The new smear from the right is that Biden is senile.

[IluvPitties]

I am hearing the Fox News guys and the CEC pushing it hard. We need to be ready for this- it is the only thing they have and they are goin to run with it.

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Oh man, they are crazy. The senile guy is in the White House right now.

[DownriverDem]

2. This from

the dangerous crazy guy in the White House. It won't work donnie.

[IluvPitties]

3. The thing is, we Dems need to brace ourselves

and hit back at the Orange Asshat with everything we got. They are scared as fuck and are trying to mess with our primary with this new smear!

They know Joe is going to whoop 'em silly.

[mindfulNJ]

7. No more "They go low we go high" this time

We need to come at them with everything we got this time around. Lord knows we have plenty of ammunition with Trumpy.

[IluvPitties]

14. Yep- this is a war for our country.

No more playing nice.

[VladmireTrumpkins]

58. Totally agree

Fight fire with fire! No holds barred when fighting the GOP.. their record is plain...they hate Democracy!

[PatSeg]

49. Not just from the right

Already this morning, a disappointed Bernie supporter on Facebook claimed Joe had dementia and compared him to Ronald Reagan. He was extremely distraught.

[Beaverhausen]

4. I'm also seeing that smear from Bernie supporters

[Cha]

6. +1!

[gollygee]

17. I am too. nt

[MrsCoffee]

22. Yep.

[dalton99a]

26. +1

[moose65]

34. Isn't Bernie older than Biden?

And I agree - people who support Trump don't have a leg to stand on when it comes to discussing mental fitness for office!

[Frances]

63. Plus Bernie had a heart attack

[LongtimeAZDem]

36. I saw it from them first

[OnDoutside]

45. Yes, they're all over social media, youtube etc with that crap.

[Baclava]

83. Google 'Dementia Joe', its all out there now, they are running with it

[obamanut2012]

5. Not just from the right, either n/t

[Vogon_Glory]

8. And we're to believe Donnie's in full possession of his mental faculties?

[Happyhippychick]

9. They said the same thing about Hillary, didn't they?

[gollygee]

19. Yes and they claim Nancy Pelosi is always drunk

They just fling crap around and hope something sticks

[highplainsdem]

10. Both the right and the left have been making this attack on Biden for nearly a year.

It won't stick.

[Zeus69]

11. This will be the most negative general campaign in history

Need to fight fire with fire. Hopefully Bloomberg will withdraw at some point and financially back Joe.

[IluvPitties]

12. I just want to see Dems fighting back all this shit UNITED and with GUSTO!

[Act_of_Reparation]

13. He's not senile.

But he's not at the top of his game, either. You're crazy if you're not just a little bit worried about what will happen when he gets onto the debate stage with Trump.

[IluvPitties]

15. Trump is crazy and senile.

He is sundowning right before our eyes!

[Act_of_Reparation]

21. That's incredibly naive.

Trump isn't senile, either. His pathos is one of personality, not cognition. He's a liar and a buffoon, but he's still agile on the stage. If you're going to successfully "debate" him, you need to be aggressive and quick on your feet.

[MontanaFarmer]

30. Well said, but i quibble a little.

While he may not be senile, his mental acuity is very lacking. He's a terrible debater in the traditional sense. If I was going to advise Biden (and of course I'm not), I'd tell him to not even debate trump while on stage, just make your points and get out, because trump's just going to turn it into a shit-flinging contest, and if you partake in that contest you can't beat the ace shit-flinger.

[Act_of_Reparation]

40. That's true, but I don't think 'traditional debate" matters anymore.

It's ain't about being right. It's about performance. And Trump is a professional performer.

[MontanaFarmer]

41. Yes, that he is.

That's why i think Joe would want to ignore him as much as possible and just make his case. I do share a bit of your concern, but I also saw what happened in our democratic electorate last night. Folks who know Biden, warts and all, basically decided on their own that he's the one they want against trump. That carries weight for me. He was never my first choice (Harris, then Warren, a dash of Klobuchar), but he's the viable choice left standing IMO, and a man of good faith and integrity. I'm proud to support and donate to him.

