The Dems are delusional. I will vote for Biden (because im not a fascist), but this "whistling past the graveyard" nonsense when it comes to Bidens mental acuity and sharpness is self-defeating.
RFK Jr is a FAR better choice. They all lie about him, are scared to death of losing their donor gravy train. He’s a REAL democrat, not a neo-liberal sell out.
@@feynmanschwingere_mc2270 A Philadelphia radio host lost her job because she allowed Biden’s staff to stage an interview with pre-prepared questions. That’s what proving he’s up to the job looks like, evidently.
U can't think about how u would vote...u need to think about how the average independent would vote...or someone that isn't informed. With that said...i'm done with this crap of "this is the most important election and the country is on the line' . IF dems believed that they would have had a real primary, Biden would have not lied...and ran the one term as he promised to get elected and dems would have the only candidate trump can beat as the nominee. Would biden have won 2020 if there was no pandemic...nope. Would biden have been the nominee in 2020 if all his competition didn't drop out right before super tuesday ...most important primary voting day and Warren stayed in as she was more competition for bernie? ..Probably not. Biden is losing in every poll and has a mid 30's approval rating....when confronted....biden says thats not true and hes got his own polls that are better...that is exactly what lying Trump would and says about thinks like that. Get prepared...if bidens the nominee ...trump wil lbe president and dems will lose the senate also, maybe house.We all saw bidens mental decline/brain melt debate...if dems think they can win with that behavior from trump then they too ..the dems are in a cult.
@@sssarzzz watch project 2025, it’ll change your mind about everything and pass it on. it’s the rump kings plan for the american people and their children and their families. let me know what you think about it
Biden couldn't even manage that, if he were given a test. That's why he's not taking it publicly. I administered those tests, and I can tell you that denial is a key feature of those with dementia. We need to replace Biden STAT, if there's any hope of defeating Trump in a few months.
What makes Trump the choice is the 4 years he already did....only president to do what he said he was going to do....and he would have gotten a lot more done if he wasn't having to fight for all 4 years he was there.
So your going to vote for a guy that can't remember if he watched the debate 5 days ago? Brilliant. You must be on government handouts? Or cannot pay your student loans?
Democrats need to learn how to argue.... You're not voting for a man, you are voting for an idea, a system. You aren't voting for Joe, you are voting for "DEMOCRACY." You either believe in it or not!
But you ARE voting for the man......he's the one making the decisions......this is no time for sentimentality......if Trump wins, the USA, as well as other countries like Ukraine, are in big trouble......
No nominee should be "anointed." This is how we got into this mess in the first place, by not having a fair/balanced Dem primary without any Dem primary debates. I call for an open convention. It certainly wouldn't encompass the full "will of the people," but it would be more Democratic than an anointment.
We did have a fair primary. Others decided not to run. We always do have an open convention. You are not well-informed. At the time of the primary, we chose Biden. Were you in a cave ?
This is starting to feel like 2016, where, against all odds, everything breaks just the way it needs to for the aspiring dictator. I don't want to live under Project 2025.
@@Scarlet-m8s i don’t think i could live under project 2025 either (nancy, husband ex, gave me his old phone and im not computer savvy) i grew comfortable with Obama and didn’t vote 2016, but followed rump king from 2018 on after i saw he put kids in cages, couldn’t stop crying, im a kids nurse 👩⚕️ never missed an election again. there’s more democrats than republicans we all need to vote 🗳️ is all
@@michaelmeroyers5487 Yes, there are more of us than them, but we don't always turn out to vote, and the Republicans always do. I'm voting for whoever is the Democratic nom, but they need someone who can inspire people to show up.
@@Scarlet-m8s i’m voting 🗳️, my votier registration will be here on friday and most of the people on different sites want Biden, 30% democrats don’t but the rest of them want Biden. also i texted multiple people on multiple sites about project 2025 that would inspire me to vote if i wasn’t already. one guy i texted said im gonna publicize this a lot more. i texted it until my fingers were numb and told people to pass it on, that’s my contribution and voting of course.
Should the President be immune from what HE says is an "Official" act? That's ridiculous. What's the solution? Remove the "Justices" that signed the opinion. Gotta do it quick.
The courts decide what is official and unofficial. The norm has been to grant Presidents immunity for official acts for decades. Scotus just affirmed what has been the unspoken agreement. And they specifically said it is not absolute immunity.
@tmlavenz Cut the crap. "The Courts" have never had to get involved in this issue, before Drumpf! Super majority MAGA SCROTUS will always side with Drumpf.
@tmlavenz It's 90% absolute immunity. Nothing concerning an official act can be used as evidence in prosecuting an unofficial act. Ties prosecutor's hands.
It's shocking that the Dems do not have a candidate that will inspire people. It's getting down to the program and someone who can champion it. But the Dem senators voted against Bernie's amendments including dental and eye care for seniors virtually unanimously. Can I in conscience vote for senators who deny basic principles of the New Deal? I'm fed up! We have the money but we will not help the people, and they are smart enough to know it.
The 'New Democrat' neoliberal takeover, the Clinton Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), and the oligarchic Third Way think tank are in control of the party and dictate who is 'electable and what policies are 'possible' or what 'incremental change' is allowed. They are mid 20th Century Republican-lite corporate lackeys.
Can Democrats PLEASE take a civics class? The United States is not a Democracy! You are embarrassing yourself saying you are voting for Democracy! We are a Constitutional Republic! There is a huge difference!
I'm more concerned about the imbalance in the Supreme Court than Biden's mental status. If Trump wins with the court 6 to 3 in his favor I think we are beyond screwed. I wish Biden would pull a Trump tactic and pack the court.
When did Trump pack the court? Packing the court stands for increasing the number of seats so that no mater who dies you can have it your way in one 4 year cycle. So in theory the republican majority (so called) means they could get as high as 6-3. Packing the court means you add 4 more seats and fill them with Dems and you now win 7-6. It leaned democrat for 40 years. Does anyone know when it was last a dem minority? Also Barret, the Trump appointee, and establishment choice voted against Trump, as do other republican appointees frequently. And Jackson voted for some of the most controversial "Republican" votes. Roberts often votes with the Dems. Conservatives are pissed that Trump took advice from establishment sources and basically stacked it with Lincoln Project people who are establishment shills, and mostly vote that way, which is how the Dem members vote. He was very "balanced" unless you think democracy means only democrats at every level of everything. The court itself is more concerned about it's role than anything else. People just assume they are corrupt and that is bad for the country. Roe was a great example of a ruling that was wrong on the law when it happened, and changed twice after; was no longer popular as a policy (maybe as a word); And now that it is gone, abortions due to pills, are higher than ever. Killing Roe was also really bad politics, so they are loosing on that also. People get tied up in knots over the propaganda.
@@Videomorgue And this is the problem with him and most democrats--not willing to do what needs to be done. Voters sense this--it's why we always look weak.
It's not that innocent, actually. Americans need to see media is big business. Who owns big business, who owns our media but a small handful of reichwing and reichwing-leaning greedy uber rich. These are ppl who hate New Deal programs so Americans barely hear what Rethuglicons plan to do to destroy their precious Social Security, Medicare, etc... and these greedy rw also hate to pay their own taxes. It's Rethuglicons that constantly give tax breaks, tax subsidies out to their greedy rich donors & themselves. That's why media today stinks. They want fascism.
Corporations can't report on themselves objectively. Issues such as workplace regulation, business regulation and taxation are highly curtailed. Unfortunately, American Corporations have given themselves so much secrecy and suppression ability that their employees are no longer able to practice real journalism or science. What we need is better standards for journalism. All these contractual restrictions on journalism need to be stated explicitly. When they're too restrictive, the person is no longer a journalist. Also, when the issue covered is one in conflict with bias, this person is no longer a journalist. The Corporation, and its institutional secrecy, need to be exposed. Fiction writers aren't journalists.
@dudedabsworth8023 Because it could be slightly covered over then and explained away, but it's no longer feasible now. The proof is in the pudding for everyone to see.
I could not agree more with Mr. Reich's assessment of the interview. Biden's refusal to undergo a through cognitive test and make the results public, has convinced me Joe knows the results will confirm our worst fears!
Because the people who support Trump don't care about any information that calls into question their idol. There is so much negative information already out there about Trump, and non of it moves his supporters.
Because the press wants a right wing president, they want to raddle Biden and shake up liberal support. Plus, AIPAC and Netanyahu has publicly came out in support of another Trump presidency.
Sadly America’s selective memory and short attention span, can only remember things that make a good short TickTock clip. Things like an aging POTUS stumbling, falling, forgetting words, etc… Things like conspiring to overthrow the government, stealing secrets, running up the debt to gift tax breaks to his Billionaire buddies, and so much more, just doesn’t splice well for the short attention span public.
No, the other option is that the Dems act responsibly, unlike what they did in 2016 when they dismissed Bernie. the Dems need to be loyal to the country, not to Biden. Biden needs to go.
We have lots of options. Unfortunately the prick with only 6 lucid hours a day has fooled everyone for so long. If you’re driving towards a cliff, the answer isn’t to buckle up and close your eyes.
I think the only way Biden may alleviate voters' fears about his age related deterioration is to select three of the nation's top gerontologists (the Surgeon General selects one, Biden's personal physician selects another, and Dr. Anthony Fauci selects the third) to each do an independent medical workup on the President and mae each doctor's finding public along with one consensus finding of the three after discussing among them. The voters of the U.S. are entitled to have this information. If Biden balks at this (or similar) process, he should be asked to step aside.
You're overthinking it. All with need it to have a neurologist examine (both candidates ) then release the results to the public. If Biden thinks he's fit for office he should be willing to undergo testing. But the won't because his campaign knows he will fail.
@@dreamabyss5423 : Maybe rather than me overthinking, it sounds like mybe you are underthinking. You've already concluded that he would fail even though you have not one hint of medical proof that it is true.
All I can say is that it is our civic duty to get out, vote and stop P2025. We can worry about what happens after, but it is imperative that we don’t lose sight of the goal- which is ensuring Trump NEVER gets near the White House ever again.
Absolutely. I'm not saying Biden's situation is great, but I would vote for a ficus plant instead of the GOP. People also seem to forget that there's a whole administration, the president is surrounded by people, experts and advisors.
@@rh9194 Because Trump doesn’t know the answers. He just repeats the spiel from his rallies. See the most recent podcast, “Shrinking Trump”. Drs. Segal and Gartner discuss the fact Trump has been lying for so long it’s second nature to him and has no ability to answer serious questions.
Oh my god!! Thank you!! I feel like I have been going crazy from other pundits gaslighting this whole situation with Biden. Thank you for having an honest and frank discussion about this.
On NUMEROUS occasions Biden has said he did not do well at his debate. George asked him 30 ways to stop running. Dems---better be perfect. Judgement---would be great if commentators had it. This discussion reminds me of "Hillary has a cold. Hillary has a neurological ailment. Hillary is frail".
The sidestepping around having a full neurological exam, whether he has had one or not, is the equivalent of lying. He has obvious signs of parkinsonism which would be worrying to witness in anybody let alone the president. Even though he shows no obvious signs of dementia his diminished executive function puts his ability to make good judgements in question. His ability to communicate, which is integral to his position as leader, is also seriously impaired by aphasia and masked facies.
@Sandy-hs2pp Multiple doctors are saying that you cannot diagnose the underlying disease causing it but the signs of the syndrome are obvious. Do google/UA-cam searches on Biden parkinson to see what doctors have to say.
What the hell should democrats do? Well, it's too late because it's what they _shouldn't_ have done; they shouldn't have confirmed the three justices who overturned Roe.
You're confused. Democrats absolutely DID NOT appoint nor confirm justices that overturned Roe v. Wade. There are Nine justices on the Supreme Court. * John G Roberts - Appointed by Republican George W. Bush. Assumed office Sept 29, 2005, Overturned Roe v. Wade decision * Clarence Thomas - Appointed by Republican George H.W. Bush. Assumed office October 23, 1991. Overturned Row v. Wade decision * Samuel A Alito, Jr - Appointed by Republican George W. Bush. Took his seat on January 31, 2006. Overturned Roe v. Wade decision * Sonia Sotomayor - Appointed by Democrat Barack Obama. took her seat on May 26, 2009. Voted against overturning Roe v. Wade * Elena Kagan - Appointed by Democrat Barack Obama. Took her seat on August 7, 2010. Voted against overturning Roe v. Wade * Neil M Gorsuch - Appointed by Republican Donald Trump. took his seat on April 10, 2017. Overturned Roe v. Wade decision * Brett M Kavanaugh - Appointed by Republican Donald Trump. Took his seat on October 6, 2018. Overturned Roe v. Wade decision * Amy Cooney Barret - Appointed by Republican Donald Trump. Took her seat on October 27, 2020. Overturned Roe v. Wade decision * Ketanji Brown Jackson - Appointed by Democrat Joe R Biden. Took her seat on June 30, 2022. Voted against overturning Roe v. Wade
"The shortest way to ruin a country is to give power to demagogues." - Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquities of Rome, VI (20 BC) How prescient this quote is about DJT!
