*****Press Conference Thread Two*****

[nolabear]

Have at! He’s doing great!

[nolabear]

1. This is really, really good.

[tinymontgomery]

2. Best line yet

"where is trump, sitting in his golf cart filling out his score card before he hits the ball".

[nolabear]

5. Right?

[Dave Bowman]

16. Had a good chuckle when he said that.

[Turbineguy]

3. Indeed he is!

[House of Roberts]

4. ' Trump is riding around in his golf cart

filling out his scorecard before he hits the ball'!

[Tree Lady]

6. That was great he has been saying more and more

lately if anyone will listen how Trump isn't doing anything worth listening to at all...

[nolabear]

7. A Ukraine question! That's great.

[consider_this]

8. He's 'getting the job done'. that's the proof people!

[Maeve]

9. I repeat, the press looks petty with repeating the same questions

[TexasBushwhacker]

93. Just remember what Tucker Carlson's dad said

when Tucker was turned down by the CIA. Dad said "Go into journalism. They'll take anybody."

[Maeve]

142. Too true now But back in the day...

I was in J school in the 70's (so was Hubby, altho I switched majors and he got his degree) I know how we were taught and it wasn't this.
Don Henley, "Dirty Laundry" forsaw it

[TexasBushwhacker]

171. Personally, I think the quality of TV news went in the shitter

when the 24 hour news cycle started. The news wasn't the most important anymore. It was all about getting the scoop and being a STAR.

[macwriter]

10. Response to Veep Trump comment

Oh, I'm sorry. I just always assume Trump is Putin's running mate and is at the top of the ticket

[superpatriotman]

11. He ain't dropping out, Jack!

Go Joe!

[StarryNite]

12. He's getting the job done! And we voted for him!

[Tree Lady]

13. How do you know you won't have more bad nights?

what a BS question!! No one knows the future. Everyone has a bad night no matter if they are 80 or 20...

[consider_this]

15. his reply is my post just before yours - great answer, Joe!

[NoveltySocks]

17. Some of my worst nights were in my 20s.

[Tree Lady]

22. Tell me about it!

The older I get like Joe says the wiser I get and I know better.

[Lulu KC]

57. Oh, I miss those worst nights n/t

[NoSheep]

167. Dayum straight

[consider_this]

14. good question - global fear of *rump - re Ukraine

[Maeve]

18. Yes! Ask about Europe!

[nolabear]

19. Wow--questions fearful about 45/34!

Damn, this is great. I couldn’t have planted someone better.

[LiberalFighter]

20. At a press conference he doesn't have to rush his answers

[Marthe48]

31. Even if some of the questions are crap

they have some connection to reality and aren't necessarily gish-galloping

[OneGrassRoot]

72. That's a great point. Re: stuttering...

I have always stuttered, and while public speaking is stressful as fuck, I literally cannot imagine doing so with the kind of time restraint he had to deal with at the debate. Stress upon stress for someone who already struggles with smooth speech.

[Diraven]

21. I'm afraid the conspiracy theory now will be

Because he's calling reporters in order from a list he must have been fed the questions in advance. NYT vultures would have no problem publishing a story claiming that with no evidence.

[nolabear]

24. Oh let's not worry about that.

Haters gonna hate. I’m happy this is the Joe the average voter is seeing.

[consider_this]

28. I like they have a list to call - instead of screaming yapping BS, "pick me, pick me!"

[Festivito]

30. Picking from raised hands can be just as staged looking. eom

[58Sunliner]

32. And what can you do about that? Nada. It's noise.

[angrychair]

108. If the last several days

Have not us nothing else it's that the press is NOT Biden's friend. No one but those deep in the orange mud would believe that.

[Diraven]

148. And Fox News, right on cue

Literally called this a "cheat sheet" on their website front page.

[consider_this]

23. I LOVE that he is just speaking in an even keel, conversational voice. Very effective/ thoughtful!

[nolabear]

25. It's one of his best features.

[ucrdem]

26. Great great answer to the Polish reporter

Basically, yeah, Trump will be a catastrophe, that's why I'm in it to win it.

