Posted on 06/27/2024 11:18:06 PM PDT by Reno89519
Millions just witnessed the end of a presidency live on television.
Joe Biden’s performance during the debate was embarrassing.
Whenever CNN put him up on the split screen, he had a thousand-yard stare.
He didn’t look old.
He looked ancient.
He looked empty.
But at least he wasn’t speaking.
Because when it was his time to answer, Biden was incoherent.
He said he “beat Medicaid.”
Asked about abortion, he randomly started talking about migrant crime.
“I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence,” former President Trump noted at one point, “and I don’t think he knows what he said either.”
At one point Biden just froze.
The administration can’t say it’s a “cheap fake” — everyone saw it happen.
...
Biden can’t survive this.
It is political malpractice to let him continue to run for re-election.
It is national malpractice to let him continue.
Biden spent an entire week preparing for this debate, and this is the best he could do.
That should terrify everyone.
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From a strictly political point of view, I disagree; Biden should remain on the ticket as many people who would have voted for him before the debate will now simply stay home or vote for Kennedy rather than pulling the lever for a feeble and senile old man. His place on the ballot guarantees that Trump wins, unless the deep state succeeds in assassinating him.
Replacing him is also very problematic. First, he has to agree, and his wife will constantly be in his ear arguing against that. Second, even if he voluntarily leaves the race, there are a lot of issues with state ballots for the replacement. There will be numerous lawsuits by the Republicans to tie the Democrats up in knots, and I imagine that several states will forbid the name of whatever replacement is named to be on the ballot. Finally, the large campaign war chest that the Biden campaign has amassed cannot simply be transferred over to the campaign of whomever it is that replaces him - The contributors did not write a check to the successors campaign, they wrote it Benefit the Biden campaign. There are serious FEC regulatory violations for even attempting something of that sort. They are going to have to start fundraising from scratch. That is not going to be an easy task for two reasons: first, no matter who is chosen, there will be a great divide in the Democratic Party. Second, it is right now an undisputed fact that the White House (run by some mysterious person or people, NOT Biden), the leadership of the Democrat party and virtually the entire (Democrat-leaning) news media has been lying to everyone. (but especially the Democrat rank and file) about Biden‘s condition for years. As recently as last week, there were stories all over the media that any pictures or videos of Biden stumbling and mumbling were “deep fakes.“ I don’t know how you motivate 10s of millions of people to vote for the candidate of a party that has been lying to you in your face, let alone to contribute their hard earned money.
The Democrats chose this path when they decided to make Biden the nominee in 2020. He was already showing significant signs of a cognitive decline at that point. This is why he campaigned mostly from his basement; it wasn’t about Covid, it was about not letting people know the miserable condition that he was in at the time….and, of course, it has only gotten worse over the last four years. They miscalculated in many ways about other matters, as well: first, they started the multiple court cases against Trump too late. Normal delaying tactics, including appeals, have made it such that many of these trials will take place after the election (If they take place at all). Further, they did not count on how much fight Donald Trump has inside of him. The man is a force of nature, he simply never gives up. They should have known that, and known that their lies, nakedly false accusations and corruption regarding Trump simply wouldn’t hold water if challenged. Of course, I not only do not have one iota of sympathy for the Democrats, I celebrate the coming effects of their arrogance and incompetence. This is payback, and schaedenfreud will be in order within a few months, as Donald Trump takes the oath of office once again. Let the wailing commence!
Now, switching to the issue of weather Joe Biden should be the President for the remainder of his term, the answer is “clearly not.” I am certain that foreign nations, most especially our enemies and rivals, have known for some time just how bad Biden is. That we have not become directly embroiled in a war is a tribute to the inherent strength of this nation, because not even eight years of Obama and another four years of Obama running Biden have been able to weaken us to the extent that our enemies are willing to attack. We’re not far from that point mind you, but at least up to now we have managed to keep the wolves at bay. However, in view of that miserable performance on Thursday, I think that it is plain for all to see that Donald Trump is going to be the next President of the United States. That means that our enemies only have a narrow window in which to accomplish goals that they simply will not be able to achieve while Trump is in office, or for a substantial time afterwards. We are at a period of great vulnerability right now, and it seems quite evident that we need to have Biden leave the White House ASAP. Not that our vice president would be much better, but at least she won’t be crapping her pants and stumbling on stairs in full view of the world. However, she also spouts complete nonsense, not because she’s senile, but because she is a moron. The Democrats really stuck us with a big problem. They not only gave us these two, they did it by cheating in the election, and every everybody knows it. In a sane world, the Democrat party would pretty much cease to exist this November… but that world no longer exists.
