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KPN

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58. Yes. It's pretty obvious to me and I've heard several other folks -- all of whom
Sun Sep 15, 2019, 12:40 PM
Sep 2019

like him -- actually say that he's had some plastic work done. But that's not really relevant to whether he can do the job and do it well. I do think age is a consideration. Of the current field, I think Joe and Bernie are at the upper limit already. If either of them win the nomination, I hope they select a running mate that I and many other voters will feel really good about.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
But, but, his gaffes! The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #1
they ALL have gaffes don't they !!!! media is desperate trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #3
Joe looks awesome - love him! Skya Rhen Sep 2019 #2
me too!!! He makes me feel safe. samnsara Sep 2019 #5
Joe's in way better shape than Donny IronLionZion Sep 2019 #4
What some call gaffes, other see as evidence of cognitive decline Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #6
So let's see how the campaign plays out. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #7
Those who think gaffes signal early dementia are simply wrong. Scoffing and emmaverybo Sep 2019 #8
Biden's inability to express a complete thought/sentence, his forgetfulness, confabulation Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #9
Exaggerating. Saw him on climate change. Saw him on Colbert. Heard the speeches. Read the emmaverybo Sep 2019 #10
My sister is 66 years old and has suffered with . . . peggysue2 Sep 2019 #11
As you well know, dementia progresses at different rates for different folks Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #13
This armchair diagnosis is becoming offensive. I had dementia in my family. I had to study up. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #15
Your deep deep concern has been duly noted. May I add that it is appalling. I am concerned... Hekate Sep 2019 #17
Having watched dementia True Blue American Sep 2019 #54
Trump has some sort of serious cognitive decline going on peggysue2 Sep 2019 #62
If Biden is the nominee, that answer he gave will be on a TV commercial. athena Sep 2019 #12
I don't have to ask myself. I know right now what Republicans are saying about our candidates. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #14
So let's let the Republicans decide treestar Sep 2019 #22
And if someone else is the nominee the commercials will be just as bad or worse! Stop fooling Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #28
This! Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #27
The "gaffes" are a longstanding LAZY journalistic meme. The meme goes back decades. Hekate Sep 2019 #16
How about if several AA journalists (not just Joy Reid) are calling for Biden to end his run? Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #24
Name some of your sources for the "outpouring" of calls to end his campaign Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #29
The most visible has been the Rolling Stone article by Jamil Smith Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #35
Yes, if fact DU adm took the rollingstone piece down as inflammatory Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #41
Sure, here's some more: Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #45
Yes, I know that all threads have not been removed Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #51
If he still polls well with black voters treestar Sep 2019 #65
Exactly. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #32
How do they explain his gaffes all along then? treestar Sep 2019 #21
You seem to be confusing criticism of "gaffes" with evidence of cognitive decline Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #25
That's your opinion.. you are entitled to it Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #30
I watched the Colbert show treestar Sep 2019 #61
Joe didn't say "the details don't matter" to Colbert Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #63
Don't remember it like that treestar Sep 2019 #64
Donald Trump is a racist pig ! stonecutter357 Sep 2019 #48
Yes he does! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2019 #18
Joe has had a lot of work done, crazytown Sep 2019 #19
WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ????? ...... Joe has had a lot of work done trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #20
surgery crazytown Sep 2019 #23
Now that is low!! Haven't got anything of substance so you go with that?! Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #31
Perfectly appropriate for this OP crazytown Sep 2019 #34
So, anything positive about your own candidate? Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #42
OK. She has the energy of someone in their fifties. crazytown Sep 2019 #43
You started with some of it not being for the better treestar Sep 2019 #66
No, I ended with some of it not being for the better. crazytown Sep 2019 #67
Have a link for that ? obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2019 #38
New low for your posts...seriously. I don't see folks posting such things about Warren...only Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #44
What's the evidence of that? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #33
This is an OP about Joes looks ... "younger than both Sanders and Rump" crazytown Sep 2019 #36
What's the evidence he's had "work done"? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #37
Look at something from 2007/08 crazytown Sep 2019 #39
Oh come on. The hair plugs are beyond obvious (have been for 20 years). As are the veneers. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #47
Your point regarding the bigger picture of defeating the squatter in the WH? Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #53
And if he did, so what? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #57
I don't care what he did. But you were asking for proof. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #60
lol Elizabeth Warren was an R ...... stonecutter357 Sep 2019 #49
Post an OP about ageism. crazytown Sep 2019 #56
Bernie is aging very well. Joe941 Sep 2019 #52
He's always looked old, so that helps. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #59
Yes. It's pretty obvious to me and I've heard several other folks -- all of whom KPN Sep 2019 #58
Bernie hasn't aged much Bradical79 Sep 2019 #26
Let me preface this with the fact that I am old.... The empressof all Sep 2019 #40
Joe is in great shape Gothmog Sep 2019 #46
K&R stonecutter357 Sep 2019 #50
looks define a person. Kurt V. Sep 2019 #55
I do not care how any of them look jcgoldie Sep 2019 #68
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