One Bad Night

This is not Joe’s fault. I don’t really care how frail he is, I still believe he has adequate battery power left in him to do the job MUCH better than Trump ever could. If his health did fail over his second four years, no big deal, Kamala will step in. She is on the ticket, and is the whole reason we even HAVE a Veep.

I think it’s sad that it all comes down to how slick  and polished a candidate is. It’s all so shallow and a stupid way to judge who is the most competent. Reagan got in because he had a nice smile and his all-American good looks. I guess this is one flaw with democracy.

"This is not Joe’s fault. I don’t really care how frail he is, I still believe he has adequate battery power left in him to do the job MUCH better than Trump ever could. If his health did fail over his second four years, no big deal, Kamala will step in. She is on the ticket, and is the whole reason we even HAVE a Veep."

It is not his fault to grow old and have issues related to age. It is his family's fault for putting him through this when he is obviously not up for the job anymore. I am sure you have read reports that Biden is only decent between the  hours of 10am-4pm. Almost every event he does something embarrassing yet Dr. Jill lets it continue. Actually, Joe should have stepped down months ago and then you could have had Kamala run and see how well she would do with the voters.

"I think it’s sad that it all comes down to how slick  and polished a candidate is. It’s all so shallow and a stupid way to judge who is the most competent. Reagan got in because he had a nice smile and his all-American good looks. I guess this is one flaw with democracy."

Actually, Reagan got in because he was accomplished two term Governor and he ran against Carter who at the time was the worst POTUS ever. (nice man, horrible POTUS). Reagan will go down in the history books as a pretty good POTUS.

"For a lot of US citizens, he will go down in history as the man who ignored AIDS."

Fair point but he will also go down as the man who ended the "Cold War" with the Soviet Union. Berlin Wall does not come down without Reagan's speech.

"Zeppie, you're a dumb ass, every time I read your posts I cringe, alas you're not alone, I have siblings just as dumb as you. The whole country suffers."

Let's recap what I posted on this thread, please note what is so stupid.

1. I asked for Biden to have 60-90 minute press conference to prove debate was just a bad night.  You would think that would be good way to shut up people who were concerned by proving them wrong. Pick other reporters to ask questions which include from "enemy" networks.

2. Lots of media people were surprised Biden did not do "Super Bowl" interview, it would have basically been "softball interview and good publicity for his re-election bid.

3. I said Reagan got elected because he was accomplished two term Governor and Carter was horrible POTUS. Many people thought Carter was the worst ever at that time, now it is probably Bush (43) Or Trump.

4. I agreed with "Jay Lerner-Z" Reagan ignored the AIDS crisis but noted he was key to ending the Cold War.

Finally, you prove how juvenile you are with the name calling. Just disagree and act like you are a semi mature adult. Other posters like "Kdogg" and "Jay Lerner-Z" can disagree with me 90% of the time but do it without insults. Have a nice day.

Updated On: 7/3/24 at 09:45 AM

SF and Zeppie… perhaps you should hold a summit in Reykjavik to settle your differences? :)

Personally, I’m not sure Reagan ended the Cold War. He gets too much credit purely because of the “tear down this wall” sound bite. Likewise, I’n unsure of giving Gorbachev too much credit either. He undoubtedly wanted to reform the USSR, but not end it completely. Things did NOT play out as he had planned, and many people actually blame him for allowing Yeltsin to turn Russia into the place we know today. He unwittingly set the scene for Putin and the oligarchs.

"I've long given Gorbachev most of the credit for this. I'm sure there was a lot of pressure to fight tooth and nail to save the Soviet empire or die trying; Gorbachev guided it to a mostly peaceful break-up, and I don't think there are many people who could have managed that. I truly think he was a special individual who actively worked to be in the right place at the right time."

Ok. I think you are underestimating Reagan but lets just say they both respected each other and worked well together.

"SF and Zeppie… perhaps you should hold a summit in Reykjavik to settle your differences? :)"

I would rather hear Yoko Ono sing for an hour that having a summit with SF - lol. People like SF annoy the f***ing hell out of me. The superior attitude SF displays to people who do not agree with SF is just the icing on the cake. The name calling is just so juvenile and something people like SF do when they don't want to engage in a civil discussion. I did post a thread that I appreciated yourself and "Kdogg" always replying to posts I have made civilly even though we probably disagree 90% of the time. 

IMO it is real simple on these OT topics. If you disagree with the post, reply and make your point like an adult. If you do not like my post and I am such an idiot, you can always not reply. I reported SF post to the moderators, let see if they treat SF like they have treated you. After the BS I had to put up with "Sutton Ross", I swore I would never let any poster get away with this type of nonsense again.

You reported me to the moderators. Why didn't you just tell your mommy on me.

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