[Funtatlaguy]

66. My advice to Joe - slooooooow down your words.

Speak slowly.
Speak in simple short sentences. Not paragraphs.
Stick to one topic in each sentence. Do not change topics mid sentence.
Stop saying “look” so much.
Smile more.
Relax.
You’ve got this.

[renate]

67. yep... he's the guy who isn't angry, mean, or lashing out

He ought to be, anyway. Although I know (like Bernie) he's shown a bit of temper a few times in public, and it's not super cute, however merited.

But that's not who he actually is, which makes him a great contrast to Trump. So I agree with your advice to smile more (again, great contrast to Trump) and to do all those other things, too. The country wants a calm and reassuring and empathetic president after the nonstop rollercoaster of emotions of the past three and a half years. We're exhausted.

[Funtatlaguy]

68. Yes. The country is tired of all of the mean. Just be nice.

[Lulu KC]

80. Yes, and calm

The contrast will be striking to anyone who's actually paying attention.

[Awsi Dooger]

69. Precisely...I've posted the same thing many times

Short simple sentences with one thought. He gets stuck and comes across as old and forgetful when he attempts the complex response. Biden was capable of that in 2008 and 2012 but not today.

Gore lost because of the sighing in debate one. Don't let anyone pretend otherwise. I knew darn well the polling would shift dramatically I saw it in my living room while hosting a debate watching party. I had young women literally grabbing their flip phones and calling their mothers in horrors that they had actually intended to vote for Al Gore.

Obviously Gore would have won anyway minus those ballot designs. But debate one caused the race to be closer than it should have been.

Now anyone who doesn't understand Biden's vulnerability in the debates is indeed kidding themselves. For one thing, he's going to need to talk much more when it's one-on-one and not one among seven.

[renate]

71. if not for a few sighs (and a butterfly ballot), the world might not be on the brink of disaster

It's so maddening. I remember that debate. A FEW SIGHS and everybody lost their minds. You'd have thought he'd grabbed W by the short and curlies live on stage. Of course, if he actually had grabbed somebody there and bragged about it, that would have been a real campaign-ender, right...?

[Funtatlaguy]

72. Biden should hire a speech coach and debate coach.

Privately, his staff should do this.
The only way he doesn’t get the nomination is if he stumbles thru a debate with Sanders.
Right now, debate prep is MORE IMPORTANT than holding rallies.

[treestar]

48. oh come on

Dump?

[Act_of_Reparation]

64. If you need clarification it would help to know what you find objectionable.

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. How ironic, with their full-blown lunatic currently in the WH.

[PJMcK]

18. It's not just the right

I've heard vehemently negative comments about Biden from Sanders' supporters and others on the far-right.

Of course, we have a president who is senile.

Perhaps we need a Constitutional Amendment requiring psychological testing. (snark)

[Kingofalldems]

20. Trump fan and complete idiot Bobo called into Howard Stern

with those talking points and Stern shot him down.

[The Genealogist]

23. Have they looked at the goods their trying to push?

Wackadoodle city.

[tanyev]

24. OK, then surely they'll agree that ALL the presidential candidates should submit to a thorough

neurological and psychological exam by competent and independent experts.

[blm]

33. Heheh

[blueinredohio]

25. Pot meet kettle.

[greymattermom]

27. My Bernie bro

daughter is also saying this. It comes from somewhere else also.

[Zoonart]

28. Good... Joe can challenge MF45 to

a mental acuity test on live TV. Or... they can both have a full mental and physical work-up with impartial witnesses.

[zackymilly]

29. That's just crazy talk!

[beachbumbob]

31. lol, will have no effect as trump is still out their tweeting his crazy every minute

[blm]

32. His speech last night rambled a bit, but, probably exhaustion more

than anything else. He needs to get more rest and give shorter speeches. Long winded speeches aren’t for everybody.