Bad art is corruption of feeling. This is a large factor in the irrationalism which dictators and demagogues exploit Art, for Langer, was one way to express one’s freedom, not, as we will see, in terms of human self-expression or cultural elevation, but in terms of the education of feeling. As she was to put it in Problems of Art, Art education is the education of feeling, and a society that neglects it gives itself up to formless emotion. Bad art is corruption of feeling. This is a large factor in the irrationalism which dictators and demagogues exploit.121 Dengerink Chaplin, Adrienne. The Philosophy of Susanne Langer: Embodied Meaning in Logic, Art and Feeling (p. 91). Bloomsbury Publishing. Kindle Edition. Right to vote should be for everyone, however the Republican Party needs to be completely dissolved and laws put in place so politicians like them or parties like them can never hold or run for office again.
Exactly.incumbent president is in better position. It’s not just Biden it’s the people voting for Biden, voting him back in office and AFTER November CONTINUING to support him during his presidency. And continuing to support democracy.
You are supporting the machine, not Biden. Biden does not call the shots, he is there to make it look somewhat legit, even though that is failing quickly.
I don't know wtf Biden's team is doing but it certainly is not commensurate with the threat we're facing. This is the whole game, and he's playing fucking patty cakes. I'm beyond frustrated. Bob is 1100% right when he says Biden is in denial. He's also in denial that Trump won't throw him AND Hunter in prison should he get back in office
This is all so unnerving, honestly, that I tried to turn off the podcast quite a few times! But, to your credit, I couldn't, and had to watch to the end. Thanks to you and Heather for laying all this out, as difficult as it is. And thanks for the reassurance that things will work out.
Yes, Joe Biden is part of a TEAM, he does not stand alone as a dictator like Donald Trump wants to be. If we lose Joe Biden we long Merrick Garland, we lose Janet Yellen, we lose Pete Buttigieg and we lose all the other very professional Cabinet members that have turned this country around the last 3 1/2 years. We are voting for the BLUE TEAM, not just one man.
@@chrisspeed639 He is not auditioning for a part in a reality movie. This is reality and he has already proven that he can do the job well. His opponent has proven otherwise.
You nailed it. Biden is an excellent Pres, but has shortfalls like any other. He is morally strong with integrity. We need more like him in our Country’s future.
Your remarks are very encouraging to me as I’ve been so frightened for a country after the Supreme Court’s decision on immunity. And, also, the reaction to Biden’s performance at the debate. I do think there has been a tremendous overreaction to it given the strenuous schedule Biden had just prior to the debate. That was poor planning by Biden’s schedulers.
Two questions: 1.) How does a convicted felon (with several law suits and prosecutions pending) become eligible to run for President? 2.) What is the definition of sedition? The January 6th actions appear a clear demonstration of that, along with many other things Trump has done and said seem, in my mind, pure acts of sedition. Man Without a Country.....
Why do we keep asking the question about Biden? Why are we not focusing on Trump's record, criminality, lies, disposition? This is a media war for ratings, not a substantial discussion of the real issue.
Because the real issue is defeating Trump, and Biden is no longer the person to do so. Everyone watching this already knows all about Trump's record etc. Finding a suitable person who can take the fight to Trump without stumbling, fumbling, stuttering, etc is the real issue. Biden isn't going to IMPROVE with age.
Should Congress make a law that states that if a president is impeached, they must be removed from office or that they can no longer run for any office? is impeachment a form of law?
All this replace Biden talk is getting in the way and making Biden look ever weaker. The presidency is bigger than one person. I'm still voting for Biden.
I'd change one word there: The *_future_* is bigger than one person -- whether that person is Biden or you or me. For that reason, and because the alternative is flatly unacceptable, I'm still voting for Biden.
Exactly! Biden has earned the benefit of a doubt. If he says he is up for the job, then I take him at his word. Look, if he can't do the job then we have a peaceful transfer of power to Kamala. Why would anyone take Trump at his word!?
bingo if anyone dares pay attention, we'll see that's EXACT what the Radical Right are doing. yes, i get that this approach is not as "sexy" or "romantic" as we would like, but that's IRRELEVANT from whether or not it works (because it does work). also ref: THE WAY YOU FIGHT FIRE IS WITH FIRE.
jeez is that possible, what with the misinformation.., and i know you are but what am i accusing th other person even if it’s more relevant to you. rumpled plays these little kids games like a 7 year old would
When asked if he would get a cognitive test, his immediate response should have been, “of course”. Instead he got defensive. That was a red flag for me. And I love Biden.
Biden should have reminded Stephanopolous that he had a comprehensive neurological exam in Feb 24 and anyone can access his yearly exam results on the WH website. That’s what he should have said
@@michellejohnson5217 What about "independent" exam don't y'all get? Did you blink and miss the previous president and his goofball doctors saying he was as fit as Superman himself? Obviously, for it to be trusted by those who doubt him, it must be independent.
How is it Constitutional to run an insurrectionist sidestepping the act of insurrection by incitement? High crimes and misdemeanors - the buck stops here.
Use it now or kiss it all goodbye. The choice is for fair representation and 2/3 leadership only want exoneration from seditious intent of a big lie campaign to covet the office of Presidency
Uhm, the Framers and Founders wanted the Citizenry armed so that if "the People" decided they couldn't live under a dominating Government, they would have a chance to tear it all down and start again. Seriously, why don't Leftists study American History. It's why the 2nd Amendment exists. They were all TRAITORS to the British Empire, people like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine were all Citizens of the British Empire, subjects of the Crown. Compared to what they did, January 6 event was nothing. It's not 100% Trump did anything more than simply not try very hard to stop them. He didn't actually 1. Arm them and give them specific orders to attack, 2. Send Military personnel, or some of his security detail to lead them, or help them 3. Organize or fund them and then lead them to the deed, 4. Even specifically say, "go get them". All he did was say a new slogan "stop the steal". They did it all themselves. Democrats desperately want to believe this MAGA thing is just derived from one man, like a cult, then destroying it would be easy, destroy the man and it falls apart. Nope, it's not a cult. The truth is that just as there are vast numbers of Americans who like the direction the Leftists are trying to take the country and it's culture, there are about as many people who DON'T like it, those who can tolerate or even like Trump, are up front MAGA, supporters, the rest, hold their noses and vote, and THEY, are why he comes relatively close percentage wise in the actual elections and polling this year so far. It's no one individual that's dividing the country, it's that about half the country is one way, and the other half is the other. Even in families.
also violates section 3 of 13th Amendment. But our corrupt SCOTUS shot that down. After a judge in a Colorado court of law did determine he actually WAS an insurrectionist!
If u think a insurrection is patriots and country folk with bear spray and flags, you are a LEFTWING lunatic. Stay up north, you people are so ignorant
The red team is investing an awful lot of time in trying to discredit Joe if they think it's a slam dunk, aren't they? Trump seems afraid because the only thing more devastating to his ego will be losing to Joe TWICE.
@@kenkneram4819The hate for old people in America is being revealed bit by bit. The hate for Silents, except for Bernie Sanders, is being revealed bit by bit. The hate for Boomers is already well known. Gen-X you are next. Millennials too.
Biden should talk more to the American people on TV in whatever formats he looks best and reassure them he's up for the job. If he can. It's all about a vital appearance and robust reassurance at this point. There's still time, but it's drawing short.
@@loisk6186 It's hilarious no one saw how bad he was even a couple years ago. Pay attention! He should never have even been picked to run in 2020, tons of signs then..
The DNC was actively suppressing the primary. No town halls, no debates, media boycotts. Some states even used tricks to not have a primary like Florida. It was shameful. I think citizens have a right to get to choose if they want another 4 year of the same president and the president should openly make his case for another 4 years to potential voters. And the primary should be open and fair to give alternative a chance to be heared. What I have see this year is not democracy. Even worse. Bidens problems might have come out much sooner.
Did he watch the debate? His answer wasn't "no", it was "I don't think so". A couple days after a turning point event, he DIDN'T REMEMBER if he had watched it afterward.
Anyone who has taken care of an elderly parent is concerned about Biden. Many don’t want to vote for either but many undecided may choose DT. Many elderly with loss of mental and physical capacity will deny and are defiant. This is what I saw in the interview. I’m afraid for our country.
Regardless of who they pick aa a Biden replacement it would be just too little too late. I do not agree, what the DNC needs is to support their candidate plain and simple. I’m just amazed at how fast people forget how many people died during COVID as a direct result of trump’s policies and are so easily willing to vote for him again
@@di380 i know what you mean, i remember everything (be that good or bad and i totally agree covid ,trillion given to the top 1% and added to the national debt, thanks rump king im sure the rich love you not he park’s when you shut down the federal government epa regulations lifted, let her blow
Yes... which is why ANY DEMOCRAT UNDER 60 would beat Trump. The one Dem who might not? Biden. Don't be stupid, defensive and juvenile, Democrats... don't give Trump what he wants, which is the one candidate that makes Trump look young and capable.
Jill Bidens' support & encouragement for her husband, while admirable, is not doing the country a service. The president should watch his debate to see what the country sees. Please don't let this be a Justice Ginsberg moment for the people who don't want a dear leader. 😢
It's not admirable. She's trying to hold on to power. These people would cut anyone's throat to get what they want. You can't get anywhere near that level without being a stone-cold man-eating shark.
She can't convince him. She's never influenced him in the past. The more people ask him to leave, the more he will stay. There's zero % chance he leaves the race.
The GOP will rip Kamala to shreds. Right now we have to calm the people to continue as planned to vote for an old man who has been a great president. We can't change midstream and then coax people to vote for a black woman and what VP? Ps i volunteer and call hundreds and hundreds of people every day. Please stay the course with Joe. We got this. We need to get over the finish line and that is 4-5 months and go from there. At least we have saved America.
I feel that "they" are the media. Im a voter. I am with the league of women voters and talk to a lot of people and i have had most people who tell me that they didnt want Biden because of his age but they are still going to vote for him. So i woukd like for us to get behind him and push. It is too late to elect a different person.
Why are people still talking about this? Biden will never drop out. He won't. Even if his approval falls to zero and his donors stop. He doesn't believe the polls. He doesn't believe anyone except his own faith in himself. Nobody can replace him if he is unwilling. That's not a thing, therefore I expect he will stay in the race, and ultimately will lose by quite a wide margin (see the end). Sometimes you win, sometimes you don't. That's the way it goes. The ultra radicals will get everything they ever wanted. The ordinary American people will experience their real agenda, and they'll have no choice but to accept it. Maybe Americans need to live under an authoritarian dictatorship for the next half-century or century to understand it isn't all that. Biden's approval is very low, and he has set the bar very low for himself. If he has it in him to have a knockout debate in Sept, he could win. People love a true underdog story.
Democrats need to stop whining and stop castagating Joe on tv and publicly go out and support him. In the end i dont care who Democrats put up for president im voting blue. 🔵
Heather you are correct about Kamala! I think if we had Kamala with Gavin Newsome as VP , that would be THE ticket! They would be able together to get across to the people what a horrible person Donald Trump is & rain down true democracy on America ❤️
Do you think Black people only vote for Black people ? That is racist ! Black people, Brown people, White people (with some bigot exceptions)... vote for the candidate that shares their values.
Biden was so forceful in his State of the Union and that is why his behavior at the debate was so hard to understand. If he is replaced Trump will walk away with the election because the Democrats don't have time to really promote anyone else. Biden did admit that he was not up to a good level at that debate. The big issue is how to fight a cult.
You people don't even know how to fight. Biden demonstrated that on stage. You think flooding the comments section will impact the electorate, but you're only creating an echo chamber to further detach your ideology from reality. Ineptitude is the Achilles heel of your current political party, and that will not change under current leadership.
