Charlie Sykes on MSNBC has some suggestions for Joe Biden on how to counter the “he’s so old!!!” mantra:
“Talk about what Donald Trump is up to, think about what’s going on in Capitol Hill. You are talking about a government shutdown, at the same time, they’re launching this impeachment inquiry. What could possibly go wrong? Kevin McCarthy has given away so much of his power. He has made himself so weak that he, in fact, has put the lunatics and the clowns in charge, yet this is the moment where we have to ask, are the American people going to think the Republican Party should be trusted with more power? Are they a serious governing party, or has it become all performative? They’re not waiting until after the election to let their freak flags fly. You’re seeing this at the presidential level, at the congressional level.”
“Look, you know, we’ve been talking about, you know, what kind of messaging the Biden campaign should engage in. It’s not really that complicated. Joe Biden can say, ‘Yes, I’m old, but he is crazy, they are crazy, they are dangerous and are burning it down. Yes, I’m an old guy, but this guy is deranged and fascist-adjacent.’ That’s the way you address the age issue and the contrast. Don’t make it too complex, you know, ‘I’m old, but you’re nuts.'”
I don’t know that Biden can say that personally but the rest of us certainly can.
And, by the way, Donald Trump is old too! If he didn’t trowel on the make-up and dye his weird cotton candy hair, people would see that. Lately he’s been sporting an Ed Grimley vibe with the pants pulled up high::
I don’t think that age is really an issue with Biden. If being old is what brings you his record of achievement, bring it on. I don’t have a problem with an old president if they are sharp, which Biden is. I AM worried about a malignant narcissist imbecile being president, whatever his age. I would have thought most Americans would feel the same but I’m not honestly sure anymore.