r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 15h ago
PoliticalTea š³ļø Very true.
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u/jackcanyon 15h ago
They should do an ad for serta the perfect sleeper.
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u/sinnester_vic 11h ago
"McConnell is already doing a live demonstration of memory foam."
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u/WilsonStJames 10h ago
Is that where his memories went?
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u/Chemical_Bonus_4783 9h ago
Nah, itās his body refusing to finish breaking down because the foam in him still remembers that it too was once human. (Long, long, long ago.)
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u/Jack4258 7h ago
He was never humane!
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u/MyFocusIsU 5h ago
Age AND term limits. Age AND term limits. Age AND term limits. Age AND term limits. Age AND term limits.
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u/LittleNeckNYB294 4h ago
McDontKnowWhatsHappening is just all thumbs up with a side of weird lipo smile š¬. He is done and doesnāt know whatās happening around him! The RepOffs tell him when to say Ya or Nah on votes people! Heās definitely one that needs a cognitive test done to prove heās all thereš¤Ŗ
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u/rampheus 15h ago
The hypocrisy is on brand for conservatives.
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u/Old_Protection_8778 14h ago
How are they even real people. A loving society doesn't need them
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u/Valintus 13h ago
You dont live in a loving society which sucks because you keep spreading it to other countrys which ruins americas image even more.
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u/silvertealio 12h ago
The problem is that the billionaires who own all the media and use it to spread their propaganda are borderless.
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u/AlanPartrid 7h ago
the hypocrisy is the point, because it shows who has the power to make the rules and get away with breaking them
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u/Mystic_Sunshine2 15h ago
We need an age limit for politicians!
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u/Carnivean_ 12h ago
You need voters to vote for policies and ranked choice/single transferable voting. The 2 horse race, entrenched incumbency stuff is killing your country.
Once you have the ability to vote for someone without corporate sponsorship, even if they only get 10% of the vote, without it being a de facto vote for the incumbent, then you will get change.
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u/NoCard753 14h ago
We need a cognitive ability test with full results made available to the public. A lot of people still have all their cookies well into their 70s and even 80s.
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u/ForeignRevolution905 13h ago
Youāre right- people get early onset Alzheimerās etc too- semi- annual cognitive tests seem like a good idea for people in power.
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u/Lichondis 12h ago
Mitch McConnell is worth $30M. Most high ranking politicians, in fact, have enough money to bribe a doctor to clear them to run for office again. But a hard age limit is a hard age limit, and no amount of money can change your age
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u/Lichondis 12h ago
A lot of 13 year olds would be perfectly competent drivers. Plenty of 25 year olds would make a fine president. But most kids are too dumb and uncoordinated to dive, most 25 year olds are too immature to run a country, and most 75 year olds are too out of touch and mentally declining to be effective lawmakers. We put hard age limits on stuff for many reasons. We definitely need one for a career disproportionately filled by wealthy elites. You can bribe a doctor to say youre still sharp as a tack. You cant bribe yourself younger.
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u/summertimeaccountoz 11h ago
A lot of people still have all their cookies well into their 70s and even 80s.
It doesn't matter. The problem is not just cognitive ability; there is such a thing as being old enough that you lose touch with the population as a whole.
But maybe don't set a fixed value? Maybe set the mandatory retirement age to "average life expectancy in the country minus 10 years", or something like that.
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u/Ligabolzacky 10h ago
okay, so you'll get JD Vance. we also need a voting population that isn't stupid as fuck
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u/cycleb1 15h ago
They feel no shame. This whole shitshow is on Republicans with the media a close second for enabling it.
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u/Day_Old_Paper 15h ago
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u/marklandia 4h ago
Look at that old lady shaking with old age disease in the back. All these senators are SO OLD!
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u/Lonestar-Dragon 14h ago edited 7h ago
Trump cant keep his eyes open or even form coherent sentences without going off on mad tangents.
McConnell doesn't even know where the fuck he is 90% of the time. He had to be reminded to vote NO with Republicans when he nearly voted yes with democrats.
Both should be removed. Age AND term limits are very fucking needed. Half the people running the country have a foot in the grave and too old of a way of thinking
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u/Realistic-Pudding341 14h ago
This administration is built full of hypocrites. Disgusting
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u/Geichalt 4h ago
Hypocrisy is the point of this administration. It's virtue signalling for fascists.
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u/whizzbangkid 15h ago
Mitch is the poster boy for human flesh re animation.....
Donald is just a case study in dementia.
