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kpete

(72,902 posts)
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 02:05 PM Aug 2024

Biden: I served in the senate for 270 years. I know I only look 40, but I'm a little bit older.

For the longest time I was too damn young because I was only 29 when I got elected, now I'm too damn old.








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Biden: I served in the senate for 270 years. I know I only look 40, but I'm a little bit older. (Original Post) kpete Aug 2024 OP
Good material. Great delivery underpants Aug 2024 #1
He went Full Grandpa, and I'm loving it! Iggo Aug 2024 #51
Watching ellemb Aug 2024 #2
Dark Brandon Rocks Botany Aug 2024 #3
Damn straight!! AZ8theist Aug 2024 #25
Let me tell you what our project 2025 program is. ellemb Aug 2024 #4
Thank you Joe! Thank you Joe! CrispyQ Aug 2024 #5
That sign is amazing! NoveltySocks Aug 2024 #6
If I knew electronics a little better I'd add some red LED lights to the eyes for nighttime. -nt CrispyQ Aug 2024 #9
Solar! Silver Gaia Aug 2024 #40
Oh my, they have short strings of them for less than $20! CrispyQ Aug 2024 #45
YES! You are welcome! Silver Gaia Aug 2024 #46
😄😄😄 fabulous idea electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #49
OMG, those eyes should light up! Beartracks Aug 2024 #48
If MAGA is searching for a messiah they shoud have picked this guy.. magicarpet Aug 2024 #7
He's already said he's not going to pardon Hunter. maxsolomon Aug 2024 #11
Hopefully, President Kamala Harris does in 2032 obamanut2012 Aug 2024 #13
Ha. I'd love to see that. maxsolomon Aug 2024 #14
I think it'd be wiser indigoth Aug 2024 #19
How much you want to bet he changes course on that pardon decision? magicarpet Aug 2024 #16
Seems most pardons come right before inauguration day. KS Toronado Aug 2024 #21
Little to lose,.. but score a big win,... magicarpet Aug 2024 #24
Well, to be fair, he also said he wasn't going to drop out of the race. llmart Aug 2024 #32
Since both of the things that markodochartaigh Aug 2024 #37
He also said he was not going to withdraw from this election... Jack Valentino Aug 2024 #42
Joe is so awesome tinrobot Aug 2024 #8
Heartfelt KnR Hekate Aug 2024 #10
Tears of joy! Thanks for everything President Biden! Oopsie Daisy Aug 2024 #12
Joe delayed his retirement to save us from the orange menace. He could have spent more time with his family but twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #15
Joe Biden has saved us from Trump twice. RedSpartan Aug 2024 #17
FACT IA8IT Aug 2024 #26
Someone posted recently about the possibility of the last 2-3 months being tom_kelly Aug 2024 #18
Bold Joe Biden saved the world. Literally. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2024 #20
Will probably go down as one of the more consequential figures in our nation's political history. W_HAMILTON Aug 2024 #22
Another Homerun appearance lame54 Aug 2024 #23
Thank You, Joe! Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #27
I love that man!! MaryMagdaline Aug 2024 #28
This has turned into a win-one-for-the-gipper campaign MaryMagdaline Aug 2024 #29
Ahhhh! Nothing like a wholesome breath of fresh air, when Pres. Biden speaks or is around. My emotions and SWBTATTReg Aug 2024 #30
Job well done. lpbk2713 Aug 2024 #31
Joe looks and sounds really good now that he's had a little bit ecstatic Aug 2024 #33
I got a lump in my throat... rogerballard Aug 2024 #34
Ty, Joe! SheltieLover Aug 2024 #35
A decent man for indecent times hibbing Aug 2024 #38
Absolutely! SheltieLover Aug 2024 #39
Love me some President Joe Biden. Thank you Joe, thank you Joe, thank you Joe! n/t iluvtennis Aug 2024 #36
He hit all the right notes. calimary Aug 2024 #41
I love his sense of humor an MustLoveBeagles Aug 2024 #43
You are not too old, Joe; not too old at all. LoisB Aug 2024 #44
President Biden just called TFG Donald Dump LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2024 #47
Joe Biden is HILARIOUS. KentuckyWoman Aug 2024 #50
Speechless. I revere you Joe Biden! ffr Aug 2024 #52

ellemb

(117 posts)
2. Watching
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 02:09 PM
Aug 2024

He sounds great, and looks to be having a good time.
They broke out cheering "Thank you Joe".

