Sharp As A Marble Update

[Zam-Zam]

This may upset the Cheerleader Squad:

Nearly Half Of Voters Say Biden Not Mentally Fit For A Second Term: I&I/TIPP Poll

In recent weeks, after several very public signs of age-related issues, 81-year-old President Joe Biden’s physical and mental fitness for the White House have once again become a topic of debate. Is the oldest president ever to serve still fit for office? A plurality of voters say “no,” according to the latest I&I/TIPP Poll.

Overall, more American voters give Biden failing grades than passing ones when it comes to both his mental and physical health, according to the national online June I&I/TIPP Poll, taken from May 29-31, of 1,910 adults. The poll has a margin of error of +/-2.4 percentage points.

Our first question asked: “President Biden is seeking a second term. How would you rate his mental acuity and physical fitness?” Participants were then given several possible answers, with a school-style grade assigned: A (excellent), B (good), C (average), D (poor), and F (unacceptable).

On mental acuity, or sharpness, the poll wasn’t close: For 47% of those who answered the poll, Biden earned either D (16%) or F (31)% grades. Just 33% gave him either A (14%) or B (19%). Another 16% rated him C — just average.






Complete text: Nearly Half Of Voters Say Biden Not Mentally Fit For A Second Term: I&I/TIPP Poll – Issues & Insights (issuesinsights.com)

 

[Zam-Zam]

Update: The overseas press seems to have taken notice:

‘Tripping, Freezing, Forgetting’: Foreign Media Says ‘Distracted’ Biden Is Getting Worse Ahead Of 2024 Election


Several foreign media outlets have published stories in recent months raising concern about President Joe Biden’s health ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Biden and his administration maintain that his health is in stable condition and that he is capable of defeating former President Donald Trump in November. But Biden’s recent performance, remarks during press briefings and on-camera appearances have been called into question by a number of major international media outlets, who point to the increasing concern among U.S. voters about his age and mental status.

“Biden isn’t the man he used to be,” a June editorial story from The Independent, a U.K. newspaper, reads. “A failure to take the mounting evidence seriously risks not only a collapse of trust in the White House that will affect future presidents but the specter of real crises during a second Biden term.”

“[Biden has an] inability to function well,” a news story published on Monday by the Hindustan Times, an Indian outlet, reads. “He has come under the spotlight several times for his gaffes, mixing up names of people, and struggling to recall simple words,” reads a separate piece from March.


Complete text: ‘Tripping, Freezing, Forgetting’: Foreign Media Says ‘Distracted’ Biden Is Getting Worse Ahead Of 2024 Election (msn.com)


It's obvious, and people are noticing. Being in denial about it isn't working.

 

[middleview]

Update: The overseas press seems to have taken notice:

‘Tripping, Freezing, Forgetting’: Foreign Media Says ‘Distracted’ Biden Is Getting Worse Ahead Of 2024 Election


Several foreign media outlets have published stories in recent months raising concern about President Joe Biden’s health ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Biden and his administration maintain that his health is in stable condition and that he is capable of defeating former President Donald Trump in November. But Biden’s recent performance, remarks during press briefings and on-camera appearances have been called into question by a number of major international media outlets, who point to the increasing concern among U.S. voters about his age and mental status.

“Biden isn’t the man he used to be,” a June editorial story from The Independent, a U.K. newspaper, reads. “A failure to take the mounting evidence seriously risks not only a collapse of trust in the White House that will affect future presidents but the specter of real crises during a second Biden term.”

“[Biden has an] inability to function well,” a news story published on Monday by the Hindustan Times, an Indian outlet, reads. “He has come under the spotlight several times for his gaffes, mixing up names of people, and struggling to recall simple words,” reads a separate piece from March.


Complete text: ‘Tripping, Freezing, Forgetting’: Foreign Media Says ‘Distracted’ Biden Is Getting Worse Ahead Of 2024 Election (msn.com)


It's obvious, and people are noticing. Being in denial about it isn't working.

So, do you worry about being in a sinking electric boat and having to choose between electrocution and sharks? If so, Trump is your guy.

 

[RickWA]

Update: The overseas press seems to have taken notice:

‘Tripping, Freezing, Forgetting’: Foreign Media Says ‘Distracted’ Biden Is Getting Worse Ahead Of 2024 Election


Several foreign media outlets have published stories in recent months raising concern about President Joe Biden’s health ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Biden and his administration maintain that his health is in stable condition and that he is capable of defeating former President Donald Trump in November. But Biden’s recent performance, remarks during press briefings and on-camera appearances have been called into question by a number of major international media outlets, who point to the increasing concern among U.S. voters about his age and mental status.

“Biden isn’t the man he used to be,” a June editorial story from The Independent, a U.K. newspaper, reads. “A failure to take the mounting evidence seriously risks not only a collapse of trust in the White House that will affect future presidents but the specter of real crises during a second Biden term.”

