Democratic Primaries

StarfishSaver

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18. What's hateful about this post?

Fri Aug 9, 2019, 11:48 AM

Aug 2019

It's a very respectful and thoughtful observation.

Nowhere does he/she say or imply that "it's perfectly acceptable to mock someone's word choices knowing they struggle with a stutter." And there's nothing in the post that could remotely be labeled an "attack."

Your response, in fact, helps to illustrate the post's exact point. You are doing exactly what the poster is describing.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Biden's gaffes are likely an extension of his stutter - which he has had most his life. [View all] Drunken Irishman Aug 2019 OP

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Aug 2019 #1

I suffered all through middle and high school SHRED Aug 2019 #2

me too.. and through undergrad and grad school, although less and less. pangaia Aug 2019 #16

I agree. He's under a microscope OKNancy Aug 2019 #3

Stress, time pressure, performance anxiety increase symptoms, and thus the speaker has to work emmaverybo Aug 2019 #39

How long 'til tRump mocks Joe's stutter on national TV? groundloop Aug 2019 #4

Not long Gothmog Aug 2019 #62

He best not go there... Bayard Aug 2019 #66

Aphasia crazytown Aug 2019 #5

NOT TRUE. Aphasia is loss of the ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #8

I am not going to argue the point crazytown Aug 2019 #10

Well, then I guess everyone on earth suffers from aphasia, because everyone makes such mistakes. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #13

And see this for a Psychology Today article on slips of the tongue and why they happen: highplainsdem Aug 2019 #23

I'm not going to argue the point. crazytown Aug 2019 #33

I've got a friend diagnosed with aphasia. Joe does not have aphasia redstateblues Aug 2019 #37

LOL, really, the friend is your proof? nt USALiberal Aug 2019 #72

You think that's funny? I'll take that over someone who read a book about it redstateblues Aug 2019 #86

BULLSHIT. This is the crap that was pulled on Hillary. yardwork Aug 2019 #55

Aphasia is usually caused by a stroke, and it's not at all what you think it is. cwydro Aug 2019 #85

You're asserting that Biden has brain damage or dementia? TwilightZone Aug 2019 #87

I think so too. Dr. Jill encouraged him to run. I doubt Kahuna7 Aug 2019 #6

Unless he did not write the recent op-Ed about conditions in Central American countries himself, emmaverybo Aug 2019 #32

When will the press snowybirdie Aug 2019 #7

Catching other candidates' mistakes isn't part of their media narrative, and would undermine highplainsdem Aug 2019 #14

You, and some other Biden supporters, are trying so hard to place a force field around Joe True Dough Aug 2019 #9

What a hateful post. Drunken Irishman Aug 2019 #12

Thanks elleng Aug 2019 #15

There you go again True Dough Aug 2019 #17

What's hateful about this post? StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #18

This. ms liberty Aug 2019 #82

Agree. 100%. Celerity Sep 2019 #90

Could you point out where in that post they mocked Biden Bradshaw3 Aug 2019 #36

If you can't see it, that's on you... Drunken Irishman Aug 2019 #83

It's just anger because Pete fizzled out. BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #38

Then you should alert it! nt USALiberal Aug 2019 #73

This post is truly sad Gothmog Aug 2019 #78

Excellent points StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #19

And I'm sure you've noticed Joe Biden is a white man True Dough Aug 2019 #21

And of course no other candidates have murielm99 Aug 2019 #29

Did I say that? True Dough Aug 2019 #30

No. You did not say that. murielm99 Aug 2019 #31

This post makes no claim about criticisms on past policy positions or Biden's place on the emmaverybo Aug 2019 #45

You know the bigger picture very well True Dough Aug 2019 #47

Your response is not a response to any of the comments I made. I said nothing about your" point emmaverybo Aug 2019 #60

And thereby you attempt to limit the conversation once again True Dough Aug 2019 #63

Excellent response, emmaverybo! Cha Aug 2019 #74

+1 progressoid Aug 2019 #67

From my twitter feed Gothmog Aug 2019 #68

That's nice True Dough Aug 2019 #69

Joe Biden is the best candidate Gothmog Aug 2019 #70

See, there are these things called opinions True Dough Aug 2019 #71

Yeah.. just like your "opinion". Cha Aug 2019 #75

I am very comfortable with a candidate who is not attacking other Democrats Gothmog Aug 2019 #80

Yep, great points. NT Celerity Sep 2019 #91

See this thread for a linguistic expert's take on how unfairly campaigning politicians are judged: highplainsdem Aug 2019 #11

Biden's gaffes must be getting some people very worried StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #20

+1000 bluewater Aug 2019 #24

You're seeing OPs about slips of the tongue today because the top half of the 1st page here had highplainsdem Aug 2019 #35

People have been talking about Biden's gaffes for years. It's nothing new StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #46

So I'm not allowed to point out that slips of the tongue are common for everyone, if I didn't highplainsdem Aug 2019 #49

You're allowed to say whatever you like StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #51

But if people point out that slips of the tongue are common, you say it indicates that they're highplainsdem Aug 2019 #57

Expressing an opinion about what you post on an internet discussion board isn't the same StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #59

I already told her I'm Not "very worried" or Cha Aug 2019 #79

I am ignoring these threads Gothmog Aug 2019 #65

Yes, Biden's supporters are standing up for him.. Cha Aug 2019 #77

Speaking of distinct patterns... TwilightZone Aug 2019 #88

I am glad to see this post. Yes, even at DU! It is incumbent on those that pounce on Biden's emmaverybo Aug 2019 #22

I believe his stutter probably is a factor, but in fact slips of the tongue are common for everyone: highplainsdem Aug 2019 #25

Biden's gaffes don't bother me, and I understand there are good reasons why he makes them. Politicub Aug 2019 #26

I stutter. Calling Theresa May Margaret Thatcher is not stuttering zonkers Aug 2019 #27

Never said it did? Drunken Irishman Aug 2019 #28

Biden rises or falls on electability BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #34

When Joe's numbers stay steady or move up the desperation of redstateblues Aug 2019 #40

He's not a terribly imposing frontrunner BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #41

The thing that stands out about all your numbers is that HRC lost both times. redstateblues Aug 2019 #42

Whomever we nominate will have earned it BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #43

He is, as is reflected in his front runner status, the most specifically qualified, knowledgeable, emmaverybo Aug 2019 #61

Of course it's related - having to focus on not stuttering can cause a stutterer to lose focus Skya Rhen Aug 2019 #44

The More You Know. oasis Aug 2019 #48

Better a gaffe than outright freaking lies and willful ignorance like trump n/t mtngirl47 Aug 2019 #50

Remember when videohead5 Aug 2019 #52

Stuttering is the reason he got the city and state wrong?... lame54 Aug 2019 #53

OMG who cares about a few minor misspeaks?! yardwork Aug 2019 #54

Thank you so much for this, I'm glad that he is just the way he is, I had never heard of this before secondwind Aug 2019 #56

I'll be damned. ucrdem Aug 2019 #58

I stuttered through fourth grade Gothmog Aug 2019 #64

I did not know he was a stutterer Drifter Aug 2019 #76

That's ridiculous jberryhill Aug 2019 #81

+1 Celerity Sep 2019 #92

What a silly excuse. SharonClark Aug 2019 #84

Lol. Over a month later and still no answer to your question. Celerity Sep 2019 #93

I really like Joe Biden Gothmog Sep 2019 #89

Joe Biden's childhood struggle with a stutter: How he overcame it and how it shaped him Gothmog Sep 2019 #94

Here is a great story Gothmog Nov 2019 #95

What Joe Biden Can't Bring Himself to Say Gothmog Nov 2019 #96

Clarence Page column: Are Joe Biden's gaffes tied to stuttering? Gothmog Dec 2019 #97