CrispyQ

(40,970 posts)
5. Thank you Joe! Thank you Joe!
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 02:19 PM
Aug 2024

Those snippets were very heartwarming!

I'm still putting this sign out with my other signs.

CrispyQ

(40,970 posts)
9. If I knew electronics a little better I'd add some red LED lights to the eyes for nighttime. -nt
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 02:28 PM
Aug 2024

Silver Gaia

(5,361 posts)
40. Solar!
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 04:59 PM
Aug 2024

Maybe coil up solar string lights (also called fairy lights) and tape behind the eyes. White ones would probably work just fine since what they will light up is already red. These are cheap and readily available.

Silver Gaia

(5,361 posts)
46. YES! You are welcome!
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 06:46 PM
Aug 2024

I use these for all kinds of things in both my front and back yards. Cheap, useful, and fun!

magicarpet

(18,515 posts)
7. If MAGA is searching for a messiah they shoud have picked this guy..
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 02:23 PM
Aug 2024

He is one of the nicer things the heavens have delivered to Washington DC.

I hope he pardons his remaining son Hunter, after all the effort ReThugs made trying to drag him and the Biden name through every and any mud puddle. A full last minute, last Presidential act - pardon would be a fitting final spit in their Fascist faces.

maxsolomon

(38,729 posts)
11. He's already said he's not going to pardon Hunter.
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 02:40 PM
Aug 2024

I don't think the younger Biden is going to get much in the way of a sentence - for either the gun violation or the tax issues, regardless.

maxsolomon

(38,729 posts)
14. Ha. I'd love to see that.
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 02:52 PM
Aug 2024

She could do it on 1/20/25, just to spike the ball in their faces.

indigoth

(200 posts)
19. I think it'd be wiser
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 03:10 PM
Aug 2024

If Joe did it AFTER the 2024 election.

Looking ahead to 2028, That way, Kamala can’t be held accountable for it. and you KNOW those repubs will try to hold her accountable for it.

magicarpet

(18,515 posts)
16. How much you want to bet he changes course on that pardon decision?
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 02:57 PM
Aug 2024

He has nothing to lose if he clears the slate for Hunter now. Making this flaming fiasco finally - poof go away.

These bastards were hoping they could break Hunter, and get him to revisit his use of drugs as a crutch or copping mechanism to contend with all the stress unnecessarily thrown his way. These Fascists are malicious animals.

magicarpet

(18,515 posts)
24. Little to lose,.. but score a big win,...
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 03:48 PM
Aug 2024

.... righting the maliciously inspired injustice done Hunter Biden.

llmart

(17,622 posts)
32. Well, to be fair, he also said he wasn't going to drop out of the race.
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 04:06 PM
Aug 2024

At least that's what he told the audience when he was here in Detroit. I'm not criticizing him - just pointing out that sometimes politicians have to keep a few secrets.

markodochartaigh

(5,545 posts)
37. Since both of the things that
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 04:34 PM
Aug 2024

Hunter was charged with, lying about drug use when buying a gun or tax issues when the full amount of taxes and penalties has been paid, are things that are rarely even prosecuted, I think that Merrick Garland should recommend, after the election, that the cases be dropped. And, make a big thing of it, obviously the Republicans will. And no one will convince any of them of anything. But for the rest of the country it should be brought out that these are not things which usually result in charges being brought. Even most Democratic voters don't know that. But when purely political cases are brought anywhere in the US, it should be the concern of all of us.

Jack Valentino

(5,013 posts)
42. He also said he was not going to withdraw from this election...
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 05:09 PM
Aug 2024

Situations change. I don't think Democrats will mind if he changes his mind on the Hunter pardon after the election--- and it won't matter even if some of us do. As for what the Republicans think--- to hell with them!