Forget about cult crap. Biden needs to talk about Project 2025. You aren't even mentioning it obviously you either didn't know about it because if you did, you would be fearing for your own life. 900 pages of fascism brought to us by dozens of extremist reichwing conservative groups on Day 1 by the orange Hitler 2.0 himself. Look it up, please. Educate yourself. Biden knew about this plan & never got a chance to talk about it. Hitler 2.0 REFUSES to even admit he knows about it because it is so dark, so bleak and cruel that when any American finds out this is the Rethuglicon plan they want to force on us, reichwing voters will reject it like The Plague.
Gish gallop is the reason he did not do well. I t is the technique where one person spews so much that the other person cannot possibly refute? There's so much to refute. It's like a barrage and it is especially effective against somebody with a speech impediment. That's what Trump did. He knew what he was doing. Notice he completely and blatantly ignored. Many almost most of the questions didn't answer them. He just barraged all the stuff that he's been talking about and it was impossible to refute anything. Because there was too much to refute. It's too bad that people fall for that crap. It is a technique that is very much looked down upon by debaters, but the public who love optics are impressed by it.
@user-kw2yq9nm9u How many years should someone get for taking showers with their daughter that were "probably inappropriate"? For taking Chinese and Ukrainian bribes? Can't be a lefty w/o being a hypocrite.
The problem with Scotus on immunity is not an if, but when. 5/6 presidents in my lifetime that have had long enough to evaluate (excludes Biden) have almost certainly broken the law as president. They spent time covering it up that they wouldn't have to do if they thought they were immune. I'm not fully certain an immune Reagan, Bush, Bush 2 or even Clinton would have allowed for a transition if they had full immunity.
@@KJ-wz3rg I’m not concerned about that. There are strict rules he must follow as commander-in-chief. If he violates anything, he’s still accountable under the law. The SCOTUS decision didn’t change that.
From the onset, I will make it abundantly clear that, I, who is ideologically the antithesis of just about everything progressives advocate, am not looking for a quarrel to defend Trump. Because it’s an indisputable reality that Trump is exceedingly deluded. And this is decidedly so with his trade, and foreign affairs/defence policies. However, it is also an indisputable reality that the extremes within the Dems are as crazy as the extremes within the MAGA mold happen to be. During the 26-minute UA-cam, Robert Reich, and Heather said on a total of four occasions that the Biden administration has inaugurated a number of good policies. What they maybe, however, weren’t designated by either person. So, I can only speculate that they would include Biden signing the Executive Order to greatly inhibit mining or drilling of fossil fuels. And, quite likely, they would cheer on Biden claiming he “created 15 million jobs”, which, of course, is as big furphy in the US, as it is with Canada, or any other country, which locked down their economies during Covid that engendered many millions of people being made redundant. Hence, the “15 million jobs” Biden (and, again, with a host of other countries, too) that Joe claims he “created” are overwhelmingly jobs that already existed and started up again after restrictions were lifted. Alas, neither Robert or Heather had anything to say about Biden, dismantling the southern border and allow up to 10 million people to swarm in and in the OVERWHELMING degree became entire, to net-burdens upon the economy. One aspect of this prevails with the 450,000 people under the age of 15. And the cost to the US economy to just sustain them in a 12-month period is NEAR ON $4.7 billion. I arrive at this calculation by multiplying 450,000 x $200pw x by 52 weeks. Another extraneous, and onerous aspect of being inundated with interlopers, prevails with NYC, Chicago, LA, SF, and Denver, spending over $15bn between them to house them. Now, there might well be some rational to this economically if, as it was back in the 1950s, and until the late 1980s, when there were manufacturing bases right across the north east of the US, who were desperate for compliant and, better still, skilled workers, because it would be beneficial to all and sundry. However, taking into VERY careful consideration that, with pertinent respect to the hundreds of thousands of Africans, and those from the Caribbean with the equivalent of K8-10 educations, and low-skill levels means they will NEVER be employed in gainful, and well-paid occupations. Moreover, because nearly all of these categories are males between 18-28 years of age means they will be enduring incumbrances upon America. For those of us who are au fait with history (well, with regards to me, it’s certainly at a non-academic level) are fully aware that the reason why the Nazi’s emerged, and became the nightmare they did, is because its adherents were enticed to join the National Socialists to fight communism. So, the dystopian reality as to why DJT is currently long-odds-on favorite on Betfair, at $1.69 - 9 days ago he was around $1.9 - to win the presidency. And this is indubitably because there are millions of people who are middle-of-the-roaders politically, that are aghast with the numerous detrimental social agendas that progressive loonies on the left of the Dems have already, and, indeed, want to implement further. Essentially, they are all in the DEI basket, which terrify people they’re being shuffled into a total dystopian sphere. The primary alternative to Joe in a poor cognitive state, is Kamala Harris, who in the 40 odd months as the VP, has proven herself to be a calamitous incompetent. So having certain parties claiming that she would “wipe the floor in any debate with Trump.” Well, judging from the numerous interviews she has been questioned in from about June 2020, totally defies Robert’s claim that Harris is a great debater.
Yes! I support Biden and I am grateful for the good he has been doing. I'm suddenly disgusted with a lot of media and comments. I'm a sensitive person but I feel like screaming "knock this shit off! Stop the hysterics! Get hold of yourselves!" We need unity and focus.
@@colette7736 --- "Get (a) hold of yourselves" and, "knock the shit off", and "Stop the hysterics" is, incredibly, beyond belief. Having said that, DON'T for a MOMENT think I'm a fan of DJT, because that is absolutely not the case. But to have you, and Robert, and Heather, saying you're "proud of what the Biden administration has achieved is beyond insane. This is most assuredly so with the 10 illegal interlopers the administration has wilfully facilitated. With the most outrageous aspect of this dire, and totally insane agenda is with how these interlopers are given accomodation, money to live on, and medical and educational (where applicable) paid for with taxpayers monies, whilst the poor in America are abandoned. In confluence with that, the scum who have entered the US, with highly addictive, and dangerous substances, which have killed tens of thousands of people, is something that must concern you, Colette - and if not, then why not? Another madness that has been imposed opon the country prevails with identity politics and equity agendas. With the most glaring example of equity blowing up in their collective faces is with that brain dead VP, in KH. Clearly, KH, is totally incompetent: overwhelmingly due to her gross ignorance of even the most basic fundamentals about history, and politics. Alas, no matter who wins the election on Nov 5, there is no hopeof ever redeeming the United States.
What has blue bought you in the past? Obama didn't help anyone, except add trillions in debt. Biden cost soldiers lives, and lied none died while he has been in office. Bill Clinton led to the financial crisis in 2007-08. You may want to re-evaluate that move, but I forget. Those who support Red or Blue no matter what, lack intelligence.
Too bad the confederates lost. Those Bible Belt “folks” would have their own country now and they could’ve ruined it for themselves instead of for all of us. They would just be a much smaller, dumber, poorer Canada, and we wouldn’t have to deal with this red foolishness.
I ws apalled when I heard about Biden saying as long as he did his best he'll be at peace with it. It doesn't even sound like him, really. He is a great (and I mean this in a historic sense) president BECAUSE in his heart and mind our nation and its people come first. It's scary on so many levels to see that instance of his vision shrinking to just himself. Surely he sees the bigger picture?
i’m going to write him and tell him to talk about project 2025, if only 29% of americans have seen this it needs to be discussed. i’ve told people about it and asked them to pass it on to others please. there’s a show i want to see later with Biden calling him out when he’s trying to distance himself from it, just like the wish washy stand on abortion rights
Didn't even watch it, didn't need to convince me, he has my vote, had nothing to win here. Honestly I don't think there are any undecided. I trust him that he will step out if he isn't able to do the job. Also, I trust his judgment regarding Kamela Harris and believe she can and will do the job if called upon. Come on lets save Democracy and America, let us vote for Joe Biden or say goodbye to both. 💙🇺🇸💙
#247 Oh, KämäIä 'will do the job' alright. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 Wide Open Tech Visas for an American Service Class of E pluribus 'Would you like fries with that?"
I have wondered why so many people are so concerned because if he can't handle 4 years, Harris is perfectly competent and we'd be fine with her taking over. Just my opinion and I get it that "everybody has one."
As the support for Trump proves, being able to do the job is of no concern to most people. It's more about looking and sounding like a fearless leader.
If the media would just talk about the policies that Biden and Trump are proposing then Biden would win. I don't know why they don't at least talk about one policy from each politician on each broadcast.
I’m as scared as anyone, but I also feel it is selfish to ask President Biden to stay. He doesn’t have a lot of time left. He should be allowed to go in peace, but he won’t until we give him permission to. He has given enough and shouldn’t have to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders any longer.
Dear Dr. Reich, You are one of my role models and heros and have been for decades! My little liberal heart leaps with joy when I hear you speak on issues. I feel that I can take a momentary deep breath. In these troubled times, I need that. 😊
From the onset, I will make it abundantly clear that, I, who is ideologically the antithesis of just about everything progressives advocate, am not looking for a quarrel to defend Trump. Because it’s an indisputable reality that Trump is exceedingly deluded. And this is decidedly so with his trade, and foreign affairs/defence policies. However, it is also an indisputable reality that the extremes within the Dems are as crazy as the extremes within the MAGA mold happen to be. During the 26-minute UA-cam, Robert Reich, and Heather said on a total of four occasions that the Biden administration has inaugurated a number of good policies. What they maybe, however, weren’t designated by either person. So, I can only speculate that they would include Biden signing the Executive Order to greatly inhibit mining or drilling of fossil fuels. And, quite likely, they would cheer on Biden claiming he “created 15 million jobs”, which, of course, is as big furphy in the US, as it is with Canada, or any other country, which locked down their economies during Covid that engendered many millions of people being made redundant. Hence, the “15 million jobs” Biden (and, again, with a host of other countries, too) that Joe claims he “created” are overwhelmingly jobs that already existed and started up again after restrictions were lifted. Alas, neither Robert or Heather had anything to say about Biden, dismantling the southern border and allow up to 10 million people to swarm in and in the OVERWHELMING degree became entire, to net-burdens upon the economy. One aspect of this prevails with the 450,000 people under the age of 15. And the cost to the US economy to just sustain them in a 12-month period is NEAR ON $4.7 billion. I arrive at this calculation by multiplying 450,000 x $200pw x by 52 weeks. Another extraneous, and onerous aspect of being inundated with interlopers, prevails with NYC, Chicago, LA, SF, and Denver, spending over $15bn between them to house them. Now, there might well be some rational to this economically if, as it was back in the 1950s, and until the late 1980s, when there were manufacturing bases right across the north east of the US, who were desperate for compliant and, better still, skilled workers, because it would be beneficial to all and sundry. However, taking into VERY careful consideration that, with pertinent respect to the hundreds of thousands of Africans, and those from the Caribbean with the equivalent of K8-10 educations, and low-skill levels means they will NEVER be employed in gainful, and well-paid occupations. Moreover, because nearly all of these categories are males between 18-28 years of age means they will be enduring incumbrances upon America. For those of us who are au fait with history (well, with regards to me, it’s certainly at a non-academic level) are fully aware that the reason why the Nazi’s emerged, and became the nightmare they did, is because its adherents were enticed to join the National Socialists to fight communism. So, the dystopian reality as to why DJT is currently long-odds-on favorite on Betfair, at $1.69 - 9 days ago he was around $1.9 - to win the presidency. And this is indubitably because there are millions of people who are middle-of-the-roaders politically, that are aghast with the numerous detrimental social agendas that progressive loonies on the left of the Dems have already, and, indeed, want to implement further. Essentially, they are all in the DEI basket, which terrify people they’re being shuffled into a total dystopian sphere. The primary alternative to Joe in a poor cognitive state, is Kamala Harris, who in the 40 odd months as the VP, has proven herself to be a calamitous incompetent. So having certain parties claiming that she would “wipe the floor in any debate with Trump.” Well, judging from the numerous interviews she has been questioned in from about June 2020, totally defies Robert’s claim that Harris is a great debater.
@Robert Reich - on your ending note, my hope is like yours. I hope that most people, both Dem and Rep, will feel that the right to hold office should be taken away from felons, just like the right to vote is taken away.
It was a horrible interview and it's sad. His family should've spoken with him last year. Biden has been a great president and voters in this country think Trump is somehow more able? Biden only listens to his sister and his wife. They haven't served him or us well.
