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PatSeg

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Wed Sep 30, 2020, 10:16 PM

Sep 2020

I've known about Joe's stutter since I read his book, Promises to Keep in 2007 and I can recognize when he's having a bit of trouble with his words occasionally. Throughout his career, I have heard him give some dynamic and eloquent speeches, but those words didn't just flow out of his mouth effortlessly. There was an ongoing conscious effort to put together the words into rhythmic phrases much like a poem, but he made it look spontaneous and effortless.

It took years of practice to accomplish that skill and he has taught many other stutterers how to do it. Joe has a really sharp mind and often it is hard for his mouth to keep up. People tend to mistake that and the occasional stutter for a declining intellect and they would be wrong.

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Maybe useful info, by a 'friend:' [View all] elleng Sep 2020 OP

I wish I could rec this more than once! Bleacher Creature Sep 2020 #1

Yes, VERY brave. elleng Sep 2020 #2

Kick. Eko Sep 2020 #3

K&R. nt iluvtennis Sep 2020 #4

Many people find my rate of speech frustrating as well TrogL Sep 2020 #5

That's my take on how Obama always spoke. Mr.Bill Sep 2020 #12

That was also true for President Carter. CaptYossarian Oct 2020 #36

K&R gademocrat7 Sep 2020 #6

Yes. More than that, he is a role model wnylib Sep 2020 #20

I'm a southerner. I don't think Joe's speak is at all slow. TomSlick Sep 2020 #7

Same here. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2020 #35

This is EXACTLY what I have been telling people. Doreen Sep 2020 #8

This needs to be on the Greatest Page. Tommymac Sep 2020 #9

Better to have a brain that works faster than your mouth klook Oct 2020 #42

Bravo for this! fierywoman Sep 2020 #10

I am also a stutterer. Mr.Bill Sep 2020 #11

Did you see Brayden Harrison at the convention? What an inspiration. n/t pnwmom Sep 2020 #27

Yes I did. Mr.Bill Sep 2020 #28

And so was Joe Biden. pnwmom Sep 2020 #29

I didn't remember he stutters sometimes until he did. Lars39 Sep 2020 #13

I've never noticed any unusual hesitation in his speech. luvtheGWN Sep 2020 #19

Definitely! Lars39 Sep 2020 #21

Wonderful statement from an expert. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2020 #14

Would Trump mock someone with a disability? Yes. keithbvadu2 Sep 2020 #15

He gives "ASSHOLES" a bad name... AZ8theist Sep 2020 #17

Well, they deserve it. They're assholes, after all. dchill Sep 2020 #22

Thanks for posting this for all those ill informed and cruel. NT. SayItLoud Sep 2020 #16

Thank you for sharing this. StarryNite Sep 2020 #18

Eric Trump Video Saying Biden 'Can't Get Through Two Sentences Without Stuttering' Resurfaces After keithbvadu2 Sep 2020 #23

Thank you Joinfortmill Sep 2020 #24

Thank you, for saying this. wendyb-NC Sep 2020 #25

Thank you for posting this PatSeg Sep 2020 #26

This is great. Thank you.Biden's cheap critics on social media could do with this sort of reminder. ancianita Sep 2020 #30

Thank you for explaining this Redleg Sep 2020 #31

Well stated. Thanks for posting this. nt NoRoadUntravelled Sep 2020 #32

marking to return to rurallib Oct 2020 #33

KnR... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2020 #34

KNR for this important reminder. niyad Oct 2020 #37

I'm amazed at how composed he was considering he was debating an air horn. Neema Oct 2020 #38

this llashram Oct 2020 #39

tax cheato was trying to trigger him to stutter. ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #40

Thanks for posting...K and R. Stuart G Oct 2020 #41

I never even knew he stuttered until this year wryter2000 Oct 2020 #43