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MIButterfly

(916 posts)
Fri May 23, 2025, 05:08 PM May 23

Why can't they leave Joe Biden alone?

He is a kind, decent, caring, compassionate man who did his absolute best to make life better for ALL Americans, even those who didn't vote for him and people have to throw all this garbage at him. Deplorable? They're a thousand times worse than deplorable. It makes me sick to see such an honorable man treated so shabbily. And for what? To sell books? To get your face on the news?

Shame on them. Shame on every damn one of them.

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Why can't they leave Joe Biden alone? (Original Post) MIButterfly May 23 OP
1 he is a soft target Johonny May 23 #1
I have read editorials in USA Today where the magas believe that Biden was sick in 2024 elocs May 23 #7
It isn't just MAGA's DetroitLegalBeagle May 24 #51
They seem to be mixing up physical with mental decline. LisaM May 24 #68
Left/Dems also don't have the media/propaganda machine of the Right krkaufman May 24 #59
Distraction. Trying to get the focus off Trump. Norrrm May 23 #2
+1000 LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 23 #15
Yep. not fooled May 23 #24
From what I'm hearing dumpy is not healthy at all. Clouds Passing May 23 #26
I have heard he has syphilis displacedvermoter May 23 #35
I hear heart, liver and dementia. Clouds Passing May 23 #39
I have heard he has all these afflictions displacedvermoter May 23 #40
Yes, plus he has a black heart Clouds Passing May 23 #44
And I guarantee he doesn't have a brain. Dem2theMax May 24 #60
They are out to destroy any bit of goodness and morality in this nation. LiberalLoner May 23 #3
Plus #2 above . . . hatrack May 23 #16
They Want To Charge & Arrest Him. BBbats May 23 #4
They have no shame, so they are immune from being shamed. n/t elocs May 23 #5
Because Biden is a kind, decent, caring, compassionate man SocialDemocrat61 May 23 #6
I miss him every day katmondoo May 24 #53
Sort of the Republican modus operandi since John Kerry with the Swiftboat BS no_hypocrisy May 23 #8
Because folks click on it, share it, forward it, talk about it. n/t flvegan May 23 #9
It takes the... Mike Nelson May 23 #10
This is the reason. Trump is barking mad and becoming more obviously so every day. travelingthrulife May 24 #54
They are hateful terrible people TNNurse May 23 #11
WHY? DENVERPOPS May 23 #12
Trump whines that Obama should be tried before a military tribunal. Yet, Dotard controls the Pentagon, Norrrm May 23 #43
Every single thing Trump or other DENVERPOPS May 23 #48
It's hate BeneteauBum May 23 #13
Of course... Godot51 May 23 #14
Mean people are mean. KentuckyWoman May 23 #17
I won't forget it, either. Never, ever. Joinfortmill May 23 #18
He won. NEOBuckeye May 23 #19
In MAGA world Mr. Evil May 23 #20
A decent man for indecent times n/t hibbing May 23 #21
meanwhile the public knows the deal CatWoman May 23 #22
Because the alternative is drawing more attention to THEM and everything they've been doing since January. Karasu May 23 #23
Because Trump and the Nazis need a distraction for the media to talk about instead of talking about Trump. jalan48 May 23 #25
They are horrible people. RandomNumbers May 23 #27
They have to distract from Krasnov's burning America to the ground. Botany May 23 #28
Diversionary Tactics LilElf70 May 23 #29
Cuz JoeB is the most recent Democrat Boogeyman. NoMoreRepugs May 23 #30
Diversion. hay rick May 23 #31
The Genocide-Joe accusations were very harmful indeed. Oopsie Daisy May 23 #32
The media isn't criticizing him for that AZProgressive May 23 #41
Sure. Dismiss it if you want. Oopsie Daisy May 23 #46
Because he was a great DEMOCRATIC president and they have to tear that down. bob4460 May 23 #33
I wish somebody else would retaliate and tell them off Hekate May 23 #36
Their specialty is kicking others while down. Good and hard. ... Hekate May 23 #34
Because they're sadistic psychopathic vultures. Initech May 23 #37
Because they have Jughead May 23 #38
Because people LIKE Joe Biden DFW May 23 #42
You answered your own question: He is a kind, decent, caring, compassionate man usonian May 23 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author synni May 23 #47
Because they know it pisses us off. Iggo May 23 #49
Wait until President Biden passes away. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 24 #50
Dear Leader has named Biden as his arch-enemy! Mysterian May 24 #52
Seriously!! Being a kind decent man makes Pres. Biden an easy target for these MAGAts... fuck em all!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 24 #55
It is to distract the public from the fact the current president is insane. nt doc03 May 24 #56
My theory. ChazInAz May 24 #57
Distraction. Distraction. Distraction. artemisia1 May 24 #58
Depends on "they" krkaufman May 24 #61
Biden was successful & republicant's aren't Nigrum Cattus May 24 #62
Apparently soldierant May 24 #63
Because it contributes to the narrative that the previous Administration left things in a mess... malthaussen May 24 #64
i am fucking sick of it. Even MSNBC. And fuck Tapper too (while I'm at it). He did his best, FCS. Evolve Dammit May 24 #65
They have to attack because Trump is so bad in comparison. They must make Biden look bad with lies, while they support ShazamIam May 24 #66
People are mad at Biden blaming him for Trump getting elected Wanderlust988 May 24 #67
Biden Derangement Syndrome. Beartracks May 24 #69

