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Didn't care for Biden's speech...
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Didn't care for Biden's speech...


Nov 10, 2020, 2:57 PM

but much respect with how he is handling the reporters that are trying to ramp up the situation.

He's handling it very calmly and zero political rhetoric. If he continues that way, he will get some fans.

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Re: Didn't care for Biden's speech...


Nov 10, 2020, 3:02 PM



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they gave him every option to bash Trump...


Nov 10, 2020, 3:03 PM

put it up on a tee several times.

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Re: they gave him every option to bash Trump...


Nov 10, 2020, 3:18 PM

People want to frame this as a good-versus-evil thing. I mean, it is, but it isn't going to end with Biden doing the final Boss beatdown in an action movie, twisting off the Donald's orange head Schwarzenegger-style and saying something pithy like: "You're fired, mudderfuckah."

I mean, it would be awesome. And lovely. And I would pay money to watch that movie, in an actual movie theatre. Even now in the pandemic. And order a $30 tub of their most ridiculously overpriced movie popcorn. And enjoy every bite.

But it isn't going to happen, and shouldn't. Because Biden won, ultimately, by not getting into a wrestling match with Trump but instead by letting Trump punch himself in the junk over and over again. You don't out-argue or out-nasty a troll; they live for conflict and the more you lower yourself to their level the more they beat you with experience; that's where they live all the time.

You beat them by demonstrating what they lack - poise, grace, humanity, decency, ignoring them whenever possible, and shrugging off and refusing to engage when they do stuff like trying to plant a laptop full of doctored crap on you at the last second. (You wanna see how not to handle it, look no further than what happened when Liz Warren was silly enough to take the dare Trump dangled in front of her of taking a DNA test. Pure massacre.)

I don't know how much of any of that stuff Biden really has - you know, poise, grace, humanity, and decency - but he fakes it pretty well at least, and people around him do seem to think he's an alright-kinda-guy. It's what he won on, it's what he needs to keep doing...and let Trump be Trump...and ride off into the sunset still punching himself in the junk.

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It also helps when you have the better part of the media as


Nov 10, 2020, 3:29 PM

your propaganda arm. You don't even have to campaign!

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The other person twittering nonsensically doesn't hurt


Nov 10, 2020, 3:38 PM

either.

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"It's Baltimore, Gentlemen; the Gods will not save you."


Certainly doesn't, but let's quit acting like Joe ran some


Nov 10, 2020, 3:40 PM

sort of awe inspiring campaign.

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Has anyone said he did?***


Nov 10, 2020, 3:44 PM



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He sure has convinced a lot of people that he's going to


Nov 10, 2020, 3:49 PM

right all of the wrongs, do right with COVID, and quell the unrest/division of the country. What this is based off, I have no idea, but apparently his campaign has given a lot of people faith this will happen.

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Isn't that what most voters hope/expect when they vote?***


Nov 10, 2020, 3:52 PM



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They're a lot dumber than we think if they do.


Nov 10, 2020, 4:22 PM

Although that conversation probably leads into the broader discussion of why people think government can solve all of the problems in their life.

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As a Trump voter who has pointed out the same things...


Nov 10, 2020, 3:54 PM [ in reply to He sure has convinced a lot of people that he's going to ]

Before the election...what was he supposed to say? Trump has this handled?

Now he has his chance.

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My main gripe is that he really didn't say much at all


Nov 10, 2020, 4:13 PM

Or even campaign. Apparently our media was completely OK with that and figured he'd work it out, no further questions necessary. I don't think anybody really has any idea what Biden will do, or if he'll even be making any decisions.

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I mean, is that better, or worse, than flying to 3-4


Nov 10, 2020, 4:49 PM

different rallies per day, and working loyalists into a lather with silly, repetitive rhetoric, while simultaneously releasing essentially NOTHING resembling a campaign platform or second term policy besides "SOCIALISM BAD!"?

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Worse***


Nov 10, 2020, 4:55 PM



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Why?


Nov 10, 2020, 5:07 PM

neither one of them is saying anything of substance and only one is making a horse's ### of himself constantly.

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I think it's pretty clear why he thinks it.***


Nov 10, 2020, 5:46 PM



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LOL, OK***


Nov 11, 2020, 9:34 AM



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he is going to listen to the scientist***


Nov 10, 2020, 3:59 PM [ in reply to He sure has convinced a lot of people that he's going to ]



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what are the scientists saying nowadays?***


Nov 10, 2020, 4:31 PM



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revealing vaccines and denying government funding***


Nov 10, 2020, 4:34 PM



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Is this your first election?


Nov 10, 2020, 4:46 PM [ in reply to He sure has convinced a lot of people that he's going to ]

I remember mine fondly.

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First election where one candidate basically sat at home


Nov 10, 2020, 4:48 PM

and faced almost zero media scrutiny, yes.

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I really can't think of any logical reason why Biden didn't


Nov 10, 2020, 4:51 PM

attempt to organize large gatherings of people. We're about to hit an all-time peak for Covid hospitalizations, approaching 60,000 people in hospitals. Over a thousand people are dying per day. In a totally unexpected turn of events...people are still talking about Covid after November 4th.

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You're right, completely explains the kid glove treatment***


Nov 10, 2020, 4:54 PM



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During the inaguration they will have little circles


Nov 11, 2020, 9:38 AM

painted on the ground to show how responsible they are


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No one thinks he did...


Nov 10, 2020, 3:49 PM [ in reply to Certainly doesn't, but let's quit acting like Joe ran some ]

although you could argue that he either A) has no ego at all or B) managed to quell his lifelong politician ego long enough to keep his mouth shut is at least impressive in a politician.

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I can't define the "good vs. evil" here...


Nov 10, 2020, 3:29 PM [ in reply to Re: they gave him every option to bash Trump... ]

but I can only speak from my perspective and my belief of what has caused some of the division.

It's actually nice to see someone practicing, "when they go low, we go high." I am certain the former POTUS would have handled it with complete smugness rather than the humility that Biden just displayed.

Humility is most appreciated when there is no need to be humble.

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Reading the quotes...he treated it, not as some


Nov 10, 2020, 3:45 PM

world-ending situation, but like a parent would just let their child get the tantrum out until they're tired and done. I like that perspective. Just let the President do his thing, meanwhile, I'll keep working. I appreciate his restraint from angry/vengeful language that would just feed the fire.

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Honestly


Nov 10, 2020, 4:26 PM

Why would you even waste time being angry and vengeful when you have cable news acting as a bouncer that stands 5'6"?

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Please forgive me, @IneligibleUser


Dude doesn't even know what year it is


Nov 10, 2020, 4:25 PM

You expect him to be angry?

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Please forgive me, @IneligibleUser


I expected him to answer the questions...


Nov 10, 2020, 4:33 PM

the way the press wanted him to.

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Re: Didn't care for Biden's speech...


Nov 10, 2020, 7:10 PM

A lot of people talk about media bias. The media has two biases: laziness (reporting the easy story) and sensationalism (reporting the most outrageous stuff). That's it. Any other claims of bias can be better explained by these two.

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