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Trump will be the oldest ever to take office..notice its no longer an issue? (Original Post) Demovictory9 Nov 16 OP
And they'll sane-wash his babbling. Baitball Blogger Nov 16 #1
He will not live thru his term. RandySF Nov 16 #2
If God is merciful. surfered Nov 16 #3
Then we get "mr childless women are sociopaths", done nothing but wrote a book Demovictory9 Nov 16 #7
Yes, but at least we don't have to look and listen to that Orange Julius Caesar surfered Nov 16 #9
He won't be able to keep the scam going. Dulcinea Nov 16 #16
I hope Not Cha Nov 16 #13
The conservatives feel... vrguy Nov 16 #4
Not a peep about his age or his ramblings. Or voter fraud! Deuxcents Nov 16 #5
Kind of like how election fraud suddenly disappeared as an issue for Trump. tanyev Nov 16 #6
Suddenly the age thing dropped off the radar. keithbvadu2 Nov 16 #8
Especially the New York Fuckin' Times Blue Owl Nov 16 #10
Yup, now you're catching on !!! Jack Valentino Nov 16 #11
No longer. The Fascist Cha Nov 16 #12
I remember when Dole ran for President in 1996 at the age of 73 Polybius Nov 16 #14
Understand that the media report on what opposition politicians say-- that's how it works andym Nov 16 #15
Republicans really are hateful people don't confuse that as being masters of media manipulation. Hope22 Nov 16 #20
I see special concessions being made for him because of it. Hope22 Nov 16 #17
We will probably be required to endure a 6 month mourning moniss Nov 16 #18
Trump's voters never saw his age as an issue liberalmediaaddict Nov 16 #19
Just like the election was rigged against Trump up until Election Day. Karasu Nov 16 #21

Baitball Blogger

(48,062 posts)
1. And they'll sane-wash his babbling.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 08:37 PM
Nov 16

Look. we shouldn't help them normalize it. We should definitely make it known to posterity that we thought he was losing it, long before the media reported it.

Dulcinea

(7,489 posts)
16. He won't be able to keep the scam going.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:40 PM
Nov 16

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That's what it is: a scam. Hillbilly Vanilli lacks the McFelon's salesmanship & ability to sway a crowd. Are the MAGAts going to worship him the way they worship their false idol? I doubt it. I've been wrong before, but I think I'm right this time.

vrguy

(251 posts)
4. The conservatives feel...
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 08:41 PM
Nov 16

They own the country and cannot in 2024 find a more nuanced way to say this to everyone without being called bigots than what they are already doing, saying and voting. The sooner everybody realizes that sooner you can come up with an effect strategy to counter it.

It pains me to say this.

Jack Valentino

(1,329 posts)
11. Yup, now you're catching on !!!
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 09:39 PM
Nov 16

The job of MSM is to fuck the Democrats over any tiny weakness,
and to sane-wash and ignore the HUGE FAULTS of the Republicans,
and pretend they are 'normal' and a valid party,
while ignoring most of their pathological lies


((and CRIMES !!!))

Polybius

(17,848 posts)
14. I remember when Dole ran for President in 1996 at the age of 73
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:12 PM
Nov 16

There was talk everywhere that he was too old to run for President. Man, I sure would trade 78 year old Trump for 73 year old Dole now.

andym

(5,685 posts)
15. Understand that the media report on what opposition politicians say-- that's how it works
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:39 PM
Nov 16

So far Democrats are not making a big deal out of Trump's age. OTOH, Republicans brought up Biden's age continually. They are masters of media manipulation because they understand the ground rules and believe that nothing is off the table.

Hope22

(2,879 posts)
20. Republicans really are hateful people don't confuse that as being masters of media manipulation.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:02 PM
Nov 16

They lie and lie some more because they know that that is what worked for the Germans. It’s the hate that keeps them motivated. Normal people can’t lie and cheat 24/7. Their heart and brain just couldn’t take it. The defect is an asset here.

Hope22

(2,879 posts)
17. I see special concessions being made for him because of it.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:55 PM
Nov 16

He barely showed at the office four years ago. Topped off his brain with FOX. Who knows if he will remember he’s president at all!

moniss

(5,752 posts)
18. We will probably be required to endure a 6 month mourning
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:59 PM
Nov 16

period while they haul his carcass around from state to state. When St. Ronnie bit the dust I thought it would never end.

liberalmediaaddict

(936 posts)
19. Trump's voters never saw his age as an issue
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:00 PM
Nov 16

And still don't. That's why the media never covered it.
His cultists obviously don't care he's old and would be fine with him staying in power until the day he dies.

Right wing propagandists took President Biden's one vulnerability, his age, and ran with it. The rest of the supposed mainstream media followed their lead. They hammered the issue to death almost immediately after Biden was inaugurated.

Personally I didn't notice any issues with Biden's age until Republicans took back the House in 2023 and then started harassing his only surviving son Hunter. The investigations and Garland's idiotic decision to appointed a special counsel who is still trying to put Hunter in prison has unsurprisingly taken a toll on President Biden's overall health. In hindsight Democrats barely losing the House 2 years ago to Trump’s MAGA minions was a devastating blow to his presidency.











Karasu

(115 posts)
21. Just like the election was rigged against Trump up until Election Day.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:12 PM
Nov 16

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This is what Republicans always do. And for some fucking reason no one ever calls them out on it.

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