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They said Biden was only examined by him during his annual, I just posted a video of Biden going to Walter reed for his last annual. So it’s a regular occurrence for this specialist to see people at the White House that are apparently above POTUS’ pay grade?

Still so much smoke related to this. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533910-1/president-biden-heads-walter-reed-annual-physical-exam So POTUS goes to Walter Reed for his annual and per the White House correspondence relating to this, Biden gave permission to release the fact that he did see this Neuro doctor at his physical (which again was done at Walter Reed). But when a pilot on Marine 1 needs to see the Neuro, he just flies over to the WH to see his specialist? This is what i'm thinking, and in a weird way, kind of hope it's true as I want the person I vote for to be mentally fit for the job. I think his doctor was concerned he might have Parkinson's and he's been consulting with this specialist. Even if they felt he did have it (it's not like there is a bloodtest), I'm sure Biden wouldn't want them to put that on paper, once that's done, it's another battle to face. Then I imagine something like this: Biden - "so even if you think I have Parkinson's, once you diagnose me with this, is there anything to prevent me from my job" Doc - "No sir, mentally you are fine, we can give you drugs and focus on diet and physical conditioning" Biden - "What if I disagree with your findings and we still focus on diet and physical conditioning in case i'm wrong, and go without the drugs" Doc - "Well sir..... do you find yourself anxious?" Biden - "Not particularly, but my job is pretty stressful" Doc - "Well sir, there is a drug called Levodopa which we show helps with stress, depression, and anxiety. How about we get you started on that and because of your age we should continue to focus on your diet and excercise.... will that work" Biden - "Sounds like a plan" Then 4 months later you can have your communications team saying he isn't diagnosed or taking Parkinson medication. Very well could be wrong, but I definitely think my 'story' is more believable than what the White House said. A specialist is not regularly seeing WH staff at the WH but making POTUS go to Walter Reed to see him. As for his trips to the WH, there was recent legislation related to Parkinson's which would be an obvious reason why he might go. My cousin regularly went to the WH back when she was working for the government on climate change research. But that would have been the story out of the WH if that was the case, not this half-cocked 'oh we can't name the specialist that may have seen one of the thousands of people that work at the WH for fear of hipaa laws'.

Is Ford really that behind on hybrid tech? Seems like they had a ton of hybrid vehicles for years and that plug in hybrid, cmax, that's at least 10 years old, right? I do think they lost some ground in the last few years with their EV push, but hopefully aren't starting from scratch on hybrid.

They are trailing to a guy that actually tried to overthrow the election, is mocked by even many of his own supporters, and has basically only said all of the currently illegal things he'd do once he is elected again. Doesn't seem that good of a job to me.

Glad to see you're eating up their excuses without any questions. To be fair, to question them means you're subverting democracy though so I get why you wouldn't do that. How did Biden's doctors letter start out? Something like 'due to hipaa we normally wouldn't say anything, but I got permission from the doctor and biden to let you know that doctor has seen other patients at the WH.' You can't say a doctor works at a facility due to Hipaa? Seriously? And he's treated 1000's of people at the WH? In looking up information on the white house medical center it's primary function is the president and their family along with dealing with any urgent care needs that might happen at the White House and not until more recently, has the scope been pushed out to include the VP and their family as well. Maybe I could get past a general doc on staff too for full time employees, but a specialist? 1000's of people? So are we sending folks to the WH for care or do we really have 1000's of people that work full time at the white house that need to see Neuro docs?

So are you saying that is the preferred route, we should just let the first lady/man handle the job if the elected person can't?

I get that you're all in for Biden, but stop spreading lies, just like this Biden administration is doing right now. A major donor has already said who ever steps in they'll give 100m to start, the DNC money would legally find a way to the new candidate as well. This is all assuming Biden steps down and endorses a process. But it looks like he's not going to, so we move forward. That said, it's pretty clear that folks within the administration and Jill Biden are concerned with him in public. This Neuro has been the WH umpteen times, but only saw Biden on the three yearly exams and saw other folks the other times? I could be wrong, but that doesn't sound plausible or likely in any way. Plus now Hunter is in on meetings as Jill/Hunter appear to be circling the wagons around Joe. And if his health truly is faltering recently, how many people were in on this? And the right thing to do is simply ignore it? So many questions that should have been asked along the way that we're just hearing now. By voting for Biden, at least personally, I'm convinced that I will be electing a figurehead and that an unelected person will actually be running the country. I'm not saying it's never happened, but it doesn't mean I like it. And I don't find it healthy in a democracy. The alternative is worse, so i'll still vote for him, but stop playing the "Democracy" card as it makes you sound partisan and foolish.

Some are, most are inquiring on the 'what if' serious conversations with Biden (and donors) change Biden's mind.

But she did win those delegates, those people voted for her and now she's telling them to vote for someone else! It's an assault on our democracy!!!!

As an outsider looking in, I find it fascinating and hilarious that you keep trying to play this game. The same Dems that put up road blocks for Sanders and flat out made it nearly impossible anyone could run against Biden this time around. I will say the right wing message i'm hearing right now are two fold. - Biden, as his party is making the case that losing this election will end our democracy, is content with doing his best. If he does his best there will be no regrets from him. - Whitmer, Newsom, and others are waiting for 2028, which is odd considering if Biden loses there will be no ability for them to run.

She's saying this publicly? Won't she go to jail for destroying Democracy by encouraging her delegates to vote for another candidate?

