President Biden Is 79 Years Old. I am 76 Years Old

[MineralMan]

I sometimes walk stiffly, because I have arthritis in my knees and hips. My voice sometimes sounds scratchy, due to my age. I don't run up and down the stairs in my home because I'm not as nimble as I used to be.

My brain, however, is as good or better than it ever was. I continue to learn and think more clearly. I still write as well as I ever did.

So, please don't be concerned about me. I'm just fine. So is President Biden. He's just fine. You needn't worry about him. Really.

Instead, look at what he is accomplishing as our 46th President. Look at what he is planning to do, if our Congress will help him to do those things.

There's no need for concern. Truly there is not.

[BlackSkimmer]

1. Nothing wrong with people worrying about him. I'd be concerned for a friend who sounded unwell

too. Most of us would.

No matter their age.

[XanaDUer2]

4. I agree

Especially after learning Trump was Covid positive during their debate

[JohnSJ]

6. +++

[FoxNewsSucks]

9. No kidding, it's just common courtesy.

You wonder about something you notice, and ask.

It's amazing that genuine concern is apparently something frowned upon by some here.

[Celerity]

44. +1

[berni_mccoy]

23. The OP is responding to a post I made about Biden's voice

He and others see something sinister in that.

[leftstreet]

25. Thanks for explaining that

Sometimes I log on to DU and it takes forever to find out why we're all being scolded

[berni_mccoy]

28. Ain't that the truth!

[Scrivener7]

83. Friday is Random Chastisements Day.

[Demsrule86]

53. Well I have to wonder why you made such a post that echoes the GOP bullshit

assuming your post is the one that spawned this OP.

[berni_mccoy]

57. Wow WTF is up with people here?

Here is the post: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216108664

It was the first I’ve heard Biden speak in a few days and noticed his voice sounded very different. Thought people here at DU might be helpful in pointing out news I had missed about it.

But I guess some here only see the very fucking worst and it’s the only thing they are capable of.

[MineralMan]

61. What did he say, berni? Did you listen to that?

I did. Like I said, it is what he says that is important, not how he sounds.

[berni_mccoy]

62. We'll agree to disagree that the President's health is a matter of public concern

[MineralMan]

64. OK. Did you listen to what he said?

Was that worth discussing?

[berni_mccoy]

69. How is that relevant to this fucked up conversation?

You couldn’t tolerate having someone actually have feelings of concern and could only see what I was saying in a negative light.

The fact that Biden was addressing the jobs numbers has little to do with anything here.

[MineralMan]

74. But, it has everything with him doing the job we elected him to do.

Doesn't it? I thought his remarks were cogent, to the point, and well-expressed. He seems right on point and clear in his thinking. Was he a little hoarse? Lots of people are this time of year, especially people who have to speak publicly all the time.

It has nothing to do with what I can tolerate at all. But, I'm always happy to respond to posts in my threads. I try to reply to everyone who takes the time to offer remarks in them.

[hamsterjill]

67. You did nothing wrong but express some concern.

I read the thread. You are being accused of furthering some ridiculous right wing crap when all you did was ask about the man’s voice. And…as we all know now, you were RIGHT!!!

I see the same posters on DU flocking to threads to stir up trouble. Either they don’t take the time to read the posts or else they just think it’s fun to cause an uproar. I think most of us here are getting tired of their antics.

I’m glad Joe will be okay and I’m glad to see a DU’er concerned enough to think about him.

As to the rest - good grief!!!

[berni_mccoy]

70. Thank you.

[XanaDUer2]

71. Upvote

[BlackSkimmer]

72. Well said. nt

[leftstreet]

78. +1

[Carlitos Brigante]

75. Oh you monster!!! Don't forget to kick a puppy out the door, Hitler! nt

[XanaDUer2]

76. Lol!!! Nt

[Demsrule86]

80. The right wing is constantly carrying on about Biden's 'health, mental and whatever issues.

We shouldn't help them...not saying that is what you were intending.

[leftstreet]

24. +1

[Demsrule86]

54. Seems that mostly those who supported other candidates are 'concerned'?

I think Biden is fine. And he was never a screamer by the way...always talked as he does now.

[leftstreet]

77. You think Biden's supporters don't care about him?

Jeebus

And why on earth would you make the erroneous assumption there are many members here who "supported other candidates" after the primary? I saw nothing of that on DU

[Demsrule86]

79. I have not seen any Biden supporters raise any concerns that mirror the right wing bullshit talking

points. No one would continue to support 'other' candidates here but it is interesting to me that all he won't/shouldn't run in 24 and the 'concern' for his health comes from those who supported different candidates. And let me say the power of incumbency is huge. We would be very foolish to run anyone else if we don't have to. Biden is fine...there is not need for such 'concern'. And one should never post stuff that gives aid and comfort to Republicans and mirrors their talking points...not saying you have done that but I have seen posts here that have.

[Demsrule86]

52. I would be more concerned about the power of incumbency and how losing it would

help the GOP...

[secondwind]

2. This 75-year-old agrees with you.

[MineralMan]

3. Thanks. Ageism sucks.

[BlackSkimmer]

10. Ageism? How do you get that from people concerned about a person who sounds different from

their usual self?

I asked a friend of mine if she was under the weather the other day for the exact same reason. She’s much younger than I.

