Name:	GoneFishin -	Reply
Subject:	Maxine Waters Is A Genius
Date:	11/17/2020 11:21:56 PM (updated 11/17/2020 11:26:17 PM)

Congresswoman Waters is a genius when you compare her to Tommy Tuberville.

In his first big interview as a senator-elect, Tommy Tuberville, Republican of Alabama, misidentified the three branches of the federal government as the the House, the Senate, and the executive branch, claimed erroneously that World War II was a battle against socialism and wrongly asserted that former Vice President Al Gore was president-elect for 30 days.  

Name:	CRD -	Reply
Subject:	Maxine Waters Is A Genius
Date:	11/17/2020 11:37:36 PM

Why were you not as concerned with Biden's cognitive dissonance Fish?  He could not put a noun, verb and adjective together in a coherent sentence, forgot where he was, forgot what office he was running for, mixed neanderthal, gutteral sounds that the press interpreted for us.  Bless their hearts.  At least Tuberville has an intact cerebral circulation.

Name:	architect -	Reply
Subject:	In awareness of history
Date:	11/17/2020 11:53:15 PM (updated 11/17/2020 11:58:13 PM)

Tuberville certainly can't hold a candle to President Elect Biden, but he manages to eclipses outgoing President Trump in the ability to speak a complete and understandable sentence in the English language.

Why are you not concerned with Trump's cognative dissonance, not to mention bald faced lies and petty whines about anyone who fails to kiss up to him CRD?

Name:	phil -	Reply
Subject:	In awareness of history
Date:	11/18/2020 9:22:19 AM

After watching you lip lock Obama's fanny for the last 12 years anything is possible.

Name:	CRD -	Reply
Subject:	In awareness of history
Date:	11/18/2020 9:28:19 AM

No cognitive dysfunction ala Biden with Trump Archie, if there was do you even remotely think that the MSM would not have pounced on it and attempted to invoke the 25th?  As many pressors that Trump gave, they had plenty of opportunity.  Biden stayed in his basement for a reason, we all know that. 

As far as Tuberville's gaffe, again I comment, Biden did not know where he was for crying out loud.  He was Harris'running mate?  He thought he was running for the Senate. He thought Bush was his opponent until his dear wife tried to direct him.   Did your MSM seem concerned?  On the contrary, you never heard it on CNN, MSNBC, hence I am here to enlighten you.

Name:	GoneFishin -	Reply
Subject:	In awareness of history
Date:	11/18/2020 11:39:48 AM

CRD...what is your opinion of Trump and his inability to speak coherently? He repeats himself constantly when he speaks without notes. You pick up on a few gaffes of Biden and make a medical observation. He is doing alot of on camera speaking about transition and doesn't come across as someone with dementia. May not be your choice but as Trump would say...Biden will be President and Trump will not.

Name:	CRD -	Reply
Subject:	In awareness of history
Date:	11/18/2020 12:03:14 PM

A particular public speaking style is not an indicator of dementia.  Most in the health community are in agreement that Biden is past early onset dementia and is in the throws of a progressive disease, that unfortunately, has no pharmaceutical cure.  Have not been part of any conversation that would indicate that Trump's personality and style were indicative of the same.

Name:	GoneFishin -	Reply
Subject:	In awareness of history
Date:	11/18/2020 12:57:42 PM

I guess based on that observation, he is just emulationg the Right's favorite President....

"Reagan was 69 when he won his first presidential election. Trump was 70, making him the oldest person to be elected to the presidency (excluding Reagan’s re-election at 73). Trump was given a clean bill of cognitive health in January 2018 by White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson, who had tested him for cognitive impairment and said he had no concerns about the president’s mental fitness. 

Reagan’s doctors said much the same thing while he was in office despite the former president’s memory lapses and bouts of confusion in public, most visibly during the 1984 presidential debates and his 1990 Iran-Contra testimony. Incidents such as these led to speculation that he was undergoing a gradual mental decline that those around him didn’t want to admit. A 1987 article in the New Republic posed the troubling question outright: “Is Reagan Senile?”

That was precisely what CBS News reporter Lesley Stahl was asking herself during a 1986 visit with a president she would later describe in her 2000 memoir, Reporting Live, as “shriveled” and verging on catatonic.

“Reagan didn’t seem to know who I was,” she wrote. “He gave me a distant look with those milky eyes and shook my hand weakly. Oh, my, he’s gonzo, I thought.” But a few minutes later, he snapped out of it and from that point on seemed perfectly fine. When asked, White House aides admitted to Stahl that they had witnessed similar episodes."