What should Democrats do? The President should use his new king's power the Supreme Court gave him and jail the 5 justices who did it. Then replace them with qualified judges. He should also send the orange guy on a one-way trip to Leavenworth.
better yet why not north korea? kim can tell him about how he made his brother into cheese and served him to his starving people, im sure they accept felons, even though most free countries don’t. we don’t, france doesn’t, nor england, ireland scotland… he’ll be hard put to find somewhere else to go
isn’t leavenworth a military facility? i’m sure they’d love to see him and have a sense of humor, i was just making a joke. it does tick me off to know that he was conspiring with all these dictators , probably getting tips from them while on our dime and no wonder he didn’t get anything done, he was too busy working on project 2025, the bastard.
I absolutely believe that dems will lose if they change horses now. I feel that Biden CAN handle the job, I believe the excellent people he has appointed are doing a great job and I have confidence that Kamala is in a position to take over if something happens.
@@j2782 What a silly conclusion to make. Here, let me get my crystal ball I found from the magical lake outside a wizard's tower so I can know for sure what the future holds. Maybe that would sound less silly to you than simple words triggering your pedantry.
@@omveganIt's the 11th hour. Not a great idea to force atleast 81 million Americans to all be on that same page of change at the last moment here, especially while we are facing down reichwing fascists with their plan for Hitler's Germany come here via Project 2025. Let's all focus on getting over that finish line please. 💙🌊
I’m not saying whether Joe Biden should or shouldn’t step away from the campaign or what I think the Dems should do. But I will say the Stephanopoulos interview was one long, relentless bullying session trying to get Biden to say he’s not good enough. Joe was clearly saying that he’s doing the work of POTUS well every day. Also, when asked if he would take a thorough neurological and cognitive assessment, he basically deferred to his doctor’s recommendations, which is what most of us would also do. No matter what aging struggles Biden is dealing with, I’m voting for him because the Republican alternative is utterly unacceptable.
Long? The interview was only 22 minutes in total. Bullying? Stephanopoulos was asking tough questions (as all interviews should be) that was pertinent to the concerns of the democratic voters. I'm sorry, but this is some Trump defender level of cope.
If Biden is the Democrats nominee, he will suffer a humiliating defeat to Trump and the Republicans will get a majority in both chambers. If you hated this Supreme Court, wait until you see the next one (7-2) that Trump-Moscow Mitch will give you! Nice going Blue MAGA; vote Biden!
Yet Britain calls a general election, has a 6-week campaign season, and elects a national legislative body and attendant prime minister without a similar freakout. Of course, the difference is their media make considerably LESS ad revenue.
As a final comment here - I am not a US citizen and so look at this whole mess from afar in Canada. But anything going wrong in the US affects my country just as deeply, or possibly even more deeply than what goes in within the US. In fact this election is going to massively affect the whole western world. That is why I make comments here!
Yeah .. I like that University professor is saying these last couple of days who predicts elections with his key points. Biden could abdicate today, and VP Kamala Harris could take over tomorrow. Then for the 2024 election, Harris would more easily get reelected, riding on the successes of Joe Biden's tenior.
I thought that by moving to Ecuador, the intensity of my anger for Maga hatred and Democratic ineptitude would be less. But it does not. As the USA falls, so does other countries fall.
🎯 You were the 1st person to recognize that! There has been a dramatic rise in Americans wanting to leave our country lately. They try to escape what is coming their way, no matter where they may go, it's coming for them. Reichwing billionaires won't be content & stop after destroying USA. No. They want to own the world. They want no accountability as they raid tax coffers everywhere, polluting our earth without anyone to stop them, making war with any country that gets in their way. Putin threatens all of Europe if Biden isn't at the helm here! How many Americans leave the country & think that their pensions or Social Security will still be sent to them in that new foreign home they found. The fascists plan on changing that!! Kiss all guarantees goodbye if you think that just moving out of US solves your problems. What most ppl don't realize is once you move out, you have no say at all in anything in this country. Many would say we don't living here, either. Not true. We still vote. We still can tell our politicians what we think of them and if it's only when they run for reelection that they ever care, it's still my opinion, or my life they would care about, even if it's temporary. Outside, you don't matter because you can't vote for them. As long as we can vote, atleast we still have some say. Nevertheless less fascism is on the move. We need to fight back, not run away.
Hi, Marilyn. I am in Canada. It is not my country. But as you note, the ugliness spreads. I have a son who lives in California. And our economy's are interwoven. We get your entertainment. We get your company's setting up here and your products. Some of us like to visit the US. If Trump wins, I will not go down there unless I really have to.
I don't think Nixon would have been removed by the senate today. Even then they calculated the senate vote would be down to a few votes there were still number of Republicans who supported Nixon.
The Dems are delusional. I will vote for Biden (because im not a fascist), but this "whistling past the graveyard" nonsense when it comes to Bidens mental acuity and sharpness is self-defeating.
RFK Jr is a FAR better choice. They all lie about him, are scared to death of losing their donor gravy train. He’s a REAL democrat, not a neo-liberal sell out.
Condon looks like he is the King of Mc Donald with His crown on His dementia
@@feynmanschwingere_mc2270 Amen to that.
you're not a fascist and you don't vote for incompetence?
pres biden is competent
IQ 45 is in lala land
@@feynmanschwingere_mc2270 A Philadelphia radio host lost her job because she allowed Biden’s staff to stage an interview with pre-prepared questions.
That’s what proving he’s up to the job looks like, evidently.
I just can’t understand how there’s even a choice in some people’s minds. The alternative to Biden is FASCISM!
The alternative to Trump is admitted Communism of Democrat Party.
@@Gabriel49718 also some of these people don’t fact check anything, they just believe rumpled king and they don’t even know what fsism
@@Gabriel49718 facism is
U can't think about how u would vote...u need to think about how the average independent would vote...or someone that isn't informed.
With that said...i'm done with this crap of "this is the most important election and the country is on the line' . IF dems believed that they would have had a real primary, Biden would have not lied...and ran the one term as he promised to get elected and dems would have the only candidate trump can beat as the nominee.
Would biden have won 2020 if there was no pandemic...nope. Would biden have been the nominee in 2020 if all his competition didn't drop out right before super tuesday ...most important primary voting day and Warren stayed in as she was more competition for bernie? ..Probably not.
Biden is losing in every poll and has a mid 30's approval rating....when confronted....biden says thats not true and hes got his own polls that are better...that is exactly what lying Trump would and says about thinks like that.
Get prepared...if bidens the nominee ...trump wil lbe president and dems will lose the senate also, maybe house.We all saw bidens mental decline/brain melt debate...if dems think they can win with that behavior from trump then they too ..the dems are in a cult.
@@sssarzzz watch project 2025, it’ll change your mind about everything and pass it on. it’s the rump kings plan for the american people and their children and their families. let me know what you think about it
Its a sad era in American politics, when having passed the senility test, is something for a President to brag about.
LOL, true
he didn't pass jackchitt
Makes for a slick campaign slogan though; “He’s only senile some of the time.”
Sadder moment is when the President is scared to death to take that cognitive/competency test.
"WHALE!"
Person, woman, man camera, TV, yep that makes Trump qualified. Wake up.
Person
Woman
Man
Camera
TV
Convicted
Felon
34 counts
Dictator
Cult Leader
Liar
Project 25
Imbecile
Biden couldn't even manage that, if he were given a test. That's why he's not taking it publicly. I administered those tests, and I can tell you that denial is a key feature of those with dementia.
We need to replace Biden STAT, if there's any hope of defeating Trump in a few months.
What makes Trump the choice is the 4 years he already did....only president to do what he said he was going to do....and he would have gotten a lot more done if he wasn't having to fight for all 4 years he was there.
As an independent, I will be voting for the democratic nominee.
@@bobhesse7118 same here, as an independent.
🎯🌊💙👍
So your going to vote for a guy that can't remember if he watched the debate 5 days ago? Brilliant. You must be on government handouts? Or cannot pay your student loans?
Didn’t the Supreme Court just rule that Biden is above the law while he’s President?
So, …
What should he do?
Same.
PROJECT 2025. THAT is what you should be working on, not destroying your candidate's chances of saving our democracy.
Completely agree with the former, do not agree with the latter.
Biden does not have to be "our" candidate.
What about Project 2025? And have you read Agenda 2030?
"Biden is toast" sorry ..
@@MrEkzotic You should be far more worried about Project-2025 and Agenda 47. Read them now, ehile you still have a chance to stop it from happening.
@@solly119119
I believe TRUMP is so bad that Kamala has a good chance.
Democrats need to learn how to argue.... You're not voting for a man, you are voting for an idea, a system. You aren't voting for Joe, you are voting for "DEMOCRACY." You either believe in it or not!
Democrats are already voting for Joe, but we need more than just faithful Dems to win.
But you ARE voting for the man......he's the one making the decisions......this is no time for sentimentality......if Trump wins, the USA, as well as other countries like Ukraine, are in big trouble......
a primary would’ve help that take
Well said
This is a democracy that advocated genocide. Until Palestinians are free, none of us are free.
No nominee should be "anointed." This is how we got into this mess in the first place, by not having a fair/balanced Dem primary without any Dem primary debates. I call for an open convention. It certainly wouldn't encompass the full "will of the people," but it would be more Democratic than an anointment.
Say hello to President Trump!
We did have a fair primary. Others decided not to run. We always do have an open convention. You are not well-informed. At the time of the primary, we chose Biden. Were you in a cave ?
This is starting to feel like 2016, where, against all odds, everything breaks just the way it needs to for the aspiring dictator. I don't want to live under Project 2025.
@@Scarlet-m8s i don’t think i could live under project 2025 either (nancy, husband ex, gave me his old phone and im not computer savvy) i grew comfortable with Obama and didn’t vote 2016, but followed rump king from 2018 on after i saw he put kids in cages, couldn’t stop crying, im a kids nurse 👩⚕️ never missed an election again. there’s more democrats than republicans we all need to vote 🗳️ is all
@@michaelmeroyers5487 Yes, there are more of us than them, but we don't always turn out to vote, and the Republicans always do. I'm voting for whoever is the Democratic nom, but they need someone who can inspire people to show up.
@@Scarlet-m8s i’m voting 🗳️, my votier registration will be here on friday and most of the people on different sites want Biden, 30% democrats don’t but the rest of them want Biden. also i texted multiple people on multiple sites about project 2025 that would inspire me to vote if i wasn’t already. one guy i texted said im gonna publicize this a lot more. i texted it until my fingers were numb and told people to pass it on, that’s my contribution and voting of course.
Should the President be immune from what HE says is an "Official" act? That's ridiculous. What's the solution? Remove the "Justices" that signed the opinion. Gotta do it quick.
Immediately! And VOTE The Blue Ticket (I never thought I'd say that)
The courts decide what is official and unofficial. The norm has been to grant Presidents immunity for official acts for decades. Scotus just affirmed what has been the unspoken agreement. And they specifically said it is not absolute immunity.
@tmlavenz Cut the crap. "The Courts" have never had to get involved in this issue, before Drumpf! Super majority MAGA SCROTUS will always side with Drumpf.
@tmlavenz It's 90% absolute immunity. Nothing concerning an official act can be used as evidence in prosecuting an unofficial act. Ties prosecutor's hands.
and ask yourself WHY hasn't Biden added justices? If it is THAT easy.. why doesn't he or hasn't he done that????
Kamala has to start talking like a prosecutor and not like a flake.
Well that’d be a first for her.
She will be prosecuted for the Biden health cover-up.
Biden supporters will exact revenge. Election interference
It's shocking that the Dems do not have a candidate that will inspire people. It's getting down to the program and someone who can champion it. But the Dem senators voted against Bernie's amendments including dental and eye care for seniors virtually unanimously. Can I in conscience vote for senators who deny basic principles of the New Deal? I'm fed up! We have the money but we will not help the people, and they are smart enough to know it.
The 'New Democrat' neoliberal takeover, the Clinton Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), and the oligarchic Third Way think tank are in control of the party and dictate who is 'electable and what policies are 'possible' or what 'incremental change' is allowed. They are mid 20th Century Republican-lite corporate lackeys.
Dems are a bunch of crooks. Period.
Vote Blue for Democracy, not for dictatorship
Send this to Biden
Can Democrats PLEASE take a civics class? The United States is not a Democracy! You are embarrassing yourself saying you are voting for Democracy!
