I wonder how many of Biden’s brain farts stem from his old stutter problem? Sounds like I’m fishing for an excuse, any excuse, right? I don’t think I am, just wondering if it sometimes crops up for Joe:
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One thing I think hurts is seeing him walk so painfully slow, like a snail. It conveys: “Frail!!!”. Which has nothing to do with intelligence and cognitive condition, but images are important just the same, it does not help. People don’t think “oh yeah, he’s ready” when they see that, no matter how irrelevant to his cognitive state.
But, yeah, agree, Joe may be the candidate that opens the door as wide as it can be opened for Trump 2.0. I think there a very strong desire for authoritarian leaders, around the world, apparently. Here too. Maybe we have to go in that direction, and see what results.