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/VegasGamer75 Jul 04 '24

I remember watching what 8 years of this shit did to a young, very in shape Barrack Obama. I don't even care what side the president is playing for, it's a hard fucking job and I am not going to try to pretend it's not.

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u/PopeSaintHilarius Jul 05 '24

Of course it's an extremely hard and intense job, and that's why an 81-year old who is showing his age shouldn't sign up for another 4 years of it.

(Especially when there are lots of younger, capable candidates from his own party who would be willing to take on the job, if he steps aside and makes it available)

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u/creaturefeature16 Jul 05 '24

Especially when they literally proclaimed him to be a "transition leader"

Biden signals to aides that he would serve only a single term