I don’t say this very often, but I actually found myself agreeing with someone on cable news’ most insufferable show about something.
Of course I can’t find the clip now - maybe MSNBC took it down at the Biden campaign’s request - but a guest on Morning Joe said the President must seriously ramp up his campaigning and interviewing and press-conferencing to show that what happened last week was just a one-off.
The whole point of that wretched debate was for Joe Biden to prove he’s not the barely sentient Grandpa Simpson caricature alleged by conservative media outlets, but that he was still vigorous and sharp and up to the challenge of four more years in the world’s most demanding job.
And we know how that f**king turned out, now, don’t we?
But maybe he really did have one bad night. Maybe behind the scenes he’s doing handstands and backflips and lifting Oldsmobiles off the ground with one hand and solving math problems which had previously been considered unsolvable.
Well, if he’s staying in the race, he has four months to prove it.
He should be out there pretty much every day giving live interviews and holding live events and hosting press conferences. The only way to allay fears about his age is to get out and actually do stuff, especially now that the non-partisan mainstream professional journalist code of silence has broken.
You say he can still do it? Then let’s see him effing do it. And if he can’t do it? Then that pretty much answers the question of whether he’s the one to save America from four more years - if we’re lucky - of Donald Trump in the White House.
The other thing Biden really must do is show that he still has the good judgment to continue as President of the United States and not making really stupid decisions and FFS NEVER MIND I QUIT I’M GOING TO BECOME THE JOKER
Hunter Biden has joined meetings with President Joe Biden and his top aides since his father returned to the White House from Camp David, Maryland, on Monday evening, according to four people familiar with the matter.
The president’s son has also been talking to senior White House staff members, these people said.
While he is regularly at the White House residence and events, it is unusual for Hunter Biden to be in and around meetings his father is having with his team, these people said. They said the president’s aides were struck by his presence during their discussions.
A federal jury in Delaware found Hunter Biden guilty last month on gun-related charges. He remains under indictment accused of tax-related felonies, to which he has pleaded not guilty. Shortly after the jury found him guilty, he returned to his home in California.
One of the people familiar with the matter said Hunter Biden has been closely advising his father since the family gathered over the weekend at Camp David after Thursday’s debate. This person said Hunter Biden has "popped into" a couple of meetings and phone calls the president has had with some of his advisers.
Yeah, I know…but Trump!!!!!!! He found key positions for his kids and in-laws and hangers-on all over his wretched Presidential Administration, didn’t he?
Yes. And I have two responses:
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