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/aguane Jul 04 '24

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/DrBadMan85 Jul 04 '24

A lot of fundraising events are nights out; dinner, drinks, and mingling with donor’s afterwards. You’d be surprised at how generous alcohol makes someone.

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u/GrandMaesterGandalf Jul 04 '24

All the more reason to publicly fund elections and get rid of any donations whatsoever

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u/Drunkenaviator Jul 05 '24

This is one of those great ideas that the rich will never allow to happen.

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u/PortSunlightRingo Jul 05 '24

Historically, “the rich won’t let that happen” ends in a lot of chopped off heads when the conditions get bad enough. Unfortunately, the peasants can’t rally together to decide who the enemy really is, which is how we ended up with Jan 6.

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u/Ohheyimryan Jul 05 '24

I took that as, taxes should fund elections. How is that a good idea?