Tell it Like it is Joe...
Joe needs to rehabilitate himself. A speech might be good, outlining some key points.
"Folks, one secret Donald Trump didn't steal is that there is no fountain of youth, and my body is showing signs of age--I feel it every day and I'm sure many of you can relate. The good news is that how much I can bench-press is irrelevant. FDR and Gov. Abbot of Texas prove that physical strength and being strong are very different things. My voice had lost some timbre, my body's a little stiff and the stuttering I defeated as a youngster sometimes shows itself. It's something I need to stay on top of every time I speak. If I seem to be lost at times looking for a word, it's because I need to slow down to say those words properly or the Press will be on me like a fat kid on a cake.
I'm not a "Made for TV Candidate", full of shiny smiles and empty promises. But I AM a "Let's get shit done for The People" Politician. I won't go into details of all my accomplishments here, but I got a lot done in a very difficult climate, one of automatic opposition to even traditional Republican policy.
The GOP has seemingly lost all tradition, abandoning what they stood for for generations. This is not your father’s Republican party, or even the one you joined. Policy is now built on a foundation of lies. Our institutions are under siege, being corrupted from within. Approval ratings for Congress & SCOTUS have never been lower and are in desperate need of repair.
Much like fixing our tunnels, bridges & roads, I'm working on an Infrastructure plan for our institutions, to strengthen our democracy, to give people a reason to believe in America once again. We have had our faith shaken by events like Jan. 6th, the tone of our politics and the striking down of long-held precedent.
People are angry. There’s much to be upset about and for good reasons. Many don't know why they feel this way, they just know they are mad and feel helpless. Lies feed that anger, with social media & disinformation being the All You Can Eat Buffet that folks are tucking into like Joey Chestnut on a pile of hot dogs.
I don't blame those people one bit, folks don't always know when they are being conned. Millions of Americans lose billions every year to scammers, not because they are stupid or easy marks, but because they are decent people, trusting people who want what's best--whether for the country or for their grandson who phones saying he needs money for some emergency. Some lies are easy to believe.
We the People have been on a diet of lies for so long it has become the new normal. Think about that. Since politics began, Politicians have lied and voters always knew this. Except new ground has been broken in terms of the scale, volume and pervasiveness of lies. How do we know what's true anymore? The very best way is to see someone live before a crowd, but we are rapidly getting to a place where even that could be faked.
And that's where we lose everything in America, when we lose trust that what we are seeing is what actually happened. There are forces working towards that very goal, an ultimate Deep Fake that can tear apart societies. Such experiments are ongoing, like the Stolen Elections lie. Like Voter Fraud so rampant that special measures must be taken. The list goes on, at least as long as the list of my accomplishments.
We need to listen to people’s words, but much more important is to watch their actions--see what they DO, not what they say. And when their actions meet up with their words we know they are worthy of our trust. That's how we build back better, restore the trust of people's faith in our country to forge a strong, true, and lasting democracy.”
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The calls for him to step down are reaching desperation levels we are being told, that Insiders are trembling with panic. Politicians are seemingly scared to say that Joe is fit for the job, so just shut up.
The Core Democrats have a spine though, folks like Bernie, AOC and the CBC are speaking up but getting very little media coverage (shocking, I know). Maybe one of the rising stars or next generation could carve out a slice of history and strongly, loudly support Biden instead of doing napkin calculations of the career risk in doing so.