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StarfishSaver

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51. You're allowed to say whatever you like

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #49)

Fri Aug 9, 2019, 01:49 PM

Aug 2019

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