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Salvatore Monella's avatar

Gee, Mr. Quico, have any clues now as to why people support Trump, when two weeks ago it was beyond your comprehension? What galls me is that anyone who cared to take even a cursory look at Biden and his decline would have seen this coming from a mile. And here you are, published in this klatch called "Persusion" (which, incidentally, has persuaded me of absolutely nothing except that Dems live in an alternate reality) opining about American politics when you apparently have zero awareness of what's going on. Why the fuck is that? I'll hazard a guess -- one that's only been reinforced by reading many of the dispatches in "Persuasion" -- that the left lives in a bubble, and aggressively so. They not only discount negative information, unfairly attack the sources of such, and scream fact-free slogans that somehow are supposed to stand-in for wisdom, or even basic policy, but you step beyond your bounds, pompously label things inconvenient to your fairy-tale existence "mis- or dis-information" and try to prevent others from speaking/reading/hearing it. Like spoiled children never told "no". Oh, and because you have the whole fucking thing buttoned up, right? It's not enough for YOU to live in ignorance - or in the cottony comfort of your own unexamined biases and prejudices, and woe unto those who interrupt your little daydream -- but you demand that everyone else be similarly ignorant and thoughtless. The only thing I can think of that is less disgusting and dishonorable than a lefty writer or commentator popping up NOW and saying, "Geez, Biden is in bad shape, maybe we ought to reconsider" is the cabal of hyenas still sticking with Ol'Joe, lying to our face about his condition, and hoping against hope that he/they somehow ride it out. Fuck what happens to the rest of the country/world. For months, years, it's been plain that Biden couldn't do the job, and where the fuck have you been? Or ANY of the idiots propping up a decrepit old man and pushing him through the motions of the presidency? That you were apparently ignorant of this sorry state of affairs just a couple weeks ago [if we take you at your word] should be enough for you to re-examine what your reading, who you listen to, and how you think. This election is going to be deservedly VERY hard on the Democrats, who FIRST have responsibility for screwing up the American election system to foist Joke Biden on us, and THEN have the fucking temerity to continue the charade even when EVERYONE can see what's happening. This disaster won't be forgotten anytime soon, Democrats are going to wear the Scarlett F (as in FRAUD . . . and a few other choice words beginning with that letter) for generations. So buckle up, because this debate is only the beginning of the reckoning. Now that the cat is out of the bag in a YUGE way, how quickly and how viciously do you think public opinion (No, the actual public, not the one you conjure in your head or stack the polls with) is going to turn, and what is the likely result when folk start asking questions and digging a bit deeper? Ponder that for a bit . . .

Also - am I crazy or was Biden actually CHEATING the debate rules. He was clearly looking down at what appeared to be notes on the podium. Didn't the moderators say that wasn't cricket? WTF'nF?

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Peter7136's avatar

Why everyone is so surprised is a mystery to me. Biden mumbled and stumbled the way he’s been doing for months. Trump lied like he always does, but he spoke clearly, forcefully, and confidently. The Dem leaders who have been telling us that Biden really can run a viable campaign and spend another 4 years in office were just pulling the wool over our eyes. What a disaster!

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