Why aren't we talking more about Trump's cognitive decline?

[seer]

While everyone is focused on old Joe's abysmal debate performance, it should be noted that while Trump is and was Trump, he had a pretty strong showing last night, putting to rest some of the issues folks have regarding him.

Trump was much more measured than I thought he could be..

[Ronson]

While everyone is focused on old Joe's abysmal debate performance, it should be noted that while Trump is and was Trump, he had a pretty strong showing last night, putting to rest some of the issues folks have regarding him.

I didn't think he did all that well. Only by contrast with zombie Joe.

[Starlight]

While everyone is focused on old Joe's abysmal debate performance, it should be noted that while Trump is and was Trump, he had a pretty strong showing last night, putting to rest some of the issues folks have regarding him.

I consider his barrage of lies, and his answering all questions with variations of "immigrants are bad" mean he's just as non-viable as Biden.

[Diogenes]

I consider his barrage of lies, and his answering all questions with variations of "immigrants are bad" mean he's just as non-viable as Biden.

Personally I'm hoping Cornel West picks up on this sentiment and rallies the spoiler vote. Trump really needs to show how much of a leftist RFK Jr. is to nip his "anti-vax" stance support.

[rogue06]

I didn't think he did all that well. Only by contrast with zombie Joe.

He was able to stay on track and remain calm. Not exactly a high bar but miles above the one established for the duffer -- who failed miserably.

[Sparko]

Trump was much more measured than I thought he could be..

Probably felt like if he was too mean it would look like he was kicking a sick puppy.

[Ronson]

He was able to stay on track and remain calm. Not exactly a high bar but miles above the one established for the duffer -- who failed miserably.

I gave Biden an "F" and Trump a "C". Not a stellar debate.

[rogue06]

I consider his barrage of lies, and his answering all questions with variations of "immigrants are bad" mean he's just as non-viable as Biden.

Yeah, that lie about the border patrol backing him.... Wait that's old Joe.

Well, the lie about how border crossings are down under his presidency... that was old Joe too.

Um, the lie about how OMB was responsible for raising the deficit more than any other president... Oops, old Joe again.

Er, the lie about not supporting abortion up until the moment of birth... Joe yet again.

Uh, how about the lie about calling soldiers suckers and losers.... Again, old Joe.

Starting to see a pattern?

Look, I know that the spin that the left has decided upon is that while old Joe fumbled and bumbled the debate, OMB was allowed to tell one whooper after another, but the fact is that when the duffer wasn't muttering and mumbling and drifting off mid-sentence he was nowhere near the truth in what he said that was coherent.

[Sparko]

Yeah, that lie about the border patrol backing him.... Wait that's old Joe.

Well, the lie about how border crossings are down under his presidency... that was old Joe too.

Um, the lie about how OMB was responsible for raising the deficit more than any other president... Oops, old Joe again.

Er, the lie about not supporting abortion up until the moment of birth... Joe yet again.

Uh, how about the lie about calling soldiers suckers and losers.... Again, old Joe.

Starting to see a pattern?

Look, I know that the spin that the left has decided upon is that while old Joe fumbled and bumbled the debate, OMB was allowed to tell one whooper after another, but the fact is that when the duffer wasn't muttering and mumbling and drifting off mid-sentence he was nowhere near the truth in what he said that was coherent.

and that the interest rate was 9% when he took office

[CivilDiscourse]

Yeah, that lie about the border patrol backing him.... Wait that's old Joe.

Well, the lie about how border crossings are down under his presidency... that was old Joe too.

Um, the lie about how OMB was responsible for raising the deficit more than any other president... Oops, old Joe again.

Er, the lie about not supporting abortion up until the moment of birth... Joe yet again.

Uh, how about the lie about calling soldiers suckers and losers.... Again, old Joe.

Starting to see a pattern?

Look, I know that the spin that the left has decided upon is that while old Joe fumbled and bumbled the debate, OMB was allowed to tell one whooper after another, but the fact is that when the duffer wasn't muttering and mumbling and drifting off mid-sentence he was nowhere near the truth in what he said that was coherent.

Well, they can't defend Biden's performance, the only thing they can do is try to run offense against trump.

[rogue06]

Well, they can't defend Biden's performance, the only thing they can do is try to run offense against trump.

So, situation normal. Nothing has changed.

[CivilDiscourse]

So, situation normal. Nothing has changed.

I expect some trump molehill to suddenly become a mountain that sucks the oxygen out of the room, with Sam or Jim telling us the fact that Trump put ketchup on his steak is the monumental hitleresque thing possible. 24hr coverage!

[Cow Poke]

I gave Biden an "F" and Trump a "C". Not a stellar debate.

I really wish somebody had told Trump not to use his pouty face.

pouty trump.jpg

[VonTastrophe]

The reason folks are more focused on old Joe's obvious cognitive decline over OMB, is that the latter tends to say and do more in a day than old Joe does in a couple of weeks. This gives us far more material to pour through looking for screw ups and gaffes. If they were equal in cognitive decline, examples from him would "swamp" anything done by old Joe.

For clarification, is OMB a reference to Donald the rapist and criminal Trump?

This is some high quality supposition here. It's Trump's decision to go out and have rally's in 100+°F heat, etc.

Extra comment focusing on Biden is omitted.

Trump's problem isn't dementia. It is that he is appears to have Narcissistic Personality Disorder. He also loves the sound of his own voice.

While he absolutely does. The two aren't mutually exclusive and, IMO as a non-medical professional, narcissism doesn't explain the bizarre ravings that would be better explained by cognitive decline

It doesn't imply anything of the sort. Liberals were claiming that President Trump was suffering from cognitive impairment, so during his presidential physical, he requested that he be given the test, and of course passed it without difficulty.

Fair enough, though I am not aware that his test result was released, so we don't know that he passed it. Only that we were told he passed it.

Also, Medias Touch is hardly impartial.

Biden quip is omitted.

Regarding MeidaTouch, They are not. There is no impartiality in the media... not sure there ever was, truly. That's why I was critical of them for the Hannibal Lector bit.

That is why we have brains and should use them to discern when an outlet is simply stating facts, spinning them into a narrative, or outright lying. No news outlet should be treated without discernment.

I gave Biden an "F" and Trump a "C". Not a stellar debate.

This is the only comment I'll make here on the debate, since I'm starting a new topic on it. Who are you folks kidding, that Trump did better than a solid F? If you aren't convinced, maybe compare his performance to Bush Jr. or even Trump 2016.

Did his eyes seem dilated to anyone else?

I consider his barrage of lies, and his answering all questions with variations of "immigrants are bad" mean he's just as non-viable as Biden.

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I'm going to leave this here:
https://www.politifact.com/article/2...k-biden-trump/

Trump's lies have already been demolished by other commentators, so no need for me to reinvent the wheel.

[VonTastrophe]

I really wish somebody had told Trump not to use his pouty face.

pouty trump.jpg

not gunna lie, i thought he looked constipated.