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I agree with all of that. His issues go beyond his stutter, though. His mouth has always been a step or two ahead of his brain, and he got himself into trouble in the past saying stupid shit. He has run for President for years and years, and couldn't win until Trump made it OK to say stupid stuff.
Are you talking about Biden here? I don't remember him really running in any elections after serving with Obama. Trump is the one who had to run multiple times and only had a chance when he switched from dem to republican and got backing from putin and others, plus the msm thinking he had no chance so they used him for ratings and helped him win, yes, even the left wing media. If they had just stopped giving him attention we wouldn't be in this mess.
And what stupid stuff has Biden said? Aside from gaffs that everyone has especially when you talk as much as they do and when you are being pulled in several directions, etc.
It's tough to find a link to all the stuff that isn't over the top in its vitriol, but this is a good summary from rhe Guardian of some of the weird shit he's said, which doesn't even include the "pony soldier" thing:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/25/joe-biden-2020-public-gaffes-mistakes-history
Other politicians don't seem to step in it quite as often as he does. They don't seem quite so bad now, but that's only because Trump lowered the bar so much. Howard Dean's campaign was derailed because of a weird scream, after all. He would fit right in now (particularly since he is "only" 75....)
You're a lying, dog-faced pony soldier!
Biden was a front runner in 88 due to his public speaking being so exceptional. Didn't have a hint of a stutter either.
It wasn't till reporters starting questioning him about plagiarism till he had to drop out. And it wasn't because of the plagiarism.
It's because when someone challenges Biden, he's always lost his temper and started insulting them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1j0FS0Z6ho
All that IQ stuff at the start is like what trump does. And all those statistics he rattled off turned out to be lies. When they were fact checked he dropped.
But the point is, Bidens current issues with speeching isn't his stutter, he got over that while he was still a child. What's happening now is what will happen to all of us if we're lucky enough to live that long. His age is effecting him like it would anyone else.
So maybe we should run someone 20 years younger who's only 61? Younger would be better, but 81 is just ridiculous
The times he tried running for president he backed out for the blatant lies he told while running. No speech impediment forces someone to lie.
[Citation Needed]
About his lies/plagiarism from his 1988 Presidential run
His direct lies
Remember when Melania was roasted for plagiarizing Michelle Obama?