[jlisenbe]

He also claimed he was "exhausted". Really? He was in seclusion for a week prepping for this debate, and yet he was "exhausted"? That's what I'm talking about when I refer to professional pols becoming slick liars. Surely no one believes such a ridiculous claim. If he is exhausted after being holed up for a week, then he's in serious physical decline.

[Wondergirl]

NOT physically. Intellectual overkill. mental exhaustion. Like when I've spent a weekend in a very small Wisconsin cabin with my in-laws.

[jlisenbe]

NOT physically. Intellectual overkill. mental exhaustion. Like when I've spent a weekend in a very small Wisconsin cabin with my in-laws.

So Biden staying home for a week caused him to be exhausted mentally? Gotta tell ya, that's a pretty strange argument to make. "Oh, I'm just exhausted because I stayed home all week!"

Good luck with that one. If we have a pres who gets exhausted by staying in the White House, then what will he do when he has to actually get out and take care of a national crisis???

[tomder55]

Joe says that despite the mikes being cut off that Trump would shout during the debate and as a result he was distracted .

I watched the debate live . Most of it was broadcast with a split screen . I saw no instance when Trump was shouting or interrupting.

It is easily to confirm . There were two debate moderators . I have not heard either comment on Joe's claim . Why not ?

But there is a chance that he was interrupting the few times they weren't on split screen .


I have heard no "fact checker " confirm or deny Joe's claim. There were 2 moderators . Neither have comments about Joe's claim . Why ?

[tomder55]

Joe did his best Jordon Belfort imitation at the Wisconsin rally and during his ABC interview

"If you can be convinced that you cannot defeat Donald Trump, will you stand down?"

"It depends on -- on if the Lord Almighty comes down and tells me that, I might do that,"

"I am running and going to win again" - President Joe Biden (youtube.com)

The Wolf Of Wall Street - I'm Not Leaving (youtube.com)

[tomder55]

NY Slimes ;in an effort to be fair and balanced ; (Hey they have gone days since attacking Trump) decided to vent their spleen about how dangerous Trump is . They are begging the Repubs to replace him .


Opinion | Donald Trump Is Unfit for a Second Term - The New York Times (nytimes.com)


They claim Trump has shown an “utter lack of respect for the Constitution, the rule of law, and the American people,”in his “ animated by a thirst for political power.”
“He is, quite simply, unfit to lead.”

If that were true I would not vote for him either .
"It is a national tragedy that the Republicans have failed to have a similar debate about the manifest moral and temperamental unfitness of their standard-bearer, instead setting aside their longstanding values, closing ranks, and choosing to overlook what those who worked most closely with the former president have described as his systematic dishonesty, corruption, cruelty, and incompetence,”
Ummm the Repubs had an actual primary season with many candidates competing for the right to unseat Trump. They all failed with Nikki Haley coming in closest with 97 delegates to Trump's 2,265

[tomder55]

Haley has urged her delegates to vote for Trump's nomination. She as of yesterday was not going to participate in the convention . But now reports say she will attend and give an address .


Nikki Haley will speak at Trump's RNC after all (usatoday.com)

[jlisenbe]

The contrast between the vibrant health of Trump (for his age) as shown in the aftermath of the shooting versus the frailty of Biden is really stunning.

[tomder55]

Yeah look for video of Trump golfing today . He got shot ;went to the hospital to get patched up ;flew home last night ;and was on the golf course this afternoon

He thought about missing the convention but says he will attend. But he may look like this

[tomder55]

Clueless Joe is still on his 'look at me ;I still have functioning brain cells ' tour .

Last night it was with Lester Holt of NBC

His game plan is to be combative jumping on any question that appears to challenge his cognitive state.

When Holt asked him about the possibility of another debate before September ....
if the opportunity came up to do one between now and then? Is there — is there a sense of wanting to get back on the horse?
Joe shot back “I’m on the horse. Where have you been?” “I’ve done 22 major events, met thousands of people, overwhelming crowds. A lot’s happening. I’m on the horse.”

Actually he is part of the horse. ......the posterior .

When he was asked about JD Vance's comments about him ;he deflected and referred to comments Vance made in 2016 about Trump.


and of course he had his head scratcher moments .

Sometimes come and talk to me about what we should be talking about

He also falsely claimed Robert Hur exonerated him . What Hur said was that he was so feeble and brain numb that no jury would convict him of the crimes Hur detailed in his report about Joe's handling of classified documents He would be viewed as " a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”

[tomder55]

Now here's a shocker ; Mike Johnson was part of the cover up of Joe's cognitive decline. Johnson admitted as much in an interview with Bari Weiss .

The president reaches over, just like this -- we’re sitting right next to the fireplace in the Oval -- and he grabs my arm and says, "The Speaker and I just need a couple minutes together. Would y’all just leave us alone?" I looked up at the faces of some of the staff standing around the wall, and they’re like, No, he didn’t. But he did. He called it. He’s the commander-in-chief. So everybody leaves, and he and I are standing awkwardly in the middle of the Oval Office, right over the rug by that coffee table.

I said, "Mr. President, thanks for the moment. You know this is very important. I’ve got some big national security things I need to talk to you about that I’ve heard, and I think you know. What do we do?"

But first, real quickly, "Mr. President, can I ask you a question? I cannot answer this to my constituents in Louisiana. Sir, why did you pause LNG exports to Europe? Like, I don't understand. Liquefied natural gas is in great demand by our allies. Why would you do that? You understand -- we just talked about Ukraine -- you’re fueling Vladimir Putin’s war machine because they’ve got to get their gas from him."

He looks at me, stunned, and says, "I didn’t, I didn’t do that."

I said, "Mr. President, yes, you did. It was an executive order, like, three weeks ago."

He says, "No, I didn’t do that." He’s arguing with me.

I said, "Mr. President, respectfully, could I go out here and ask your secretary to print it out? We’ll read it together. You definitely did that."

And he goes, "Oh, you’re talking about natural gas?"

"Yes, sir," I said.

"No, no, I think you misunderstand," he replied. "What I did is I signed this thing to, we’re going to conduct a study on the effects of LNG."

I said, "No, you’re not, sir. You paused it. I know. I have the export terminals in my state. I talked to those people this morning. This is doing massive damage to our economy and national security."

It occurred to me, Bari, he was not lying to me. He genuinely did not know what he had signed. I walked out of that meeting with fear and loathing because I thought, We’re in serious trouble. Who is running the country? I don’t know who put the paper in front of him, but he didn’t know.

The Moment Speaker Mike Johnson Knew Biden Wasn't "In Charge" Anymore | Video | RealClearPolitics

This incident was in January of last year. The Speaker of the House ;3rd in line of succession knew the President was incapable of running the country and did nothing about it.

At that point he should've held a meeting with Congressional leaders of both parties to begin a process of removing Joe from office. Mike Johnson has known for a year that Joe was incapable of performing his duties.

[tomder55]

The truth is out . So the Slimes shifts the narrative . The headline reads 'How did so many elected Democrats miss Biden's infirmity ?'

Opinion | How the Democratic Party Closed Its Eyes to Biden’s Decline - The New York Times

Seriously ? The same could be asked of the compliant press ;his inner circle ;his cabinet ,and his immediate family. The answer is that they did NOT MISS it . They ignored it so they could use him to achieve their goals .

It would be beyond cruel and wicked to keep him in the political arena so they could run the nation as a cabal using an auto-pen. So that is what they did.

Now they run for cover and blame shift and like Casablaca's Inspector Renault ,they say 'I'm shocked !'