Johonny

(24,271 posts)
1. 1 he is a soft target
Fri May 23, 2025, 05:12 PM
May 23

2 it is to please Trump
3 they are bought and sold
4 the Democrats didn't fight for Joe.

Had liberals fought for Joe as hard as GOP fight for Trump, it wouldn't be an issue. I may be impossible for liberals to fight for Joe like they fight for Trump because the Democratic party isn't a cult.

The GOP is a death cult. The mothership will soon land . . .

 

elocs

(24,486 posts)
7. I have read editorials in USA Today where the magas believe that Biden was sick in 2024
Fri May 23, 2025, 05:41 PM
May 23

and Democrats tried to hide it.

The GOP may be a death cult but their goal is to take all of us with them.

DetroitLegalBeagle

(2,406 posts)
51. It isn't just MAGA's
Sat May 24, 2025, 09:58 AM
May 24

I know indies and Dems who think his decline was known way before the debate. They still voted for Harris, but trying to dissuade them of the idea that Biden's "condition" wasn't covered up goes nowhere. It's a deeply entrenched belief and its going to be hard to change peoples minds. Especially now after the cancer announcement.

LisaM

(29,301 posts)
68. They seem to be mixing up physical with mental decline.
Sat May 24, 2025, 04:57 PM
May 24

No one can point to one single policy deck that indicated mental decline. He wasn't appointing unqualified lunatics to positions they didn't even want. He wasn't constantly being caught in baseless lies. He wasn't swindled into taking a used jet off Qatar's hands or showing doctored video to South Africa's president.

Yeah, he had some neuropathy in his feet. He tired more easily after a thirteen country trip. His stammer was a bit more pronounced. He didn't recognize an aging George Clooney (who has changed significantly in the past few years).

He didn't make me great each day with existential dread, either.

not fooled

(6,398 posts)
24. Yep.
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:20 PM
May 23

My thought exactly. If so many people weren't so gullible and uninformed, this obvious tactic wouldn't fly.

There is a criminal rapist in the WH wrecking and looting the nation. THAT'S the story.

Oh, and Biden was a great president.


BBbats

(228 posts)
4. They Want To Charge & Arrest Him.
Fri May 23, 2025, 05:35 PM
May 23

Sounds insane doesn't it?
On Facebook hear them scream about the "Biden Crime Family" & how Biden laid the blueprint for all the shit that's gonna hit the fan.
There's already the "Trump can't undo Biden's damage" crap going on in the media.
Make no mistake. They gonna do their damnest to scapegoat him.
And they'll buy it!

katmondoo

(6,520 posts)
53. I miss him every day
Sat May 24, 2025, 09:59 AM
May 24

When he was in charge I felt safe, that feeling has been taken away by a horrible monster who calls himself President.

no_hypocrisy

(52,404 posts)
8. Sort of the Republican modus operandi since John Kerry with the Swiftboat BS
Fri May 23, 2025, 05:52 PM
May 23

and Clinton with the White Water BS. They will find something/anything to condemn decent men who happen to be Democrats. Not forgetting what they did to Hillary.

Mike Nelson

(10,675 posts)
10. It takes the...
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:02 PM
May 23

Last edited Sat May 24, 2025, 04:44 AM - Edit history (1)

... attention away from the mental health issues displayed by Crooked Donald. It's not normal to complain to the Saudi Arabian leader and reporter-killer about Biden and the "rigged" election, or to the South African leader about ABC, CBS, and NBC.

travelingthrulife

(2,946 posts)
54. This is the reason. Trump is barking mad and becoming more obviously so every day.
Sat May 24, 2025, 10:00 AM
May 24

This is their normalization tactic. "Well, Biden was demented/crazy too." Truth means nothing to these people.

