Swalwell on Biden age: ‘I’ll take the guy who’s 81 over the guy who has 91 felony counts’

You know what, Brandon is too old. But I’m voting for him anyway because I’ll be damned if I ever vote (passively or actively) for a filthy republican traitor cunt.

The comments by septics on Biden's age reek of ageism.

His age is irrelevant. Can he do the fucking job?

Yes?

Then vote for him.

The poor bastard is destroying his retirement, health and twilight years to stop the US falling to fascism and all you can do is whine about his age?

He's saying this like Trump being 77 is somehow young or any different than Biden being 81

Im just... So tired of this game. If we were even ever old enough to witness the zenith of the Democratic party, it is surely in its waning form.

“It’s not about two individuals,” Swalwell continued, “It’s about the idea of competence versus chaos, or even greater, freedom versus fascism. If we make it about those ideas, and what they mean in our daily lives, we’re gonna win.”

Don't they all just sound like ad execs? "Make it about X" and we "win"...

Or maybe they sound like your middle manager who brought all the team together for a pizza party on Friday afternoon? You know the speech I'm talking about, the one where "we gotta tighten our belts" and how "we're all in this together" because we're "lucky we even have jobs in this economy"?

They arent even doing the thing we're used to anymore, where they tell comforting lies about future policies they don't plan on implementing.

They don't even pretend to talk about policy. It is clear isn't even on their minds! Now it's all like, "this isn't the time to gripe, we're all in this together."

and

"You're lucky we even have a democracy"

So fucking tired...

Both instances are a huge fucking problem though. The first people who made the USA warned against a two party system.

Republican: He has 91 felony charges and in debt for AT LEAST 355 million dollars. Let's make him our president, make this country GREAT AGAIN! 🙏

This is a funny take and yes we should vote for Biden if the alternative is an authoritarian. BUT, Biden still is old as fuck and the DNC is once again pushing a candidate that no one wants. Fuck the DNC and the Democrat institution that forced Hilary down our throats and started this mess in the first place. Biden should not be the candidate and will most likely be dead before the next four years are over. Fuck this

Damn, those are your choices? You okay america?

What kills me about this is that a felon can become president, but isn't even allowed to vote. Like how does THAT make sense??

What if we had more choices? Why does our choice have to an old ass man and an old ass man with felonies.

They are all missing the point.

That, and there is a succession if Biden becomes incapacitated and/or steps down. Harris takes over; most/all of his cabinet stays. BFD.

We can thank our stars that the "liberal media" does nothing to call out this bothsiderist/horse race BS. Tiny d is a criminal and a fascist bent on being a dictator. The other guy is, OMG, OLD (even though tiny d is nearly as old as him)! I cannot tell which is worse!

When do you think people will learn that "Our candidate is the second worst choice!" is not a good campaign strategy?

Isn't Trump 77? It's not like he's some young buck. The argument against Biden's age is quite strained when your own candidate is almost just as old.

I think the frustration comes from the fact that this could have easily been avoided. The primaries didn't have to be a formality.

Whereas I will take the guy who is 81 over the treasonous rapist wannabe dictator who has 91 felony counts.

In fact, all of that other stuff comes before the felony counts.

Not sure why it doesn't for Swalwell.

I wonder when the ADA will file a lawsuit against the constitution for Ageism. Looks like it's only for old shits. 40yr+?

Is there precedent for president being national born being illegal too?

https://www.eeoc.gov/age-discrimination

Legal woes is a weird way to say criminal actions

Nobody who votes for Trump is voting in their own best interest, because Trump cannot vote.

All this news is nada if Trump is still leading ahead. Or better yet, put him in prison.

Well done to the press staffer who came up with that line.

Fair point by Swalwell.

On balance, the relative recklessness of actuarial tables VS. Trump is kind of a laughable comparison. Would it be better to have someone more likely to survive, sure, but... what are the options here? Lunatic, or someone who according to some tables has a bigger chance of dying than someone younger? Why is this even a question? If there was some viable 45 year old candidate running against Biden, then maybe it's a point worth making, but that doesn't even exist.

Obviously Biden is better than Trump but I really think a much younger President would be the best thing for the USA in the near future.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) went after former President Trump for his legal woes in an interview on MSNBC Saturday.

“I’ll take the individual who’s 81 over the guy who has 91 felony counts,” Swalwell said, making a reference to President Biden’s age in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Katie Phang Show” on Saturday.

Swalwell’s comments come after Trump was ordered to pay almost $355 million in penalties in a civil fraud case and amid increased scrutiny faced by the president on his age and memory in the wake of a special counsel report on Biden’s handling of classified documents.

“We have also considered that, at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” special counsel Robert Hur wrote in the report.

Ezra Klein, a columnist and podcast host for The New York Times, made an argument that Biden should stop running for reelection due to the scrutiny the president is facing over his age and memory Friday on his podcast “The Ezra Klein Show.”

Trump still faces several other legal challenges heading into the 2024 election season, including in the ongoing Georgia probe.

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They don't agree that there is any notable or significant cognitive decline and point out that forgetting it mixing basic things is not an indicator of decline. Sure he is older and there is going to be a difference in the pep in his step, but to turn it into a cognitive diagnosis is very different

How many counts is Genocide?

Choosing between a maggot and a spider, I see.

Swalwell went on to voice support for the Politburo and denied claims of politically motivated show trials.