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GenThePerservering

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14. I feel like Joe Biden is "one of us"

Reply to lapfog_1 (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2023, 10:12 PM

Jan 2023

that is, not born with a silver spoon in his mouth, had to overcome difficulties (a stutter is...uh...no joke), worked hard, family man, worked to get where he is now.

He also says what is on his mind and is well informed.

His verbal tics don't bother me.

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quit saying "not a joke" [View all] lapfog_1 Jan 2023 OP

Everybody has a few verbal tics but I've never even noticed that one. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #1

Don't see how you couldn't have noticed. mobeau69 Jan 2023 #4

Sorry, but it didn't make enough of an impression to bother me. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #5

I'm inthewind21 Jan 2023 #2

Biden was 100%, absolutely, no doubt newdayneeded Jan 2023 #3

I'm not, especially if it's DeSantis. Ever heard that guy speak? Ocelot II Jan 2023 #6

Potatoes are versatile. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2023 #12

Maybe it's a coping mechanism he uses to deal with his stutter. NT Gruenemann Jan 2023 #7

Yes I was thinking the same. Some repetitive security blanket words. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #9

this is my thought too. IcyPeas Jan 2023 #10

I think he really uses three phrases that are all similar. rsdsharp Jan 2023 #8

You forgot C'mon man Polybius Jan 2023 #20

It's better then "No malarkey" Generic Brad Jan 2023 #11

I love no malarkey... Demsrule86 Jan 2023 #16

And you're young too, and somehow still know that word Polybius Jan 2023 #19

I think it's just part of who Biden is. BlueLucy Jan 2023 #13

I feel like Joe Biden is "one of us" GenThePerservering Jan 2023 #14

No, I love the fact that Biden speaks honestly and says what he means. Demsrule86 Jan 2023 #15

It Is Distracting DET Jan 2023 #17

That and the whispering Raine Jan 2023 #18