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Ms. Toad

(38,228 posts)
27. Trump was never an option for me - so I don't care.
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 10:59 PM
Jun 2025

He is unfit, even if he is in full control of his mental facilities. And those who think he is fit won't be swayed by anything the mainstream media says.

As for Biden, if the debate didn't give you a wake-up call, then nothing will. I have, unfortunately, enough personal experience that I don't need a neurologist.

But again, it isn't about awarding a position for past accomplishments. It is about choosing an electable person who is capable of leading for the next 4 years. Recognizing that that person isn't Biden isn't trashing Biden. No one is capable of being president forever. He is still a good person. He was still a good president.

But a lot of us have to take the car keys away from elderly parents or spouses when they can't recognize they are no longer safe to drive. I am not saying he was at that stage - far from it. But some firms of cognitive impairment make it impossible for the person to recognize they are impaired. My spouse has that kind of impairment. With that personal experience, Biden's failure to recognize how bad the debate performance was worried me more than the performance itself.

And again, it isn't about rewarding or trashing Biden. It is about doing what it takes for what the country needs. And sometimes that takes a wake-up call from people with a more objective view than the person impacted.

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Hope take a moment to remember SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #1
What am I not understanding? "innocent people now suffering thanks to Clooney's bruised ego" CurtEastPoint Jun 2025 #2
Clooney wrote an op-Ed last year SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #3
didn't remember that. thanks CurtEastPoint Jun 2025 #4
The event was the largest Democratic fundraiser ever, co-hosted by Clooney for Biden. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #7
Either way SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #8
Or he was concerned for the country. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #9
BS SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #12
I didn't say he tried privately. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #13
I don't know what he did or did not know SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #15
Yet your claim to know what was in his mind started this sub-thread. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #17
Clooney stabbed Biden in the back SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #19
Give it a rest. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #20
Biden was trashed unfairly SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #21
It isn't about what Biden deserves. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #23
I don't know what Biden's limits are SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #25
Trump was never an option for me - so I don't care. Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #27
Trump is not what this country needs SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #29
Clooney was entitled to his opinion-that's still legal, I hope. babylonsister Jun 2025 #5
This malaise Jun 2025 #6
Who is suffering? SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #10
+100 Celerity Jun 2025 #11
Really good production dhol82 Jun 2025 #14
i don't remember all the details of the movie, but recall that it was very good Demovictory9 Jun 2025 #16
Scott Pelley speaking now n/t malaise Jun 2025 #18
The show was excellent, timely and important. Clooney is a fighter on our side. Those who didn't want Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #22
Great play for our times and Clooney has the gravitas to be President andym Jun 2025 #24
I liked Clooney EndlessWire Jun 2025 #26
Great performance! benpollard Jun 2025 #28
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