An election campaign is like a birth, you don't stop in the middle and if there are some daddies who faint, OK, let them, the nurses will roll them to the side so no one trips over them. Mother and child are important, not the little overwhelmed Raul Grijalva!
@GottaLaff
<sigh> Maybe a walk on the beach will help?⚓ 🐚 Breathe in some of that fresh salty air. Watch out for any low flying seagull dive bombers. lol.
Send me photos of the ocean next time you're there, please.
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@WJBL@Snowshadow Oh, we've done that, but that's not what I'm looking for right now. We need a tiny bit of sand, too. Kitsilano Beach has a tiny bit, but I'm not driving 45 minutes to get there, alone, today.
@Snowshadow Oh, here's the link. No, I want a sandy beach, not a pier. We went to White Rock a few weeks ago. We saw all of that stuff. But thanks anyway. @WJBL
@GottaLaff
What is wrong with rocks?
That is a beach. You can still sit by the water and enjoy the view, and watch for whales, sea otters (if there are kelp beds nearby), seals and gulls.
The sound of the waves and the breeze are relaxing.
@deborahh He was sub-par that night. Not just "old." It was painful, but he bounced back and is fine for now. We have to be frank about how he came across that night, but we also have to realize he's able and can do this. People aren't realizing that. @Snowshadow
@zakalwe Again, this wasn't about a one-off bad debate. This was about his age, something that can't change. We know he was stronger the following night, etc. but that debate was all people see now. @Snowshadow
@GottaLaff@zakalwe@Snowshadow
The debate prep was all wrong.
That was a truth versus lies session. It was a brawl with evil.
There is no definition of debate that comes close to what that shit show was.
If they meet that way again, Joe should go with a cross and some holy water.
@MiriShuli Again, Obama had a bad debate. Biden didn't have a bad debate, he won on the substance. What he is having difficulty overcoming is how frail and inarticulate he was. He needed to be bigger than life that night (well, you know what I mean), and he's not able to change his age, nobody can. Obama could change his debate tactics. @Snowshadow
@GottaLaff@Snowshadow True. And I’m holding onto the idea that cold medicine had affected Biden also. We’ve seen Biden have a much different demeanor and I assume he will come out swinging shortly.
But, he can’t be 61. He is 81 and frankly, for me, that’s not a problem. He brings so much experience to the table that again, for me, is reassuring.
@MiriShuli To be clear, he shouldn't drop out. I'm explaining that it's not about a bad debate, it's about age overall. And that night he needed to have energy and strength, visibly. He just didn't. @Snowshadow
@GottaLaff@Snowshadow Do these folks have any concept of how U.S. elections actually work?
It’s too late to put a new Democrat candidate on the ballot in almost all states.
It’s even too late to put an independent on the ballot in many states.
This isn’t happening. It would be a disaster. And I seriously question the motives of anyone who brings it up.
@GottaLaff@nazgul@Snowshadow Stephanie Jones did a good job of addressing these logistics. People who are spouting really have not put much thought beyond that. Here she lays it out. (She is lawyer who was on Congressional J6 committee)
"Dogs are not allowed on Surrey beaches between May 15 and September 15 of each year. The exception to this is the off-leash area at Blackie Spit at Crescent Beach."