“[Biden has an] inability to function well,” a news story published on Monday by the Hindustan Times, an Indian outlet, reads. “He has come under the spotlight several times for his gaffes, mixing up names of people, and struggling to recall simple words,” reads a separate piece from March.


Complete text: ‘Tripping, Freezing, Forgetting’: Foreign Media Says ‘Distracted’ Biden Is Getting Worse Ahead Of 2024 Election (msn.com)


It's obvious, and people are noticing. Being in denial about it isn't working.

Uh oh. Yet another laugh emoji from the forum’s substantive poster. Better than a Trumpjack, I suppose…but I have him blocked. For all I know…he may well have offered that as well.

Yesterday I took MV off ignore for a moment, and the first TWO OP threads on this board had him diverting the subject directly to Trump in BOTH. (2) for (2). I made a comment to him and then put him back on ignore where he can be properly relegated to an oblivion where I see only his daily barrage of laugh emojis proliferated in every thread (exclusively to non-Democrats, of course).

 

[Zam-Zam]

Uh oh. Yet another laugh emoji from the forum’s substantive poster. Better than a Trumpjack, I suppose…but I have him blocked. For all I know…he may well have offered that as well.

Yesterday I took MV off ignore for a moment, and the first TWO OP threads on this board had him diverting the subject directly to Trump in BOTH. (2) for (2). I made a comment to him and then put him back on ignore where he can be properly relegated to an oblivion where I see only his daily barrage of laugh emojis proliferated in every thread (exclusively to non-Democrats, of course).

You have to feel a little bit sorry for those on the Biden Cheerleader Squad...There really is nothing to be offered in his defense. The only play is to try and switch the subject to Trump, which is the equivalent of waving a white flag.

It makes me smile every time it happens.

(Full disclosure: I don't read the posts of the poster you are referring to, so I also have no idea about whatever he prattles on about. I can guess, however, based on his posting history, and I suspect you are dead-on in your analysis).

Meanwhile, back at the topic, more and more people are on to Biden's handlers.... Biden's mental decline is the worst-kept secret in Washington.

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

You have to feel a little bit sorry for those on the Biden Cheerleader Squad...There really is nothing to be offered in his defense. The only play is to try and switch the subject to Trump, which is the equivalent of waving a white flag.

It makes me smile every time it happens.

(Full disclosure: I don't read the posts of the poster you are referring to, so I also have no idea about whatever he prattles on about. I can guess, however, based on his posting history, and I suspect you are dead-on in your analysis).

Meanwhile, back at the topic, more and more people are on to Biden's handlers.... Biden's mental decline is the worst-kept secret in Washington.

Just a couple of dittoheads mindlessly dittoing and bragging about ignoring those who refute their drivel.

 

[middleview]

Uh oh. Yet another laugh emoji from the forum’s substantive poster. Better than a Trumpjack, I suppose…but I have him blocked. For all I know…he may well have offered that as well.

Yesterday I took MV off ignore for a moment, and the first TWO OP threads on this board had him diverting the subject directly to Trump in BOTH. (2) for (2). I made a comment to him and then put him back on ignore where he can be properly relegated to an oblivion where I see only his daily barrage of laugh emojis proliferated in every thread (exclusively to non-Democrats, of course).

Spewing your anti-poster bullshit aimed at non-Trumplicans....exclusively. At least you are consistent....consistently off topic.

 

[middleview]

You have to feel a little bit sorry for those on the Biden Cheerleader Squad...There really is nothing to be offered in his defense. The only play is to try and switch the subject to Trump, which is the equivalent of waving a white flag.

It makes me smile every time it happens.

(Full disclosure: I don't read the posts of the poster you are referring to, so I also have no idea about whatever he prattles on about. I can guess, however, based on his posting history, and I suspect you are dead-on in your analysis).

Meanwhile, back at the topic, more and more people are on to Biden's handlers.... Biden's mental decline is the worst-kept secret in Washington.

There is nothing to defend....The Hindustan times can offer whatever opinions they like.
Do you feel compelled to defend the idea that windmills cause cancer? How about electric boats electrocuting people?

 

[as seen on tv]

This may upset the Cheerleader Squad:

Nearly Half Of Voters Say Biden Not Mentally Fit For A Second Term: I&I/TIPP Poll

In recent weeks, after several very public signs of age-related issues, 81-year-old President Joe Biden’s physical and mental fitness for the White House have once again become a topic of debate. Is the oldest president ever to serve still fit for office? A plurality of voters say “no,” according to the latest I&I/TIPP Poll.

Overall, more American voters give Biden failing grades than passing ones when it comes to both his mental and physical health, according to the national online June I&I/TIPP Poll, taken from May 29-31, of 1,910 adults. The poll has a margin of error of +/-2.4 percentage points.