[emmaverybo]

59. He has always digressed a bit. But he makes his way back, which is not easy once you wander.

Former lecturer with that tendency. So his memory is fine. Agree he needs to stay more on
script for some venues, those official appearances.

[drray23]

35. Unfortunately it's not just from the right.

I've seen it coming from other quarters as well.

[Dem2]

37. As in

Here. Yesterday.

[drray23]

38. Yes, my son in law too who is a Bernie supporter.

He did say at least that he will vote Biden in the general if he is the nominee. However he is somehow convinced Biden is senile.
I told him to get out of the twitterverse and actually read or watch Biden's speeches and debates and honestly tell me if it's a credible claim.

[squirecam]

39. They could put Biden in a wheelchair

Roll him across the stage with drool coming out the side of his mouth.

And I’d still vote for him over the Orange buffoon.

[Scurrilous]

42. Yep.

Starting off Monday night, as things take an epic turn for the better for Biden, bestselling author Seth Abramson abandons all credibility to do concern troll.

Link to tweet

[IluvPitties]

43. Joe is proving them wrong

Every step of the way!

[Scurrilous]

44. They act like we don't have eyes and ears and are able to judge ourselves.

It's pathetic.

[BusyBeingBest]

46. Best thing his campaign manager can do is keep him well-rested, not push him

too hard, basically just be the same as Donnie Dumbass, doing friendly rallies and not being overexposed.

[gldstwmn]

47. It's being spouted on social media as well.

[lees1975]

50. If Joe is senile

then Trump has alzheimer's.

[uponit7771]

51. But Mr "oranges" of investigations is a stable genius?!? lol !!!!

[Gothmog]

52. I have met Joe twice in person and he is sharp and on his game

I maxed out for primaries back in October. I have met and got hugged by Joe at two fundraisers. Joe is sharp and has not lost a step.

At the first fundraiser, Joe did the selfie shot himself (he took my iPhone from me) and did a great job.

At the second fundraiser, we talked about stuttering. I was a stutterer until 4th grade. We were told that my son was "developmentally delayed" by the head of Jewish education in Harris County who was on the board of my Temple with me. It turned out that my son and I each had a language processing issue that manifested itself in different ways. I stuttered until 4th grade and then grew out of it. My son was tested and had some therapy and is now a partner a major law firm (he graduate Phi Beta Kappa and was an editor on a law journal).

Joe hugged me and we discussed stuttering. I was amazed at the compassion and humanity of this man

Joe has not lost a step and is an amazing person. I have seen him up close

[muntrv]

53. Because Trump is a spring chicken.

[gulliver]

54. That should go over well with seniors.

[VladmireTrumpkins]

55. is there any bottom to their disgusting tactics?

Frankly I would vote for Vladmire Putin over Donald Trump...


When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.” ― Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Letters.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

56. Pretty funny, especially considering that Trump can barely tie his own shoes.

[Mersky]

57. The oranges of such are all covfefe.

[Firestorm49]

60. Biden is senile? And Trump is............?

[33taw]

61. Don't they have some Coveffe to make?

[nolabear]

62. LISTEN UP, PEOPLE! You are being gaslighted!

I’ll say at the offset that I like Joe and Joe has gotten older, as have we all. Is he at peak? Define it. Is he declining? Define it.

Does anyone have the vaguest idea how you’d come off in front of a camera hours per day, your every twitch scrutinized and used to shore up whatever pet theory each person wants to push? If you’re a hugger now you’re a creep, no matter what’s your intent. If you misspeak you’re gaffe prone, no matter you’ve been talking nonstop for days and have had people firing talking points and questions at you without ceasing. If you wax nostalgic you’re out of touch. If you use modern vernacular you’re an embarrassing boomer. If you stumble over words you’re feeble.

