Posted on 08/21/2019 10:12:57 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Doc: Dem frontrunner definitely doesn't have brain damage
Something is happening behind the scenes within the Democratic Party. Former Vice President Joe Biden remains the prohibitive favorite to win the nomination, even as he continues to commit word gaffes with his mouth.
Many still consider Biden to be the most "electable" candidate, but some Democrats, including some of his own aides and supporters, are beginning to express doubts about the 76-year-old's intellectual capacity.
It would appear that the Democratic establishment, in its desperation to prevent Bernie Sanders from winning the nomination, is keen to develop a contingency plan in case Biden falters.
Team Biden is on the defensive, and has even wheeled out the former Veep's brain surgeon to reassure skeptics that he's totally fine and definitely doesn't have brain damage. It's not the most reassuring claim to have to make about a presidential candidate, but here we are. Politico reports:
The two brain aneurysms Biden suffered in 1988 were fully treated and he showed no signs of mental trouble as a result, said Dr. Neal Kassell, who performed the surgery on Biden three decades ago. Nor did Biden suffer any brain damage that could come back to haunt him in old age, Kassell said.
"He is every bit as sharp as he was 31 years ago. I haven’t seen any change," Kassell said. "I can tell you with absolute certainty that he had no brain damage, either from the hemorrhage or from the operations that he had. There was no damage whatsoever."
Kassell went on to say that he planned to vote for "the candidate who I am absolutely certain has a brain that is functioning. And that narrows it down exactly to one." It is assumed, but not entirely clear, that he was referring to Biden.
Nevertheless, Biden allies remain wary and are said to be considering a scaled-back campaign schedule in an effort to limit the candidate's gaffes, which risk undermining his new campaign slogan about the country's need for "strong, steady, stable leadership."
Elizabeth Harrington ✔ @LizRNC Biden's new slogan is he's "strong, steady, and stable"
Seriously
for you maybe - but I had a brain MRI a year ago because of a fall and the doctor said that I did indeed have a brain located inside the skull, but with a grin said he could not affirm whether it functioned or not. And boy, has my wife had fun with that!!!
and his hands, esp. when little girls are around.
Why do I see an upcoming commercial using a Wizard of Oz clip singing “If I only had a brain” in an attack on Biden?
Maybe Trump or the GOP have this in the “futures” file.
Post of the day!
I’d have to agree with that assessment.
"Joe's brain works. The DNC asked me to check" - Joe Biden's doctor
“Biden Doctor Insists: Former VP ‘Has a Brain That Is Functioning’’
damning with faint praise ...
“Biden Doctor Insists: Former VP ‘Has a Brain That Is Functioning’”
OK. Who’s brain did Joe steal this time?
Neither have we.......................
How’s Kassel’s brain working? Or is Kasselmsaying he was stupid then?
LOL. Love your illustration. And all the smart@ss comments on this thread.
We’re all smarter than Biden. By far.
“He is every bit as sharp as he was 31 years ago.”
So they are equating his mental health this campaign run to 1988 when he had the plagiarism scandal that doomed his campaign? Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
The only person who would still be as sharp as they were 31 years ago would be a 32 year old.
we need a couple of new memes:
1. Biden’s face photoshopped onto Fredo’s body in the fishing boat; caption: “ It ain’t the way I wanted it! I can handle things! I’m smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I’m smart and I want respect!”
2. Biden’s face photoshopped onto the scarecrow in wizard of oz; caption: “I DO have a brain!”
He may be the smartest and sharpest, but he has plenty of verbal gaffs too. Has anyone ever figured out what cofefe meant? Also, what exactly is “th pe”?
IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN
(by Cowardly Lyin' Uncle Joe)
I could while away the hours
Rent a suite at some Trump Towers
Where I could sniff the housemaid's mane
With the thoughts that I've been thinkin'
I could be another Lincoln
I would not be just a nuffin'
But, alas...my head is full of stuffin'
And my aides are full of pain
My head I keep on scratchin'
To help some brilliant thoughts start hatchin'
But my mem'rys down the drain
And my gaffes spout out like rain
I'm a snail in life's fast lane
Where DID I put my cane....
Oh, If I only had a brain !
If I ONLY had a brain !
Leni
Leni
Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, Dopey—Joe’s nicknames are like corrupted versions of the whole ‘Snow White’ cast!
Thomas Francis “Tom” Eagleton.
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