TNNurse

(7,367 posts)
11. They are hateful terrible people
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:52 PM
May 23

who do not want you focus on the horror we are experiencing with this administration.

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
12. WHY?
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:53 PM
May 23

Anything they can do to slander any person.... they do...........
This is nothing new, look at them STILL going after OBAMA and HILLARY, ETC ETC

Norrrm

(2,554 posts)
43. Trump whines that Obama should be tried before a military tribunal. Yet, Dotard controls the Pentagon,
Fri May 23, 2025, 08:10 PM
May 23

the Secret Service, Attorney General, Dept of Justice and much, much more.

If Donald had even the smallest of legitimate charges...

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
48. Every single thing Trump or other
Fri May 23, 2025, 09:57 PM
May 23

Republican Politicians say or do.........is staged for Fox News Video or Fox News Sound bites. Fox viewers AKA Trumphumpers have been indoctrinated and brainwashed to automatically believe anything they say..........

Years ago, they mastered a new trick. They stand at a podium in the House or Senate chambers giving a speech, and it is in the middle of the night, with no one else there but a few staff and their video cameraman....The public sees it and they think he/she is addressing the entire Senate or House......

KentuckyWoman

(7,167 posts)
17. Mean people are mean.
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:57 PM
May 23

Fish swim. Birds fly. Bullies bully.

If he wasn't there they'd pick on someone else. It's what they do.

Mr. Evil

(3,367 posts)
20. In MAGA world
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:08 PM
May 23

the better you are, the worse you are. Don't you dare care for humanity!

That's why.

Karasu

(1,712 posts)
23. Because the alternative is drawing more attention to THEM and everything they've been doing since January.
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:18 PM
May 23

The ongoing Biden obsession (even despite him no longer being in office, which is crazy as hell) is a calculated distraction, one that the fascist-enabling MSM has been more than happy to play along with for clicks and views from fucking idiots.

jalan48

(14,908 posts)
25. Because Trump and the Nazis need a distraction for the media to talk about instead of talking about Trump.
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:26 PM
May 23

RandomNumbers

(18,785 posts)
27. They are horrible people.
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:30 PM
May 23

I have no idea how the America I grew up in, became THIS. But here we are.

Botany

(74,875 posts)
28. They have to distract from Krasnov's burning America to the ground.
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:33 PM
May 23

And Krasnov has to run Joe’s amazing accomplishments down because he is so
insecure about himself.

hay rick

(8,916 posts)
31. Diversion.
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:39 PM
May 23

The administration, the billionaires, and the complicit media want to divert your attention and anger away from what they are doing to our society, our well-being and our history.

Oopsie Daisy

(6,264 posts)
32. The Genocide-Joe accusations were very harmful indeed.
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:43 PM
May 23

I will never forgive nor forget those who promoted these lies and who encouraged their constituents to vote against him. she should be ashamed.

AZProgressive

(29,704 posts)
41. The media isn't criticizing him for that
Fri May 23, 2025, 08:09 PM
May 23

They're making a big scandal over his old age but I knew all this going into the election that's why I didn't mind if Kamala Harris took over when I voted for him in 2020. I only have one big complaint about Biden's Presidency is when it comes to Israel-Palestine. He had a lot of resignations in the state department over it. I still voted for Harris because I didn't want to make things worse like they are now with Trump but the media doesn't care about that part of Biden's Presidency. Instead they are making a big deal & claiming that there was a "coverup" over Biden's mental decline.

Oopsie Daisy

(6,264 posts)
46. Sure. Dismiss it if you want.
Fri May 23, 2025, 08:55 PM
May 23

It was more harmful that many are willing to admit. The betrayal and the treachery and the kneecapping and blood-in-the-water is what started the sharks circling and their feeding frenzy. ICU ... do not want to admit the impact and would rather blame it on other things, nipick, split hairs and fault find. That's fine. I live in the real world, however.

