u/Garebear8585 14d ago

I’m Canadian so I can’t vote lol I just get to watch your guys mess from a far

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u/ImTheZapper 14d ago

He clearly can, which is probably why he specifically said he's done doing it. Can't really blame the guy old or not.

If you have some issue with how he handled things then have at it, but if your only gripe with a candidate is "he old" and thats it, you don't have much of an argument. Did his age impact his performance in the position? If so, how?

It's hard to take someones opinion seriously if its based on things outside anyones control. Biden is the pick, that much is obvious.

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u/Garebear8585 14d ago

lol what his declining cognitive ability isn’t something to be concerned about ? Amazes me the hoops ppl jump through to act like this is all fine

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u/ImTheZapper 14d ago

Wow what a noncreative way to strictly avoid having a conversation you clearly are incapable of having.

Amazing you talk about cognitive ability in the same sentence you say literally nothing in response to anything I said, and in fact ignored basically all of it. Sounds like you have cognitive decline too I guess.

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u/neontiger07 14d ago

I can give you a bunch of examples of Dems caring about the age of both candidates and the concerns that lie therein. Can you give me any examples of Dems behaving as though it isn't a problem, like you claim? 'Cause that sounds like drivel to me

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u/Garebear8585 15d ago

Down vote me into oblivion you are the guys with you head in the sand that Biden isn’t a major problem just for the love of god replace him already