[nolabear]

27. Can you believe the difference between this sane, humane man

And that rambling, hate-filled know-nothing orange menace?

This is really good.

[StarryNite]

33. Absolutely no comparison.

[dweller]

29. OH NO SANGER !1!

Be nice Sanger
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[Dem4life1234]

34. He is sane

Any fool would not want the alternative.

[Lovie777]

39. Sane................................

[Johnny2X2X]

35. I am biased

But this has done a lot to ease fears. This was more than solid.

[Doc Sportello]

56. I agree but

I'm afraid the media and the anti-Biden Dems will sieze on one or two little gaffes and ignore the many, many other solid points he is making. In 55 years of following politics I don't think I've ever seen a feeding frenzy like he is experiencing aided, unfortunately, by members of his own party.

[NJCher]

111. would be difficult to phrase such a

criticism credibly after his foreign policy discussion. They would look petty if they did it

Not saying they won't; they have no shame, just like republicans. But any fair person listening to a criticism like that is not going to give it much credence.,

[Doc Sportello]

127. I hope you're right

I just think this presser was built up so much by people like Schiff who thinks he has to hit it out of the park. Biden is who he is and that was good enough before and he is good enough now.

[GoodRaisin]

36. Joe is doing great, sounding very qualified to do his job. Trump would not

do this, he is too stupid to answer the questions.

[nolabear]

40. Joe should challenge him to do a presser.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

42. Yes!!!!!!

[GoodRaisin]

79. Great idea but Trump wouldn't do it. He's only comfortable in settings where he

can bray lies and the media not challenge his lies.

Joe should challenge him anyway so everyone can see what a chicken Trump is.

[Deek1935]

37. Absolutely excellent on China! Just excellent!

[edisdead]

105. I was like holy fuck this guy is THE guy when it comes to china

Damn he was explaining 4d chess

[nolabear]

38. ON POINT discussion of China and Russia!

He’s schooling those who don’t know and reminding those that do.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

41. Trump would not be able to answer any of these questions.

A lot of pretty complicated questions being asked and answered.

[consider_this]

44. I wish I could give multiple rec's to your post!

damn straight!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

83. And I've been a bit of a doubter too so this is saying something!

[GoCubsGo]

69. Yes, and

he sure as hell couldn't recite all these statistics off the top of his head.

[Festivito]

43. Oh no! Intelligent talk won't convince Trumpistas. Explaining China's potential actions in context...

of the world situation. With examples.. They fell asleep.

Hope they don't snore.

[madaboutharry]

45. I think Joe Biden has now told everyone to STFU.

We are watching a man who is in total control and knows the way of the world.
He isn't quitting. No one is pushing him out.

He is going to win reelection and save the planet.

[Mister Ed]

49. Yes, quite decisively.

Gotta watch that auto spellcheck.

[madaboutharry]

58. Autocorrect has had it in for me for years!

I fixed it with an easy word, LOL!

[Bettie]

55. I think you may have not meant

divisively....maybe definitively?

[madaboutharry]

66. See post #58,

[Bettie]

76. We all posted about the same time!

so, we overlapped. Thanks!

[agingdem]

61. Yup..

The cable big mouths, the back bench congress critters, and celebrity has-beens don’t get it.. this is a “we the people” election and we the people want Joe..

[consider_this]

64. yeah - I hope there is a climate question - cuz TSF is anti-planet health and Joe is our only hope!

[Johnny2X2X]

46. Joe is a master of foreign policy

Just gave a perfect and detailed response on China.

[Maeve]

47. A man who can think and talk at the same time

Unlike a certain orange creature..

[nolabear]

48. You know, I think this guy would make a good president.

[a kennedy]

50. Damn right.

[StarryNite]

65. By golly, I think you're right!

Go Joe!

[Deek1935]

51. COMPLEX ANSWERS TO COMPLEX QUESTIONS! GOOD!

[Sympthsical]

52. He's extremely comfortable discussing foreign policy

It's his strongest suit by all accounts.

