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Just One Question for Trump and Vance: What Is Wrong With You People?
The New York Times ^
| July 25, 2024
| Thomas L. Friedman | Opinion Columnist
Posted on 07/25/2024 1:39:01 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Ever since President Biden’s Sunday announcement that he would not seek re-election, clearly because of age, I keep thinking about Donald Trump’s and JD Vance’s contemptuous reactions to one of the most difficult personal decisions a president has ever made, and what it says about their character.
“The Democrats pick a candidate, Crooked Joe Biden, he loses the Debate badly, then panics, and makes mistake after mistake, is told he can’t win, and decide they will pick another candidate, probably Harris,” Trump wrote on social media on Monday. He later added: “It’s not over! Tomorrow Crooked Joe Biden’s going to wake up and forget that he dropped out of the race today!”
Not to be out-lowballed by his boss, Vance wrote on social media: “Joe Biden has been the worst President in my lifetime and Kamala Harris has been right there with him every step of the way.”
All they had to say was: “President Biden served his country for five decades and at this moment we thank him for that service. Tomorrow our campaign begins against his replacement. Bring her on.’’
I can guarantee you that is what Biden would have said if the shoe were on the other foot. Because he is not a bully.
Biden’s good character shone through on Wednesday night in his dignified, country-before-self address at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. As I watched and listened, I remembered a lunch I had with him in May 2022 in the dining room next to the Oval Office. After we were done and he was walking me past the Resolute Desk, I mentioned to him a reading-literacy project that my wife, Ann, was working on that she thought might interest Dr. Jill Biden. The president got totally excited about the idea and said, “Let’s call your wife. What’s her number?’’
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: biden; bidenoutspeech; bidensmentaldecline; chicomcheerleader; cognitivedecline; enemieslist; fakenews; friedman; gaslighting; incognitivebiden; iranfan; jdvance; newyorkslimes; thomasfriedman; thomaslfriedman; trump
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
I read the disclaimer... I still stand by my reply... Think about what I said.
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posted on
07/25/2024 2:48:12 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
To: ransomnote
Speaking for myself only ...
I was disgusted by Mr. Bidens quarter hour of mindless gibberish last night.
42
posted on
07/25/2024 2:48:45 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: right way right
Friedman you are such a kiss-ass.
To: NorthMountain
You are stronger than I am. I couldn’t force myself to watch it! :/
44
posted on
07/25/2024 2:51:09 PM PDT
by
ransomnote
(IN GOD WE TRUST)
To: ransomnote
Full disclosure ... I didn’t watch the whole thing. I found it very disturbing, frankly. His family are a bunch of unmitigated scumbags; putting him up for election in 2020 was bad enough ... this is elder abuse.
Granted, Joe himself is also an unmitigated scumbag. But even at that, he should have been removed from public life a long time ago.
45
posted on
07/25/2024 2:55:34 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
46
posted on
07/25/2024 3:03:25 PM PDT
by
Track9
(If you want to know about human nature, read a power tool user manual. )
To: E. Pluribus Unum
They have functioning brains Thomas L. Friedman, whereas you do not.
To: jocon307
My wife was talking to a neighbor lady (in her 80’s) at the mailbox. Hunter had just been found guilty.
Lady: “Boy, that sure is something about Hunter isn’t it!?”
Wife: “Boy - sure is.”
Lady: “I guess no matter how good of a man you are, or a wonderful dad, there’s always a chance your child will go astray.”
Although the lady probably only watches NBC news and reads the Seattle Times.
My wife didn’t say anything. Not wanting to argue with the elderly neighbor.
48
posted on
07/25/2024 3:53:03 PM PDT
by
21twelve
(Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Little Tommy Friedman, the village idiot.
49
posted on
07/25/2024 3:56:41 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(My Pronouns are : He Be, She Be, We Be, and HeBeJeebees.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
“President Biden served his country for five decades and at this moment we thank him for that service.’’
Service. The Times would have to depict anything Biden has done while taking up a senate seat. He has amassed five massive estates for himself on a low $200k per year salary. They’d have to explain that first
They’d also have to appreciate that many see term limits as a reasonable thing and that the congress and senate themselves imposed it on the president and not on congress
“I can guarantee you that is what Biden would have said if the shoe were on the other foot. Because he is not a bully.”
Em… they must have missed the Iran contra hearings, which, btw, have been scrubbed from the Internet. Btw I miss that Joe Biden. That was the one with hair plugs
“Biden’s good character…”
No words.
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posted on
07/25/2024 4:07:23 PM PDT
by
stanne
To: E. Pluribus Unum
“President Biden served his country for five decades and at this moment we thank him for that service.’’
Service. The Times would have to depict anything Biden has done while taking up a senate seat. He has amassed five massive estates for himself on a low $200k per year salary. They’d have to explain that first
They’d also have to appreciate that many see term limits as a reasonable thing and that the congress and senate themselves imposed it on the president and not on congress
“I can guarantee you that is what Biden would have said if the shoe were on the other foot. Because he is not a bully.”
Em… they must have missed the Iran contra hearings, which, btw, have been scrubbed from the Internet. Btw I miss that Joe Biden. That was the one with hair plugs
“Biden’s good character…”
No words.
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posted on
07/25/2024 4:07:24 PM PDT
by
stanne
To: E. Pluribus Unum
they literally tried to kill him and they’re whining President Trump isn’t ‘speaking favorably’ towards biden?!!?!!
52
posted on
07/25/2024 4:11:05 PM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: All
Hey, Tommy Boy:
The big problem with us Trump voters, is that we are sane, well informed and live in the real world.
Such things are an anathema to you leftist propagandists.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Biden has no good character; none. What a load of b.s.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Biden’s not a bully? The staff terrified of his temper tantrums would disagree
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posted on
07/25/2024 8:50:00 PM PDT
by
blueplum
("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
To: E. Pluribus Unum
"Biden’s good character shone through on Wednesday night in his dignified, country-before-self address at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office." It's all in the family.
56
posted on
07/25/2024 8:59:53 PM PDT
by
clearcarbon
(Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
07/25/2024 9:14:08 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
To: jocon307
Not a bully-how about putting the cross hairs on him, threat to democracy, and his supporters calling him a Nazi, worse than Hitler etc
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I agree with this article - Trump and Vance are deplorable.
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posted on
07/26/2024 4:33:15 AM PDT
by
enumerated
(81 million votes my ass)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
“...What Is Wrong With You People?...”
Well, someday, whe you’re AAAAALLLLLL grown up, we’ll explain it to you. Now, run along and play.
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posted on
07/26/2024 6:22:40 AM PDT
by
SMARTY
(In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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