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Don't know if anyone watches The Mystery's of the Museum was on the idiot Box last night.
Back when Lyndon Johson was running for POTUS about 1965 an unknown woman put up as a candidate against him.
No one ever saw her in public, no public appearances whatsoever.
Turned out that a husband and wife comedy duo had set it all up.
I don't remember it but the show on TV was a good one.
Would fit well in the political climate of the good 'ol US of A today.
 

Democrats fume over special counsel report questioning Biden’s memory​

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Democrats are outraged over a special counsel report that raised new fears about President Biden’s memory, super-charging a long-standing issue that threatens to be the party’s biggest political liability in November.​
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In a 388-page report, special counsel Robert Hur argued it would be unlikely for a jury to convict the president for his handling of classified documents, setting up what would ordinarily be a resounding relief for a struggling incumbent hoping for positive news.​
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But Hur came to that assessment while also referring to the president as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” infuriating many within Biden’s party and driving a news narrative the White House desperately wants to avoid. Republicans seized on that one line, using it to attack Biden’s age and cognitive ability, while Democrats called it editorialized and highly politicized.​
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“It is really concerning and points to a way bigger problem within how these two men are covered,” said Jon Reinish, a Democratic strategist. “The scrutiny and the coverage on whatever Biden’s gaffes are is 10,000 times what the scrutiny and the toughness and calling out are when Donald Trump rambles incoherently, mashes facts and comes across as if he has no grasp on reality.”​
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Reinish called the display “infuriating.”​
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Bothered by the report on Thursday evening, Biden, who is notoriously averse to speaking to the press, appeared before a sea of eager reporters in a last-minute briefing, seeking to quell skeptical talk about his cognitive abilities at age 81. He shocked many who watched him answer questions in a defensive and flustered manner.​
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“I’m well-meaning, and I’m an elderly man, and I know what the hell I’m doing. I’ve been president; I put this country back on its feet. I don’t need his recommendation,” Biden pronounced.​
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The in-the-moment awe of it all escalated when Biden inadvertently mixed up the leaders of Mexico and Egypt in the same remarks, adding fuel to criticism that he is not mentally capable of performing the highest job in the nation. Democrats were quick to counter that, reminding critical audiences that Trump has conflated the leaders of Turkey and Hungary and even some of his domestic foes — like former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and current Republican rival Nikki Haley.​
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Other Democrats saw parallels between Hur’s report and former FBI Director James Comey’s bombshell remarks in 2016 attacking then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for being careless with classified material as secretary of state. The last thing Democrats need in 2024 is another Comey-style snipe, many in the party suggested after the dizzying news day opened up more questions about what could come next for Biden.​
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“I think you can file it under the double standard, Comey 2.0 file,” said Democrat Antjuan Seawright, who helped Biden’s election effort in South Carolina last cycle. “The special counsel obviously did not indict Biden legally, so he decided to manufacture political outrage by indicting him politically.”​
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The thing about Biden is that it's mostly true.

The thing about Trump is that it's mostly true.

If it wasn't all so serious it would be funny.
 
IFocus said:
The thing about Biden is that it's mostly true.

The thing about Trump is that it's mostly true.

If it wasn't all so serious it would be funny.
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The prosecutor was picked by Trump and he didn't find anything so, to save his career, he came up with this extreme statement.

The other Trump chosen prosecutor who was after Hunter is now being criticised for failure to make anything stick
and his career is probably over.
 
Knobby22 said:
The prosecutor was picked by Trump and he didn't find anything so, to save his career, he came up with this extreme statement.

The other Trump chosen prosecutor who was after Hunter is now being criticised for failure to make anything stick
and his career is probably over.
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the White House branded the idea a stunt and suggested the inappropriate references to Biden’s memory might have come about because Hur did not want to upset Republicans for not charging the president.
(Note - no charges, none.)

Another special counsel appointed under Trump, David Weiss, faced a backlash last year for not going harder against Biden’s son Hunter during an investigation into his tax filings.

Obviously, the statement was extreme and obviously to get political advantage
Personally I think Biden should retire and give someone else a go.
 
moXJO said:
I'm still not convinced Trump is a certainty to win. Waiting on the black swan.
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No doubt there are many rabbits in the hat just waiting to be pulled out at the right time. It would have to be a doozy though.