[Javaman]

54. Joe has such an incredible grasp on world economics and just the whole world situation

Fuck George Clooney, that piece of shit

[nolabear]

62. You mean Batman?

[dchill]

109. Michael Keaton is Batman. He said so.

[Festivito]

68. No mention of Italy yet.

Maybe George had too much wine for his whine.

[Johonny]

71. He's looking like a moron tonight

As I said, don't be the last person to write a times op Ed caring for Joe to drop out. It won't happen and Joe's going to make you look like a moron. It didn't take long either.

[Lulu KC]

77. George is dead to me

His smile used to lift my heart. Bye-bye, baby. You try doing Joe’s job for a week.

[DFab420]

59. This is incredible. The Media is compromised

Both social and main stream media has been compromised and is attempting a soft coup to remove OUR President.

Just dabbled over in Reddit for a second and it was literally just people posting the same scripted talking points over and over

[Ursus Rex]

89. Reddit has been predictable but not surprising.

The current version of Reddit does not have a high level of expertise in many areas anymore.

[Self Esteem]

60. Joe is absolutely turning this question around and owning it...

It was clearly a question about whether he could handle Putin in the future, hinting of a decline, and he's turned it into an attack on Putin and what they're doing on their end. Perfect deflection lmao

[dweller]

63. Joe said ' I'm not talking to putin right now'

And I’m ok with that


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[democrattotheend]

67. Sadly, the headlines on Google News don't seem to agree that he's doing great

Half the headlines are about him confusing Zelensky and Putin, and I read somewhere that he also confused Harris and Trump? I feel like that shouldn't be the headline when he is otherwise demonstrating a mastery of foreign policy, but we knew any little slip up was going to be the story, sadly.

[Festivito]

82. Bumper dummy news. eom

[consider_this]

84. quel surprise. The meat of this is too complicated for them to write and post an instantaneous click grabbing headline.

[NoSheep]

165. YOU just nailed it. Bravo!

[Lulu KC]

87. We need to expect that

MSM is up to bad stuff. Click bait. It’s up to us.

[DFab420]

90. The media is attempting a soft coup

Influence peddlers are trying to shape the leadership of this country

[58Sunliner]

98. Google has little to say that is good. Biden admin, justice dept has sued Google twice.

[Walleye]

166. He didn't actually confuse him, that's misinformation. He just misspoke.

[Amaryllis]

70. "I'm not ready to talk to Putin..."

[Dem4life1234]

73. They're back

At the step down questions. Lol

[WarGamer]

74. if people are PATIENT enough to listen to Joe...

He's really outlining topics well and has a vast and deep understanding of issues.

His delivery might not be 100mph... but the brain power is 100%

[Tree Lady]

75. Joe is smart, knows what he is talking about

but he is soft spoken, for some stupid ridiculous reason they think a strong loud voice spoken by a crazy man saying idiot things sounds more in charge to them.

We need to change what people think the definition of strong and powerful is. It is not a loud dominant voice. It can be a firm but soft expressed word spoken with truth and valor. Makes me think of Buddhist leaders.

[valleyrogue]

96. I don't know where that idea Joe isn't all that intelligent started.

I saw him in person twice, back in 2007, and he knew everything about everything when it came to national and international policy. I was very impressed with how smart he was and is. That is the result of being smart to begin with, and then the experience on top of that, only 35 years in the Senate at that point. That is why Obama picked him as VP.

We are really lucky as a country we have somebody who is this qualified as president. He knows all the key players all over the world. He is the most qualified individual ever to be elected president.

[Tree Lady]

110. I totally agree and I think most people think

he is smart just too old, but if you look at different cultures that actually respect their elders and look to them for wisdom I hope those people spread it to others.

[malaise]

78. Alright Joe throw in a malarkey and a pellucidly clear

then tell them to ask Smelvis to hold a press conference and send them the fuck home. 😀

[nolabear]

88. Maybe call on one real jerk first, and put them in their place.

And do it with the grace he’s showing now.

[malaise]

100. And use the world malarkeys 😂😀😂

LOL

[nolabear]

80. So glad to see him talking Israel and Palestine.

It’s a mine field but he can do a lot of good here.

