Misinformation or Disinformation?

LuFins Dad

Joe Biden at a Fundraiser today -

"How many of you know somebody with diabetes, and needs insulin? Do you know how much it costs to make that insulin drug for diabetes? … It was invented by a man who did not patent it because he wanted it available for everyone. I spoke to him, OK?"

Frederic Banting died in 1941, President Biden was born in 1942.

I expect the IRS to investigate.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

We're going to need a "Joe makes a demented comment (again)" thread.

After all the falsehoods he's uttered in the last couple of years, it's probably a good idea to distinguish between deliberate lies and confabulation.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Too lazy to look it up....

LuFins Dad

@George-K said in Misinformation or Disinformation?:

Too lazy to look it up....

The whole story about not patenting it refers directly to Banting…

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@LuFins-Dad said in Misinformation or Disinformation?:

The whole story about not patenting it refers directly to Banting…

Yup. That is told down-thread.

Copper

Let's not forget Charles Best.

That's Best with a B.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The man forgot (or lied about) where he went to college.

LuFins Dad

@George-K said in Misinformation or Disinformation?:

The man forgot (or lied about) where he went to college.

Meh… Did he ever worked there? Have a campaign event there? There are a number of ways that could be twisted…

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@LuFins-Dad said in Misinformation or Disinformation?:

There are a number of ways that could be twisted

Yeah, and I went to the White House.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The man is addled.

taiwan_girl

Democrats are hoping that he can just hold on (or at least pretend to) for two more years. Maybe they will somehow force VP Harris out, install someone they want, and then President Biden will go on medical leave.

(I assume if the VP leaves, then it is up to the President to pick a new one?)

Jolly

@George-K said in Misinformation or Disinformation?:

The man is addled.

Yes, you can feed from your EV to your home. It doesn't take much of that to turn your EV into a lawn ornament.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@Jolly said in Misinformation or Disinformation?:

It doesn't take much of that to turn your EV into a lawn ornament.

I was going to say "Redneck lawn ornament," but then I realized it's pretty unlikely for a real redneck to own an EV.

The New Coffee Room

Misinformation or Disinformation?