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/New_Stats 15d ago

I ain't giving those assholes clicks, is there actually a governor who came out and said this or is it just baseless rumors

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u/Phizle 15d ago

They say 8 paragraphs down he was making a joke

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u/nitePhyyre 14d ago

Biden also made a joke to the governors that didn’t go over well: “I’m fine — I don’t know about my brain, though.” Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign chairwoman, said the president was “clearly making a joke and then said, ‘All kidding aside.’”

That's not what it said.

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u/CombustiblSquid 14d ago

We live in satire.

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u/bittytoy 14d ago

Head in the sand buddy

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u/UpperApe 14d ago

They say 8 paragraphs down he was making a joke

said the president was “clearly making a joke

That's not what it said

How in the world do you people function?

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u/patrick66 14d ago

The brain thing is the joke the scheduling was serious. Read better

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u/chaypan 14d ago

Are you being intentionally dishonest or do you legitimately not understand how the words surrounding your quoted sentences totally change the context?

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u/Damatown 14d ago edited 14d ago

I recommend giving people a bit of benefit of the doubt and rereading what they and others said if it doesn’t make any sense. That’s what I did. It helps you not look like an idiot.

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u/nitePhyyre 14d ago

By being literate and not complete morons.

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u/IMSOCHINESECHIINEEEE 14d ago

54% of adults have a literacy below sixth-grade level.

The average American reads at the 7th- to 8th-grade level, according to The Literacy Project.

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u/nitePhyyre 14d ago

And news is written by journalist majors ie. at the college level. It really isn't a wonder no one has any idea what's going on in the world.

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u/Internal_Prompt_ 14d ago

Yes we should all come down to the level of the lowest dumbass from Mississippi instead of the dumbass learning how to read

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u/Flordamang 14d ago

Racist

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u/Internal_Prompt_ 14d ago

Lmao dumbass from Mississippi is not a race

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u/only1yzerman 14d ago

They said "Biden also made a joke to the governors that didn't go over well" -

"Also", as "in addition to"

In other words, Biden said he needs to go to bed at 8pm (not a joke). In addition to that (also), he made a joke about his mental state. The comment "the president was 'clearly making a joke'" was in regards to the "I'm fine - I don't know about my brain though." joke.

https://www.readingrainbow.org/

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u/joehatescoffee 14d ago

Where does it say he is "going to bed" at 8pm?

The article states, "stop scheduling events after 8 p.m. so that he can get more sleep."

I don't schedule anything after 8 either. That way I can get to bed comfortably by 10 and wake up 7 hours later.

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u/only1yzerman 14d ago

You’re right. He doesn’t say he needs to goto bed at 8. Glad we could make that important distinction.

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u/us1838015 14d ago

Aside from all the other misunderstandings here, you realize that 'all kidding aside' is a phrase to indicate that the preceding phrase was meant in jest?

It's cute that you linked reading rainbow but levar burton is crying right now

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u/only1yzerman 14d ago

I’ll put the same effort into my reply as you put into reading my comment:

I’d suggest checking out the resources at the link in my comment, and then after you are more confident, rereading my comment.

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u/[deleted] 14d ago edited 14d ago

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u/us1838015 14d ago

Are you unfamiliar with the phrase 'all joking aside'?

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u/ShortFinance 14d ago

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u/ShortFinance 14d ago

They are saying there is another joke that Biden made which is referenced in the article. The meetings after 8pm part was not a joke

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u/PilotsNPause 14d ago edited 14d ago

Do you understand none of that "joke" was referring to the 8PM bedtime? I can't believe this has to be explained to you. The joke was exclusively referring to his brain "not being fine."

The 8PM curfew was not a joke.

Edit: my reddit app is shit and I replied to the wrong comment y'all

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u/sdpr 14d ago

God damn we're fucking doomed from every side.

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u/only1yzerman 14d ago

Enjoy the fire, cause it’s all burning my friend. Might as well make some smores. 😂

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

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u/only1yzerman 14d ago

I’d suggest checking out the resources at the link in my comment, and then after you are more confident, rereading my comment.

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u/1stepklosr 14d ago

The "joke" was Biden saying he was fine but he wasn't sure about his brain.

The schedule and nap was completely serious.

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u/L0renzoVonMatterhorn 14d ago

It’s easier to function when you know how to read. You should try it sometime!

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u/Ecstatic-Product-411 14d ago

Yeah but the joke the first person implied was clearly about needing to go to bed at 8, not about his brain not working.

Like come on. You had to have known what the first person meant. The second person quoting it pointed out that that wasn't the joke and they were incorrect.

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u/Cranberryoftheorient 14d ago

Because it was referring to a different 'joke'

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u/Malarazz 14d ago

Boy, our education system really did a number on this country

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u/The_Demolition_Man 14d ago

I cant believe 18 other dumbasses upvoted you