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Here’s why I think President Biden agreed to that disastrous, early debate with Trump
Tampa Bay Times ^ | June 29 - July 1 (update) | Barry Golson

Posted on 07/22/2024 7:19:05 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

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To: CondoleezzaProtege
The author assumes that the decision for the timing of the debate was Joe's idea. He's wrong.

You cannot be a puppet and work the strings at the same time.

21 posted on 07/22/2024 7:39:58 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (Pray for Biden: Psalms 109: 8)
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To: bigbob

Joe was also planning his beach chair priority too.He loves checking out the beach bodies in DE.


22 posted on 07/22/2024 7:40:47 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

It was a good piece until the last paragraph of the excerpt: “[Joe is] fundamentally decent.”

Anybody who truly believes that is either a moron, seriously out of touch with Biden’s career and behavior, or is lying. That statement ruined the whole essay. Biden is the most vile, meanest SOB, most corrupt POS to ever hold the presidency.


23 posted on 07/22/2024 7:41:39 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: fuzzylogic

They(the men behind the curtain) did it to expose Biden.
They held back on the coke and adderall.
That way they could force Joe out and have enough time to go with someone else.

That someone most likely be Kamala. Unless she absolutely falls on her face. Which is possible, but unlikely.
They will pair her up with Whitmer or Pete. They will do pooling to see which is better. Two women or a woman of color and the first Openly GAY VP.

This WILL revitalize their base. They may not win POTUS. BUT it will get the people to go to the polls and vote. Which means they could keep the Senate. The house GOP lead could remain narrow. The problem for them is that they were looking at a major defeat UP and DOWN the whole Dem ticket.

The Media will help them either way. If they pick Kamala and Whitmer it will be two women and two WHITE MEN. They will bring up the Supreme Court taking away a Woman’s Right to Choose. This will drive the crazy liberal women to the polls Just like it did in 2022.

If they bring in Secretary Pete then they will get the Homo vote too. They will have a Woman of Color and a Homo. That pretty much covers all the bases for the Dems. Fruits and Nuts.


24 posted on 07/22/2024 7:46:31 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: fuzzylogic
Biden is in that category of executives that must not be allowed true face time with the public. The public finds out the reality of the individual from overexposure. Joe was never any different than he is today. A Q & A can be deadly if you are a sub-par thinker. If you have delusions of grandure its even worse.

"Hey world leaders love me, they all tell me so" -Joe Biden

His fundamental grasp of process and critical thinking is so dangerous here in that statement he made in defense of criticism on his polling numbers. He really does believe an international echo chamber says what they think. They really think he's a moron with a bad temper and a big fat checkbook that doesn't ever need to balance. Of course they love you, especially when you're dumb enough to ask them to love you!

The truth is illustrated in our delightful Bud Light moment in this country. We had enough at that point. Nothing they could say or do was going to solve it. That is the point we are at with Joe Biden and his administration branding. No amount of money, write offs, authoritarian mandates, or free stuff, will change that.

The Biden gang is a big giant can of Bud Light and we are pouring it down the storm drains rather than continue to drink it even for free.

25 posted on 07/22/2024 7:48:49 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: Captainpaintball
Trump fell for a trap, agreeing to Biden’s request...

Trump's team likely didn't want a last minute switch if Jao Bai-din suddenly dropped out due to health reasons. Better to have your opponents identified early so that you can plan accordingly.

26 posted on 07/22/2024 7:51:45 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

“But he’s fundamentally decent”

Ummm, no he isn’t, self serving for decades, back stabs the American people to enrich himself, inappropriate with kids most of his life, and women too.

lies steals cheats repeatedly, is not fundamentally decent.


27 posted on 07/22/2024 7:53:39 AM PDT by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
"Joe thought he could pull this off. But he’s fundamentally decent.."

I've met the man, the so-called "lunchbox Joe", before he was vice-president. Biden is the opposite of a decent man. He is fundamentally and flamboyantly nasty, pompous, vain, rude, two-faced, and completely egotistical. He is all those things to a degree you could hardly imagine because one seldom runs into someone with qualities that extreme. He would think of nothing but himself and calculate his own profit, no matter what the situation.

28 posted on 07/22/2024 8:00:11 AM PDT by PUGACHEV
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

He is “Fundamentally decent”? Wow. Great judge of character.