>> "I still voted for Harris because..."
Oh, that's good to hear. I appreciate the effort. What a relief. In spite of everything and strongly held reservations, you "still voted for Harris". Nice. ~ Thank you.

bob4460

(340 posts)
33. Because he was a great DEMOCRATIC president and they have to tear that down.
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:46 PM
May 23

I wish Joe would at least retaliate and tell the orange one off

Hekate

(98,697 posts)
34. Their specialty is kicking others while down. Good and hard. ...
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:47 PM
May 23

As someone who has watched them batter Hillary for the past 40 years, you wonder if they ever get tired. The only answer I have is, “Apparently not. ” When Hillary’s soul has joined the angels, GOP operatives will still be kicking her corpse around.

The GOP in all its iterations long ago devolved into a stinking mess.

Initech

(105,789 posts)
37. Because they're sadistic psychopathic vultures.
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:55 PM
May 23

They're more interested in preying on anyone or anything who doesn't fit the MAGA / Fox fascist mold and then yakking about it on the Fox Gossip Channel.

DFW

(58,603 posts)
42. Because people LIKE Joe Biden
Fri May 23, 2025, 08:09 PM
May 23

No one likes the Republicans. Not Trump, not Vance, not any of Trump’s staff or family, not any of his cabinet, NONE of them. People can’t stand them.

People love Joe Biden, and they are insanely jealous. You can’t change THAT by executive order, and it drives them crazy.

usonian

(19,391 posts)
45. You answered your own question: He is a kind, decent, caring, compassionate man
Fri May 23, 2025, 08:18 PM
May 23

They're jealous AF, because he's everything they can't rise out of the mud to be.

He's the exact contradiction to their perverted and blasphemous false "shithouse Jesus".

Considering all the parables, Joe has acted in their spirit, and the sons of "Stan" the exact opposite.

Their lives are lies and Joe's life is an example of unselfishness and service to others even after he lost a wife, a daughter, and a son, grief that would crush a lesser person.

People with no substance and no character despise true virtue.

They got Barabbas.

Response to MIButterfly (Original post)

Iggo

(49,029 posts)
49. Because they know it pisses us off.
Fri May 23, 2025, 10:54 PM
May 23

Because they know we’ll fight each other instead of them.

Because they know we’ll defend someone who doesn’t need us to defend him instead of attacking the obvious problem: Trump destroying America for Putin.

Don’t be distracted.

Stop. Getting. Played.

50. Wait until President Biden passes away.
Sat May 24, 2025, 09:56 AM
May 24

Trump's attack dogs -- lead by Don Jr. -- won't wait even 24 hours before they begin trashing the man and his legacy.

Trump will probably try to fit the funeral between rounds of golf.

I wish I could be alive 50 years from now, so I could see how history portrays this pathetic excuse of a human being.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(25,401 posts)
55. Seriously!! Being a kind decent man makes Pres. Biden an easy target for these MAGAts... fuck em all!!
Sat May 24, 2025, 10:27 AM
May 24

ChazInAz

(2,933 posts)
57. My theory.
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:45 PM
May 24

Hating Hillary wasn't getting the level of dark energy from the lumpen as it has in the past. So they substituted Joe.
Scheisskopfen!

krkaufman

(13,957 posts)
61. Depends on "they"
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:52 PM
May 24

Journalists … because it’s acceptable to endlessly attack Dems, and because Dems don’t attack the media light the Right wing does.

Right … because it’s essential to keep pointing blame elsewhere, to name enemies, to distract and mislead the populace.

soldierant

(8,775 posts)
63. Apparently
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:59 PM
May 24

the "disinterested hatred of evil for good" is a reality.

I didn't think it was, but cannot deny what I am seeing.

malthaussen

(18,193 posts)
64. Because it contributes to the narrative that the previous Administration left things in a mess...
Sat May 24, 2025, 03:06 PM
May 24

... and that DJT and his gang of sycophants are saviors.

-- Mal

Evolve Dammit

(21,118 posts)
65. i am fucking sick of it. Even MSNBC. And fuck Tapper too (while I'm at it). He did his best, FCS.
Sat May 24, 2025, 04:05 PM
May 24

ShazamIam

(2,879 posts)
66. They have to attack because Trump is so bad in comparison. They must make Biden look bad with lies, while they support
Sat May 24, 2025, 04:09 PM
May 24

the criminal monster, constantly normalizing his corruption, lies, ignorance and dementia.
Edit add: Biden will end up in the historians list of top Presidents while Trump will be at the bottom of the list forever.

Wanderlust988

(664 posts)
67. People are mad at Biden blaming him for Trump getting elected
Sat May 24, 2025, 04:11 PM
May 24

Someone has to be the fall guy and that's Joe Biden.

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