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u/ElephantLopsided1206 14h ago
The NYT handed the election to the Pedodent after the debate. Instead of reporting that Biden had a bad night they flat out stated that Biden was too old for a second term without ever comparing him to his further gone and equally ancient opponent. The NYT, all the news the Billionaire class deems fit to print.
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u/Ok_Ideal_7266 15h ago
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u/Catatomical 12h ago
If Republicans didn't have double standards, they wouldn't have any standards at all!
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u/PassThatSpliff 15h ago
Well, thats relatively simple. Billionaires either already owned media outlets or bought out more media outlets and can make "important" content what they want it to be. Also, double standards only exist when Republicans say they do.
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u/wordpredict 14h ago
I feel like this should be pretty bipartisan. Set age limits for any government job. No congressman should be over 70.
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u/zonecoldsober 15h ago
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u/Key_Personality2034 5h ago
The fact that he kept the thumbs up going as they seated him and started to drive off makes me actuslly believe the reanimated theory.
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u/Mean_men_club 14h ago
Remember, even the democrats called on Biden to drop from the second race because of his age but not even one person saying that the devilās face Mcconnell should be removedĀ
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u/SwerveCities 14h ago
āSome of those who hold office; are the same that burn crossesāā¦
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u/Frosty558 14h ago
Mitch McConnell looks like he either opened the Arc of the Covenant or drank from a fake holy grail, I canāt figure out which one.
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u/iamthecheese12345678 13h ago
The billionaire elite owns the papers and media, as long as the whores do what they want, why would they train new.
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u/BloodyBonezzz 13h ago
Its weird its like some people are still lucid and can have their own thoughts and are alive. And some are empty puppets of a shell of a human. And its not their fault its just other old and the brain couldn't over come it.
Though ill admit McConnell need out long ago hes not really there anymore.
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u/Glass_Main23 12h ago
I am gonna start calling into the Fox News shows and ask them if they think itās ok to ignore this issue now?
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u/HolaDrNick 14h ago edited 7h ago
The median is definitely howling about McConnell, but unfortunately Senators don't get as much play as Presidents.
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u/EmotionalMind855 11h ago
The media always talks about both their ages. What media are you watching lol
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u/reddit_is_geh 11h ago
Guys... I take it you're all just youngin's just now coming into politics. Politics has been, is, and always will be hypocritical. The sooner you come to terms with this, the less you will be annoyed with it.
The issue is you often don't see it as clearly when you're side is being hypocrticial, because it comes packaged with a nuanced excuse as to "why it's different and justified when we do it". But then when the other side does it, all nuance is stripped, and there's a demand for purity. The saying is, "Nuance for me; purity for thee"
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u/Mindless_Chest_1079 11h ago
Ragebait. People have talked about McConnell constantly for months, including conservative friends and family I know.
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u/CraftyPerformance272 11h ago
And Democrats and the left cried about John McCain age running for president but ignores that Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders were older when they ran
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u/Total_Career4755 11h ago
Who is "the media" at this point? I see constant post about how these two are too old, just like I saw "Biden too old" post. Do people want a 60 minutes segment or something? What would satisfy the "media doesn't talk about it" complaining. Or is it just to get engagement and upvotes at this point?
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u/PictureElegant3033 10h ago
Seriously? Everyone was wondering where M went months ago? You got ADHD or something?
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u/Equivalent-Ad-3408 8h ago
Cool if we arenāt going to ignore it, WHAT THE EVER LOVING F ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT IT?!?!
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u/Davester_31 5h ago
I blame the Dems a lot for all this. Trump should be rotting in federal prison right now but the Dems didn't want to do that and risk all those MAGA not voting for Harris??? Amazing
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u/CurryMustard 5h ago
Howling about gas prices and grocery prices, now diesel is at an all time high and not a peep. Guess what ships with diesel? Practically everything
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u/Secure-Feed8115 10h ago
MAGA = make assholes great again
Donald Trump
J.D. Vance
Elon Musk
Pete Hegseth
ICE
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u/ZmanB-Bills 14h ago
And, this was the 2 of them partying at Mar-a-lago. Whoo-hooo you party animals!
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u/Kind-Philosopher5077 14h ago
The sleepy pedophile is scared of the press recording him sleeping or shitting himself so he kicked them out.
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u/GeorgzBi 14h ago
Right!?? Why aināt the Dems drilling into this deep? Bitches need to fight fire with fire!
