They knew. They ALWAYS knew

George K · wrote on 18 Jan 2025, 00:47

Is Speaker Johnson lying?

I doubt it.

Renauda · 18 Jan 2025, 01:40

I too doubt that Johnson is lying.

On the other hand and hypothetically riffing, if President “Poopy Pants”’ Joe were deemed disabled under the 25th amendment two years ago how content would the nation have been with Madame Harris in the Big Chair until this coming Monday?

George K · wrote on 18 Jan 2025, 01:40

@Renauda said in They knew. They ALWAYS knew:

how content would the nation have been with Madame Harris in the Big Chair until this coming Monday?

Good point.

Choosing Harris as VEEP was wonderful insurance for the senescent old child molester.

Renauda · wrote on 18 Jan 2025, 01:48

Perhaps, but I highly doubt they thought that strategically. In fact, I doubt they thought much beyond what would be considered 1D chess. Not even sure I would give them that much credit.

George K · wrote on 18 Jan 2025, 02:00

And...

Jolly · 19 Jan 2025, 00:29

If they lied about something this big, wonder what other important things they lied about?

George K · wrote on 18 Jan 2025, 13:28

Oh, now that it's OK to talk about this, the New York Times talks about it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/biden-age.html

How Biden’s Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President

The president’s acknowledgment has put a new spotlight on his family and inner circle, all of whom dismissed concerns from voters and Mr. Biden’s own party that he was too old for the job. And yet they recognized his physical frailty to a greater degree than they have publicly acknowledged. Then they cooperated, according to interviews with more than two dozen aides, allies, lawmakers and donors, to manage his decline.

They rearranged meetings to make sure Mr. Biden was in a better mood — a strategy one person close to him described as how aides should handle any president. At times, they delayed sharing information with him, including negative polling data, as they debated the best way to frame it. They surrounded him with aides when he walked from the White House to the waiting presidential helicopter on the South Lawn so that news cameras could not capture his awkward bearing.

They had Mr. Biden use a teleprompter for even small fund-raisers in private homes, alarming donors, who were asked to provide questions beforehand. They came up with replacing the grand steps that presidents use to board Air Force One with a shorter set that led directly into the belly of the plane. They chastised White House correspondents for coverage of the president’s age. They hand-delivered memos to Mr. Biden describing social media posts the campaign staff had persuaded allies to write that pushed back on negative articles and polls.

Mr. Biden’s fumbles continued this week. In announcing a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday he confused the emir of Kuwait with the emir of Qatar and said Hezbollah rather than Hamas was responsible for the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. He also referred to his national security adviser as “Secretary Jake Sullivan” before catching himself.

Jolly · wrote on 18 Jan 2025, 13:34

NYT - holding onto its high standards of Journalism....

Copper · wrote on 18 Jan 2025, 14:30

This was all done to protect us.

Thank you handlers.

Doctor Phibes · 18 Jan 2025, 14:46

The Pres. could really do with an equivalent to Prime Minister's Questions.

George K · 18 Jan 2025, 14:48

@Doctor-Phibes said in They knew. They ALWAYS knew:

The Pres. could really do with an equivalent to Prime Minister's Questions.

Well, not the current POTUS.

Doctor Phibes · 18 Jan 2025, 15:06

@George-K said in They knew. They ALWAYS knew:

@Doctor-Phibes said in They knew. They ALWAYS knew:

The Pres. could really do with an equivalent to Prime Minister's Questions.

Well, not the current POTUS.

What I meant to say was the country could really do with an equivalent