We are a Constitutional Republic! There is a huge difference!
I will only to save Democracy but with huge reservations if it is Biden running!
I don't think it's very democratic for a party to try and keep opponents off the ballot
Harris/Sanders would be a landslide. But it will never happen because the DNC hates We the People.
I'm more concerned about the imbalance in the Supreme Court than Biden's mental status. If Trump wins with the court 6 to 3 in his favor I think we are beyond screwed. I wish Biden would pull a Trump tactic and pack the court.
I think you Dems better start working on getting Sonia Sotomayor to retire if you don't want a 7 to 2 Supreme Court after last week's debate disaster.
Biden doesn't have the spine to pack the court or resign
When did Trump pack the court? Packing the court stands for increasing the number of seats so that no mater who dies you can have it your way in one 4 year cycle. So in theory the republican majority (so called) means they could get as high as 6-3. Packing the court means you add 4 more seats and fill them with Dems and you now win 7-6.
It leaned democrat for 40 years. Does anyone know when it was last a dem minority? Also Barret, the Trump appointee, and establishment choice voted against Trump, as do other republican appointees frequently. And Jackson voted for some of the most controversial "Republican" votes. Roberts often votes with the Dems. Conservatives are pissed that Trump took advice from establishment sources and basically stacked it with Lincoln Project people who are establishment shills, and mostly vote that way, which is how the Dem members vote. He was very "balanced" unless you think democracy means only democrats at every level of everything. The court itself is more concerned about it's role than anything else. People just assume they are corrupt and that is bad for the country.
Roe was a great example of a ruling that was wrong on the law when it happened, and changed twice after; was no longer popular as a policy (maybe as a word); And now that it is gone, abortions due to pills, are higher than ever. Killing Roe was also really bad politics, so they are loosing on that also. People get tied up in knots over the propaganda.
Biden has said multiple times that he won't do that.
@@Videomorgue And this is the problem with him and most democrats--not willing to do what needs to be done. Voters sense this--it's why we always look weak.
Woodrow Wilson wanted to run again in 1920, when he was little more than a vegetable. It was the people around him who stopped him.
Careful there. We have some major similarities going on between Edith and Jill right now.
This one moved to South America until the USA decides to be what it's supposed to be.
Ever since news became entertainment, the media have increasingly been a hindrance in this process
It's not that innocent, actually.
Americans need to see media is big business.
Who owns big business, who owns our media but a small handful of reichwing and reichwing-leaning greedy uber rich.
These are ppl who hate New Deal programs so Americans barely hear what Rethuglicons plan to do to destroy their precious Social Security, Medicare, etc... and these greedy rw also hate to pay their own taxes.
It's Rethuglicons that constantly give tax breaks, tax subsidies out to their greedy rich donors & themselves.
That's why media today stinks.
They want fascism.
Cartoon News Network? BSNBC? False Oily Xenophobes? All Bull Crap? Constant Bull Shit? British Bullshit Corporation? Premenstrual Broadcast Service?
And a contested convention would get amazing ratings, unfortunately
Corporations can't report on themselves objectively.
Issues such as workplace regulation, business regulation and taxation are highly curtailed.
Unfortunately, American Corporations have given themselves so much secrecy and suppression ability that their employees are no longer able to practice real journalism or science.
What we need is better standards for journalism. All these contractual restrictions on journalism need to be stated explicitly.
When they're too restrictive, the person is no longer a journalist.
Also, when the issue covered is one in conflict with bias, this person is no longer a journalist.
The Corporation, and its institutional secrecy, need to be exposed.
Fiction writers aren't journalists.
Why can't Stephanopoulos interview Trump with his tough questions, and why can't media scrutinize Trump the way they are doing so with Biden?
Trump was invited too, but declined. Shows the difference between a dictator wannabe and a democrat.
@@Nor0252 Good point indeed!!!
You sound like a child.
AMEN
Trump is afraid to be interviewed by intelligent people.
How did everyone pretend that Biden wasn’t going through this all along? It is really eye opening.
Because he has gotten more done than most presidents?
@dudedabsworth8023
Because it could be slightly covered over then and explained away, but it's no longer feasible now. The proof is in the pudding for everyone to see.
@@billwalsh388
Thank God. But it's time to pass the torch I'm afraid.
@@ceoa A little too late for that don't you think? The choices for this election are between a good man that seems too old or a disgusting fascist.
I could not agree more with Mr. Reich's assessment of the interview. Biden's refusal to undergo a through cognitive test and make the results public, has convinced me Joe knows the results will confirm our worst fears!
Why isn't the press asking the same questions of convicted felon and clearly not in his right mind Trump? Such a double standard.
Very true.
@@LizColey Which questions do you mean?
It's not though. Joe is so physically frail that this campaign may kill him.
Because the people who support Trump don't care about any information that calls into question their idol. There is so much negative information already out there about Trump, and non of it moves his supporters.
Because the press wants a right wing president, they want to raddle Biden and shake up liberal support. Plus, AIPAC and Netanyahu has publicly came out in support of another Trump presidency.
The other option is TRUMP. I vote Joe.
Trump and Project 2025.
Sadly America’s selective memory and short attention span, can only remember things that make a good short TickTock clip. Things like an aging POTUS stumbling, falling, forgetting words, etc…
Things like conspiring to overthrow the government, stealing secrets, running up the debt to gift tax breaks to his Billionaire buddies, and so much more, just doesn’t splice well for the short attention span public.
@@voiceofreason4907Trump does not support Project 2025
No, the other option is that the Dems act responsibly, unlike what they did in 2016 when they dismissed Bernie. the Dems need to be loyal to the country, not to Biden. Biden needs to go.
We have lots of options. Unfortunately the prick with only 6 lucid hours a day has fooled everyone for so long. If you’re driving towards a cliff, the answer isn’t to buckle up and close your eyes.
I think the only way Biden may alleviate voters' fears about his age related deterioration is to select three of the nation's top gerontologists (the Surgeon General selects one, Biden's personal physician selects another, and Dr. Anthony Fauci selects the third) to each do an independent medical workup on the President and mae each doctor's finding public along with one consensus finding of the three after discussing among them. The voters of the U.S. are entitled to have this information. If Biden balks at this (or similar) process, he should be asked to step aside.
You're overthinking it. All with need it to have a neurologist examine (both candidates ) then release the results to the public. If Biden thinks he's fit for office he should be willing to undergo testing. But the won't because his campaign knows he will fail.
@@dreamabyss5423 : Maybe rather than me overthinking, it sounds like mybe you are underthinking. You've already concluded that he would fail even though you have not one hint of medical proof that it is true.
Three states begin early voting Sept 20th, Minnesota, S. Dakota, and Virginia.
All I can say is that it is our civic duty to get out, vote and stop P2025. We can worry about what happens after, but it is imperative that we don’t lose sight of the goal- which is ensuring Trump NEVER gets near the White House ever again.
Absolutely.
I'm not saying Biden's situation is great, but I would vote for a ficus plant instead of the GOP. People also seem to forget that there's a whole administration, the president is surrounded by people, experts and advisors.
Trump consistently avoids answering questions. 🎉
@@rh9194 Because Trump doesn’t know the answers. He just repeats the spiel from his rallies. See the most recent podcast, “Shrinking Trump”. Drs. Segal and Gartner discuss the fact Trump has been lying for so long it’s second nature to him and has no ability to answer serious questions.
bcos he doesn’t have someone to tell him what to say and he doesn’t know the answers
Watch stephanoppulus interview.
Trump consistently avoids answering questions. Or lies. Quite literally.
LOLOL. You're kidding, right? FJB. Trump 2024!
Oh my god!! Thank you!! I feel like I have been going crazy from other pundits gaslighting this whole situation with Biden. Thank you for having an honest and frank discussion about this.
On NUMEROUS occasions Biden has said he did not do well at his debate. George asked him 30 ways to stop running. Dems---better be perfect. Judgement---would be great if commentators had it. This discussion reminds me of "Hillary has a cold. Hillary has a neurological ailment. Hillary is frail".
What democrats do now,is
VOTE FOR JOE🇺🇸
NOT THE PSYCHO🤡
And Joe will lose the election because people do not think he can do the job, and people believing you can do the job is fundamental.
*ABSOLUTELY AGREE*
Gen Z, Muslims, and Arabs are never voting for a Zionist war criminal.
By calling that damned MAGA fascist "PSYCHO", you are insulting him in an ABLEIST way.
Don't you think that's immoral, too?
That's a slogan which doesn't address the issue at hand. What about independents and a possible low turn-out?
Practically speaking, a VP steps in if ever needed. So, what's the fuss?!
Ditto from another hollyh!🤗💙
I AGREE with you 100%!!!!! Kamala will step in if she needs to!!👌🏻💙💙💙💙Vote Blue
Um, we need her to
Kamala polls horribly with the public. She would lose against Trump decisively
If he doesn’t know when to step aside electorally, he doesn’t know when to give up decision making either.
The sidestepping around having a full neurological exam, whether he has had one or not, is the equivalent of lying. He has obvious signs of parkinsonism which would be worrying to witness in anybody let alone the president. Even though he shows no obvious signs of dementia his diminished executive function puts his ability to make good judgements in question. His ability to communicate, which is integral to his position as leader, is also seriously impaired by aphasia and masked facies.
Baloney
What are your special qualifications to try to diagnose a patient you've never personally examined?
@Sandy-hs2pp Multiple doctors are saying that you cannot diagnose the underlying disease causing it but the signs of the syndrome are obvious. Do google/UA-cam searches on Biden parkinson to see what doctors have to say.
What the hell should democrats do?
Well, it's too late because it's what they _shouldn't_ have done; they shouldn't have confirmed the three justices who overturned Roe.
You're confused. Democrats absolutely DID NOT appoint nor confirm justices that overturned Roe v. Wade. There are Nine justices on the Supreme Court.
* John G Roberts - Appointed by Republican George W. Bush. Assumed office Sept 29, 2005, Overturned Roe v. Wade decision
* Clarence Thomas - Appointed by Republican George H.W. Bush. Assumed office October 23, 1991. Overturned Row v. Wade decision
* Samuel A Alito, Jr - Appointed by Republican George W. Bush. Took his seat on January 31, 2006. Overturned Roe v. Wade decision
* Sonia Sotomayor - Appointed by Democrat Barack Obama. took her seat on May 26, 2009. Voted against overturning Roe v. Wade
* Elena Kagan - Appointed by Democrat Barack Obama. Took her seat on August 7, 2010. Voted against overturning Roe v. Wade
* Neil M Gorsuch - Appointed by Republican Donald Trump. took his seat on April 10, 2017. Overturned Roe v. Wade decision
* Brett M Kavanaugh - Appointed by Republican Donald Trump. Took his seat on October 6, 2018. Overturned Roe v. Wade decision
* Amy Cooney Barret - Appointed by Republican Donald Trump. Took her seat on October 27, 2020. Overturned Roe v. Wade decision
* Ketanji Brown Jackson - Appointed by Democrat Joe R Biden. Took her seat on June 30, 2022. Voted against overturning Roe v. Wade
"The shortest way to ruin a country is to give power to demagogues."
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquities of Rome, VI (20 BC)
How prescient this quote is about DJT!
And the surest way to place power with a demagogue is to give power to all of the people.
@@francoisdauzon3107
Who do you think should be allowed to vote?
@@grmpEqweer Only him, of course.
Bad art is corruption of feeling. This is a large factor in the irrationalism which dictators and demagogues exploit
Art, for Langer, was one way to express one’s freedom, not, as we will see, in terms of human self-expression or cultural elevation, but in terms of the education of feeling. As she was to put it in Problems of Art, Art education is the education of feeling, and a society that neglects it gives itself up to formless emotion. Bad art is corruption of feeling. This is a large factor in the irrationalism which dictators and demagogues exploit.121
Dengerink Chaplin, Adrienne. The Philosophy of Susanne Langer: Embodied Meaning in Logic, Art and Feeling (p. 91). Bloomsbury Publishing. Kindle Edition.
Right to vote should be for everyone, however the Republican Party needs to be completely dissolved and laws put in place so politicians like them or parties like them can never hold or run for office again.
@@grmpEqweerillegal immigrants??
Exactly.incumbent president is in better position. It’s not just Biden it’s the people voting for Biden, voting him back in office and AFTER November CONTINUING to support him during his presidency. And continuing to support democracy.
