12-24-2020, 08:47 PM
** 24-Dec-2020 World View: Earning respect
I'm sorry, but I have absolutely no respect for Biden, as he's spent
the last year hiding out in his basement, only answering pre-approved
questions by pre-approved reporters, and constantly showing signs of
dementia. The contrast is enormous with Trump who, every day, several
times a day, vigorously answered tough questions by all reporters.
Biden has given one and only one press conference where he seemed
coherent and competent, and that was the one last week, which I
described as a relief to me. But Biden will have to do a lot more to
earn my respect. Given Biden's performance in the last year, the
people with ideological bias are not the ones who criticize Biden, but
are the ones who give him a pass for his pathetic, incompetent
performance in the last year.
The remark about the economist was a joke, but it's based on the
observation that while Trump always talked about the competence of his
staff, Biden only talks about their skin color and gender. Once
again, Trump gets my respect for that and Biden does not. I respect
people who are competent. Skin color and gender are irrelevant to me
and apparently to Trump, but those are the only things that matter to
Biden.
As for loyalty, let's wait and see if how the thin-skinned Biden
treats anyone on his staff who disagrees with him.
As for nepotism, Trump's children went to the Mideast and negotiated
widely heralded peace agreements between Israel with UAE, Bahrain,
Sudan and Algeria. Biden's children went to Ukraine and China and
traded and used influence-peddling to pocket millions of dollars.
Furthermore, Biden's son Hunter is deeply embroiled in a criminal
investigation for influence peddling, money laundering and tax
evasion. That's a big contrast with Trump's children.
When Trump began running for president, I had no respect for him, and
I criticized him and mocked him. Trump earned my respect. Biden has
been cowering in his basement for a year and covering up his son's
crimes. The only ideological bias is by people who give Biden a pass
no matter how pathetic and incompetent he appears. Biden has not
earned my respect. When he does, I'll let you know.
John Wrote:> Are you sure? If the economist has the right skin color, he could
> get a job in Biden's cabinet.
Bob Butler" Wrote:> This is an example of your ideological bias. Biden has brought in
> experts in the field they are supposed to oversee, as opposed to
> Trump who appointed by nepotism and loyalty. If you don't make an
> honest attempt to understand the opposition, which generally has
> valid reasons why they believe as they do, you will convince only
> those who are already bought into your perspective.
Burner Prime" Wrote:> There is some validity to this. I watched the Biden press
> conference in its entirety, the one John referenced a few days
> ago. I was really shocked at how well he did. And further, I was
> surprised at how well he fended off the many media questions
> designed to attack Trump & Republicans on their way out.
> Time will tell if his Administration posts yield an effective
> team. Maybe Biden was just amped up on drugs and on his dementia
> upswing. Maybe it was a one-off. Time will tell, but that presser
> was a win for him.
I'm sorry, but I have absolutely no respect for Biden, as he's spent
the last year hiding out in his basement, only answering pre-approved
questions by pre-approved reporters, and constantly showing signs of
dementia. The contrast is enormous with Trump who, every day, several
times a day, vigorously answered tough questions by all reporters.
Biden has given one and only one press conference where he seemed
coherent and competent, and that was the one last week, which I
described as a relief to me. But Biden will have to do a lot more to
earn my respect. Given Biden's performance in the last year, the
people with ideological bias are not the ones who criticize Biden, but
are the ones who give him a pass for his pathetic, incompetent
performance in the last year.
The remark about the economist was a joke, but it's based on the
observation that while Trump always talked about the competence of his
staff, Biden only talks about their skin color and gender. Once
again, Trump gets my respect for that and Biden does not. I respect
people who are competent. Skin color and gender are irrelevant to me
and apparently to Trump, but those are the only things that matter to
Biden.
As for loyalty, let's wait and see if how the thin-skinned Biden
treats anyone on his staff who disagrees with him.
As for nepotism, Trump's children went to the Mideast and negotiated
widely heralded peace agreements between Israel with UAE, Bahrain,
Sudan and Algeria. Biden's children went to Ukraine and China and
traded and used influence-peddling to pocket millions of dollars.
Furthermore, Biden's son Hunter is deeply embroiled in a criminal
investigation for influence peddling, money laundering and tax
evasion. That's a big contrast with Trump's children.
When Trump began running for president, I had no respect for him, and
I criticized him and mocked him. Trump earned my respect. Biden has
been cowering in his basement for a year and covering up his son's
crimes. The only ideological bias is by people who give Biden a pass
no matter how pathetic and incompetent he appears. Biden has not
earned my respect. When he does, I'll let you know.
