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Ellipsis

(9,124 posts) Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:11 PM Jun 2020

An article from The Atlantic from February - "What Joe Biden Can't Bring Himself to Say"

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Edited: apologies for the hasty title. I was out running errands and wanted to put it up.

His verbal stumbles have voters worried about his mental fitness. Maybe they’d be more understanding if they knew he’s still fighting a stutter.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/joe-biden-stutter-profile/602401/

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Its widely known. drray23 Jun 2020 #1

So what? grumpyduck Jun 2020 #2

Context. Ellipsis Jun 2020 #4

So what if Biden has a stutter. grumpyduck Jun 2020 #5

Read the article. Ellipsis Jun 2020 #6

People read the article back in January when it was published. lapucelle Jun 2020 #7

I didn't, until it was referred by one of the authors relatives yesterday. Ellipsis Jun 2020 #12

that is faulty reasoning handmade34 Jun 2020 #8

I'm grumpy all the time. grumpyduck Jun 2020 #9

I do like the moniker. Ellipsis Jun 2020 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Ellipsis Jun 2020 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Jun 2020 #10

Who cares? BillyBobBrilliant Jun 2020 #11

Yawn! The "gaffe meme" is overblown. Guess you didn't see the Biden/Sanders... brush Jun 2020 #13

Yes it is overblown. Ellipsis Jun 2020 #14

drray23

(7,633 posts)

1. Its widely known.

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:21 PM

Jun 2020

He mentioned it more than once on the campaign trail as well.

grumpyduck

(6,239 posts)

2. So what?

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:27 PM

Jun 2020

FDR ran the country through a world war from a wheelchair.

Voters: read your fucking history books.;

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)

4. Context.

Reply to grumpyduck (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:30 PM

Jun 2020

grumpyduck

(6,239 posts)

5. So what if Biden has a stutter.

Reply to Ellipsis (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:34 PM

Jun 2020

FDR ran the country through a world war from a wheelchair.

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)

6. Read the article.

Reply to grumpyduck (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:35 PM

Jun 2020

lapucelle

(18,265 posts)

7. People read the article back in January when it was published.

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Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:38 PM

Jun 2020

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)

12. I didn't, until it was referred by one of the authors relatives yesterday.

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:24 PM

Jun 2020

handmade34

(22,756 posts)

8. that is faulty reasoning

Reply to grumpyduck (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:46 PM

Jun 2020

you can't see a stutter... and you seriously think voters will study history??

no sense being grumpy here

grumpyduck

(6,239 posts)

9. I'm grumpy all the time.

Reply to handmade34 (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:58 PM

Jun 2020

But thanks for the sentiment.

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)

15. I do like the moniker.

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Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:56 PM

Jun 2020

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BillyBobBrilliant

(805 posts)

11. Who cares?

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Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:19 PM

Jun 2020

At least he has a vocabulary.

brush

(53,782 posts)

13. Yawn! The "gaffe meme" is overblown. Guess you didn't see the Biden/Sanders...

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:51 PM

Jun 2020

debate where Joe blew Sanders out of the water with an articulate and impassioned presentation. It's old news that really doesn't amount to much, especially considering the perpetually lying piece of human trash Joe is going up against.

Ellipsis

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14. Yes it is overblown.

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Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:53 PM

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