29 posted on 07/22/2024 8:02:42 AM PDT by vivenne
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To: PUGACHEV

Either the writer genuinely believes that about President Biden OR he is totally in on the game being played behind the scenes and totally okay with it, and just needs a fairy tale version of events to tell the kids. The same way the press is explaining things to the general public…


30 posted on 07/22/2024 8:04:27 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

The absolute last thing on Joe’s mind was “the country”.

The mass media lies like rugs.


31 posted on 07/22/2024 8:08:05 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

My theory is that Biden himself wanted to debate because he didn’t want to back down. When his aides couldn’t talk him out of it, they convinced him to do it early, using some bogus justification. The aides probably knew that the debate would not go well, and an early debate gave the party time to dump Biden. Biden definitely did not want to go. Until the last minute, he was resistant. Don’t know how he was convinced, but probably more of a stick than a carrot.


32 posted on 07/22/2024 8:14:23 AM PDT by maro (MAGA!)
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To: woodbutcher1963

Agree. It’s going to be “Trump is for tax-cuts for the rich” and “Trump took away a woman’s right to choose”. Ad-nauseum.

They can never control themselves. So it HAS to be some drool-fest ticket. My guess is two women.

Their problem though, something is happening - it’s as though the media have lost their grip. Too many are questioning what they’re hearing. Black people are revolting against the D’s in increasing numbers. Even leftists see how nuts the left has become.

When a lefty is sent into a fit by being asked, “what is a woman?” - you know they have a problem. We should make sure we ask this at every opportunity. We should be the party of “actual women’s rights - not fake women”. Women actually get offended if you imply you believe they’re a ‘trans-woman’. The response is “NO! I’m *natural* woman”. Well, if ‘trans women are women’ - how would anyone know? Why be offended?

On abortion, “do you agree with abortion a day before birth?”. They HAVE to answer ‘yes’ because otherwise they know they’ll get challenged with “what about a week before?”, all the way to “at what point is the unique DNA not an individual?”.

They’re living an anti-reality and have gone so far with it we should be able to simply expose it with some direct questions.


33 posted on 07/22/2024 8:15:35 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I’ve seen no proof Biden dropped out.


34 posted on 07/22/2024 8:20:36 AM PDT by roving (Deplorable Erectionists Listless Vessel )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Probably did the early debate because he is slipping fast. If he did OK he probably planned to cancel the rest of the debates to hide his dementiacrat. His excise would have been to just say he’s not gonna debate a felon.


35 posted on 07/22/2024 8:21:40 AM PDT by inchworm (al )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

“...the only safe choice against our generation’s marauding Godzilla, Donald Trump.”

I sent him an email thanking him for exposing himself as a loon early in the article.


36 posted on 07/22/2024 8:40:07 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
Maybe the Democrats wanted to force Biden out and this was the best way to do it. Especially after the pols showed him losing ground and likely losing to Trump.

But what we know is Kamala is not very smart, she is dumb, and she will do even worse in a head to head debate with Trump... in September?

37 posted on 07/22/2024 8:54:17 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: Captainpaintball
The trap for Trump was that the debate format, venue, and moderators were rigged in Biden's favor. The expectation was that Trump would refuse and then be subject to derision in the the news media. Or, if Trump accepted, it was thought that with rest, preparation, and the right medications, Biden would do well enough in a friendly format for ninety minutes to stop the bleeding away of his political support.

In the event, Trump did the unexpected and accepted the rigged debate set-up without qualification. Trump then did quite well in the debate despite the disadvantages, which put the attention on Biden's shocking debility and confusion. His loss of public and elite political support accelerated.

Most Democrats expect that Trump will beat Harris, but they hope and believe that, with a few breaks, they can still keep control of the Senate and prevent catastrophic losses in the House. The Dems could be right, but I think not. In politics as in sports, athletes become old, and teams and playbooks tend to become stale. Not only is Biden is old for the same, but the Dem playbook is stale and out of touch.

Moreover, credit must go to Trump and his feral cunning. He recognized that Biden was too weak to take a punch, so down Biden went, like Sonny Liston after one well-placed punch.

38 posted on 07/22/2024 9:12:02 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Perhaps the dumbest thing I have ever read.


39 posted on 07/22/2024 9:20:07 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Captainpaintball

Hindsight is always 20/20.


40 posted on 07/22/2024 10:02:00 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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