re: Do most of you truly believe Biden is in the throes of dementia?

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With all his stupid arse fricking statements he's up in the polls.

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so was Hillary

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Even Shaun King has written extensively about Biden’s obfuscations:

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I never thought I would say this. Ever. But that article by Shaun King is must reading for everyone.

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I've witnessed a couple of my grandparents slowly succumb to dementia. What he's going through is very similar.

Joe has always been a gaffe machine, what he's been doing during this campaign though... that's something else entirely.

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My grandmother had it and became worse over a few years before she finally lost her mind. Our experience was that all of her bad personality traits became more amplified as she got worse. I think that's happening with Biden.

I do not believe he is in the throes of dementia.

I believe he is nibbling around the edges of it.

But my experience with dementia is that it accelerates as it progresses. It's not linear in onset.

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Have any of you older guys first hand witnessed his mental decline? From what I've read he used to be sharp as a tack.

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I took care of my mom for the last 8 years of her life. She was diagnosed with dementia. I saw my father-in-law and mother-in-law suffer from it. I've watched one of my best friend's mom -- and a sweet lady I am close to -- gradually succumb to it. I've also been around other elderly people who sometimes get a bit confused, but otherwise are Ok.

Biden has no business running for anything. His people should take care of him and let him retire from the public eye with dignity. He is not capable of running the country, or even running his campaign. The scary thing is that if he had gotten the nomination in 2016, he very well might have won (and I might have voted for him -- was not much of a Trump fan then). He is not mentally fit to deal with the issues now facing the president.

He can be lucid at times, that's true with any dementia sufferer, but the more pressure you put on him, pressure to perform that he previously would have handled easily, then the more evidence you will see of his condition.

I was particularly taken by the clip where he was speaking to an audience, then started moving around the stage, and ended up with his back to the audience, talking to the backdrop. Hell, our dog had doggie dementia in her dotage. As smart as Australian Shepherds are, there were times in the last few months of her life when she would get "stuck" in a corner and I'd have to "lead" her out.

I don't know what the Dems will do with Joe. Hiding him in the basement has been a blessing for them. If they continue with his nomination, his VP choice will be extremely important, but don't expect Joe to be running anything.

I also think it is an act. The Dims will vote for a ham sandwich. Who ever he picks for a VP will be the President, either actually or in effect.

I think the “you ain’t black” thing was to set the stage for Michelle.

I’m sort of mixed on the whole thing. He obviously can’t speak clearly, but boy has he also had an insane number of ridiculous gaffes over the past 30 years.

He’ll confuse the one which launches the missiles with the one that makes the lattes.

We’ve already seen that when he comes out of the basement, it’s not going to go well for him. Like bobble headed Hillary, when she was caught off guard with that girl’s question. The video doesn’t lie, she clearly has some kind of a cerebral spasm that she couldn’t control.

And then there was the 9-11 ceremony fainting episode. Where she got overheated on a cool 74° fall morning in New York City.

They won’t be able to hide Joe forever.