You are supporting the machine, not Biden. Biden does not call the shots, he is there to make it look somewhat legit, even though that is failing quickly.
I don't know wtf Biden's team is doing but it certainly is not commensurate with the threat we're facing. This is the whole game, and he's playing fucking patty cakes. I'm beyond frustrated. Bob is 1100% right when he says Biden is in denial. He's also in denial that Trump won't throw him AND Hunter in prison should he get back in office
Right on! Or should I say "left on" "lol
Didn’t the Supreme Court just rule that Biden is above the law while he’s President?
So, …
What should he do?
The problem is Biden is not going to win. The Democrats need to provide a mentally competent candidate.
When will party insiders stop getting in the way of everything? Ever?
This is all so unnerving, honestly, that I tried to turn off the podcast quite a few times! But, to your credit, I couldn't, and had to watch to the end. Thanks to you and Heather for laying all this out, as difficult as it is. And thanks for the reassurance that things will work out.
We're voting for an administration, not a man! Stop project 2025 and vote blue, no matter who!!!
Trump is now denying 2025. He's worried.
The orange guy says he doesn’t know what the project 2025 is!!! Really! More lies! His name is in 19 pages!!!
Exactly!
Yes, Joe Biden is part of a TEAM, he does not stand alone as a dictator like Donald Trump wants to be. If we lose Joe Biden we long Merrick Garland, we lose Janet Yellen, we lose Pete Buttigieg and we lose all the other very professional Cabinet members that have turned this country around the last 3 1/2 years. We are voting for the BLUE TEAM, not just one man.
Project 2024 is VOTE BLUE 🌊
Biden is not falling short in doing the job. That is more important than doing well at a debate. Stop panicking. Vote blue!
It's obviously more than a poor debate performance. But I agree, vote blue.
@@chrisspeed639 He is not auditioning for a part in a reality movie. This is reality and he has already proven that he can do the job well. His opponent has proven otherwise.
You nailed it. Biden is an excellent Pres, but has shortfalls like any other. He is morally strong with integrity. We need more like him in our Country’s future.
Your remarks are very encouraging to me as I’ve been so frightened for a country after the Supreme Court’s decision on immunity. And, also, the reaction to Biden’s performance at the debate. I do think there has been a tremendous overreaction to it given the strenuous schedule Biden had just prior to the debate. That was poor planning by Biden’s schedulers.
GAZA and surrendering to the GOP on the border.
He very much is falling short on the job and is showing that he will do even worse going forward.
Listen to ordinary Americans.
Two questions: 1.) How does a convicted felon (with several law suits and prosecutions pending) become eligible to run for President? 2.) What is the definition of sedition? The January 6th actions appear a clear demonstration of that, along with many other things Trump has done and said seem, in my mind, pure acts of sedition. Man Without a Country.....
Why do we keep asking the question about Biden? Why are we not focusing on Trump's record, criminality, lies, disposition? This is a media war for ratings, not a substantial discussion of the real issue.
Because the real issue is defeating Trump, and Biden is no longer the person to do so. Everyone watching this already knows all about Trump's record etc.
Finding a suitable person who can take the fight to Trump without stumbling, fumbling, stuttering, etc is the real issue. Biden isn't going to IMPROVE with age.
You are right. I think many average gems are thinking that the mainstream media has tried to MAKE the news rather than report it.
*dems
over 20,000 recorded lies by trump
Because we are not fools who are going to wish cast away our problems.
“I’m not a member of any organized political party, I’m a Democrat.” ~ Mark Twain
-Will Rogers.
VOTE BLUE
@@haydn-db8z If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers
The Democratic Party of Twain's time was quantifiably fucking awful.
@@Rhythmicons It's actually a Will Rogers quote.
The was no real Democratic primary so there must be an open convention.
Should Congress make a law that states that if a president is impeached, they must be removed from office or that they can no longer run for any office? is impeachment a form of law?
All this replace Biden talk is getting in the way and making Biden look ever weaker.
The presidency is bigger than one person.
I'm still voting for Biden.
Agree
I'd change one word there: The *_future_* is bigger than one person -- whether that person is Biden or you or me. For that reason, and because the alternative is flatly unacceptable, I'm still voting for Biden.
No person should be running for president 5 years before their life expectancy date, let alone 5 years after. Come on
Thank you, I am over this nonsense. Let's get on with the business at hand.
Exactly! Biden has earned the benefit of a doubt. If he says he is up for the job, then I take him at his word. Look, if he can't do the job then we have a peaceful transfer of power to Kamala. Why would anyone take Trump at his word!?
Maybe we should keep the course we're on TOGETHER and ramp up our ads to meet the lies and rhetoric the right is using.
VOTE ONLY BLUE
bingo if anyone dares pay attention, we'll see that's EXACT what the Radical Right are doing. yes, i get that this approach is not as "sexy" or "romantic" as we would like, but that's IRRELEVANT from whether or not it works (because it does work). also ref: THE WAY YOU FIGHT FIRE IS WITH FIRE.
jeez is that possible, what with the misinformation.., and i know you are but what am i accusing th other person even if it’s more relevant to you. rumpled plays these little kids games like a 7 year old would
@michaelmeroyers5487
We need to quit being polite and start talking about the ugly truth about Trump.
@@jabe3780 i remember everything about that POS, unlike others, what would you like to talk about re: the orange antichrist/hitler incarnate?
When asked if he would get a cognitive test, his immediate response should have been, “of course”. Instead he got defensive. That was a red flag for me. And I love Biden.
Biden should have reminded Stephanopolous that he had a comprehensive neurological exam in Feb 24 and anyone can access his yearly exam results on the WH website. That’s what he should have said
@@michellejohnson5217 What about "independent" exam don't y'all get? Did you blink and miss the previous president and his goofball doctors saying he was as fit as Superman himself? Obviously, for it to be trusted by those who doubt him, it must be independent.
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell,
How is it Constitutional to run an insurrectionist sidestepping the act of insurrection by incitement? High crimes and misdemeanors - the buck stops here.
Use it now or kiss it all goodbye. The choice is for fair representation and 2/3 leadership only want exoneration from seditious intent of a big lie campaign to covet the office of Presidency
Uhm, the Framers and Founders wanted the Citizenry armed so that if "the People" decided they couldn't live under a dominating Government, they would have a chance to tear it all down and start again. Seriously, why don't Leftists study American History. It's why the 2nd Amendment exists. They were all TRAITORS to the British Empire, people like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine were all Citizens of the British Empire, subjects of the Crown. Compared to what they did, January 6 event was nothing. It's not 100% Trump did anything more than simply not try very hard to stop them. He didn't actually 1. Arm them and give them specific orders to attack, 2. Send Military personnel, or some of his security detail to lead them, or help them 3. Organize or fund them and then lead them to the deed, 4. Even specifically say, "go get them". All he did was say a new slogan "stop the steal". They did it all themselves. Democrats desperately want to believe this MAGA thing is just derived from one man, like a cult, then destroying it would be easy, destroy the man and it falls apart. Nope, it's not a cult. The truth is that just as there are vast numbers of Americans who like the direction the Leftists are trying to take the country and it's culture, there are about as many people who DON'T like it, those who can tolerate or even like Trump, are up front MAGA, supporters, the rest, hold their noses and vote, and THEY, are why he comes relatively close percentage wise in the actual elections and polling this year so far. It's no one individual that's dividing the country, it's that about half the country is one way, and the other half is the other. Even in families.
While the allure of a gilded court reigns supreme sensibility-it equates the value of life - as someone else's stipend
also violates section 3 of 13th Amendment. But our corrupt SCOTUS shot that down. After a judge in a Colorado court of law did determine he actually WAS an insurrectionist!
If u think a insurrection is patriots and country folk with bear spray and flags, you are a LEFTWING lunatic. Stay up north, you people are so ignorant
The red team is investing an awful lot of time in trying to discredit Joe if they think it's a slam dunk, aren't they? Trump seems afraid because the only thing more devastating to his ego will be losing to Joe TWICE.
The red team doesn't have to invest a lot of time to discredit joe. He is discrediting himself. Remember, he was the first Black female VP.
Unfortunately Joe does a pretty good job of discrediting himself these days.
Project 2025 is being revealed. Could be the right's Achilles Heel.
@@kenkneram4819The hate for old people in America is being revealed bit by bit.
The hate for Silents, except for Bernie Sanders, is being revealed bit by bit.
The hate for Boomers is already well known. Gen-X you are next. Millennials too.
Yeah, Bloomberg polls just came out showing Biden ahead, stop wetting the bed everyone.
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
- George Orwell, 1984
Sounds remarkably like what I have seen Trump say on video!
Sounds exactly like MAGA and Trump
Both parties are guilty of this - Trump is a rapist
Biden should talk more to the American people on TV in whatever formats he looks best and reassure them he's up for the job. If he can. It's all about a vital appearance and robust reassurance at this point. There's still time, but it's drawing short.
To all these Dems who are now asking Joe to step aside, Why didn't you primary him when you had the chance?
It's because Democrats do not respect the process....
Exactly. And now to publicly doubt him at the worst time, 4 months before the election? Idiotic.
@@loisk6186 It's hilarious no one saw how bad he was even a couple years ago. Pay attention! He should never have even been picked to run in 2020, tons of signs then..
The DNC was actively suppressing the primary. No town halls, no debates, media boycotts. Some states even used tricks to not have a primary like Florida. It was shameful. I think citizens have a right to get to choose if they want another 4 year of the same president and the president should openly make his case for another 4 years to potential voters. And the primary should be open and fair to give alternative a chance to be heared. What I have see this year is not democracy.
Even worse. Bidens problems might have come out much sooner.
What makes you think we didn't try?
Keeping revealing how much more worse Trump would be despite the bad optics of Biden.
VOTE for BIDEN's ADMINISTRATION....VOTE BLUE
Doesn't matter.
I
We're still *NOT* Voting for Biden this time around.
🔥🔥🔥
The supreme court ruling gave my vote to Biden
Did he watch the debate? His answer wasn't "no", it was "I don't think so". A couple days after a turning point event, he DIDN'T REMEMBER if he had watched it afterward.
Anyone who has taken care of an elderly parent is concerned about Biden. Many don’t want to vote for either but many undecided may choose DT. Many elderly with loss of mental and physical capacity will deny and are defiant. This is what I saw in the interview. I’m afraid for our country.
Regardless of who they pick aa a Biden replacement it would be just too little too late. I do not agree, what the DNC needs is to support their candidate plain and simple. I’m just amazed at how fast people forget how many people died during COVID as a direct result of trump’s policies and are so easily willing to vote for him again
@@di380 i know what you mean, i remember everything (be that good or bad and i totally agree covid ,trillion given to the top 1% and added to the national debt, thanks rump king im sure the rich love you not he park’s when you shut down the federal government epa regulations lifted, let her blow
I’ll vote for a blue dishrag rather than Trump and so will my household of four adults.
Maga say the same thing.
Yes... which is why ANY DEMOCRAT UNDER 60 would beat Trump. The one Dem who might not? Biden. Don't be stupid, defensive and juvenile, Democrats... don't give Trump what he wants, which is the one candidate that makes Trump look young and capable.
So you are idiots
You will support the dish rag. I and my family will. But the independent & never t-r-u-m-p voters will not. That is not a recipe for success.
@@barbe.1556 correct.
Jill Bidens' support & encouragement for her husband, while admirable, is not doing the country a service. The president should watch his debate to see what the country sees. Please don't let this be a Justice Ginsberg moment for the people who don't want a dear leader. 😢
It's not admirable. She's trying to hold on to power. These people would cut anyone's throat to get what they want. You can't get anywhere near that level without being a stone-cold man-eating shark.
She can't convince him. She's never influenced him in the past. The more people ask him to leave, the more he will stay. There's zero % chance he leaves the race.
Admirable? Boy are you delusional.
But he answered every question! He knew all the facts! =/
The GOP will rip Kamala to shreds. Right now we have to calm the people to continue as planned to vote for an old man who has been a great president. We can't change midstream and then coax people to vote for a black woman and what VP? Ps i volunteer and call hundreds and hundreds of people every day. Please stay the course with Joe. We got this. We need to get over the finish line and that is 4-5 months and go from there. At least we have saved America.