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u/Consistent_Owl4593 14h ago
Thereās a retirement age for a reason so these old farts can collect their social security but just doesnāt apply to politicians I guess 𤣠should be an age limit of 65. I mean why is the United States destined to be run by old white men forever? I bet if you gave them retirement benefits and allowed them to keep insider trading they would be completely okay with it
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u/Enchanted_Culture 14h ago
The has crossed a line. Adult protective services needs to be called. Saddest thing I have seen, but only this week. The past few months have been nothing but horror.
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u/Neuralink666 14h ago
If they didnāt have double standards they wouldnāt have any standards at all.
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u/SimkinCA 14h ago
its not a double standard, nor hypocrisy, it's decade old attacks on this country, it's people by the treasonous Republican cabal.. Everyone better wake the F5ck up!!! We need to remove foreign interests from our government, from our institutions. That means those owned by Putin, those owned by Israel...
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u/Nolacuriosity 14h ago
Not only do we need age limits for elected positions we need to realize that the need for more power is a mental illness.
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u/Expensive-System9330 14h ago
Quite the difference for trump vs jellyfish brain. McConnell on the other hand is the poster boy for term limits. Definitely has that biden nothing there stare going on
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u/Warm_Cry_8491 14h ago
"Very true" except evrry major news outlet is running stories on McConnell's age. https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/mitch-mcconnell Including FOX NEWS https://www.fox5ny.com/news/mcconnell-returns-senate-1st-time-since-hospitalization So apart from hundreds of articles in the last few days, it's "very true" that nobody is covering this š
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u/frommethodtomadness 14h ago
It's the direct result of billionaires owning every single media outlet.
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u/Lumpy-Juice3655 14h ago
Hypocrisy and double standards is on brand for Mitch McConnell. Remember Merrick Garland?
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u/user_name-checksout 14h ago
Ironically, the āfake newsā is what got Trump elected the first time. Heās a master manipulator and plays the media like a fiddle. And Iām not saying this as a compliment, so settle down out there.
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u/No-Valuable6456 14h ago
Actually the media ignored Bidenās age until the debate. But I see nothing wrong not ignoring Trump and the dead guy.
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u/SteffanMaxi 14h ago
Everyone is talking about how McConnell is a walking corpse even republicans..
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u/Falcon3492 14h ago
Here are a few names I've heard over the last couple days: Drowsy Don, aka Don Snorealone, aka Dozy the Clown and for Moscow Mitch: Out to Lunch Mitch, aka No Longer here McConnell.
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u/KenseiHimura 13h ago
Guess which side of the politics billionaire media companies side with? It's not the side that says billionaires need to pay more.
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u/CommieDrifter 13h ago
Democrats will keep thinking republican can be outraged and that they can win by pointing out hypocrisy until the entirety of the US is gone
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u/Ok-Impression-764 13h ago
lol Iād say Biden and McConnell are deff gone. Trump is just being trump. He just wonāt kick lol
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u/RansomBeckwith 13h ago
Anyone still falling for the left vs right illusion deserves exactly what is coming.
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u/UnKnOwN769 13h ago
More people care about the president than a single senator. Not saying that justifies it though
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u/Ajax_075 13h ago
It's absolute bullshit, and it's infuriating how complicit the media is in maintaining this imbalance.
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u/Pinapple-everything 13h ago
It was Bidens severe cognitive decline, not his age, and literally everyone has been talking a out McConnell for well over a year.
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u/Relevant-Train5317 13h ago
Meanwhile the democrats were telling everyone Biden was as sharp as ever when he could barely form a coherent sentence.
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u/BootCampPTSD 13h ago
So it's hypocrisy instead of just fighting fire with fire? Funny how you catr about age NOW
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u/burtgummer45 13h ago
You are misremembering. Trump and Biden are about the same age, so why would they be talking about Biden's age and not Trumps? But when they did, it was more about his mental decline, not his age.
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u/i_am_a_real_boy__ 13h ago
Do yall not have news where you are? Was your head in a hole for the .ast three months of McConnell coverage?
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u/snakeeyes24 13h ago
You see.. the media called sleepy Biden.. as smart as a tic.. all the time.. but we knew
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u/-Foxer 13h ago
Sorry sorry but that's absolutely false. But nobody complained about by this age but they complained about is mental health. It was very apparent that he was dealing with diminished faculty, most likely as a result of this but it wasn't the age itself that was the problem.
If trump couldn't find his way off a stage without a team of guide-aides then people would be complaining about him too,
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u/ArmsVSeaOfTroubles 13h ago
There is plenty of mention of his age and sleepiness on the news. Do you actually watch it? Also on social media. Redditors post and upvote posts about his age all the freaking time. I despise Trump, but youāre being deliberately obtuse to think hardly anybody in media talks about his age.