[Nixie]

81. Masterful! Now he's getting some questions of substance

instead of the petty gossip crap coming up earlier.

Joe is outclassing the press.

He has his idiosyncrasies, like we all do! Trump could never speak about complex matters like this.

[Bettie]

85. He'd be talking to Hannibal Lechter about

sharks and batteries.

[Deek1935]

86. This guy knows foreign policy! My goodness! I couldn't keep all this in my head.

[StarryNite]

92. He's way over my head!

[Amaryllis]

95. He is really showing the complexity of dealing with things like Israel/Palestine

[GreenWave]

91. Very sad day for the vultures.

[nolabear]

94. Ain't it the truth.

It’s going to be hard to spin this into shit.

[Wednesdays]

125. Main $tream Media: "Hold my beer." nt

[DemocracyWorks]

97. I'm not watching is the press conference over?

[dweller]

101. No

He’s not tired

He could go on



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[Festivito]

102. On and interesting too.

[emulatorloo]

103. Still going. Joe's doing great. He's taking 2 more questions.

[Marthe48]

106. on penultimate question

(I never get to use that word!)

[DFab420]

107. You're missing out

Dude putting on a master class of foreign policy

[emulatorloo]

120. Slamming Supreme Court, Project 2025

Democracy under seige.

[Rstrstx]

99. I admit I was more inclined to think Biden should probably step down after the debate, but..

..this looks like the Biden we’ve known. Holy cow the difference between now and the debate is night and day, at least so far.

[Festivito]

122. Actions speak louder than speeches. Everyday. Everywhere.

If he's not good enough for a month from now, people would call for him to resign now, not for a run later. The ones calling out don't want that, it would make certain that our VP would be fine as president. Purely political call.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

104. Experience in the Senate help me get things done

[Amaryllis]

112. He is making excellent points about why it would not be good to put someone else in at this point,

but without actually saying that.

[nolabear]

113. Passion! Yes, passion re child deaths.

Well done.

[StarryNite]

114. Control guns, not girls!

[Blue Owl]

115. Roll the window down -- I'm RIDIN' WITH BIDEN!!!!!!!

[love_katz]

116. I'm So Over the shills for the corporate owned McGreedia!

[bdamomma]

117. Control Guns not Girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would any of us want to be President????????? t's not fucking easy.

[Marthe48]

118. Go Joe!

went after the (formerly) s.c.

went after project 2025

[StarryNite]

119. Wow!

He is ending strong!

[emulatorloo]

121. Indeed he is. Gun Control, Project 2025, Supreme Court.

[Festivito]

159. ABC NBC CBS gave up and downs after speech. FOX had none. PBS did not cover the speech at all.

[consider_this]

123. yay - he said - "ask TSF for his" when asked re cognitive tests.

and said he'd do again if his docs advised he needed to.

[Raven123]

144. Would you trust a report from Ronny Jackson aka Johnson?

Kind of kidding. I would like to see TFG’s record from his hospitalization for Covid.

[Diraven]

161. Man woman person camera TV

Aced it!

[padah513]

124. The press should insist Trump do one of these now

[consider_this]

128. yeah, but he'd lie and they'd praise it all - don'tcha think?

[padah513]

140. Maybe, but he'd also get fact checked on the spot. Some of the press is lazy but not all of them

[DFab420]

133. If only Trump was ever held to any standard

But he’s the media’s golden goose

[tavernier]

126. I wish he would take a drink of water.

He sounds like he’s dry and water helps everything.

[Richard D]

129. Then they'd say...

.. He was nervous.

[Mossfern]

132. Yup...

[kerry-is-my-prez]

131. He needs to work with a voice therapist like singers do.

[edisdead]

151. I mean he does have to run the country

And deal with two fucking wars going on so….

[Marthe48]

130. early in this presser one of the reporters mentioned 'some voters' want Biden to drop out

it isn't the voters. It's the bought and paid for press corps and their corporate masters who don't want President Biden to run.

If they manage to dislodge Joe with their candy ass agism

I'll write his name in.

