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An Epidemic of Cognitive Impairment?
American Greatness ^ | 5 Oct, 2022 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 10/06/2022 6:22:45 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Why is the supposed party of youth dominated by such frail and forgetful elderly?

Joe Biden, the nominal head of the Democratic Party, is 79. But he increasingly acts and sounds 89.

Recently, Biden has pivoted repeatedly on stage with his arm outstretched to shake the hand—of someone not there.

On one recent occasion Biden called out for Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) who passed away in a car crash in early August. He was insistent, shouting to the crowd, “Jackie, are you here? Where’s Jackie? I think she wasn’t going to be here—to help make this a reality.”

Biden’s fantasy was the reality that Rep. Walorski is no longer with us.

Biden slurs his words. He truncates sentences. He speaks in a muddled voice that often makes comprehension impossible. When questioned, he grows irate, growls, and stutters.

Biden’s messaging is even more confused than his medium. On any given day, Biden may impetuously announce that U.S. soldiers will defend the soil of Taiwan, or that the “killer” Vladimir Putin, unhinged head of nuclear Russia, must be removed from office promptly.

If Biden doesn’t like a question, he may deride the reporter as a “stupid son of a bitch.” He habitually lies about everything from COVID-19 vaccinations being unavailable until his presidency to the nature of his son’s military service.

Biden confuses Iran with Ukraine. He calls a senior African American assistant “my boy.”

For much of the Trump presidency, leftist opponents sought to remove Trump by the 25th Amendment. A Yale psychiatrist diagnosed Trump in absentia and declared him deserving of a straitjacket forced intervention. Partisan charges grew so intense that Trump voluntarily took—and aced—the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.

Strangely, the same Left arm-chair psychiatrists offer no such worries about Biden’s clear mental decline.

(Excerpt) Read more at amgreatness.com ...


TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: biden; bidenvoters; brainfreeze; communism; dementiajoe; vdh; victordavishanson
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1 posted on 10/06/2022 6:22:45 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Remove Joe and get Kamala, and that’s going to be bad because she is so bad that everything she did would be bad.


2 posted on 10/06/2022 6:23:17 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: texas booster

VDH ping


3 posted on 10/06/2022 6:23:47 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Victor, It’s not the elder Biden I worry about rather the young socialists/commies surrounding him that IS causing America to crumble.


4 posted on 10/06/2022 6:27:59 AM PDT by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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To: MtnClimber

I guess i am one of only few who are in favor of Harris replacing biden?


5 posted on 10/06/2022 6:30:42 AM PDT by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: devane617

I worry about the politburo. We are in their Clear and Hold phase of their Central Planning scheme. They do not intend to cede ground this round


6 posted on 10/06/2022 6:31:35 AM PDT by griswold3 (There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs. – Thomas Sowell)
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7 posted on 10/06/2022 6:32:42 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: MtnClimber

The problem is that our institutions that are supposed to act as safeguards are instead politicized and occupied by people who don’t work for the country, they work for an agenda, and that’s the communist agenda.

The only exception I see to this is the Supreme Court and some of the lower courts thanks to Trump. The liberal minority on the Court is politicized so the danger is just waiting for a few appointments by a Democrat President to complete the takeover.


8 posted on 10/06/2022 6:35:27 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: MtnClimber

[[and that’s going to be bad because she is so bad that everything she did would be bad.]]

Unless she says a lot of words because words are good, and words are what people speak, so words In a sentence mean something...or something


9 posted on 10/06/2022 6:40:20 AM PDT by Bob434 (question)
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To: MtnClimber

Don’t look too much at this countries leadership. The Boomers have got their claws in and they are not letting go.

We should all look at the ages of our “leaders.” It’s time to stop voting for old people.


10 posted on 10/06/2022 6:46:27 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: MtnClimber

That’s right. forget about the 25th amendment. Frying pan into the fire.


11 posted on 10/06/2022 6:47:52 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: MtnClimber

“acts and sounds 89”

My dad is 91 and he’s of perfectly sound mind. Age isn’t the issue. Cognitive capability (or incapability) is!


12 posted on 10/06/2022 6:55:18 AM PDT by rfreedom4u ("You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas")
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To: MtnClimber

“Remove Joe and get Kamala”

Remove them both and get Pelosi. EW!


13 posted on 10/06/2022 6:56:02 AM PDT by rfreedom4u ("You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas")
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To: Leep

Who would Harris pick as her VP? Dr. Seuss is not available.


14 posted on 10/06/2022 6:56:53 AM PDT by rfreedom4u ("You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas")
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To: Alouette; aquila48; BatGuano; beaversmom; Brian Griffin; Cathi; cgk; ClearCase_guy; ...
Ping! Out to the Victor Davis Hanson list

Biden’s messaging is even more confused than his medium. On any given day, Biden may impetuously announce that U.S. soldiers will defend the soil of Taiwan, or that the “killer” Vladimir Putin, unhinged head of nuclear Russia, must be removed from office promptly.

If Biden doesn’t like a question, he may deride the reporter as a “stupid son of a bitch.” He habitually lies about everything from COVID-19 vaccinations being unavailable until his presidency to the nature of his son’s military service.

Biden confuses Iran with Ukraine. He calls a senior African American assistant “my boy.” ...

Strangely, the same Left arm-chair psychiatrists offer no such worries about Biden’s clear mental decline.

Another great essay from the esteemed VDH!

FR Index of his articles: Victor Davis Hanson on FR

Town Hall: Victor Davis Hanson on Town Hall

American Greatness: Victor Davis Hanson on American Greatness

His website: Victor Davis Hanson

Please let me know if you want on or off this new VDH ping list.

As a reminder, Professor Hanson has asked that we do not post the full article of his writings. Thank you for following the link to finish his article.

15 posted on 10/06/2022 6:58:00 AM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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Funny how the left doesn’t worry about Biden having the Nuclear Launch Codes.


16 posted on 10/06/2022 7:01:32 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: rfreedom4u

It should be obvious..
Anthony Weiner.


17 posted on 10/06/2022 7:02:59 AM PDT by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: devane617

Susan Rice, Valerie Jarrett, and Barack Obama aren’t particularly young.


18 posted on 10/06/2022 7:05:33 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: rfreedom4u

VDH is speaking “statistically”. A good bit of our elderly population suffers from gradual cognitive decline as they age.


19 posted on 10/06/2022 7:06:31 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: MtnClimber
He was insistent, shouting to the crowd, “Jackie, are you here? Where’s Jackie? I think she wasn’t going to be here

Biden didn't "shout" it. He mumbled it almost incoherently.

20 posted on 10/06/2022 7:08:29 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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