• poppy_apocalypse [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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    4 months ago

    How bad was he at the debate. When I opened the Guardian and saw the lead story about democrats calling on Joe to step aside, I knew it was bad. But I did not expect it from NY Times opinion page.

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      4 months ago

      I couldn’t watch much of it. It was embarrassing. I worry that accurately describing the extent to which Biden seemed ill will come off as an exaggeration. Normally they give him something to perk him up and let him speak with his chest for an hour. He just couldn’t get it done last night.

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      4 months ago

      It was bad. He looked like a mummy and his voice was hoarse and weak. He couldn’t finish a sentence without mumbling and losing his train of thought. Made Trump look coherent by comparison.

    • CyborgMarx [any, any]@hexbear.net
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      4 months ago

      Hasan got out of his seat, walked to the back of the room, faced the wall and put his hands on top of his head…and that was the first 20 mins