Will America force a widow out of the outhouse?
Please post your answers to your questions and please ping me. Thanks/Dave
How did he know that far in advance?
Why did he know?
Pretty strange memes coming from someone who is in lock-step with the same man on Ukraine that you are making fun of.
“Pretty strange memes coming from someone who is in lock-step with the same man on Ukraine that you are making fun of.”
Stop believing your nonfactual presumptive assumptions. Then, you will comprehend with greater clarity.
Still lecturing I see. You can’t help yourself.
“Still lecturing I see. You can’t help yourself.”
No.
Just giving help to clarify your misperceptions.
Just like Joe Biden the last four years, you failed.
“Just giving help to clarify your misperceptions.”
Try to understand and accept that your misperceptions and proclamations are your failure.
Try using voodoo, maybe that will work.
So sad. Try to stop your accusations against me and refocus on posted topic: “We just witnessed the end of Joe Biden’s presidency”
Enough. Time to move on:
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ARTICLE
House Speaker Mike Johnson Says Biden’s Cabinet Should Consider Invoking 25th Amendment
Molly Bohannon
Forbes Staff
Updated Jun 28, 2024, 03:27pm EDT
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/06/28/house-speaker-mike-johnson-says-bidens-cabinet-should-consider-invoking-25th-amendment/
TOPLINE
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters on Friday President Joe Biden’s Cabinet should be considering invoking the 25th Amendment following Thursday’s debate in which Biden fell short of expectations—marking the latest call for the amendment to be used to remove the president from office.
KEY FACTS
When asked about people in his own party calling for the 25th Amendment, Johnson said it’s up to Biden’s Cabinet to make that decision, and he asked them “to search their hearts” and “do our duty to do best by the American people,” Politico reported.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, filed a resolution Friday—after saying he intended to following the debate—calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to invoke the amendment and declare Biden “unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office.”
Comedian Jon Stewart also mentioned the 25th Amendment in his post-debate analysis on “The Daily Show” Thursday night, showing clips of Biden while Trump was talking and saying he looked “not great, but a lot of people have resting 25th Amendment face.”
CRUCIAL QUOTE
“If I were in the Cabinet … I would be having that discussion with my colleagues at the Cabinet level,” Johnson reportedly said Friday. “We’ll see what action they take. It’s a serious situation.”
WHAT IA THE 25th AMENDMENT?
The 25th Amendment allows for the vice president and Cabinet to give “their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” Following that, the vice president immediately assumes powers as the acting president, according to Section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
COULD THE 25th AMENDMENT REALLY REMOVE BIDEN FROM OFFICE?
It’s unlikely. After declaring Biden is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,” a two-thirds majority of both chambers of Congress would then have to vote to approve stripping the president of his powers. If Congress did not vote to support the removal, Biden would resume the position.
TANGENT
This is not the first time Republicans or others have suggested invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office. In February after the release of the special counsel’s report highlighting Biden’s alleged memory issues, at least six lawmakers and a number of other right-wing figures called for the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment. At that point, Johnson did not call for the Amendment to be invoked, but said the report showed Biden was “certainly unfit for the Oval Office.” Similar calls were also made when Trump was in office. After Jan. 6, there were reports that members of Trump’s administration were considering invoking the amendment.
KEY BACKGROUND
Calls for the 25th Amendment on Friday stemmed from Biden’s performance at his first debate with Trump on Thursday. Trump was broadly declared the winner of Thursday’s debate, and Biden was criticized by his own party and Republicans for his performance. Just 30 minutes into the debate, Biden was difficult to hear in part because of a hoarse voice. He lost his train of thought and had to correct himself a number of times and some of his answers were unintelligible. A number of left-leaning pundits said after the debate that Biden should consider dropping out, with some saying the debate was “worse than I believe most people imagined” and “hard to watch.”
Hit the abuse button Mammy, if you’re so offended. You do it all the time anyway.
Yeah, like the plague, she spreads herself all around.
He has Parkinson's and likely takes meds for it.
How much did they pay his “fans” to show up?
The receiving line is full of youthful , mindless , indoctrinated students who want more hand outs.Not a calloused hand among that cannon fodder. They are the army Joe sends to register illegal aliens inside all the Dem controlled cities.
The cheat my Dear FRiend ,is on.
Much love to you and family.
😂 😂
Sounds more like a Kamalala word salad, than an actual lecture!
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