I feel that "they" are the media. Im a voter. I am with the league of women voters and talk to a lot of people and i have had most people who tell me that they didnt want Biden because of his age but they are still going to vote for him. So i woukd like for us to get behind him and push. It is too late to elect a different person.
It actually isn't too late - it's risky, but so is staying with a man who has dementia
Why are people still talking about this? Biden will never drop out. He won't. Even if his approval falls to zero and his donors stop. He doesn't believe the polls. He doesn't believe anyone except his own faith in himself. Nobody can replace him if he is unwilling. That's not a thing, therefore I expect he will stay in the race, and ultimately will lose by quite a wide margin (see the end). Sometimes you win, sometimes you don't. That's the way it goes. The ultra radicals will get everything they ever wanted. The ordinary American people will experience their real agenda, and they'll have no choice but to accept it. Maybe Americans need to live under an authoritarian dictatorship for the next half-century or century to understand it isn't all that. Biden's approval is very low, and he has set the bar very low for himself. If he has it in him to have a knockout debate in Sept, he could win. People love a true underdog story.
Democrats need to stop whining and stop castagating Joe on tv and publicly go out and support him. In the end i dont care who Democrats put up for president im voting blue. 🔵
media will continue to make it an issue meanwhile treating Orange with kid gloves
@@angie-gz4yg yeah I just don't get it?
So if Democrats put up Hitler you would vote for him, at least you admit that.
@@intheknow7659no, only the GOP would put up Hitler 2.0
@@colleenporter1119 Ive come to the conclusion that either the media wants Orange to win or they're afraid of mean comments by Magats
Heather you are correct about Kamala! I think if we had Kamala with Gavin Newsome as VP , that would be THE ticket! They would be able together to get across to the people what a horrible person Donald Trump is & rain down true democracy on America ❤️
If you remove Kamala - you lose the black vote, this can't happen!
Do you think Black people only vote for Black people ? That is racist ! Black people, Brown people, White people (with some bigot exceptions)... vote for the candidate that shares their values.
@@elaineisabelle427 she’s not going to be removed, she’ll be taking over for Biden in the event something happens to him
Biden was so forceful in his State of the Union and that is why his behavior at the debate was so hard to understand. If he is replaced Trump will walk away with the election because the Democrats don't have time to really promote anyone else. Biden did admit that he was not up to a good level at that debate. The big issue is how to fight a cult.
You people don't even know how to fight. Biden demonstrated that on stage. You think flooding the comments section will impact the electorate, but you're only creating an echo chamber to further detach your ideology from reality. Ineptitude is the Achilles heel of your current political party, and that will not change under current leadership.
Forget about cult crap.
Biden needs to talk about Project 2025.
You aren't even mentioning it obviously you either didn't know about it because if you did, you would be fearing for your own life.
900 pages of fascism brought to us by dozens of extremist reichwing conservative groups on Day 1 by the orange Hitler 2.0 himself.
Look it up, please. Educate yourself. Biden knew about this plan & never got a chance to talk about it.
Hitler 2.0 REFUSES to even admit he knows about it because it is so dark, so bleak and cruel that when any American finds out this is the Rethuglicon plan they want to force on us, reichwing voters will reject it like The Plague.
Gish gallop is the reason he did not do well. I t is the technique where one person spews so much that the other person cannot possibly refute? There's so much to refute. It's like a barrage and it is especially effective against somebody with a speech impediment. That's what Trump did. He knew what he was doing. Notice he completely and blatantly ignored. Many almost most of the questions didn't answer them. He just barraged all the stuff that he's been talking about and it was impossible to refute anything. Because there was too much to refute. It's too bad that people fall for that crap. It is a technique that is very much looked down upon by debaters, but the public who love optics are impressed by it.
@@lesliecurran1704 cope
@exactly rightlesliecurran1704
Trump for 20-24! Years in prison.
Awesome ✌😊
@user-kw2yq9nm9u
How many years should someone get for taking showers with their daughter that were "probably inappropriate"? For taking Chinese and Ukrainian bribes?
Can't be a lefty w/o being a hypocrite.
EXCELLENT
Yes… jail your political opponents on bogus charges 🍌 🍌 🍌
@@cl5619 Bogus? Really? Trump committed his crimes for all to see.
The problem with Scotus on immunity is not an if, but when. 5/6 presidents in my lifetime that have had long enough to evaluate (excludes Biden) have almost certainly broken the law as president. They spent time covering it up that they wouldn't have to do if they thought they were immune.
I'm not fully certain an immune Reagan, Bush, Bush 2 or even Clinton would have allowed for a transition if they had full immunity.
Leave President Biden on the ballot. If we lose to Trump, it's within our constitutional right to peacefully protest for the next 4 year term.
You trust Trump to allow protest? Idk about that.
@@user-kt1rv4tj8d Yes, because if Trump doesn’t, he will completely contradict his current campaign promises and show the world who he truly is.
Peacefully this time? That’d be a nice change.
You can protest but the Supreme Court just gave him the power to send in the army to disperse us or worst
@@KJ-wz3rg I’m not concerned about that. There are strict rules he must follow as commander-in-chief. If he violates anything, he’s still accountable under the law. The SCOTUS decision didn’t change that.
Democrats should stand with President Biden
That's what
We stand with our President until he turns the reins over to VP Harris. Thats, What.
But Biden is not running the country. So do you know what unelected group of people you are really standing with?
Stand with president Biden, because Democrats are as lost as Biden these days.
@@hoytbangs9425 Madaam 2%.. Biden is the first black woman VP..
*Fall with Biden.
I AM STILL VOTING FOR BIDEN
From the onset, I will make it abundantly clear that, I, who is ideologically the antithesis of just about everything progressives advocate, am not looking for a quarrel to defend Trump. Because it’s an indisputable reality that Trump is exceedingly deluded. And this is decidedly so with his trade, and foreign affairs/defence policies.
However, it is also an indisputable reality that the extremes within the Dems are as crazy as the extremes within the MAGA mold happen to be. During the 26-minute UA-cam, Robert Reich, and Heather said on a total of four occasions that the Biden administration has inaugurated a number of good policies. What they maybe, however, weren’t designated by either person.
So, I can only speculate that they would include Biden signing the Executive Order to greatly inhibit mining or drilling of fossil fuels. And, quite likely, they would cheer on Biden claiming he “created 15 million jobs”, which, of course, is as big furphy in the US, as it is with Canada, or any other country, which locked down their economies during Covid that engendered many millions of people being made redundant. Hence, the “15 million jobs” Biden (and, again, with a host of other countries, too) that Joe claims he “created” are overwhelmingly jobs that already existed and started up again after restrictions were lifted.
Alas, neither Robert or Heather had anything to say about Biden, dismantling the southern border and allow up to 10 million people to swarm in and in the OVERWHELMING degree became entire, to net-burdens upon the economy. One aspect of this prevails with the 450,000 people under the age of 15. And the cost to the US economy to just sustain them in a 12-month period is NEAR ON $4.7 billion. I arrive at this calculation by multiplying 450,000 x $200pw x by 52 weeks.
Another extraneous, and onerous aspect of being inundated with interlopers, prevails with NYC, Chicago, LA, SF, and Denver, spending over $15bn between them to house them. Now, there might well be some rational to this economically if, as it was back in the 1950s, and until the late 1980s, when there were manufacturing bases right across the north east of the US, who were desperate for compliant and, better still, skilled workers, because it would be beneficial to all and sundry.
However, taking into VERY careful consideration that, with pertinent respect to the hundreds of thousands of Africans, and those from the Caribbean with the equivalent of K8-10 educations, and low-skill levels means they will NEVER be employed in gainful, and well-paid occupations. Moreover, because nearly all of these categories are males between 18-28 years of age means they will be enduring incumbrances upon America.
For those of us who are au fait with history (well, with regards to me, it’s certainly at a non-academic level) are fully aware that the reason why the Nazi’s emerged, and became the nightmare they did, is because its adherents were enticed to join the National Socialists to fight communism.
So, the dystopian reality as to why DJT is currently long-odds-on favorite on Betfair, at $1.69 - 9 days ago he was around $1.9 - to win the presidency. And this is indubitably because there are millions of people who are middle-of-the-roaders politically, that are aghast with the numerous detrimental social agendas that progressive loonies on the left of the Dems have already, and, indeed, want to implement further. Essentially, they are all in the DEI basket, which terrify people they’re being shuffled into a total dystopian sphere.
The primary alternative to Joe in a poor cognitive state, is Kamala Harris, who in the 40 odd months as the VP, has proven herself to be a calamitous incompetent. So having certain parties claiming that she would “wipe the floor in any debate with Trump.” Well, judging from the numerous interviews she has been questioned in from about June 2020, totally defies Robert’s claim that Harris is a great debater.
Yes! I support Biden and I am grateful for the good he has been doing. I'm suddenly disgusted with a lot of media and comments. I'm a sensitive person but I feel like screaming "knock this shit off! Stop the hysterics! Get hold of yourselves!"
We need unity and focus.
Voting Biden & Harris. Having drama and hysterics may sell, I think we all need to unify and support Biden.
@@colette7736 --- "Get (a) hold of yourselves" and, "knock the shit off", and "Stop the hysterics" is, incredibly, beyond belief.
Having said that, DON'T for a MOMENT think I'm a fan of DJT, because that is absolutely not the case. But to have you, and Robert, and Heather, saying you're "proud of what the Biden administration has achieved is beyond insane.
This is most assuredly so with the 10 illegal interlopers the administration has wilfully facilitated. With the most outrageous aspect of this dire, and totally insane agenda is with how these interlopers are given accomodation, money to live on, and medical and educational (where applicable) paid for with taxpayers monies, whilst the poor in America are abandoned.
In confluence with that, the scum who have entered the US, with highly addictive, and dangerous substances, which have killed tens of thousands of people, is something that must concern you, Colette - and if not, then why not?
Another madness that has been imposed opon the country prevails with identity politics and equity agendas. With the most glaring example of equity blowing up in their collective faces is with that brain dead VP, in KH. Clearly, KH, is totally incompetent: overwhelmingly due to her gross ignorance of even the most basic fundamentals about history, and politics.
Alas, no matter who wins the election on Nov 5, there is no hopeof ever redeeming the United States.
No, I just stay home if Biden not quit. I will vote anyone but Biden and Trump.
It’s the party leaders that are not in the office that are asking him to step down
I saw a comment "the problem with the president's age is the vice-president's skin color."
Vote in every election & vote BLUE up & down the ballot for at least the next 15 years.
Keep tryingr
What has blue bought you in the past? Obama didn't help anyone, except add trillions in debt. Biden cost soldiers lives, and lied none died while he has been in office. Bill Clinton led to the financial crisis in 2007-08. You may want to re-evaluate that move, but I forget. Those who support Red or Blue no matter what, lack intelligence.
@@nadominhoca To quote Yoda,"do." "Not try."
Cult member identified
Too bad the confederates lost. Those Bible Belt “folks” would have their own country now and they could’ve ruined it for themselves instead of for all of us. They would just be a much smaller, dumber, poorer Canada, and we wouldn’t have to deal with this red foolishness.
The Democrats should call Robin Hood to remove King Trump from the White Castle.
@@user-ph4sy1bu4s made me laugh and his merry band of men
This is such an important conversation. Thank you Mr Reich and Ms Lofthouse for your contributions to our national dialogue
I ws apalled when I heard about Biden saying as long as he did his best he'll be at peace with it. It doesn't even sound like him, really. He is a great (and I mean this in a historic sense) president BECAUSE in his heart and mind our nation and its people come first. It's scary on so many levels to see that instance of his vision shrinking to just himself. Surely he sees the bigger picture?
I just wrote Biden asking him to put four more justice’s on the Supreme Court. I think we should all write Biden to add more justice’s on the court.
Do they have the votes? Mansion and Cinema not going there
i’m going to write him and tell him to talk about project 2025, if only 29% of americans have seen this it needs to be discussed. i’ve told people about it and asked them to pass it on to others please. there’s a show i want to see later with Biden calling him out when he’s trying to distance himself from it, just like the wish washy stand on abortion rights
Sound idea, Mr Jerry! Court-packing is always viewed by moralists & ethicists as highly principled!
@@ninod1502 They aren't blue anymore.
Does anyone read his mail….. 👀❓ Or does go into a bin and some intern get to it at their leisure time.
Didn't even watch it, didn't need to convince me, he has my vote, had nothing to win here.
Honestly I don't think there are any undecided.
