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I will love Joe, his killer smile, his blue blue eyes, and his honorable and decent, forever.

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Biden undoubtedly has complicated feelings about stepping aside. And Biden fans can feel disappointed too. I’m a big fan of his, and I strongly feel he did the right thing stepping aside. Doubts about his age and ability to handle the stress and demands of the job were there even before the debate. His wobbly performance was a tipping point, clearly, and the threat of Trump 2.0 was far too serious to risk it. Nobody pushed him out, because as the incumbent potus, he could have refused to step aside and I believe he’d have rallied guarded support at the DNC. But the voices of people close to him, or that carried any weight, did influence his decision I’m sure. The renewed energy and enthusiasm for Harris and Walz is a strong indication that he was right.

Unfortunately, Joe Biden came to be tied to Donald Trump, first for dispatching him from the White House, and then for having to endure The Big Lie and the shameful campaign by Republicans to find dirt on he and his family to prove that Biden is impeachable just like Trump. America is ready to turn the page. For the second time, Biden is a big reason that Trump will not return to power.

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Trump is a scab. If you pick him off too early he'll bleed all over you.

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Ha ha but eww but ha ha!

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"why everyone there —including Biden — started crying as soon as he came onstage"

As an aging progressive liberal I too must admit I had a tear or two in my old eyes.

He nailed it.

That was one of the best speeches I've heard from Old Honest Joe!

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Extra upvotes for the Dave Brubeck reference, Dok!!

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Dok, don't give Comer any ideas, please. He's in an impeachin' mood and in his rabbit brain the articles can include whatever he wants them to include.

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As usual, the Stupids on the Republican side of the House aren’t thinking things through. Let’s assume they actually succeed in impeaching OHJB (they won’t since they have no case). Who takes his place? Kamala Harris. So, now she has the power of incumbency behind her, not to mention the powers of Presidential immunity granted by the corrupt SCOTUS.

Like I said, the Stupids aren’t thinking. Again.

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On second though, keep at it. America seems to be wising up to the stupid, so let 'em fly their idiot freak flag.

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Nice Brubeck reference! 👏👏👏

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Take 5, indeed

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Unioning!! Here in my retirement I just got hired to an on call, no benefits job that I was happy doing for free. But the COOLEST is that I get to join the union. In solidarity man!

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I haven't looked down the comments since lunchtime (someone may have posted this), but if anyone wants to get Shawn Fain's UAW shirt, it's here:

https://uawactiongear.org/

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Ta, Dok. Beautiful.

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I have been hoping for the return of No Fucks Given Biden and here we are

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If anyone ever puts Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter on a stage to talk together, I may explode with admiration. They are two of the very best people in the world, and they deserve all the respect and then some.

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I have so much admiration for this man.

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Maureen should just suck down another bag of cannabis gummies and STFU.

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I still think it was the gin.

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Maureen Dowd: a person who did no research and chose not to read the label before proceeding to east an entire THC candy bar and then "reported" that cannabis was horrifying and awful. Just like a "journalist" would do. She's a moron and nobody should pay any attention to her.

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Precisely.

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I really think Joe is going to do well in the history books.

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I really think Chump isn't.

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The papers who rail about coastal elites, elitely whine that the speech was not on early enough on their particular coast.

very zen.

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Even Trump knows there's Tivo.

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