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Old 05-22-2020, 08:13 AM
 
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Straw Man. I haven't heard people saying we have to vote for Biden because of his years of experience.

I think SOME government experience is helpful. Electing someone like Trump, with zero experience, is risky and now we are paying the price. But Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln are two Presidents who had only a couple years of government experience when elected POTUS, and they both turned out well.
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Old 05-22-2020, 08:31 AM
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Location: Middle Tennessee
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So being a state governor doesn’t count as experience?
With Palin, my problem was not so much with with her experience as her general intelligence and demeanor.
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Old 05-22-2020, 09:07 AM
 
Location: MD's Eastern Shore
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But Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln are two Presidents who had only a couple years of government experience when elected POTUS, and they both turned out well.
Yep! Both of them did pretty well in dividing the country more then any other pres!
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Old 05-22-2020, 11:57 AM
 
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The problem with Biden is that hes got a big mouth that says unpredictable stupid things, just like Trump. And on top of that, it seems that Biden is already well on the path to dementia, unfortunately. If he were to win, by the time hes in office he isn't actually going to "know things" as they will be long forgotten by then if they aren't already.

Biden's gaffe is no more egregious than Ronald Reagan's.

Speaking of dementia, should I remind the right-wing that they've already elected one very demented man to the White House???? And they love this man with dementia and said he was a great president.

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Old 05-22-2020, 12:04 PM
 
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can you imagine what a mess Joe would be in four years from now. He is barely lucid now. It's almost cruel to encourage him to run.. very disappointed in his wife, an educated women, to put him through this.
She's a Hillary wannabe.
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Old 05-22-2020, 12:06 PM
 
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Biden's gaffe is no more egregious than Ronald Reagan's.

Speaking of dementia, should I remind the right-wing that they've already elected one very demented man to the White House???? And they love this man with dementia and said he was a great president.

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Was there a point here? It should be obvious that I'm saying that ANYONE w/dementia shouldn't be involved in politics. Its obviously not safe, nor is it a respectful thing to have them publicly scrutinized.
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Old 05-22-2020, 12:08 PM
 
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Straw Man. I haven't heard people saying we have to vote for Biden because of his years of experience.

I think SOME government experience is helpful. Electing someone like Trump, with zero experience, is risky and now we are paying the price. But Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln are two Presidents who had only a couple years of government experience when elected POTUS, and they both turned out well.
Things didn't turn out well for Lincoln..they shot him. As for Obama, he is credited as being responsible for getting President Trump elected.
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Old 05-22-2020, 03:20 PM
 
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Was there a point here? It should be obvious that I'm saying that ANYONE w/dementia shouldn't be involved in politics. Its obviously not safe, nor is it a respectful thing to have them publicly scrutinized.

The point is: First, there is already one president with confirmed dementia and he was considered to be a good president. So we know having dementia doesn't exclude someone from being good at his job.

Second, all this talk of Biden's mental health is pure speculation with no basis in facts. In the grand scheme of things, if we are so concern about mental health, the #1 mentally challenged person is without a doubt Donald Trump.

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Old 05-22-2020, 03:26 PM
 
Location: annandale, va & slidell, la
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I think experience should be a factor, but I know of no one who votes exclusively based on experience. But then again, to me, no rational person would vote for a totally inexperienced newbie like Trump.
A second term for President Trump will prove your theory wrong. Biden is a dolt that coasted through his entire career with nothing to show for it.
Delaware may one day explain why they kept him on the payroll.
Then, for some reason he was picked to ride along with our first "clean black man" for President.

Biden's use-by-date has long passed.
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Old 05-22-2020, 03:35 PM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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I think experience should be a factor, but I know of no one who votes exclusively based on experience. But then again, to me, no rational person would vote for a totally inexperienced newbie like Trump.
Depends on how you see things. There were at least two things going for Trump.

First, he was the best chance to keep Hillary Clinton out of the White House. Secondly, he was the type of person that everyone would watch.
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