Posted on 08/12/2024 4:35:48 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The president, the Democratic presidential candidate, and the vice presidential nominee all either cannot or will not speak casually and publicly to elected representatives, reporters, or the people.
Biden
President Biden was forced, unceremoniously and unwillingly, to abdicate from his impending reelection nomination. Since then, we have neither seen nor heard much from our sitting President. He has vanished, poof, gone.
This is quite unusual if not alarming. Unlike prior to the June 27 debate, the left now makes no effort to hide Biden’s debility. Indeed, it accepts the reality that an infirm Biden might not be able to finish out his remaining six months. Yet it still cannot decide whether the nation’s exposure to a President Harris prior to November 5 would lend her the advantage of incumbency or (more likely) ensure her defeat given global exposure to her puerility.
In the past, when a vice president took over the party nomination from his sitting president boss, the lame duck president was nonetheless evident and in charge until the duration of his tenure.
When Lyndon Johnson belatedly decided not to run for reelection in 1968, he claimed that he needed to devote his full attention and remaining months to finding a solution to the then-raging Vietnam War. Indeed, Johnson sought to steal interest away from his often-underappreciated vice president, Hubert Humphrey, and the latter’s ongoing (and failed) bid as the Democratic nominee to replace Johnson.
Ronald Reagan was still very busy in 1980 in his last six months as president—even as his sitting “a thousand points of light” vice president, George H.W. Bush, became the Republican nominee and was fixated on campaigning to replace Reagan.
At times in late 2000, during the waning days of Bill Clinton’s administration, a restless, lame duck Clinton seemed almost to compete for the spotlight
(Excerpt) Read more at amgreatness.com ...
Biden was not betrayed by the democRATs more than the American people were betrayed by Biden.
VDH ping
Who is running the country?
It’s not Joe. It’s never been Joe.
Certainly isn’t Kamala.
Could be Obama, Valerie Jarrett, Susan Rice ... there are people who could be named and guessed at.
But whoever IS running the country is in the shadows. Not elected. Not appointed. Not named. Just ... secretly ... running the whole country.
And the news media is strangely uncurious about it.
Surely, VDH meant 1988? Nevertheless, another great article. I’m glad he’s on our side!
BTTT
VDh——Harris has memorized the successful MO of Biden’s 2020 ....cough....”victory:”
<><>keep away from the public and journalists, and ration even staged speeches.
<><>replace radical chic with pseudo-centralism like ol’ Joe-from-Scranton-with-a-lunch-pail type.
<><>appropriate as much as you can from conservative Republicans, including Trump.
Kamala is saving the best for last: at the debate she will solemnly intone,
“I will not exploit for political purposes, my opponent’s age and inexperience”
>>Ronald Reagan was still very busy in 1980 in his last six months as president
1980 should be 1988
If Harris assuming the position of POTUS prior to Nov 5 would help her chances absolutely the conniving communist (spelled big-eared, half-white guy) would have done that already!!!!
You misspelled “ruining”!
Susan Rice had resigned her position, whatever it was from the WH a while ago to work on Biden’s campaign. I wonder if she is back in the WH or working on Kamalas campaign.
Good catch!
To be hyper-accurate: Also for the first 20 days of January of 1989.
Regards,
Biden won’t make it to November let alone January.
It is as if a silent group of “who we do not know” is trying to prove we really do not need a President but only a silent group of “who we do not know” running the country.
If you ask the DOJ or FBI they will tell you they can not tell you due to “ongoing investigations that may or may not pertain to the question asked.”
I have to laugh everytime I hear the BS!!
Center for American Progress
Democrats can’t risk letting their true agenda and beliefs slip out so they have to hide.It is their only hope.
We are now witnessing yet a fourth coup from the party that warns us that democracy dies in darkness.
This article is a very important discussion of our modern day election, written succinctly and clearly. Very worth your time!
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
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This is a detailed article on Biden (remember him? He is still president), Harris, Walz and The Insurrectionary Radical Mind.
Worth reading the entire American Greatness article.
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