Our first question asked: “President Biden is seeking a second term. How would you rate his mental acuity and physical fitness?” Participants were then given several possible answers, with a school-style grade assigned: A (excellent), B (good), C (average), D (poor), and F (unacceptable).

On mental acuity, or sharpness, the poll wasn’t close: For 47% of those who answered the poll, Biden earned either D (16%) or F (31)% grades. Just 33% gave him either A (14%) or B (19%). Another 16% rated him C — just average.


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Complete text: Nearly Half Of Voters Say Biden Not Mentally Fit For A Second Term: I&I/TIPP Poll – Issues & Insights (issuesinsights.com)


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i'm looking forward to the debate. but my prediction is that the moderators won't ask any tough questions on the issues:

1. The $34 trillion deficit
2. the nearly 1 million homeless
3. the fentanyl crisis
4. the housing affordability crisis
5. student loan forgiveness
6. border security
7. state sponsored hacking and ransomware

 

[Zam-Zam]

i'm looking forward to the debate. but my prediction is that the moderators won't ask any tough questions on the issues:

1. The $34 trillion deficit
2. the nearly 1 million homeless
3. the fentanyl crisis
4. the housing affordability crisis
5. student loan forgiveness
6. border security
7. state sponsored hacking and ransomware

I imagine Tapper will ask Trump about January 6th a great deal, and Joe will get softball questions that will get rehearsed answers...CNN is not exactly a neutral party.

Anyway, it should be a hoot.

 

[middleview]

i'm looking forward to the debate. but my prediction is that the moderators won't ask any tough questions on the issues:

1. The $34 trillion deficit
2. the nearly 1 million homeless
3. the fentanyl crisis
4. the housing affordability crisis
5. student loan forgiveness
6. border security
7. state sponsored hacking and ransomware

1. I agree that someone must commit to addressing the national debt. Neither party and no candidate since Clinton has seriously discussed any solutions.
2. I don't see homelessness as a federal issue. States, counties and cities have to do what they can. It seems a large number of the homeless will not accept being placed in any kind of housing. They suffer from mental health issues that prevent them from trusting anyone trying to help.
After that there are a huge number of issues, from inflation to the huge number of companies buying up properties and jacking up rents.
3. Do you really think the federal government is not trying to cut fentanyl smuggling. Most people apprehended smuggling are US citizens who drive into Mexico and hide the drugs in their cars or are hidden in tractor trailers bringing products into the US with the drugs hidden in the cargo. Tough to detect.
4. See #2.
5. Student loan forgiveness. Huge issue. University overcharges, usurious interest rates, bad decisions by students on the value of a degree....I paid cash for my son's degree. Should I be compensated? Nah.

A lot of people are going after skills we need. Doctors, engineers, scientists...are in short supply. Lawyers, not so much. My D-I-L owes about $100k for the degrees needed to be a veterinarian. Her debt as not forgiven because her income is above the limit.

6. Border security? See if you can get a straight answer. I'd bet the question will come up.

 

[Zam-Zam]

Mental Decline Update:

Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping

Participants in meetings said the 81-year-old president performed poorly at times. The White House said Biden is sharp and his critics are playing partisan politics.


WASHINGTON—When President Biden met with congressional leaders in the West Wing in January to negotiate a Ukraine funding deal, he spoke so softly at times that some participants struggled to hear him, according to five people familiar with the meeting. He read from notes to make obvious points, paused for extended periods and sometimes closed his eyes for so long that some in the room wondered whether he had tuned out.


Complete text: Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping - WSJ

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

Mental Decline Update:

Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping

Participants in meetings said the 81-year-old president performed poorly at times. The White House said Biden is sharp and his critics are playing partisan politics.


WASHINGTON—When President Biden met with congressional leaders in the West Wing in January to negotiate a Ukraine funding deal, he spoke so softly at times that some participants struggled to hear him, according to five people familiar with the meeting. He read from notes to make obvious points, paused for extended periods and sometimes closed his eyes for so long that some in the room wondered whether he had tuned out.


Complete text: Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping - WSJ



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Meanwhile, sane, honest people will observe both Biden and Trump at the debate and make their own judgments.

 

[RickWA]

You have to feel a little bit sorry for those on the Biden Cheerleader Squad...There really is nothing to be offered in his defense. The only play is to try and switch the subject to Trump, which is the equivalent of waving a white flag.

It makes me smile every time it happens.

(Full disclosure: I don't read the posts of the poster you are referring to, so I also have no idea about whatever he prattles on about. I can guess, however, based on his posting history, and I suspect you are dead-on in your analysis).

Meanwhile, back at the topic, more and more people are on to Biden's handlers.... Biden's mental decline is the worst-kept secret in Washington.

