Margo - I agree. Canceling the second debate now would be terrible optics. But... Joe Biden needs to follow his own instincts and ignore the advisors who basically set him up for a terrible first debate by over-preparing him and scripting him with excessive facts vs. letting him answer freely. Biden would have better spent the preparatio…
Margo - I agree. Canceling the second debate now would be terrible optics. But... Joe Biden needs to follow his own instincts and ignore the advisors who basically set him up for a terrible first debate by over-preparing him and scripting him with excessive facts vs. letting him answer freely. Biden would have better spent the preparation time resting and thinking about what he needs to convey, perhaps some discussions with advisors but not parroting what the advisors think he should be talking about. He also should ditch the teleprompter except, perhaps, for some key words and phrases that he himself chooses.
It is now conclusive (to me, based some doctors who've gone public, plus a NYMag reporter, Olivia Nuzzi, who's seen all these signs, up close and personal) that he has Parkinson's and early dementia. It's all there. The frozen look, the gait, the Botox (not in the places to look younger) the looking beyond people. Nuzzi said he looked "otherworldly and white" when she got close to him. (Mr. T.: I would have noted the MDs who commented, but I didn't know I would post something quoting them.)
Margo - I agree. Canceling the second debate now would be terrible optics. But... Joe Biden needs to follow his own instincts and ignore the advisors who basically set him up for a terrible first debate by over-preparing him and scripting him with excessive facts vs. letting him answer freely. Biden would have better spent the preparation time resting and thinking about what he needs to convey, perhaps some discussions with advisors but not parroting what the advisors think he should be talking about. He also should ditch the teleprompter except, perhaps, for some key words and phrases that he himself chooses.
I just hunted up one of the sources: Though not an MD., Steven N. Austad is a researcher in this area. If I can find the docs, I will let you know.
It is now conclusive (to me, based some doctors who've gone public, plus a NYMag reporter, Olivia Nuzzi, who's seen all these signs, up close and personal) that he has Parkinson's and early dementia. It's all there. The frozen look, the gait, the Botox (not in the places to look younger) the looking beyond people. Nuzzi said he looked "otherworldly and white" when she got close to him. (Mr. T.: I would have noted the MDs who commented, but I didn't know I would post something quoting them.)