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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: ptheland 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: NY Times, op ed- Joe should step down
Date: 06/14/24 2:55 PM
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You say "game on" and then can't come up with anything that is remotely factual. I know you'll never be convinced of anything, but I'll play along for the benefit of those who may be reading

Why? He's not senile and doesn't seem to need Adult Depends.

Both men are old and both show signs of slowing down. However, only one rambles on about whatever nonsense comes to his mind. And then repeats that nonsense ad nauseam. Really. Every "rally" has the same complaints. Every basement "press conference" has the same complaints. Every time he opens his mouth its exactly the same. That, my friend, is an early sign of senility. A little stumbling while speaking is not, particularly in someone with a history of stuttering. I'll state this part very plainly, the idea that one stutters because they are dumb is a horrible stereotype. Stuttering has nothing to do with intelligence.

Because one can't spend one's Presidency watching Matlock and eating pudding, and that's when he's not drooling.

That's so ridiculous it's not even worthy of a response.

Pretty sure the people who really run the democrat party and tell you what to think are a bit nervous.

This is a common play among the right. Projection. You seem to think that things that happen to you happen to everyone. Have you actually paid attention to the Democrat party? Have you seen how they work together? They don't, except for a few items - the most important being to win an election over the Republicans. That is about the only commonality among Democrats. As has been said before, "I don't belong to an organized political party. I'm a democrat."

The democrats are going to stealth nominate Biden over a phone call

Are you claiming every primary election in this cycle to date has been rigged to nominate Biden, but that none of those elections - elections in which Trump was also nominated - were rigged to nominate Trump? That makes no sense on it's face. And let's not forget that there were only a couple of token challengers to Biden in the primaries. As is fairly traditional in both parties, an incumbent President will get preference if he wants to run for re-election. Trump got that in 2020, Biden is getting that in 2024.

And what's this phone call thing about? Last time I checked, there was a Democrat party convention scheduled in Chicago in August.

Only if today were opposite day, which it isn't.

No, it's not. So why is a partisan pundit suggesting that one nominee for President step aside after winning the party's nomination? I'll admit that being concerned that the nominee is likely to beat the nominee of the pundit's party is only one potential reason. Another potential reason might be that the nominee has been convicted of multiple felonies. But then again, any sane political party would immediately reject their nominee upon such a conviction. They wouldn't need the other party to suggest it.

--Peter
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