I think Biden’s team believes he will lose. That’s why he’s proposing this Hail Mary EO to grant amnesty to 500,000 illegals - probably with more to follow. The logic goes: if Biden is going to lose this election, he can at least position Democrats for the future with millions of illegals’ votes by securing their permanent residency and, ultimately, citizenship.

Lefties destroy everything they touch.

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

I think Biden’s team believes he will lose. That’s why he’s proposing this Hail Mary EO to grant amnesty to 500,000 illegals - probably with more to follow. The logic goes: if Biden is going to lose this election, he can at least position Democrats for the future with millions of illegals’ votes by securing their permanent residency and, ultimately, citizenship.

Lefties destroy everything they touch.

Any comment on the policy? Good idea? Bad idea? Anything besides your usual pro-Trump/anti-Biden gibberish?

 

[RickWA]

Any comment on the policy? Good idea? Bad idea? Anything besides your usual pro-Trump/anti-Biden gibberish?

One can be both anti-Biden and anti-Trump, DNC automaton. I oppose the candidacy of BOTH washed up lip-licking buzzards.

Thought on the policy is that it is terrible. If some are spouses of Americans, then adjudicate on THAT basis rather than executive fiat. And, independent of the awful policy, leveraging executive orders for this is typical of the imperial presidency that Americans of both parties have come to accept. Pathetic.

 

[middleview]

One can be both anti-Biden and anti-Trump, DNC automaton. I oppose the candidacy of BOTH washed up lip-licking buzzards.

Thought on the policy is that it is terrible. If some are spouses of Americans, then adjudicate on THAT basis rather than executive fiat. And, independent of the awful policy, leveraging executive orders for this is typical of the imperial presidency that Americans of both parties have come to accept. Pathetic.

Just an example of your dishonesty...."If some are spouses"?
The people qualifying for "amnesty in place" are married to American citizens...and their children. They have been in the US for 10 years or more.

The current rule is that to apply for resident status they would have to leave the country and apply at a US embassy. How is that better than simply allowing them to remain, without threat of deportation, and apply for resident status in the US? Please explain what is terrible about it.

 

[middleview]

I think Biden’s team believes he will lose. That’s why he’s proposing this Hail Mary EO to grant amnesty to 500,000 illegals - probably with more to follow. The logic goes: if Biden is going to lose this election, he can at least position Democrats for the future with millions of illegals’ votes by securing their permanent residency and, ultimately, citizenship.

Lefties destroy everything they touch.

This is your attempt at even handed criticism? Trump has attacked elections, Law enforcement, the courts, juries, prosecutors and the media. Chaos will be his epitaph, but the worst criticism you offer is that he is washed up....which isn't even close to being accurate in terms of assessing his impact on the nation.

 

[RickWA]

Just an example of your dishonesty...."If some are spouses"?
The people qualifying for "amnesty in place" are married to American citizens...and their children. They have been in the US for 10 years or more.

The current rule is that to apply for resident status they would have to leave the country and apply at a US embassy. How is that better than simply allowing them to remain, without threat of deportation, and apply for resident status in the US? Please explain what is terrible about it.

The ONLY dishonesty is yours in suggesting that I DIDN’T ALREADY ADDRESS THE SPOUSE ISSUE in my post. What terrible things did your parents do to you to make you so horrible, Middleview? I even stated that the spouse issue should be adjudicated on THAT basis rather than executive fiat. You blew on past that to LIE about what I wrote. What horrible character you demonstrate in this forum every day. Shame on you.

Secondly, as noted, the larger concern is the ongoing expansion of the imperial presidency. Rest assured, this iteration of executive UNILATERAL declaration of amnesty is mere springboard to future bolt-on iterations…much like Biden’s weekly additions of new student loan forgiveness categories.

This stuff seems to signal Biden team lack of confidence in his victory in November. Positioning for future electoral “fixing” is likely a fall back position.

Ok…go ahead and lie about what I wrote again…and be sure to only selectively address and cherry pick while you’re at it. Also…I expect assignment of obligatory Middleview emoticon…STAT!!

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

One can be both anti-Biden and anti-Trump, DNC automaton. I oppose the candidacy of BOTH washed up lip-licking buzzards.

Thought on the policy is that it is terrible. If some are spouses of Americans, then adjudicate on THAT basis rather than executive fiat. And, independent of the awful policy, leveraging executive orders for this is typical of the imperial presidency that Americans of both parties have come to accept. Pathetic.

You could be both anti-Biden and anti-Trump, but you’re not, as your completely one-sided posts demonstrate.

As to the policy, you provide your usual equivocal gibberish. Are you supporting the policy but opposing doing it by executive order instead of legislation? Opposing the policy no matter how it’s done?

Hard to say. You dissemble. Your only real skill is criticizing everything Biden does, and criticizing all posters supporting Biden, while remaining mute about posters supporting Trump. You’re a hack, not a policy guy.