On CNN just now: Don Lemon really bashing Biden over his age, claiming he isn't sharp anymore.

[madaboutharry]

It is really awful. He is claiming that Biden wasn't making sense on Jimmy Kimmel. Is that true?

He said "I'm in my 50's and I'm not a sharp as I used to be."

So, maybe no one over the age of 50 should be president?

He is arguing that it is responsibility as a journalist to question Biden's mental acuity.

[hlthe2b]

1. I've always liked Lemon, but it sounds like a tryout for Fox...

Don, their corporate types may suggest otherwise, but they really "don't like the gays" over there.

Yes, I'm being facetious (about Lemon auditioning for Fox, but... )

Hey Don, ask any physician or other in medicine/veterinary medicine or other training programs who ever had to work days on end on constant call or long-term overnight shifts how THEY sound at the end (and middle) of it. Verbal skills /acuity drop in even those in their 20s with sleep-loss and constant stress and they will sound identically. Get a clue. Believe me, I KNOW.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. Cough.

“Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.” — George Chapman

[hlthe2b]

4. how apropros...

[Kid Berwyn]

44. As an old guy...

I can attest.

[Kid Berwyn]

47. The Stages of Life

My own dad got incredibly smarter from the time between my 18th and 24th birthdays.

[blm]

20. Heh

[Kid Berwyn]

48. Don't ask who gets angrier on getting called out for their hypocrisy.

Hands-down, the ________.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

22. Don Lemon isn't exactly a young man.

But, sure.

[Kid Berwyn]

43. Personally, I find him uninformed for a news anchor.

He also seems rude, but that may be due to overwork.

Really, who can read up on everything one needs to know when the world’s daily news can cover subjects from AAA per-gallon Memorial Day weekend gas prices to the controversially named James Webb infrared space telescope micrometeoroids to Zyklon gas substituted for death row executions in Arizona?

[Doc Sportello]

3. Here is a story with a link to the clip

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/media/jimmy-kimmel-joe-biden/index.html

People can decide for themselves.

[2naSalit]

11. Yeah, that was totally deranged...

Lemmon is pissed that he hasn't scored an interview yet and his ratings probably suck.

[Mike Nelson]

5. Well...

... I think average people in their 50s have "sharp" cognition. People I know in their 70s sometimes show decline, but of course their are exceptions. Don Lemon should retire quickly, while he still can enjoy some quality time.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

23. I'm 55 and a teacher. I know my years are limited. I 100% cannot imagine doing this in my 70s.

But, yeah, I'm sure the President is less demanding.

[2naSalit]

6. Biden bashing is all the rage.

I instantly think a lot less of anyone who engages in it.

I find that Seth Meyers does it a lot, I usually stop watching at that point. Once they go there, I'm not willing to watch them anymore.

[FalloutShelter]

26. Thank you....

it seems that ageism is the only prejudice that is acceptable.

[Walleye]

7. When will he get featured alongside Tucker on Russian TV?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

8. TDFG will be 77 if he should run again and we know he is BONKERS!!!

We have to make sure he does not! His word salads are for the record books! He makes Joe look highly intelligent, for which he is.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

24. Don Lemon was clear on his assessment of TFG.

Just because TFG is worse, doesn't mean we shouldn't be asking the questions about not-TFG.

[spanone]

9. Where have they been for the last six years?

Fuck 'our' media

[BlackSkimmer]

33. I remember plenty of CNN questions about tfg and his mental ability, or lack thereof.

It was pretty much a daily thing.

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Ageist bullshit.

Hey Don! Are you ready to make the same claims about TFG? Biden and he are contemporaries.

[Demsrule86]

12. This is why I no longer watch cable news. They all carry the rightwing bullshit.

There is nothing wrong with Biden...plenty wrong with Lemon.

[58Sunliner]

13. Don Lemon can just rot in hell.

I watched the whole clip and I don't see what he is seeing. Biden is great. It is so effed up that there is this constant abuse of Biden about his age.

[bluecollar2]

15. I saw that

CNN anchors never asked why Lemon doesn't ask ageist questions about the turtle or others.

[barbaraann]

16. Has Lemon talked about Herschel Walker's "sharpness?"

Has anyone on cable news? (I rarely watch anymore.)

[lark]

17. Fuck him!

If he didn't shout from the rooftops about drumpfs obvious dementia, he should totally STUFU now. God, how I hate these so called moderates who just try to kill us from the inside by always ignoring the death threats from the other side.

[Raster]

18. Don Lemon is one dumb motherfucker...

... Here's a GAY, Black man that is feeding the fires against one of the most staunch defenders of gays and minorities.

Memo to Don Lemon: Dude, after the white supremacists get finished with the Jews (they are all anti-Semites), then they are coming for the gays and the minorities. Do you think your Black, Gay ass is safe just because you are an enabler?

[The Magistrate]

28. Why Would You Want To Do That, Sir?

"Enquiring minds want to know!"

[Cuthbert Allgood]

31. Do what? Talk about what actually happened?

Because it's factual. I remember when he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act. I knew back then that it was bullshit. It was a horrible vote. Let's not pretend that because Biden has come around that he is the MOST STAUNCH DEFENDER OF GAYS. Because that's just not true. We don't need to pretend that Biden is the best ever at everything to support him and vote for him.

[hlthe2b]

35. So you don't allow for the evolution of opinion.. Those who held wrong attitudes are forever damned?

With "supporters like this," Tump is a "shoe-in" for 2024.

[AngryOldDem]

40. "Has become a staunch defender of gays", maybe?

I totally agree that people’s opinions can become enlightened over time, and that should be recognized, not stuff from 20 years ago. Who here would care to be held to that standard?

[The Magistrate]

36. And Any Of This Matters How, At Present, Sir?

You wanted to open a good deal more than the question you managed to focus on this round. We were to go into the crime act, and I expect credit cards and bankruptcy were next on the agenda.

You close with a rather easy dodge, which boils down to 'sure I support him but look what a dick unworthy of support he's been all his career.' The phrase 'Damn with faint praise' comes to mind. The effect of your line is to reduce support for the man, were it to be pressed at any volume. You have not answered the question why any of this matters at the moment. You are of course free not to do so....


"Every time declares its statesmen Solon and its generals Napoleon."

[Raster]

29. we're talking right now... Now, when it matters.

You want to have a discussion about 20 years ago... sure, we can do that.

You do realize people can change, and a truly thinking, aware person is constantly appraising their belief system and making adjustments. People and their positions change and evolve.
I am thankful Joe Biden's has chosen to evolve in this direction.

But right now, the subject is current affairs and Joe Biden's support of the LGBTQ community.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

30. I will venture to guess that Biden is still not the MOST staunch defender of gays.

I'm guessing there are other people doing more work than him. Let's not insult them. Did he come around? Sure.

[Raster]

32. I am a gay man and I appreciate his stance and his policies.

And certainly not demeaning anyone else or their support.

You have a nice day.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

34. You have a good day, too.

My only problem was with you saying he is the MOST staunch defender of gays. He's not. Nor should he be. That's not his job. There are a lot of organizers doing a lot more. As they should.

[emulatorloo]

37. He pressured obama to come out for marriage equality. Stop pretending he's a homophobe.

It isn’t a good look for you.

[hlthe2b]

39. Yup... but I'm beginning to understand how

Log Cabin Republicans justify their views.

Good on ya.

[SharonClark]

19. Again today?

There was a post yesterday about Lemon bashing Biden.
Two days in a row would cause one to think Lemon has an agenda or he's just not as sharp as he used to be.

[Ferrets are Cool]

21. Not the first time he has done this chit

Nothing like age-bashing, right.

[mobeau69]

25. Remember his coverage of the missing Korea airliner. Maybe aliens from outer space.

I realize they were trying to fill airtime but to go there. Geez.

[AngryOldDem]

38. The line between news and opinion blurs yet again.

This is a huge reason why we are where we are.

If Lemon wants to be ageist, that’s his deal. And that is what’s behind 99% of his “concern” — ageism.

[SYFROYH]

41. He's definitely not as sharp as he was as VP or late Senator years, but he's still good.

I'm sometimes frustrated when I see him speak because I want him to deliver better

[quickesst]

42. Don lemon..

.... is one of the most boring newscasters on television today. Being a moderate Democrat affords me the luxury of avoiding the obligatories, and focus on performance, which in my opinion, is poor.

[Peacetrain]

45. I saw this when it happened and posted about it

I was so dumbfounded by it.. and the Press Secretary was so side swiped that she could hardly speak she looked at Lemon like he was from a different planet..

[rockfordfile]

49. Who the hell is Don Lemon? Why would anyone watch CNN?