swishnicholson wrote:

momadance wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:

Wolfgang622 wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:

CFP wrote:Biden has his flaws but these speeches are right in his wheelhouse.

Had the same thought watching this.

The speech is good but god he sounds like he's had a minor stroke. Slurring words, tripping over them constantly.

I think this is a dumb take that only echoes shitty takes on far left and right wing internet. I just rewatched the speech, I thought the delivery was fine. VP Biden has a known stuttering issue, and I'm not a medical expert nor am I a conspiratorial enough to attribute any slip ups to a separate health issue.

I know this is BSG, so parroting that Biden had a stroke or is senile doesn't really matter... I just expect more out of people here.

Seriously. 77 year old stroke victims aren't getting down on one knee for a photo op.

You guys do all realize that he's had a lifelong stuttering problem and always has to form his words carefully?

momadance wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:You guys do all realize that he's had a lifelong stuttering problem and always has to form his words carefully?

JFLNYC wrote:I just learned something which I regard as significant. My stepdaughter's father-in-law-to-be is a staunch, evangelical conservative, living in Orlando who voted for Trump in 2016. He's had enough of Trump and is voting for Biden this year.

Just one person, but I didn't know even one existed and, if there's one, there may be more.

Wolfgang622 wrote:

momadance wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:You guys do all realize that he's had a lifelong stuttering problem and always has to form his words carefully?

Honestly - I didn't.

JFLNYC wrote:Minor correction: The Great War was WWI. Eisenhower was Supreme Allied Commander of Operation Overlord in Europe during WWII.

Monkeyboy wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:Minor correction: The Great War was WWI. Eisenhower was Supreme Allied Commander of Operation Overlord in Europe during WWII.

I thought WWI was the war to end all wars and WWII was the great war. So hard to keep the horrors of human existence straight.

The following is a statement from Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry:

This evening, the President of the United States stood in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church, lifted up a bible, and had pictures of himself taken. In so doing, he used a church building and the Holy Bible for partisan political purposes. This was done in a time of deep hurt and pain in our country, and his action did nothing to help us or to heal us.

The bible teaches us that “God is love.” Jesus of Nazareth taught, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The prophet Micah taught that the Lord requires us to “do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.”

The bible the President held up and the church that he stood in front of represent the values of love, of justice, of compassion, and of a way to heal our hurts.

We need our President, and all who hold office, to be moral leaders who help us to be a people and nation living these values. For the sake of George Floyd, for all who have wrongly suffered, and for the sake of us all, we need leaders to help us to be “one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.”

JFLNYC wrote:
The veterans were desperate. Gen. MacArthur ordered U.S. troops to attack them.

thephan wrote:

The following is a statement from Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry:

This evening, the President of the United States stood in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church, lifted up a bible, and had pictures of himself taken. In so doing, he used a church building and the Holy Bible for partisan political purposes. This was done in a time of deep hurt and pain in our country, and his action did nothing to help us or to heal us.

The bible teaches us that “God is love.” Jesus of Nazareth taught, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The prophet Micah taught that the Lord requires us to “do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.”

The bible the President held up and the church that he stood in front of represent the values of love, of justice, of compassion, and of a way to heal our hurts.

We need our President, and all who hold office, to be moral leaders who help us to be a people and nation living these values. For the sake of George Floyd, for all who have wrongly suffered, and for the sake of us all, we need leaders to help us to be “one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.”

I guess they wouldn't kick him out if he walked in, but it will be a less welcoming environment that day.

ashton wrote:Democrats should just run this as an ad

Augustus wrote:The erasure of history is the point

06hawkalum wrote:Wasn't sure if this belonged more here or in the civil rights thread but:

Biden is attending Geroge Floyd's funeral. Hopefully Obama sits next to Joe.

slugsrbad wrote:

Wolfgang622 wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:

CFP wrote:Biden has his flaws but these speeches are right in his wheelhouse.

Had the same thought watching this.

The speech is good but god he sounds like he's had a minor stroke. Slurring words, tripping over them constantly.

I think this is a dumb take that only echoes shitty takes on far left and right wing internet. I just rewatched the speech, I thought the delivery was fine. VP Biden has a known stuttering issue, and I'm not a medical expert nor am I a conspiratorial enough to attribute any slip ups to a separate health issue.

I know this is BSG, so parroting that Biden had a stroke or is senile doesn't really matter... I just expect more out of people here.

momadance wrote:There it is..Fat fuck thinks he's General Sherman.

@kylegriffin1
Breaking via WaPo: Attorney General Barr personally ordered law enforcement officials on the ground to extend the perimeter around Lafayette Square just before Trump spoke Monday, a Justice Department official said.