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llmart

(17,584 posts)
22. Biden is not physically "feeble".
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 02:48 PM
Jul 2024

And trump certainly is nowhere near "spry". When have you ever seen him on a bike? When have you ever seen him even walking more than five steps to a podium? When he golfs he sits in a golf cart.

I have been extremely active all my life. I'm 75. A couple years ago I strained a ligament in my left leg in the area of my knee. I have a video of me walking with my toddler granddaughter back then and watched it a couple days ago and I saw me walking with a stiff leg like Joe does. I'm back to walking and biking again, but it took quite some time to recoup from that strained ligament. I also have some nerve impingement in my feet. I was a runner for ten years, have walked 3 or 4 miles every day for 30 years and it's taken a toll on my feet. I did physical therapy for months to strengthen that leg and the physical therapist said to me, "at your age you need to slow down and not be so active". She was about 50 years old and about 50 pounds overweight. I weigh the same as I have weighed most of my adult life. I refuse to just sit around and watch teevee and eat too much.

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The logic to this theory is that expectations are low for Trump so people don't even bother. Renew Deal Jul 2024 #1
It has gotten to be so much about optics and not content.. Peacetrain Jul 2024 #2
Some one turned me on to something DENVERPOPS Jul 2024 #10
Wii do! I have seen the term used in here in other ops but have not looked it up yet Peacetrain Jul 2024 #11
Gish gallop is talked about frequently here. ananda Jul 2024 #12
Gish gallop LiberalArkie Jul 2024 #13
Gish gallopers used to be called bullshit artists. sop Jul 2024 #17
I think the only way to deal with it is not to engage with it in the first place. Trueblue Texan Jul 2024 #16
As long as the debate judges know what is going on fine, but the party throwing out the garbage may make points LiberalArkie Jul 2024 #19
There have been some DU posts about the gish gallop. wnylib Jul 2024 #23
I don't see Biden fighting "Gish Gallop" with "Gish Gallop" Is there another way to fight against it in a debate? SupportSanity Jul 2024 #27
Yes, that may be true PatSeg Jul 2024 #15
K&R spanone Jul 2024 #3
Dan Rather bdamomma Jul 2024 #4
"Imperfections", you are too kind. Magoo48 Jul 2024 #18
Koch, Sinclair, Mercer, and Murdoch are especially interested in destroying government. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2024 #25
Almost 2 weeks in and the word "disastrous" is used in every story. Boomerproud Jul 2024 #5
Let's not kid ourselves. They are not going to let this go. hadEnuf Jul 2024 #6
This!!! Seems every news source latched onto this description within 48 hrs of the event. n/t thenelm1 Jul 2024 #8
Here is Dan Rather's article ... aggiesal Jul 2024 #7
God bless Dan Rather. calimary Jul 2024 #9
Gish gallop 90-percent Jul 2024 #14
He's right. GoodRaisin Jul 2024 #20
Well, we here on DU are analyzing Trump's every move SpankMe Jul 2024 #21
Biden is not physically "feeble". llmart Jul 2024 #22
Trump is obese JustAnotherGen Jul 2024 #24
Aaand A DIAPER! bobalew Jul 2024 #26
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