How exactly is a guy like that, flying into a rage at an uncomfortable question, going to take on the master of public relations and televised quick shots, President Trump? Biden's main argument to voters is that he can win. Public meltdowns are not the behavior of a winner.Monica Showalter "Joe Biden is 77 and ought to actually remember when President Harry S. Truman popularized: "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
His wretched performance in an encounter with an Iowa voter who challenged him, melting down and flying off the handle, tells voters he never absorbed that political lesson. Either he's either stupid or he has trouble remembering things.
Here's how the New York Times reported it:
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday angrily lashed out at a voter who questioned his son's overseas business dealings at a campaign stop in Iowa, calling the man a "damn liar" in an unusually heated exchange.The man — who declined to identify himself to reporters — falsely claimed that Mr. Biden had "sent" his son to work in Ukraine and accused him of "selling access to the president.""You're a damn liar, man," Mr. Biden shot back. "That's not true. And no one has ever said that. No one has proved that."
"Other than the Times' editorial insertion of the word "falsely," it's a pretty strong picture of a man who can't take it.
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"What his little scrap with the farmer really tells voters is that he can't win. It certainly explains why he's polling fourth in Iowa these days and still doesn't have the endorsement of President Obama, the man he worked with as vice president for all of eight years.
"Worse still, he came across as bullying, something that has sunk many a politician, including himself. Remember how Bob Dole was characterized (somewhat unfairly) as mean? Mean and mean-spirited go over like a lead balloon in politics." . . .
. . . “ 'I loved it,” Navarro responded. “I really did. I have known Joe Biden for a long time, and this is Joe Biden. He is scrappy Joe Biden from Scranton and he has to do this. The truth is I’m glad he’s getting some practice calling out damn lies because if he wins the primary, he’s going to be running against a damn liar.' ” . . .
Navarro is a CNN reporter, naturally.
Joe Biden’s Most ‘Courageous’ Moments . . . "Biden bravely defended his renegade son Hunter after an Iowa voter accused him of helping Hunter win a lucrative seat on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma. "You're a damn liar, man" Biden barked. He then proceeded to disparage the voter for being "sedentary" and overweight." . . .
Navarro is a CNN reporter, naturally.
Joe Biden’s Most ‘Courageous’ Moments . . . "Biden bravely defended his renegade son Hunter after an Iowa voter accused him of helping Hunter win a lucrative seat on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma. "You're a damn liar, man" Biden barked. He then proceeded to disparage the voter for being "sedentary" and overweight." . . .
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Biden is both stupid AND has trouble remembering things. OR, at least, he thinks WE are both stupid and have trouble remembering things. AND, he does not want his applecart upset. Just like the rest of the Deep State Ruling Class, whether elected or bureaucratic.
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