I trust him that he will step out if he isn't able to do the job.
Also, I trust his judgment regarding Kamela Harris and believe she can and will do the job if called upon.
Come on lets save Democracy and America, let us vote for Joe Biden or say goodbye to both.
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#247 Oh, KämäIä 'will do the job' alright. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 Wide Open Tech Visas for an American Service Class of E pluribus 'Would you like fries with that?"
Hahahaha “saving” democracy.. you people are brainless…
So, a blue turd or a China bot, choose.
I have wondered why so many people are so concerned because if he can't handle 4 years, Harris is perfectly competent and we'd be fine with her taking over. Just my opinion and I get it that "everybody has one."
As the support for Trump proves, being able to do the job is of no concern to most people. It's more about looking and sounding like a fearless leader.
If the media would just talk about the policies that Biden and Trump are proposing then Biden would win. I don't know why they don't at least talk about one policy from each politician on each broadcast.
I’m as scared as anyone, but I also feel it is selfish to ask President Biden to stay. He doesn’t have a lot of time left. He should be allowed to go in peace, but he won’t until we give him permission to. He has given enough and shouldn’t have to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders any longer.
1. Vacate Speaker of the House MAGA Mike Johnson. He should not be in the line of succession.
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AGREED! JOHNSON IS WORSE THAN TRUMP, SNEAKY SPEAKER BIBLE THUMBER!
That is a very smart observation, He definitely could profit from all this madcapness.
Dear Dr. Reich, You are one of my role models and heros and have been for decades! My little liberal heart leaps with joy when I hear you speak on issues. I feel that I can take a momentary deep breath. In these troubled times, I need that. 😊
You don't strive for much do you?
From the onset, I will make it abundantly clear that, I, who is ideologically the antithesis of just about everything progressives advocate, am not looking for a quarrel to defend Trump. Because it’s an indisputable reality that Trump is exceedingly deluded. And this is decidedly so with his trade, and foreign affairs/defence policies.
However, it is also an indisputable reality that the extremes within the Dems are as crazy as the extremes within the MAGA mold happen to be. During the 26-minute UA-cam, Robert Reich, and Heather said on a total of four occasions that the Biden administration has inaugurated a number of good policies. What they maybe, however, weren’t designated by either person.
So, I can only speculate that they would include Biden signing the Executive Order to greatly inhibit mining or drilling of fossil fuels. And, quite likely, they would cheer on Biden claiming he “created 15 million jobs”, which, of course, is as big furphy in the US, as it is with Canada, or any other country, which locked down their economies during Covid that engendered many millions of people being made redundant. Hence, the “15 million jobs” Biden (and, again, with a host of other countries, too) that Joe claims he “created” are overwhelmingly jobs that already existed and started up again after restrictions were lifted.
Alas, neither Robert or Heather had anything to say about Biden, dismantling the southern border and allow up to 10 million people to swarm in and in the OVERWHELMING degree became entire, to net-burdens upon the economy. One aspect of this prevails with the 450,000 people under the age of 15. And the cost to the US economy to just sustain them in a 12-month period is NEAR ON $4.7 billion. I arrive at this calculation by multiplying 450,000 x $200pw x by 52 weeks.
Another extraneous, and onerous aspect of being inundated with interlopers, prevails with NYC, Chicago, LA, SF, and Denver, spending over $15bn between them to house them. Now, there might well be some rational to this economically if, as it was back in the 1950s, and until the late 1980s, when there were manufacturing bases right across the north east of the US, who were desperate for compliant and, better still, skilled workers, because it would be beneficial to all and sundry.
However, taking into VERY careful consideration that, with pertinent respect to the hundreds of thousands of Africans, and those from the Caribbean with the equivalent of K8-10 educations, and low-skill levels means they will NEVER be employed in gainful, and well-paid occupations. Moreover, because nearly all of these categories are males between 18-28 years of age means they will be enduring incumbrances upon America.
For those of us who are au fait with history (well, with regards to me, it’s certainly at a non-academic level) are fully aware that the reason why the Nazi’s emerged, and became the nightmare they did, is because its adherents were enticed to join the National Socialists to fight communism.
So, the dystopian reality as to why DJT is currently long-odds-on favorite on Betfair, at $1.69 - 9 days ago he was around $1.9 - to win the presidency. And this is indubitably because there are millions of people who are middle-of-the-roaders politically, that are aghast with the numerous detrimental social agendas that progressive loonies on the left of the Dems have already, and, indeed, want to implement further. Essentially, they are all in the DEI basket, which terrify people they’re being shuffled into a total dystopian sphere.
The primary alternative to Joe in a poor cognitive state, is Kamala Harris, who in the 40 odd months as the VP, has proven herself to be a calamitous incompetent. So having certain parties claiming that she would “wipe the floor in any debate with Trump.” Well, judging from the numerous interviews she has been questioned in from about June 2020, totally defies Robert’s claim that Harris is a great debater.
@Robert Reich - on your ending note, my hope is like yours. I hope that most people, both Dem and Rep, will feel that the right to hold office should be taken away from felons, just like the right to vote is taken away.
It was a horrible interview and it's sad. His family should've spoken with him last year. Biden has been a great president and voters in this country think Trump is somehow more able? Biden only listens to his sister and his wife. They haven't served him or us well.
What should Democrats do? The President should use his new king's power the Supreme Court gave him and jail the 5 justices who did it. Then replace them with qualified judges. He should also send the orange guy on a one-way trip to Leavenworth.
I hope you're not serious because we cannot sink to their level.
Better to deport him for treason.
better yet why not north korea? kim can tell him about how he made his brother into cheese and served him to his starving people, im sure they accept felons, even though most free countries don’t. we don’t, france doesn’t, nor england, ireland scotland… he’ll be hard put to find somewhere else to go
isn’t leavenworth a military facility? i’m sure they’d love to see him and have a sense of humor, i was just making a joke. it does tick me off to know that he was conspiring with all these dictators , probably getting tips from them while on our dime and no wonder he didn’t get anything done, he was too busy working on project 2025, the bastard.
@@debmccallum5817 And where exactly do you "deport" a US citizen?
I absolutely believe that dems will lose if they change horses now. I feel that Biden CAN handle the job, I believe the excellent people he has appointed are doing a great job and I have confidence that Kamala is in a position to take over if something happens.
You 'feel'. You 'believe'. The people of this country have turned the political process into a blind-faith religion.
I’m a Trump supporter. I would prefer the Dems keep Biden, but we should win regardless.
@@j2782 What a silly conclusion to make. Here, let me get my crystal ball I found from the magical lake outside a wizard's tower so I can know for sure what the future holds. Maybe that would sound less silly to you than simple words triggering your pedantry.
@@itsoktobehappy461 Begone, bot.
@@SilverDreamweaver bot? I’m not allowed to comment?
If not Biden who? If that person loses then we are all in the same sinking boat
This isn't a game; it isn't a reality tv show. No open convention!
Stop it! If Joe wins and then decides to hand it to Kamala, so be it. Vote Joe!!❤
He could hand it to Kamala right now.
Name recognition though @@omvegan
Safer to just vote Trump
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@@omveganIt's the 11th hour. Not a great idea to force atleast 81 million Americans to all be on that same page of change at the last moment here, especially while we are facing down reichwing fascists with their plan for Hitler's Germany come here via Project 2025.
Let's all focus on getting over that finish line please.
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I’m not saying whether Joe Biden should or shouldn’t step away from the campaign or what I think the Dems should do. But I will say the Stephanopoulos interview was one long, relentless bullying session trying to get Biden to say he’s not good enough. Joe was clearly saying that he’s doing the work of POTUS well every day. Also, when asked if he would take a thorough neurological and cognitive assessment, he basically deferred to his doctor’s recommendations, which is what most of us would also do. No matter what aging struggles Biden is dealing with, I’m voting for him because the Republican alternative is utterly unacceptable.
It was definitely unseemly bullying. I felt badly for George. Cringe.
Long? The interview was only 22 minutes in total. Bullying? Stephanopoulos was asking tough questions (as all interviews should be) that was pertinent to the concerns of the democratic voters. I'm sorry, but this is some Trump defender level of cope.
I thought Biden was being bullied too.
If Biden is the Democrats nominee, he will suffer a humiliating defeat to Trump and the Republicans will get a majority in both chambers.
If you hated this Supreme Court, wait until you see the next one (7-2) that Trump-Moscow Mitch will give you!
Nice going Blue MAGA; vote Biden!
He was supposed to be a bully because you don’t expect Bolsonaro to be nice to them do you?. this is not child’s play
Yet Britain calls a general election, has a 6-week campaign season, and elects a national legislative body and attendant prime minister without a similar freakout. Of course, the difference is their media make considerably LESS ad revenue.
As a final comment here - I am not a US citizen and so look at this whole mess from afar in Canada. But anything going wrong in the US affects my country just as deeply, or possibly even more deeply than what goes in within the US. In fact this election is going to massively affect the whole western world. That is why I make comments here!
We stand with our President until he turns the reins over to VP Harris. Thats, What.
Were you paid to say this? The majority of people who comment on this channel likely are Biden staffers.
No better than MAGA. Supporting a criminal. Geno cide Joe needs to go.
Just knowing Harris is waiting in the wings is enough for me NOT to vote Biden this time around. She is an absolute idiot!
Yeah .. I like that University professor is saying these last couple of days who predicts elections with his key points.
Biden could abdicate today, and VP Kamala Harris could take over tomorrow.
Then for the 2024 election, Harris would more easily get reelected, riding on the successes of Joe Biden's tenior.
No, put pressure on him to step aside. If he doesn’t, Trump wins!
Seriously! Nobody cares! We all just can't picture another DT presidency. He would stain this country for historical proportion
Hasn't he already done that?
You mean stain the country more than stain his shorts?
Tell us how?!? What he would do?
I don’t see why, his 2017-2020 term was possibly the best 4 years in our country’s history
Didn’t the Supreme Court just rule that Biden is above the law while he’s President?
So, …
What should he do?
Concerned citizens - reach out, write to, email your representative/senator and let them know what you think is the right move. Exercise your power.
It would be stupid for Biden to say he is going to drop out until the day after he drops out.
I thought that by moving to Ecuador, the intensity of my anger for Maga hatred and Democratic ineptitude would be less. But it does not. As the USA falls, so does other countries fall.
🎯 You were the 1st person to recognize that! There has been a dramatic rise in Americans wanting to leave our country lately. They try to escape what is coming their way, no matter where they may go, it's coming for them.
Reichwing billionaires won't be content & stop after destroying USA. No. They want to own the world. They want no accountability as they raid tax coffers everywhere, polluting our earth without anyone to stop them, making war with any country that gets in their way. Putin threatens all of Europe if Biden isn't at the helm here!
How many Americans leave the country & think that their pensions or Social Security will still be sent to them in that new foreign home they found. The fascists plan on changing that!!
Kiss all guarantees goodbye if you think that just moving out of US solves your problems.
What most ppl don't realize is once you move out, you have no say at all in anything in this country. Many would say we don't living here, either. Not true. We still vote. We still can tell our politicians what we think of them and if it's only when they run for reelection that they ever care, it's still my opinion, or my life they would care about, even if it's temporary. Outside, you don't matter because you can't vote for them.
As long as we can vote, atleast we still have some say.
Nevertheless less fascism is on the move. We need to fight back, not run away.
Hat That's because we are economically linked.
Other countries will have US militarism off their neck, should the US fail.
Hi, Marilyn. I am in Canada. It is not my country. But as you note, the ugliness spreads. I have a son who lives in California. And our economy's are interwoven. We get your entertainment. We get your company's setting up here and your products. Some of us like to visit the US. If Trump wins, I will not go down there unless I really have to.
Why does the hateful side always accuse the peaceful side of being hateful?
Instead of responding about his health, he just should just say, "Vote for me, because I'm not Trump."
Sad for Americans
Have you learned nothing? Democrats need to run on policy not “we’re not Trump”. WTF
That was Hillary’s platform. It failed
Wait, that IS what he’s saying, right? 😬
I would feel better, because then I know he recognizes his incompetence through his mental health and age.
I have doubts that Harris can pull it off based only on the misogyny of this country . great post !!Thank you both ❤❤, thanks for the optimism
I don't think Nixon would have been removed by the senate today. Even then they calculated the senate vote would be down to a few votes there were still number of Republicans who supported Nixon.