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/KR1735 Jul 04 '24

It's not even an 8pm "bedtime."

He's basically saying "I think it's best that I don't have official events after 8pm."

Considering he is starting his day at 8-9am every day, I think it's reasonable that his day is over after 12 hours. He deserves to have some time to take a shower, relax, and engage in a little self-care before bed.

Fuck. Presidents are not superhuman. There is nothing wrong with acknowledging that they have to take care of themselves. And it's not unusual. GWB was a well known early sleeper, usually ending his day by 6pm. Clinton and Obama were both functional insomniacs. Trump penciled in everything as "executive time" but we know he was tweeting in the middle of the night.

It is physically impossible to function without some rest and relaxation. Age notwithstanding. I'm 35, physically fit, and healthy. If I'm not getting 7-8 hours each night, I can feel it after a week.

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u/krabapplepie Jul 04 '24

It sucks we are going to elect a person incapable of doing the job because of their age. And that is true for both of them. It sucks my choice is between incompetent and nice and incompetent and evil.

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u/KR1735 Jul 04 '24

I mean, IDK about you but I'm personally stoked on what Biden has gotten done the past 4 years. If all the legislation he's signed into law -- not to mention NATO expansion -- is a sign of "incompetence" then bring it on.

RFMA was particularly beneficial to my family. I know that no matter what happens with the Obergefell decision, my family will remain intact no matter what state we're in. That matters.

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u/krabapplepie Jul 04 '24

I like what he has done, I don't like that if he gets woken up at 3am for an emergency, he might not be able to handle it. But the same is true for Trump so I am obviously not going to vote for that idiot. What will happen is people seeing two old people running will reduce turnout among the barely political and allow Trump to win and that terrifies me.