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Something Is Wrong with the President
National Review ^ | August 19, 2021 | Jim Geraghty

Posted on 08/19/2021 12:17:25 PM PDT by billorites

On the menu today: The transcript of President Joe Biden’s interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos dropped, and the president’s incoherence, insistence that he was incorrectly briefed, denial that he was warned by his military advisers, and oddly low profile in the past week raise troubling questions about his ability to perform his duties.

What’s Going On with President Biden?

After making no public appearances for four days — during a major foreign crisis — President Biden read a 20-minute speech off a teleprompter on Monday afternoon and took no questions. He immediately returned to Camp David. He had no events on his schedule Tuesday. On Wednesday, he gave another 20-minute speech about vaccine boosters off a teleprompter from Camp David, and again took no questions. Also on Wednesday, the president sat for an on-camera interview with George Stephanopoulos that did not go well. According to the White House public records, Biden has had two phone conversations with foreign leaders in the past ten days — one with Boris Johnson and one with Angela Merkel.

As of this writing, Biden has no public events on his schedule for today. He is scheduled to receive the president’s daily briefing from the intelligence community and meet with his national-security team. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, he is scheduled to return to his house in Delaware today.

This is a highly unusual schedule for a president during a foreign-policy crisis. Yes, a president can perform his job anywhere, whether it’s Camp David or his own private residence. But Biden is barely appearing in public, not saying much of anything when he does, not answering any questions outside of his lone scheduled interview, and sounding angry when he did face questions from Stephanopoulos.

Biden began the interview by insisting that the intelligence community

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To: Night Hides Not

Wondering how far your great Battalion CO made it in the US Army, and was the forgetting of the A## chewing on your part, his, or both? I’m guessing both of you in the interest of getting on with the job of making the unit combat ready. It might also be of interest to know the CO’s background in the Army.


141 posted on 08/20/2021 4:15:33 AM PDT by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: billorites

I read the whole thing.

I hate to break it to those idiots at NR, but...

THAT’S WHY HE WAS INSTALLED.

Sheesh.


142 posted on 08/20/2021 4:17:47 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: wita

Yes, rarely does anyone fall within 1 stage without overlap. And they can seemingly be in stage 2 (for example) for a while during the day and then slip into stage 3 for part of the day. It’s not cut & dry by any means. Every day, every hour can be a different situation with them. My mother knew her immediate family up until 2 wks before she died in hospice, yet she hallucinated and had paranoia & mood swings and was very difficult to handle or communicate with most of the time for her last few months. (she was in her mid 80’s)

I don’t know if anyone escapes not knowing where you put something (keys, glasses) or why you went into another room (what did I come in here for?) as you start getting into your mid 60’s or so. It’s kind of scary though when it happens, knowing one of your parents died with Alzheimer’s/dementia.


143 posted on 08/20/2021 4:49:21 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: wita
My battalion commander was promoted to full bird colonel. We both ended up at Fort Bliss, where he took over the directorate that tested new weapons systems in development.

After the Captain's course, I went to work for him again, as the Operations Officer. About the only job I ever had with implied power from Day One, due to our closeness. I still had to prove I was up to the job, which was no problem.

I never took his criticism personally, it was all about getting the job done right.

144 posted on 08/20/2021 4:51:16 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: billorites; 100American; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

Tick-tock. Tick-tock.

And yes, as the OP says, read the whole thing.

PING!


145 posted on 08/20/2021 5:01:59 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: nuconvert

I’m 54 and that sh*t already happens to me (misplacing things and forgetting why I went into a room or up/downstairs). I’ve had it at times since my 30s at least. The memory capacity on my mother’s side of the family ranges from fair to atrocious, unfortunately. No dementia here, as far as I know.


146 posted on 08/20/2021 5:11:58 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: Night Hides Not

That’s the kind of leader subordinate relationship that generally is sought after but rarely achieved for lack of great leadership.

Thanks for sharing.


147 posted on 08/20/2021 6:03:58 AM PDT by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

old and senile, greedy and evil


148 posted on 08/20/2021 6:17:04 AM PDT by Coleus
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To: Night Hides Not

PS: Love your tagline.

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149 posted on 08/20/2021 7:28:58 AM PDT by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: billorites

They want him this way. The whole lot of them, Mitch Nancy and all.


150 posted on 08/20/2021 7:37:57 AM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: billorites
NR wanted him elected.

Karma is such a female dog.

151 posted on 08/20/2021 7:43:55 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (I refuse to be afraid. I refuse to bow. I refuse to take any job I do not wish to. So BUZZ OFF!)
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To: turfmann

Indeed. Biden has been terminally stupid his entire life.


152 posted on 08/20/2021 8:47:33 AM PDT by jmacusa (America. Founded by geniuses . Now governed by idiots.)
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To: billorites

The entire state of Delaware must be populated with people who are dumber than Biden is.

They have to be. They keep putting him back in office.


153 posted on 08/20/2021 8:52:20 AM PDT by jmacusa (America. Founded by geniuses . Now governed by idiots.)
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To: cgbg
I read the whole thing—he sounds like a senile fool—which is exactly what he was a year ago...

So what is the point...

The point is he's now a dangerous senile fool.


154 posted on 08/20/2021 9:12:32 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Joe Biden is a squinty-eyed turnip brain)
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To: billorites

Sounds like he’s half dead.....


155 posted on 08/20/2021 9:18:20 AM PDT by 1217Chic
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To: billorites
Biden has no public events on his schedule for today. ...According to the Federal Aviation Administration, he is scheduled to return to his house in Delaware today. This is a highly unusual schedule for a president during a foreign-policy crisis.

Electing a man who was mentally challenged 10 months ago - with the help of a corrupt press who lied for him - is also 'highly unusual'.... or should have been. How many of these folks on getting money from China? How many newsrooms have 'paid WOKE minders? Salaries paid by Soros and his type?

156 posted on 08/20/2021 9:26:24 AM PDT by GOPJ (IS THERE A LIST OF AFGHANS WHO HELPED US? OR DO WE TAKE 3 MILLION WHO SHOW UP AT THE AIRPORT?)
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