Reports have surfaced that Biden has seen a doctor known for his work with Parkinson's several times as well. Doesn't mean he has that, but if true, his medical team has some concerns as well. Maybe if Biden can just get a letter out to the press of 50 well respected doctors to say they don't show anything wrong with him this will be put to bed.

Yes, many are upset because (both sides alert!!!) how dare anyone ever question a democrat. He saved us from Trump and restored the American dream and to question him is blasphemous. People on the ground that have already determined they are voting for Biden, like you say, some blindly follow democratic talking points and regurgitate it like zombies (just like many MAGA's they mock about doing the same). But trust me, there are many like me that will vote for a Ham sandwich over Trump but in the end, aren't confident in how well a ham sandwich could run this country.

I'm not saying they don't matter, but how many of them feel now that the version of Biden they voted for was a lie? I was not sucked into the lie that Biden was completely fine and even I was shocked by the debate. And he follows it up with a 20 minute taped interview....are you kidding me? Maybe i'm wrong, but the actions of the campaign/administration after this doesn't exude confidence either.

You're right, they don't get to choose. But, it's not everyday that an opposing party's workers publicly reach out to the opposition and not only says it's imperative that their party loses, but maybe you should look into x, y, and z in how to defeat them. Might be worth giving a listen instead of thinking of Biden like Kim...what's the handicap of someone that gets 11 hole in ones in a round? 6 like Biden?

To a point yes, which honestly likely explains why why we're in this position as our 'overlord media' refused to try and look into if this was an issue. They were fine pointing out policy differences (democracy vs ahhh, not so much democracy) until it was thrust upon them that one might not even be able to be president. At this time, this is RGB all over again. Complete confidence that no one would get in the way from ensuring their legacy would carry on, only to get screwed. If the numbers show that a delusional old man, that I personally know has put women in extremely uncomfortable positions and likely skated ethic issues to help his son earn money versus an orange man that has done bad things to women and was unethical to help his family, but also wants to be a 'supreme leader', I'll do everything to support him.

MB, I agree this election should be on policy and as someone that focuses on policies, the only caveat being I priority different policies over others. Unfortunately many voters don't do that and unfortunately many of those voters are needed to win an election. In the 'old' days, you'd get a person that was able to articulate their views better then the other person or often outside forces (economy) steal the perception away from someone and towards another. Biden has no chance himself to articulate his views to the public in a convincing way. Maybe the dems stick with him and there is an all out blitz by everyone on his team to do that work. Actually that's what i'm hoping as I'm guessing he won't back out. But because he can't do that, it's tough to simply tell voters that don't really care about the news or politics to sit down and review the policies and by the way, we have no way to make this interesting for you.

It's been a 4 year story for many in the media and not just FoxNews types. Granted you only heard about it on the right wing, but there have many things that Biden has done or has been reported over the years that now people are taking another look at. - Biden's first campaign, he did very little travel (comparative to POTUS campaigns in the last 30+ years). Covid was blamed for the reason and the majority of the media went along with it. - Few press conferences, the least since Reagan. (Wonder why Reagan had so few?) - Passed on the SuperBowl interview. - Many instances of physical issues (falling up stairs, etc) which Biden wasn't known for, he's not Ford. - Looking for the dead House rep among a crowd, only to be reminded she had died recently. - Special Counsel note on why they wouldn't pursue charges with Biden "sympathetic, well meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." - Recent article where even dems (anonymous) said they saw Biden aging drastically recently. Meanwhile, anytime any of these stories came out and the Biden WH felt they were suggesting his age was the reason, you'd have top friends/colleagues come out with fantastical stories how he's only getting better with age and is the sharpest they've ever seen him and I think I lot of people kind of knew they were getting gaslit. Then the "one day" story happened at the debate and I think you've been seeing everyone reconsider so many of these previous stories.

Ha, worrying about unifying factions in the Dem party is often what gets them in trouble. Isn't Sanders older than Biden?

Not being a smooth talker and possibly not have the wherewithal are two very different things. You don't have to convince me who to vote for. Unlike most of you though, I'm really starting to think Jill has been running the show much more so than Joe and that hasn't waivered who I'll vote for a bit. I'm just not going to pretend that everything is fine about it.

As of today, CNN and MSNBC are protected from Trump even if he becomes POTUS again. There is no official act of a president which allows for an attack against the first amendment. That said, it would eventually go to the courts and I no longer have any confidence there.

I mean legally, you're right, but c'mon, it's unfair of anyone to pass on an candidate because his speech is poor? Part of the job is proving you can lead this country and it's shown most easily by being an effective speaker. It's not the only thing, but it's pretty important. In Biden's case it doesn't matter though, he's still an effective speaker, he just had some overseas travel (12 days before the debate) that affected him. https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/02/biden-blames-overseas-travel-for-poor-debate-i-nearly-fell-asleep/74286978007/ So when I vote for him, I not only have to worry about that 4am call, I also have to worry about any 9pm calls after any overseas trips in the past two weeks....great.

I may be wrong, but I think he was just Walt here, but Walt was just part of his username over on MTS. I just tried to confirm but either can't find out how or this site doesn't have that option like the old one. I saw a facebook post indicating someone from an OOTP league passed away, but no name, regardless I felt horrible. He was a solid guy with a young family. Last thing he did was have his organs donated, saving and improving the lives or countless others.

Saw AJR with my daughter last night, she absolutely loved it and I was thoroughly entertained as well. Quite a production for a band that I would have never thought could fill LCA.

I try not to freak out on SCOTUS rulings until i've heard legal minds discuss them. Not that Oblong is a legal mind, but just based on his posts above, I think that leaves me a little more reserved as well, but still, why so ****ing long to get this?