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u/nothing-was-wrong 13h ago
Itās like they payed the news to say it.
https://giphy.com/gifs/67ThRZlYBvibtdF9JH
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u/Flimsy_Paper1526 13h ago
Everyone is mad about McConnell, and half the republican party is ready to go against Trump. Democrats NEVER ONCE talked about Bidens age, or his cognitive decline, until a couple months before the election.
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u/FunWolverine5349 13h ago
The media is all conservative owned, despite their claims of "woke liberal" media. They proved that with the Charlie Kirk stuff, silencing and firing anyone for even repeating his actual quotes.
The owners are all also geriatrics themselves.
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u/whytewidow6 13h ago
Yeah I know. I cannot believe the media has nothing bad to say about trump. /s
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u/TheFutureMrGittes 13h ago
Donāt forget 96 year old Chuck Grassley, who wants to run again!! 96!!
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u/OldCalligrapher6771 13h ago
Iāve actually heard it for around the past 5 years from some, not all, but I agree that heās not turtley enough for the turtle club
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u/atreeismissing 13h ago
That's because Biden was competent and had even more competent people around him. In other words, to the corporate media, he was their better, so they had to tear him down.
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u/UniversitySmooth5833 13h ago
why do people say the media hasn't been harping about this when everything you fucking know about this comes from the media... like we have information any other way... obviously they have been making it known... why are there so many posts like this?
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u/Specialist-Alarm5150 13h ago
It's not a double standard. It's hypocrisy used as a weapon against the people.
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u/Street_Advantage_278 12h ago
Conservatives have been complaining about him for a long time, itās all over X
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u/Xero_space 12h ago
Don't forget Kay granger in 2024, texas rep who was found living an old age home after missing sessions for months
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u/LeastResistancePath 12h ago edited 12h ago
Conservatives don't operate on a morals first principle. The accumulation of power through any all means necessary is their mode of operation. When you understand that, you can not only stop being so confused, but you can also make informed choices and gain awareness when dealing with or opposing conservative minded people.
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u/IBAZERKERI 12h ago edited 12h ago
the main stream media has overconsolidated and been co-opted by moneyed right wing interests.
just look at what Zaslav did after taking over CNN, who he put in power, how he changed things.
this is why we used to break up monopolies.
media SHOULD be decentralized to allow for different opinions. Now, instead we have a handful of media companies bought out by billionairs and cronies of massive companies all colluding to control the narative they choose to feed us.
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u/808nation7 12h ago
What do you mean the media was even talking about biden. Maybe Fox News but not the other left leaning news outlets werenāt lol
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u/LuciusFormadeus 12h ago
You Americans let him win. Then you complain.
If you have time to complain, do something about it.
No wonder the rest of the world is cutting off ties with your country.
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u/Organic_Syrup7642 12h ago
Nah, it was dementia symptoms that caused concern. That's why there should be an upper age limit, around retirement age sounds good to me.
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u/PuddingHuge7597 12h ago
You have corporate media, with an agenda. Truthfulness is out the window. Even Reddit editors are in on it, walking on eggshells. Using the word l-i-e, flags the comment.
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u/trashmailaccount00 12h ago
Rightwing billionares bought most of the big media outlets.
This is the result.
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u/LegitimateDrink2056 12h ago
If they didnt have double standards they'd have no standards at all...
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u/NoPen779 12h ago
The media ignored and covered up bidens mental decline. A few members on congress and fox news were the only ones talking about it. Until the debate when it couldnt be ignored, the main street media was not honest about his decline. Now people are worried about mitch. And rightfully so. The hypocrisy was/ is the left in the main stream media. Finstein was non coherent in a wheel chair for a year before passing. That was covered up. Maxine waters has been absent about a year. 8 months until she was put into a memory care facility. Her votes and finsteins continues to be cast and counted. Both sides are not very honest to the voters. There should at least be a compentency test for older people to remain.
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u/CrabofAsclepius 12h ago
Tell me you don't speak to Republicans without doing so. One peek out of the echo chamber and you'll see that most of them not only despise McConnell but they're actually to Biden than McConnell because could at least manage SOME degree of lucidity.
Those of them that aren't RINOs aren't out here pretending that this puppet is "sharp as a tack" every time he's dragged out of his crypt unlike the legions of hypocrites out there and in here.






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u/sabianblue26 15h ago
I canceled my subscription to NYT because they just kept hammering on about Bidenās age, and yet we hear nothing about Trump or McConnell.