Name:	weagle74 -	Reply
Subject:	In awareness of history
Date:	11/18/2020 1:32:02 PM

It likely happened just as reported. It's a tragic diesease that many on this forum have no doubt experienced in their own families. Even though Regan was near the end of his political career when these deficiencies were detected, we now have a potential president elect who has already shown some early signs of dementia. And this at the BEGINNING of his taking over what is arguably the most important job in the world. (And no, Arch, I'm not a doctor. But my wife's family has had more than their share of Alzheimer's so I'm familiar with the early indications as, more than likely, are you.)

I have to give that reporter credit for having the guts to write the article. However, unless motivated to move Harris into the coveted oval office, I doubt that any reporter today will question Biden's mental capacity. The MSM has thus far completely turned a blind eye to the issue providing cover for their candidates.

Name:	architect -	Reply
Subject:	And most members of the
Date:	11/18/2020 2:40:02 PM

Mental health community are of the opinion that Trump is certifiably mentally ill and it is hard to understand how any lay person that listens to one of his typical diatribes can feel otherwise.

Name:	weagle74 -	Reply
Subject:	And most members of the
Date:	11/18/2020 4:55:30 PM

Arch - You lose credibilty with me when you use words like, "Most members of the mental health community..." That would require you to back that statement up to be believable and I'm pretty sure a survey of the entire mental health community has not been performed. Now, had you said "Many members..."  or "Most members in my echo chamber..." that would be a totally plausible remark. Words matter.

Name:	wix -	Reply
Subject:	ARCH-MENTAL-MIDGET
Date:	11/18/2020 6:45:11 PM

If Trump has mental issues, what do you call your mental illness....your problems are 50000000000 times worse!

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Maxine Waters Is A Genius
Date:	11/18/2020 7:35:18 PM

I consider Maxine Walters and Tuberville to be about on par.  I haven't heard an intelligent word come out of his mouth.  Wonder what he plans to do now that Trump won't be there for him to support - because that seemed to be the whole of his platform.  Alabamians are so stupid to have elected this Neanderthal just because he is a Republican.

Name:	weagle74 -	Reply
Subject:	Maxine Waters Is A Genius
Date:	11/19/2020 8:54:43 AM

So, Jones was a better option? Admittedly, I'm not too impressed by Tubby, but I'm willing to give him a chance in light of the options we had. And I've not heard Tubberville yet demand that we conservatives confront libs in restuarants; on the streets; in stores; and at their homes. I've not heard him condone violence. I doubt that we'll ever hear him tell us to get in their faces and tell them they are not welcome here! To compare Maxine and Tommy on any level is ludicrous.

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Why the name calling?
Date:	11/19/2020 9:28:20 AM

Maybe Alabama voters were smart enough to understand that the best way to thwart the Harris administration in packing the courts, adding states, raising taxes, gutting the military, etc. is to vote for the Republican.  Jones would have voted for Schumer to be Majority Leader......someone who doesn't want that to happen would be stupid not to vote for Tuberville.  It was a binary choice.  And they made the right choice, which is smart.

Name:	CRD -	Reply
Subject:	And most members of the
Date:	11/19/2020 11:09:58 AM

His statement lacks so much accuracy and credibility that it is not worthy of a response.  Simply Archie rhetoric.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Why the name calling?
Date:	11/19/2020 12:56:01 PM

Granted, I wouldn't have been crazy to have a Democratic seat in the Senate.  But why couldn't Republicans have found someone smarter to run?  Tuberville's commercials only recited Trump 2016 ideas "drain the swamp", etc.  Even Trump couldn't drain the "swamp".  I guess there is something in me that wants to see smart candidates, not dumbed down candidates.  I mean, a former coach?  There was nothing better than that?

Name:	MrHodja -	Reply
Subject:	Why the name calling?
Date:	11/19/2020 1:08:08 PM

It was inevitable that someone would come up with the "just a coach" observation.  While they ARE overpaid for what they do, coaches at the higher levels of NCAA football must be good managers, persuaders, and coaching and team builders.  It isn't just about the X and Os, but much more.  I would observe that a successful college coach with the right motivations could be an outstanding senator.  Only time will tell whether TT is truly a dolt or he ran the campaign that he knew would get him elected.  And a senate having a member with an R behind his name, although maybe not the consummate politician, is one step closer to preventing the Dems from taking apart our country, piece by piece.

