Is Joe Biden Mentally Fit to be President?

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I personally have a suspicion that Biden may be suffering from the early stages of dementia. I don’t think his memory lapses and outbursts during the debates are simply signs of the normal aging process. OTOH, I don’t think Trump is mentally fit either (nor physically fit, for that matter) for the presidency. So what we have here is the possibility of two mentally challenged individuals vying for POTUS, one who has already been President for one term. Then again, I must ask the semi-facetious question whether ANY person who wants to be POTUS in these troubling times is mentally fit?
 
Dr_Meinheimer said:
Even still, what makes you think it was or is inappropriate? Your evidence seems to counter your objection. People asked, and found Trump mentally fit enough. People will ask the same of Biden, and we will see.
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Yes I think Donald Trump has shown that he has a great temperament for a leader.
He seems to be getting what he wants on the world stage and delivering for Americans all the while being incessantly attacked and plotted against.

Honestly not many people could perform as well under such pressures.

I personally can’t see Biden delivering if he won but instead being ‘managed’ by backroom figures. To me this is the opposite of what representative government should be all about.

No one is voting for Biden because of his dynamism or fresh ideas or transparent accountability.
 
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Dr_Meinheimer said:
Regardless, I find it odd Grace would object or find it odd herself that people are asking questions about Biden.
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I think that remark was meant to convey irony, not oddity or objection.
Dr_Meinheimer said:
As far as Biden’s claims go, feel free to post whatever you want to support what you believe Biden said
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Again, there is irony in seeing posts that point to inaccurate recall of a story as though it is probative of mental fitness, when the story related in the post is inaccurate.
 
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Trump is definitely not mentally healthy and I think he’s only got worse as the years have gone on, but he’s got nothing on Joe Biden. It’s not just that he’s “mentally unfit” - I don’t care about the health of those representing US institutions - but I don’t see how he can beat Trump in an election given his state. It will be hilarious to see them both slurring incomprehensibly at each other, but Trump still seems like he will be able to run rings around him. Biden can barely go five minutes without a major blunder.
 
And, the neverending keyboard superiority! Type with more authority, we all love it! And your rebuttal would matter if I was the flag bearer for Democratic party competing for the highest office in the land. Fight on, keybard warriors everywhere!
 
Dr_Meinheimer said:
Even still, what makes you think it was or is inappropriate? Your evidence seems to counter your objection. People asked, and found Trump mentally fit enough. People will ask the same of Biden, and we will see.
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I find it weird that we’re now caring about this kind of issue. Should it be considered? Of course. I’m just unsure why it shouldn’t be considered with our current president.
 
It was considered, and enough people thought he was fine; that’s the point. You disagree, but so what? That’s why people vote. if they think Trump or Biden is nuts and it bothers them, they’ll vote accordingly.
 
If Trump isn’t mentally fit for the Presidency, how come he has been able to accomplish so much good for our country? How come he is respected everywhere he goes in the world, and is able to engage in or assist fruitful negotiations that result in much fairer agreements and deals than previous presidents have gotten for us?

We need to look back through our presidential history. There, we shall find many other presidents whose temperaments or styles left a lot to be desired, yet they accomplished a great deal of good during their administrations. They were rough around the edges personally, but knew what they were doing and proved to be highly competent and beneficial for our country. They addressed issues that needed addressing in their time, and improved the lot of the average American.

It seems that Trump is being singled out simply because those who wanted Hillary to win are bitter and angry that the American voters chose her opponent. If she had won, would we be better off, today? What about HER temperament and mental fitness? Nobody is questioning that.
 
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Dr_Meinheimer said:
It was considered, and enough people thought he was fine; that’s the point. You disagree, but so what? That’s why people vote. if they think Trump or Biden is nuts and it bothers them, they’ll vote accordingly.
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We’ll have to disagree about whether it was adequately considered. I don’t think his physical health has been adequately considered either. And of course – people will vote and that will decide the matter. I was noting the seeming hypocrisy of some who think Trump is fine but Biden is a mental disaster.

Frankly, I’m still mourning the fact that we’re down to 3 old white men. This doesn’t reflect on our nation’s demographics.
 
JanR said:
If Trump isn’t mentally fit for the Presidency, how come he has been able to accomplish so much good for our country? How come he is respected everywhere he goes in the world
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I’m not sure we’re watching the same movie.
 
You can’t just assume people who think Trump is mentally fit obviously haven’t considered it. It’s like saying someone who doesn’t like chianti hasn’t had it the right way. Some folks just don’t like chianti. Some people think Trump’s mental fitness is rock solid.

It likely comes down to the rather nebeulous definition of mental fitness being diffrerent for each of us when we discuss this.
 
Dr_Meinheimer said:
You can’t just assume people who think Trump is mentally fit obviously haven’t considered it. It’s like saying someone who doesn’t like chianti hasn’t had it the right way. Some folks just don’t like chianti. Some people think Trump’s mental fitness is rock solid.

It likely comes down to the rather nebeulous definition of mental fitness being diffrerent for each of us when we discuss this.
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I think the people who have considered both his mental and physical fitness are unreliable. Sort of like listening to doctors speaking publicly about Hitler’s health or FDR’s physical capabilities.

(And chianti is best used in sauce. Everyone knows that. 🙂 )
 
Fair enough. Kind of makes any discussion about the differences in candidates moot if you can simply wave your hands and say “you clearly just haven’t really thought this, you can’t possibly believe that.” Okay?

I was going to recommend chianti with fava beans, myself.
 
Up to the voter, I haven’t seen anything regarding his mental state that, IF I were considering voting for him, would stop me.

Having said that, I remember the 2012 Paul Ryan/Joe Biden debate of 2012. I saw it’s even on video if one wants to see it at youtube. He seemed to be somewhat obnoxious. So, we will see.
 
meltzerboy2 said:
I personally have a suspicion that Biden may be suffering from the early stages of dementia.
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I think it’s a bit of dementia combined with Obsessive POTUS Disorder (OPD) which leads many candidates to do or say anything which they think will help them win the election.
 
I don’t think Joe Biden has that particular disorder although it may also be in its early stages. Someone such as Hillary Clinton, however, probably had the full-blown version of it, and may still have it.
 
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redal said:
LOL…Coronavirus is a hoax, but OPD is real!
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We have over a century of evidence, where perfectly sane and reasonable people with distinguished careers seem to go bonkers when campaigning. And yes, it candidates from both parties, it’s politically agnostic
 
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