[ecstatic]

134. the long-winded Biden we know and love. lol. nt

[StarryNite]

135. He gets it!

[Johnny2X2X]

136. Biden crushed it

They’ll complain and nit pick. But this was what he needed to do.

[StarryNite]

143. He sure did!

He gets it!

[nolabear]

137. These answers have been direct, clear, unwavering.

I don’t see how they can be misinterpreted.

Of course there’s already a trend about that VP flub. Bet it fails.

[Lovie777]

146. I think RW media is in shock..................

[dweller]

138. The screaming meanies are back

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[bdamomma]

139. I will be

passing over the analysis and wait for Lawrence O'Donnell.


Listen to him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mahina]

153. Same!!!

[love_katz]

141. Speaking softly is NOT a sign of weakness, mentally or otherwise.

He actually uses his brain to speak, compared to Anus Mouth, who just spews lies and hatred.

[unweird]

145. Listen to him

Total fucking mic drop. Awesome

[DFab420]

147. Dude crushed it

Any one else saying otherwise is being dishonest

[valleyrogue]

149. Somebody did get the question about the "Vice President Trump" gaffe.

Biden's response was a thing of beauty.

[gay texan]

150. Internet out in NYC?

asking for a friend

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

152. Replay Donald Trump calling Nancy Pelosi Nikki Haley

He didn't call her that once. He did so repeatedly.

[StarryNite]

154. His final response was the cherry on top of the ice cream!

"Listen to him."

[valleyrogue]

155. It was great. I laughed my ass off. n/t

[StarryNite]

156. Me too!

[love_katz]

157. Thank you nolabear.

This thread helped ease what would otherwise be unbearable. Nope. I didn't intend to make a pun on your screen name.

[._.]

158. watched it on Brian Tyler Cohen's livestream and...

He had the nerve to run ads all the way through it, including ads during the end of the speech so I missed the entire end. Were those few bucks so important to him?

[MacKasey]

160. Joe Biden brain is going so fast it's hard for his mouth to keep up

Riding with Biden

He was terrific!!

[bdamomma]

163. That is very true

Brain going faster. My son has a stutter also, Their brains are faster than their oral output.

[PatSeg]

170. Oh yes, I've seen him do that for many years now

He has a very active mind with an uncooperative mouth.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

162. Now please let the polls reflect he can win.

That will be a big one…

[Bev54]

164. Turned off MSNBC, they have pissed me off completely now with their hesitation on Biden

It is quite clear that even Rachel and Nicole are spewing the corporate message and Biden can do no right with them. I understand Nicole because she is getting her info from her NYtimes hubby, but her quoting the polls is bullshit, she is only quoting NYtimes version. But I think I will pause of her for awhile now. I will only watch Lawrence who does not seem to go along with the pack.

[PatSeg]

168. Lawrence is the only one I can handle right now

I turned on MSNBC just to watch the press conference tonight. After that, it will only be Lawrence for quite awhile.

[NJCher]

173. yeah, this whole Biden episode

Has so turned me off most of the people I used to watch--Chris Hayes, Rachel, Alex once in a while-- that it has freed up my time to do other things. I'm only watching Lawrence.

Nicole a little bit; not as much as the others.

Haven't decided about Stephanie Ruhle yet. She's pretty independent but I don't know if she has been during this media brawl.

[DFab420]

169. Yea I'm unfortunately done with them too

Really, incredibly disheartened to see Maddow become a mouthpiece for the corporate media but then again she’s richer now than she’s ever been and I can only assume the strings that come with that level of wealth get pulled eventually

[agingdem]

172. Me too ..

The cable talking heads and their guests reside in a rarified insular world..when they aren’t “sourcing” each other, they’re rotating shows spewing the same gloom and doom hyperbolic dreck..and the delicious irony…they’re losing viewers.. millennials and Gen Z ignore the cable and legacy networks and tune into podcasts and other social media platforms..

BTW..someone should tell George Clooney, Jon Stewart, and Rob Reiner younger voters like my 20 and 30 year old grandchildren have no clue who they are.. HAHA!