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Joe Biden says ‘I’m going to bed’ before being cut off in press conference (www.telegraph.co.uk)

submitted 9 months ago by Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Lol someone please defend this war criminal.

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[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What you should have posted was nothing.

[–] charonn0@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's obviously an alien. What kind of normal person goes to bed?

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This isn't really news.

[+] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -20 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It's not news that the President of one of the more powerful nations in the world can't answer questions coherently?

[–] acetanilide@artemis.camp 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure you made a similar thread when the last president couldn't speak coherently either.

[–] CAPSLOCKFTW@feddit.de 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Still better than the last one.

[–] ikiru@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Well, despite the fact that I hate Trump, I think the Democrats are fucked by picking Joe Biden as the candidate for 2024.

Biden is terrible for the working class. He started his Presidency by going back on the campaign promise of $2k stimulus checks, couldn't forgive student loans as promised, broke a strike which then led to multiple train disasters, billions in aid to Ukraine but lets the US crumble under cost-of-living crises, and generally ignoring the fact that he should be retired at his age instead of running this country is not helping anyone except the Right.

Biden will be the last Democrat President the way this is going. Pathetic way to go out.

[–] CAPSLOCKFTW@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago

Yes, sadly your whole system is deeply flawed

[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm no Biden fan but the real problem is that many liberals especially younger ones read nothing besides sensational headlines and live on social media rage bait.

Concerning the rail unions, this is an interesting read if you can spare the time: https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/23Daily/2306/230620_IBEWandPaid

To say "breaking the strike led to train disasters" is so far beyond gross oversimplification it boggles the mind.

[–] ikiru@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

To say "breaking the strike led to train disasters" is so far beyond gross oversimplification it boggles the mind.

I'm willing to admit the causality is overstated, but he still should not have broken that strike. And, yes, I read the article and it is commendable that they continued to pressure the companies for sick days which they eventually approved. But an important question is: When did they grant it?

From what I can see, they granted workers paid time in May/June 2023. Better late than never.

But the Palestine railroad disaster happened in Februrary 2023. I'm willing to say that this event, in light of the lack of the strike, was what allowed for there to be enough pressure to make the train companies grant the sick days concession. I bet if it didn't happen, there wouldn't be sick days now. It would have just been better if the strike happened which could have led to sick days potentially without the Palestine incident (especially if they were on strike).

I'm no Biden fan but the real problem is that many liberals especially younger ones read nothing besides sensational headlines and live on social media rage bait.

Really? That's the real problem, huh? Interesting analysis.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com -3 points 9 months ago

"Biden will be the last Democrat President the way this is going. Pathetic way to go out."

uhhhh, sure, whatever you say.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

When sleep deprived? No, I have the same problem, as do most normal humans.

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What a straw man.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You aren't that bright are you? I mean, majority consensus in here is that you're being ridiculous, but it's fine.

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well the majority of you are bots and shills so I'm just trying to keep Lemmy going with real political opinions.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 2 points 9 months ago

You overestimate your value.

[–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Telegraph is a terrible website that typically makes shit up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph#Criticisms Here is at least video proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr2RmfpxsMg

Lol someone please defend this war criminal.

Are you referring to his handling of Afghanistan or something else?

Joe Biden announced he was “going to bed” before being cut off mid-sentence by an aide in a press conference delivered at the end of his trip to Asia.

Yup. He's like 80 and putting him through jetlag isn't ideal. I'd go back to bed too. Clearly to me though he was having difficulty thinking. Again he's 80 and being put through jetlag. It's insane to do this to any 80-year-old. He's not the best president but it beats the shit out of any Republican Trumpers we would have got instead. At least he's not actively trying to harm the nation.

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[+] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm no fan of Trump but the defense that Biden is better than the alternative is weirdly defeatist.

[–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's not defeatist at all. It's how it is. Voting for a third party in the US is throwing your vote away. The only hope is that people campaign hard for a third party and everyone abandons one party for another. That's the only hope and that's still a 2 party system. It's just a new party taking the place of the old one. Even then it's an impossible task that won't happen in the next 10 years.

[–] 520@kbin.social 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Have you not seen what the GOP are putting forward as candidates? It's not defeatist, it's realistic.

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -4 points 9 months ago

This is a sad reality for you guys.

[–] Iraglassceiling@hexbear.net 8 points 9 months ago

“The uhh third world. Excuse me, the Southern Hemisphere.”

💀

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why post this trash

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's just like me lol

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're old and shouldn't be in the position you're in right now. Sucks.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 0 points 9 months ago

If I could retire now at 38 I absolutely would!

[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago

Hahaha what a funny post in the hexbear c/fakenews comm

[–] GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wow, he sleeps just like me. Astonishing.

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're in a cult.

[–] GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Huh? One where people sleep?

[–] EvilColeslaw@beehaw.org 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Only war criminals go to bed.

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -5 points 9 months ago

Underground hopefully