Being older does slow some things down and cause some things like anomia, temporary forgetting of words and names. It’s not dementia and it’s not a sign of failing cognition. It’s literally specific neural pathways not connecting as quickly. It happens to damn near all of us if we live long enough.

I’m sure campaigning is a beast on older people, but I’d put some elders far ahead of youngers in handling it. Governing takes wisdom and intelligence and the will to place people around you who will carry out a cohesive, purpose driven plan that reflects the wants and needs of a nation.

Joe is fine. If Joe IS slowing he’s fine. He’s not developing a different personality or forgetting what he’s there for. Don’t give the right, whose boy is genuinely personality disordered and is trying to be a dictator, fuel against a decent, smart man who yes, is in his seventies. And can get us out of this.

[Blue_Tires]

65. They are hitting this *HARD*... Their desperation is obvious

Link to tweet

[sweetloukillbot]

81. This

I’m watching my mom decline from Alzheimer’s - it is in now way comparable to Biden’s speeches. And I find it incredibly insulting to insinuate that it is.

[NurseJackie]

70. It's not only "the right" ... it's coming from Cenk Uygur too.

Oh, wait. I see my mistake. Never mind.

[Blue_Tires]

73. Look who's jumping in on the action!!

Link to tweet

[Tom Rinaldo]

74. Well, he's not

You know how Joe used to challenge people to a push up contest to show how robust he is for his age? What will put this hit meme to rest for the overwhelming majority of the sane American public is the upcoming one on one 90 minute plus debate Joe Biden will have with Bernie Sanders in less than two weeks. That is a much more demanding format than a six person debate where one gets time to gather one's thoughts. Biden doesn't have to "win" that debate to demolish that smear, he just has to hold his own and I'm pretty darn sure he will.

I hate smears of any kind. Let politics be dominated by the issues embraced by, and the integrity of, our candidates.

[honest.abe]

75. Joe should challenge Trump to psychological tests performed by an impartial psychiatric Doctor.

Joe will win that one.

[NCProgressive]

76. It is not just the right

It is also coming from the left.

I have seen veiled posts here questioning Biden's mental acuity

Makes me really angry that people supposedly on our side would do that.

[DeterDeter]

77. yep

Funny, I remember this going around on Twitter when Biden was leading in the polls, and then it mysteriously went away for a while when he was down...and now it's magically back. I find it personally offensive because I have had family members who had diagnosed Dementia...eff these transparent armchair doctors, because they seem to have no idea what it actually looks like. Also, screw Hillary's email story, the press never did an accounting for the online smears that persisted for months/were assisted for months for many mainstream media folks that Hillary was secretly dying, or had Parkinson's or something. I fully expect it to continue through election day aided by right, the feral left, and Russian trolls. Also bold because they are doing this to prop up a candidate who had a heart attack just a few months ago.

[Eyeball_Kid]

79. Since South Carolina, we've seen a different Biden.

I suspect that Biden wasn't so sure of his candidacy before then. He seemed both hesitant and distracted. It APPEARED that he was losing capacity. Since SC, Biden has been upbeat and focused. Go figure.

He may, at 77, still be in a decline cognitive state, which would be natural for a man his age. But he may have enough drive and activation to nonetheless move forward and draw more people into his camp. Bernie is about the same age and would naturally encounter the same limitations based on his age. The VP nomination is vitally important for both candidates. Warren or Harris would be ideal, but not so if Sanders gets the nomination because picking either, for him, would vacate TWO Senate seats.

[LongtimeAZDem]

82. Biden was sure; he knew that he had to wait for South Carolina. The selections before that

were a New England primary, and two caucuses. He gave great speeches, he put in the time, but he knew those would not go to him.

Most of his supporters here said so, but people lapped up the popular media narrative.

[treestar]

84. Not a good leg to stand on when their candidate is far worse

They are just stupid. Who is going to buy this in opposition to the Dotard?

And how does someone senile manage to get a major party nomination (other than Republican :rofl