A black swan indeed.
 
wayneL said:
No doubt there are many rabbits in the hat just waiting to be pulled out at the right time. It would have to be a doozy though.

A black swan indeed.
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Both a pair of duds. In the real world if it was Joe Citizen probably both would in orange and the key thrown away.
 
Knobby22 said:
the White House branded the idea a stunt and suggested the inappropriate references to Biden’s memory might have come about because Hur did not want to upset Republicans for not charging the president.
(Note - no charges, none.)

Another special counsel appointedder Trump, David Weiss, faced a backlash last year for not going harder against Biden’s son Hunter during an investigation into his tax filings.

Obviously, the statement was extreme and obviously to get political advantage
Personally I think Biden should retire and give someone else a go.
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The whole judicial system in these matters just stinks, rotten to the core. Only the most ridiculous ideologues cannot appreciate that.

Yes he should retire and only the most foolish of those ideologues can't see that. Open talk of A25 now so that might be just the first of Mo's black swans.
 
Knobby22 said:
the White House branded the idea a stunt and suggested the inappropriate references to Biden’s memory might have come about because Hur did not want to upset Republicans for not charging the president.
(Note - no charges, none.)
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Innappropriate reference?
Geez, there have been so many widely publisised instances of Biden behaving and speaking like a geriatric memory deficient old man.
Hur said what everybody outside the white house already was thinking.
The whole thing was set up to make sure no charges were made to stick to Biden.
The establisment had no reason to not upset the Republicans, they have been making an art form of it for years.

Knobby22 said:
Another special counsel appointed under Trump, David Weiss, faced a backlash last year for not going harder against Biden’s son Hunter during an investigation into his tax filings.
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David Weiss was appointed by Trump as a a state Attorney for the District of Delaware.
it was Attorney General Merrick Garland 9 a biden appointee) who appointed Weiss as the special counsel to look into the Tax filings of Hunter Biden. ( ref NBC News )

Knobby22 said:
Obviously, the statement was extreme and obviously to get political advantage
Personally I think Biden should retire and give someone else a go.
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Every statement is made to get political advantage.
They will say Black is white with a straight face and the accolytes from either side will lap it up.
Mick
 
mullokintyre said:
Innappropriate reference?
Geez, there have been so many widely publisised instances of Biden behaving and speaking like a geriatric memory deficient old man.
Hur said what everybody outside the white house already was thinking.
The whole thing was set up to make sure no charges were made to stick to Biden.
The establisment had no reason to not upset the Republicans, they have been making an art form of it for years.


David Weiss was appointed by Trump as a a state Attorney for the District of Delaware.
it was Attorney General Merrick Garland 9 a biden appointee) who appointed Weiss as the special counsel to look into the Tax filings of Hunter Biden. ( ref NBC News )


Every statement is made to get political advantage.
They will say Black is white with a straight face and the accolytes from either side will lap it up.
Mick
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Ah the pull of power when they get their hands on it.
 
Knobby22 said:
The prosecutor was picked by Trump and he didn't find anything so, to save his career, he came up with this extreme statement.

The other Trump chosen prosecutor who was after Hunter is now being criticised for failure to make anything stick
and his career is probably over.
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The Republicans have / are running investigations (Senate / House) into Biden for impeachment basically they have come up with nothing.

The show rolls on.
 
IFocus said:
The Republicans have / are running investigations (Senate / House) into Biden for impeachment basically they have come up with nothing.

The show rolls on.
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Not quite true. Impeachment brings the spectre of a more competent opponent, which they don't want. Not proceeding to impeachment is a strategic decision.

Republicans want Biden to run.
 
wayneL said:
Not quite true. Impeachment brings the spectre of a more competent opponent, which they don't want. Not proceeding to impeachment is a strategic decision.

Republicans want Biden to run.
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That makes sense IMO.
Jeez everyone who has a T.V knows Biden has age related issues.
 
RFK is starting to surge. Biden and the dnc have started their lawfare on him by trying to get him off the ballot with their usual tricks.
 

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