05-18-2024, 10:37 AM
(05-17-2024, 05:26 PM)hollodero Wrote: I don't know, but a reason I could think of is that they do not want to hand over material to folks who, somewhat understandably, have all the interest in the world to use it to make Biden look as bad as possible. It's feeding potential ammunition to the enemy. I'd be cautious about that too.
Also, I have to question how damning the tapes objectively can be, if even Mr. Hur himself had claimed how Biden seems to have a "photographic understanding and recall". I also feel a president has a certain right to not have made every conversation public in that manner, adding more somewhat unnecessaary stress to a distinclty stressful job. The time to evaluate Biden's mental acuity closer will come soon enough, eg when he debates Trump.
By that I do not claim he is actually mentally fit enough for the job. Several incidents, namely the cannibal one, are strong indications that he might not be.
I agree the tape could be damning if edited and cherry picked, as is done on both sides. The left is more adept at repeating snippets and leading the the mob by the nose via said tactic. The right uses other methods, but we'll leave that alone for now to keep things on track.
I agree every conversation Joe Biden has should not be made public, but this was taxpayer funded, and the reason why he was not charged for decades of possession of documents he did no have access to, should not have had possession of (again for decades), mishandled (again for decades), and stored in multiple unsecured locations. If this interview is the reason he is given a pass for all of that, then I would argue the tapes should be released.
Heck, I would think Joe would want them released as the left touts his mental acumen and boundless energy that they cannot even keep up with.
I know you are not arguing specifically that he is fit, or unfit. I think there have been enough incidents that the public should have a more candid view of the the man who could be the president for a second term.
