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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
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A very fair objective piece………………
For the sake of balance.
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Just how much is Biden’s advanced age affecting his ability to do his job? That’s a valid question.
Donald Trump, who continues to lead in Republican primary polls – is also an elderly man, just three years Biden’s junior,
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he is, which is what make the comparison so stark
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and demonstrates even more worrying signs of both cognitive and physical decline,
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No he doesn’t and the author fails to state what they are.
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as well as narcissism, grandiosity and dishonesty.
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I don’t disagree but nothing to do with his health and tells you all you need to know about the author’s position. So not a balanced piece. I would usually just stop there.
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Still, nearly 90% of Republicans say Biden is too old to be president, but only 29% say the same about Trump, who is roughly the same age and will also leave office in his 80s if he wins in 2024.
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It’s not his age, it is the consistently well documented cognitive issues, that try as they might they cannot hide.
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Nor is it the case that Trump is demonstrably fitter than Biden.
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Well, let’s see Biden play 18 holes.
The was a video just the other day where Trump flicked the ball up with his putter and caught it.
I’m not saying that means he’s anything special but, as a golfer, I know that takes reflexes, coordination and a little skill.
unsubstantiated I.e. from the authors imagination
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accounts, Trump’s physical and cognitive health is poor.
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Trump has just done a long form interview with Carlson, he sells out arenas.
They won’t let you talk to Biden.
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He’s both elderly and obese, which puts him at greater risk of a host of mental and physical problems, including dementia, cancer and cardiovascular failure. He has evinced significant cognitive decline, saying he can’t remember notable conversations and events, and that he doesn’t know people he has clearly met.
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He is at risk. But that’s all.
And if not remembering people you’ve met, or what you said, is a sign of dementia, well. I’m 53 and that happens to me all the time.
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During Trump’s presidency, some of those around him worried that he had lost his mind. Over the years he has grown less and less coherent, more paranoid, more conspiratorial. His speech is erratic, his thoughts disorganized, and he makes simple factual errors – for example, seeming to forget where his father was born. As Trump’s years in the Oval Office ticked by, the question of whether there was something neurologically wrong with him became all the more urgent.
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All opinion
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The man says he can’t even remember saying he has one of the world’s best memories.
The default assumption now seems to be that Trump is simply lying, and indeed that might be the case (if it is, it should also be disqualifying). But either he’s lying or he’s not firing on all cylinders – or, perhaps, both.
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The whole thing is a third rate opinion piece.
Must do better.