Oopsie Daisy

(6,670 posts)
12. Tears of joy! Thanks for everything President Biden!
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 02:41 PM
Aug 2024

Your sincere optimism, and your honest and heartfelt endorsement of VP Harris was very inspiring and motivating.

None of this BS nonsense with an underlying sentiment of "I guess she'll have to do" and "well, we'll have to make the best of the hand we've been dealt" attitude... that we've heard elsewhere in other corners of the internet, youtube and social media.

twodogsbarking

(18,785 posts)
15. Joe delayed his retirement to save us from the orange menace. He could have spent more time with his family but
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 02:57 PM
Aug 2024

instead was there for me, us. How can you thank someone for that. For that I will be grateful always.

RedSpartan

(1,766 posts)
17. Joe Biden has saved us from Trump twice.
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 03:01 PM
Aug 2024

Once by beating him in 2020 and once by stepping aside so Kamala can in 2024.

His legacy is secure. One of the greatest public servants, and one of the greatest Presidents, we've been blessed to have.

tom_kelly

(1,051 posts)
18. Someone posted recently about the possibility of the last 2-3 months being
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 03:07 PM
Aug 2024

scripted with Joe's "slowing down" and passing the torch at the perfect time. A video like this shows the remarkable difference in him from 2 months ago and adds weight to that. He looks and sounds great!

W_HAMILTON

(10,333 posts)
22. Will probably go down as one of the more consequential figures in our nation's political history.
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 03:32 PM
Aug 2024

I'd probably say he's the most successful political figure in my lifetime (going back about ~40 years).

Thank you, Joe.

I was with you to the very end, but you made your decision -- even if you were pressured into it -- and it looks like it may have been the right one. If so, that is just another feather in your cap of incredible political accomplishments over the course of your career.

MaryMagdaline

(7,964 posts)
29. This has turned into a win-one-for-the-gipper campaign
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 04:03 PM
Aug 2024

Another feel good reason to vote for Kamala.

SWBTATTReg

(26,257 posts)
30. Ahhhh! Nothing like a wholesome breath of fresh air, when Pres. Biden speaks or is around. My emotions and
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 04:05 PM
Aug 2024

such I can tell actually calm down, and I seem to have a whole aura of peacefulness descend upon me. With the toxic tangerine, no.

tRUMP is a walking disaster area, and I want nothing to do w/ him or his cronies. Never. Wipe them off the face of the Earth, they are toxic, hateful, vindictive beyond belief. It's time to move on.

ecstatic

(35,075 posts)
33. Joe looks and sounds really good now that he's had a little bit
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 04:09 PM
Aug 2024

of extra time for rest. I know he's still super busy presidenting, but he looks good.

Most importantly, he does not appear to have the anger and bitterness that Politico and other shit stirrers are suggesting. Joe loves his country. Period.

SheltieLover

(80,473 posts)
35. Ty, Joe!
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 04:12 PM
Aug 2024

Something in my eyes...

Joe is such a decent man, a terrific president, and gave up his retirement to save our country's democracy! And so humble...

calimary

(90,021 posts)
41. He hit all the right notes.
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 05:06 PM
Aug 2024

And he showed what REAL leadership looks like.

What a class act! I'm sorry he didn't go for a second term, but his White House years came too late in his life. But at least THEY CAME!!! And what an amazing way to cap a career that formally began when he was 29! He goes out on top, and he goes out a STAR.

And in my opinion, that's how it should be for a great man like President Biden.

He's visibly older and slower, but I hope he's around long enough to enjoy the hails and salutes and public appreciations he's EARNED.

KentuckyWoman

(7,401 posts)
50. Joe Biden is HILARIOUS.
Thu Aug 15, 2024, 10:16 PM
Aug 2024

270 YEARS. hahaha

“yes, age is an issue. I’m a grown man. Running against a six-year old.”
“Eight comedians have played me. Eight. Who the hell says I’m not a job creator?”
“For those brave right-wing Americans who say it’s all about keeping America independent and safe, if you want to fight against your country, you'll need an F-15"

Those are just from this summer.....

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