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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Clarence Page column: Are Joe Biden's gaffes tied to stuttering?
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Joe Biden and I share a problem thats not always easy to talk about. In fact, thats the problem. We stutter. That makes a lot of things hard to talk about.
Now that the 77-year-old former vice president is running for president, many people understandably are asking whether his notorious gaffes, bloopers and stumbles are related to his age.....
Should more voters know about Bidens stuttering challenges? He certainly shouldnt try to run away from it, says another stutterer, Michael Sheehan, a Washington-based communications coach who has been helping Biden prepare for debates. Passing along some campaign advice from MSNBC host Chris Matthews, who was sharing a quote favored by Robert F. Kennedy, Sheehan told me, Always hang a lantern on a problem.
I agree. Im sure many readers reacted to The Atlantic revelations as Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor at the conservative National Review, did on his magazines website: I had no idea, but it helps explain some of his verbal tics.
Indeed it does. But, politics aside, what should really matter to voters isnt Bidens speech problems but how well he rises above them.
Now that the 77-year-old former vice president is running for president, many people understandably are asking whether his notorious gaffes, bloopers and stumbles are related to his age.....
Should more voters know about Bidens stuttering challenges? He certainly shouldnt try to run away from it, says another stutterer, Michael Sheehan, a Washington-based communications coach who has been helping Biden prepare for debates. Passing along some campaign advice from MSNBC host Chris Matthews, who was sharing a quote favored by Robert F. Kennedy, Sheehan told me, Always hang a lantern on a problem.
I agree. Im sure many readers reacted to The Atlantic revelations as Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor at the conservative National Review, did on his magazines website: I had no idea, but it helps explain some of his verbal tics.
Indeed it does. But, politics aside, what should really matter to voters isnt Bidens speech problems but how well he rises above them.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Clarence Page column: Are Joe Biden's gaffes tied to stuttering? (Original Post)
Gothmog
Dec 2019
OP
I think that's adorable. One if the most heartwarming things agout the Obama-Biden terms ...
Hekate
Dec 2019
#5
Thx for posting! Anyone who overcomes any kind of disability is to be admired
Thekaspervote
Dec 2019
#3
Cha
(295,899 posts)1. Thank you for Clarence Page's take on this, Goth..
So true.. and inspiring..
Indeed it does. But, politics aside, what should really matter to voters isnt Bidens speech problems but how well he rises above them.
BIden's a fighter.. that's for sure
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ritapria
(1,812 posts)2. Did you see Joe nibbling at Jill's fingers today in Iowa ?
She was introducing him and her fingers were flapping in front of his race and he decided to take a nibble .joe really digs his wife
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hekate
(90,189 posts)5. I think that's adorable. One if the most heartwarming things agout the Obama-Biden terms ...
...was that those two couples genuinely love each other. I mean Joe and Jill. Barack and Michelle. It just radiates.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,110 posts)6. That's Joe!!
Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Sugarcoated
(7,707 posts)9. I'd love to see video of that
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Thekaspervote
(32,606 posts)3. Thx for posting! Anyone who overcomes any kind of disability is to be admired
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
calimary
(80,693 posts)4. Yep. Absolutely.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)8. Thanks. The media are covering this now, so great. His stutter really
isn't bad at all as they go, but those national debates must be about as high-stress as one could get. Seize the moment or drop it and no play-overs.
My husband has a stammer and he was very impressed when he learned VP Biden does. With Biden.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)10. K&R
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NYMinute
(3,256 posts)11. Clarence Page - always the sane and astute voice. n/t
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden