Kidchameleon wrote: » *Disclaimer* This post may be offensive to people with speech impediments. I have put one paragraph in spoiler tags as a result. I am not intending to offend anyone here. MODS, delete that paragraph if needs be. Yes indeed, I have watched the speech. Firstly I will say that I strongly suspect that it was pre recorded. I haven't seen him talk so coherently in a long time. I believe there must have been some trickery involved to get him through the 25 minutes.
He was using the usual public speaking gestures - looking directly at the camera, pointing his index finger when making a point etc. These things are fine when done correctly but you could see he was thinking all the time about it (either that or there was a helper off camera giving him direction). There was just something not normal about his body language, it was awkward and unnatural.
He tried to smear president Trump by using lightness and darkness metaphors but I think this backfired on him. At one point he referred to himself as the "light". Did he expose some heavy narcissism there? Just a thought. He did not come off as "presidential" IMHO for a couple of reasons. He never referred to POTUS by name. Why is that? We all know that Donald Trump is the president. He should show respect for the office. A potential president should at the very least, have respect for the office of president. He also suckled up to Obama, ranting on about how great he is. He gave off an air of inferiority to Obama. I think this was a mistake on his part, that will not resonate with voters. A president should see himself as the leader of the people, not as second best to someone else.
The speech was littered with flare ups of his speech impediment. Now, this is not an attack on people with speech impediments (I have family members with them) but the average American will see it as a sign of weakness. Imagine Biden was to be a "war" president. Americans will not want someone representing them at a time like that whilst stuttering to their enemies. Again, another aspect of this candidate that will not resonate with voters. Americans want someone seen as strong. Say all you want about Trump but one cannot deny that he is strong. [/quoteb]Am I saying that people who stutter are not strong? No, of course not. But I am saying that the average American may view it that way at the very least subconsciously.
I completely disagreed with his Covid remarks. Completely and utterly. He engaged in blatant scare mongering and misrepresentation of the facts (and we see these same misrepresentations here on this thread). He said the US was "By far the worst performance of any nation on earth" relating to Covid. This is just not true. The deaths per million is not near the worst in the world, not near it. Biden is lying and the fact that most people do not know anyone who has died from Covid means the average American will not believe what he is saying. The average American (like the rest of us) has simply been inconvenienced by the virus. When it all blows over, they will thank President Trump for his tactics. They will have jobs to go back to.
Biden speaks about what he would have done to tackle Covid. Now, that is all well and good from his vantage point. But the president must factor in much more than preventing the spread of the disease. Not least, he must think about the economy. Decisions need to be made to protect people's jobs and livelihoods. These decisions will cause preventable deaths. But a true leader will make these decisions, not run away from them. I feel that Biden detailing his rose tinted response to Covid was a bit of an own goal, it highlights the reality of how good Trump is doing. Biden wanted to shut down the country from the start? Bloody hell, can you imagine what would have happened? The US would be much worse off economically and in turn, the world.
His speech is littered with supposed messages of hope yet when it comes to Covid, he engaged in blatant scare mongering. Mandatory nationwide wearing of masks? That is not an America I want to go to! The science is clear on mask wearing, there is no need for such strict measures. The disease is not so bad that the country needs to be shut down. Look at Sweden, they are doing fine. I think president Trump has found the perfect balance for protecting lives as well as the economy. I've said it before and I'll say it again, leadership is not so black and white. We all have our theories about how Covid should have been tackled but none of us are in the position President Trump is in (not even Biden). The president must make tough decisions that will lead to heartache for some but be for the greater good.
He spoke about the "current occupant" of the Whitehouse "fanning the flames of division" but goes on to use words like the "murder" when speaking about George Floyd. Terribly hypocritical especially when you consider the new video footage of Floyds death. It proves beyond any doubt that his death had nothing to do with race. We all know that Floyd was not killed because he was black. He died because he was a drug addict and a criminal. It was accidental. It is Biden and the left who are "fanning the flames of division".
He engaged in the usual boring identity politics - equal pay for women, fairness and privilege, help the middle class & not the rich etc etc. This kind of crap needs to die if you're going to get the average American onboard. Everyone knows that women and men have the same opportunities and that any pay disparity there might be has nothing to do with sexism. Everyone knows that blacks and other minorities' high crime statistics have nothing to do with racism. We all know these things on a rational and instinctive level. He needs to speak about the real issues, not this SJW level crap.
Why did he bring up the "very fine people" incident again? I can't understand this, we all know what Trump meant and we can all verify that independently. Biden comes off as very dishonest when he demonstrably takes the president's words out of context. Attack Trump on his policies and actions, not on things he didn't say. School yard level tactics there from Biden and insulting to the intelligence of Americans. Does he think they are all stupid or something?
I still maintain that Biden will not be running. I know, he has accepted the nomination, it is all official now but I can still see a change down the road, possibly before the debates. He is just too bad a candidate, he comes off as too old, he would not be doing a second term, he lies demonstrably, he seems to care more about optics than reality, the sound of his voice is off putting to me (and I'd imagine to the average voter). He is just a terrible candidate, highly unlikable and his VP pick is hated even by a great many of his supporters. There is absolutely no way Biden will win (regardless of what the polls say). He has no chance.
Kidchameleon wrote: » Its a private family matter so I do not have direct evidence. I can only assume based on the tragedy that transpired that the president was visiting his brother.
SlowMotion321 wrote: » Biden - Addresses the issues Trump - Apportions blame
Kidchameleon wrote: » As we recently found out, he was visiting his terminally ill brother. Have some respect please, its not the kind of thing you should use to score political points.
Overheal wrote: » His brother wasn’t at Walter Reed.
Kidchameleon wrote: » Maybe he was. How can you be sure? Do you have access to Robert Trumps medical records? Maybe Trump was at Reed to visit veterans? Maybe he felt ill? Who cares, he's in great health.
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » Lincoln project new ad really shows Fox up lolhttps://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1296968605205065728?s=19
MadYaker wrote: » The Steve Banon build the wall sh!ts show is absolutely hilarious. Trump new all about it as well, I’d say they had a good laugh over it at the time. Steve isn’t laughing anymore.
Kidchameleon wrote: » Any proof of this claim?
Overheal wrote: » Newly leaked audio, after 2016 election Trump boasts about how great it was that black turnout was lowhttps://www.mediaite.com/election-2016/trump-privately-boasted-of-low-african-american-voter-turnout-after-2016-election-in-newly-leaked-audio-it-was-great/
Kidchameleon wrote: » There's way too many cookies to accept on that site. I'll reserve judgement until I hear the complete context of the audio.
dwayneshintzy wrote: » Maybe it's just his opinion, or a feeling that he has? That's good enough, right?
Kidchameleon wrote: » cookies
duploelabs wrote: » Well certainly Trump jr did
Kidchameleon wrote: » Where specifically in that video does Trump Jr mention he knows about the scam?
jamule wrote: » still no opnion on the criminals king donnie hires?
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