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Why the name calling?
Date:	11/19/2020 1:25:59 PM

Now that is at least a reasonable question.  Recall they nominated Roy Moore last time and I suspect they were loathe to have another nominee that would turn away conservative voters, hence Tuberville over Sessions.  So yes, maybe they could have found someone better in the primary but it really came down to Tuberville and Sessions and far too many GOP voters were upset with Sessions and his conduct in the Trump admin.  I think people rightly feared that lots of them would stay home or not vote for Sessions thereby allowing Jones to hold on.  Very rational and smart of them given the experience with Roy Moore.  

I will also say, and I mean this with no disrespect, you don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a Senator and do a good job.  Politicians prove that every day.  I do think that a successful Div I NCAA coach has to possess a fair amount of executive function, have to be able to judge people, have the be able to delegate successfully and so on.  It is not just understanding x's and o's.  There is a lot more to it and if it were easy everyone would do it.....but they don't and can't and fail at the job every day.

Name:	architect -	Reply
Subject:	Well Weagle
Date:	11/19/2020 1:59:17 PM (updated 11/19/2020 2:06:01 PM)

you lose credibility with me when you don’t make the same complaint to CRD who says “most of the health community are in agreement” that Biden has dementia (see above 11/18/2020, 12:03:14pm).  Seems a little selectively hypocritical on your part don’t you think? I agree words matter...yours, mine and CRD’s.

Name:	weagle74 -	Reply
Subject:	Well Weagle
Date:	11/19/2020 4:09:08 PM

Touche! However, I give CRD cred points for being in the health care community for which he bears witness. And I suspect that in this role, he knows more than your 3 friends in the mental health field who also just happen to hate Trump.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Yes, but
Date:	11/19/2020 7:22:02 PM

It's not like he was a wildly successful coach.  I would grant that the top coaches likely have executive skills off the charts - it's a multifunctional job.  

Can that be our only choice?  Roy Moore?  The man is a lunatic who has twice been fired.  I totally get that is the reason and the only reason Jones won.  For the life of me, I can't imagine why Sessions would run - he's damaged goods and he knows it.  But to think that these are our only choices of people that want to run.  It's incomprehensible to me.  

Now I have never met Tuberville, and maybe he is Mr. Charisma in person, but I thought in his ads, he came across as dumb as dirt.  It's like someone told him that he should run for office because it is a good deal, so he did.  

I don't know, maybe it is just me and the political landscape.  And I understand that Pelosi is once again unopposed to be Speaker.  Talk about sickening.  So it's not like Democrats are smarter than Republicans.  She is the emblem of everything wrong with Congress.

Name:	architect -	Reply
Subject:	Well Weagle
Date:	11/19/2020 9:32:30 PM (updated 11/19/2020 9:43:06 PM)

What do you think is CRD's opinion of Biden in particular and anyone who opposes Trump in general? How is it Trump devotee CRD can somehow be objective and my three friends, who are mental health prifessionals and certainly equally competent in their fields, cannot?

Name:	MrHodja -	Reply
Subject:	Yes, but
Date:	11/19/2020 10:17:49 PM

Since you probably don't follow football that closely, Tubby's Auburn Tigers beat Bama four times and that makes him very successful in the eyes of the Auburn world.

My hat is off to the Bama fans who voted for TT.  

Name:	Buteye -	Reply
Subject:	Well Wegle
Date:	11/19/2020 10:29:45 PM

You are a real joke! You talk about CRD being objective, then you expect everyone to accept your opinion that your three professional medical friends are "objective". You are a prime example of the old saying "birds of a feather flock together". There is no "comparison" to the lack of accomplishments of "Obama and Biden" in their eight years and Biden in his forty seven years to the accomplishments of "President Trump" in his four years. Why don't you move to Venezuela where your view of "democracy" should appeal to you?

Name:	architect -	Reply
Subject:	And you are a poster child for tunnel vision
Date:	11/19/2020 11:48:37 PM (updated 11/19/2020 11:54:13 PM)

The qualifications and objectivity of CRD to diagnose the president-elect from afar are unquestioned by you but my suggestion that 3 equally qualified professionals might be given the similar consideration and that make me the person who receives your condemnation. Strange but understandable in Trump Cult world.  You call me a joke.  Well the real joke is that you are completely incapable of seeing your own hypocrisy.

Name:	Buteye -	Reply
Subject:	And you are a poster child for tunnel vision
Date:	11/20/2020 1:40:29 AM

Turn about is fair play! Your own "ego" makes you completely incapable of seeing your own hypocrisy.