To be fair its not being dumb its more about taking things for granted. I too thought the whole "sleepy joe" thing was just politics and because I don't watch news coverage, and Biden was basically hidden from us for so long its not weird that we would not have noticed how bad it was, or thought it was all spin. Interestingly to me him b…
To be fair its not being dumb its more about taking things for granted. I too thought the whole "sleepy joe" thing was just politics and because I don't watch news coverage, and Biden was basically hidden from us for so long its not weird that we would not have noticed how bad it was, or thought it was all spin. Interestingly to me him being hidden might have made it worse. Like if you see a person everyday, it isn't as dramatic. But for me I vaguely recall him during the last election, and maybe once or twice that first year. Then I saw some clip about 6 months back and just visually it was shocking to me. Did not match what I remembered at all. Now that I think about it, if you take most presidents and look at their before and after shots they look like death. The difference is we were with them all the way through those 4 years, which makes it harder to notice the grey hair and dark circles coming in.
Yeah that's a great point. When you see someone regularly, you get used to it. There ARE milestones like "Oh shit Grandma shouldn't be driving" but overall it's a gradual slide. That said, I do actually suspect that he's sick with something like dementia or Parkinsons.
I know family/other people that went through that age, and while they may have had like .... sore joints or been felled by sudden problems like heart issues or Covid, the obvious, un-hideable mental decline didn't happen until much older than Biden is—and this is with handlers and bronzer!
To be fair its not being dumb its more about taking things for granted. I too thought the whole "sleepy joe" thing was just politics and because I don't watch news coverage, and Biden was basically hidden from us for so long its not weird that we would not have noticed how bad it was, or thought it was all spin. Interestingly to me him being hidden might have made it worse. Like if you see a person everyday, it isn't as dramatic. But for me I vaguely recall him during the last election, and maybe once or twice that first year. Then I saw some clip about 6 months back and just visually it was shocking to me. Did not match what I remembered at all. Now that I think about it, if you take most presidents and look at their before and after shots they look like death. The difference is we were with them all the way through those 4 years, which makes it harder to notice the grey hair and dark circles coming in.
Yeah that's a great point. When you see someone regularly, you get used to it. There ARE milestones like "Oh shit Grandma shouldn't be driving" but overall it's a gradual slide. That said, I do actually suspect that he's sick with something like dementia or Parkinsons.
I know family/other people that went through that age, and while they may have had like .... sore joints or been felled by sudden problems like heart issues or Covid, the obvious, un-hideable mental decline didn't happen until much older than Biden is—and this is with handlers and bronzer!
Bronzer! That is what it is called! I kept saying spray tan or face paint. :)