[PTWB]

16. Pragmatism, you mean?

[Poiuyt]

21. Do you think it's pragmatic to cast aside senior citizens?

Anyone who doesn't think ageism exists has never been a 50 year old trying to find a job.

[BlackSkimmer]

33. I'm older than 50, and I fail to see any "senior citizens" being cast aside.

We’re Dems, we voted for President Biden, he’s our president.

We worry about him just as we would Obama, either of the Clintons, Carter…hell I’d express concern if Buttigieg sounded unwell, or Psaki, or Harris.

Lol, just about everyone on the board is a “senior citizen” so I really don’t see us casting anyone our age or older “aside.”

[MineralMan]

32. I prefer the word "sensible,"

as in "MineralMan is a sensible woodchuck."

[Hekate]

46. Oh noes!

I can’t forget that woodchuck, no matter how hard I try!

[MineralMan]

48. Yes. He was quite a favorite image around here

for a while. Haven't seen him for some time, though.

[Nixie]

66. But who is 80?

Pragmatism?

[JohnSJ]

5. This was not how he normally sounds, and the press asked him about it. He has a cold, and

as the President he needs to watch it so it doesn’t get worse and develop into a pneumonia

[MineralMan]

7. A cold, eh?

Perhaps he should take to his bed, then? Perhaps he shouldn't appear in public?

A cold almost never turns into pneumonia. It's just an upper respiratory thing. We all get them, and we continue to carry out our normal activities.

President Biden is not a doddering old fool who is too feeble to carry on when he has a cold. He is a healthy man of 79 years. He's doing just fine.

[FoxNewsSucks]

11. Nobody here said any of those things.

Maybe some crackpot on NewsMax will, but we don't give a damn what they say anyway.

[JohnSJ]

12. Thank you Dr. MM. He is the President of the United States, and your trivializing this here, and in

another thread absurd.

As for your assessment, a URI CAN turn into a "viral pneumonia", where the airways within your body can become constricted and inflamed, and at the President's age it always is a concern

You are being your usual contrary self

[XanaDUer2]

13. Thanks

[BlackSkimmer]

27. No kidding. Starting a whole nother thread about it too.

Reminds me of the old Monty Python skit, “I want to have an argument.”

[berni_mccoy]

29. Lol

[Celerity]

41. +1

[Demsrule86]

55. Well I for one despise and hide OP's that mirror GOP talking points about Biden...terrible thing

to do. One would think after how Gore, Clinton, and president Obama were treated and the terrible results that ensued, it wouldn't happen anymore. I find it destructive and pointless. As always MM is correct.

[Ishoutandscream2]

65. Glad I'm not the only one who views him as "contrary"

Always wagging his finger at us, as if he knows it all. I'm from Texas, and I remember him making fun of southern accents. And, on one post I made several years ago, he was so incredibly rude to me that it stopped me from posting for a long time. He may come across as someone who is nice, but he is just another one on the DU playground who can be a bully.

[XanaDUer2]

68. I cannot believe

A post asking about the President's health is causing such an uproar. Ignore lowers BP.

I used to not use it, but finally decided to.

Don't let anyone drive you away

[ms liberty]

91. No kidding. I'm reading this thread and asking myself, WTF?

I've gotta start using ignore.

[XanaDUer2]

92. I've started using it.

Makes DU my happier place

[Raven]

8. I also thought it was probably a cold. No wonder given

the number of people he sees everyday.

[colsohlibgal]

14. We All Age Differently

I’m 72, still play very high level amateur women’s tennis, open tennis, not over 50 or whatever.

I can still run really fast and that amazes me. Still sharp upstairs too.

This could all end tomorrow so I’m enjoying it while I can.

[BlackSkimmer]

34. That's great! My mother played competitive even over 80.

She was sharp as a tack until leukemia took her at 90.

[Walleye]

15. Bill Clinton regularly lost his voice and became hoarse because he loved to talk so much

[Baitball Blogger]

17. Biden looked good this morning.

Good color in his cheeks. None of that orange crap from President Julius.

[Greybnk48]

18. 73 year old here. Spot on, MM.

On edit: Irony alert! I accidentally posted this twice and had to self-delete.

[Vinca]

20. The problem with aging (I'm almost 73) is the body seems to age a whole lot faster

than the mind. Inside I'm 35 - 40. Outside I expect I'll need a second hip replacement in the next year or so. I'm sure Biden is just fine, he's just aging normally like the rest of us.

[PatSeg]

35. I know what you mean

The parts tend to wear out as we get older. There is only so much we can do to repair them.

[gab13by13]

22. President Biden just had a physical,

and I believe what his doctors reported.

[gab13by13]

26. I'm 74 and have never felt better in years.

Got rid of my A-fib, yeah I have the arthritis and some nerve damage from standing on concrete but my golf game has never been better, still hit from the back tees. Knock on wood. Oh yeah ride my bike indoors 17 miles for 1:15 almost every day, too cold to golf.

President Biden is in way better shape than MF45, sorry that isn't saying much.

[Beartracks]

36. How did you get rid of a-fib?

That's a thing that usually doesn't just go away.

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[gab13by13]

42. Had a great doctor at UPMC,

gave me an ablation 2 years ago and have been fine since. There is even a new technique being done now that is 92% successful with A-fib. I didn't have the new technique because my blood pressure wasn't high enough. Back then it was in the study phase in the US even though this technique has been done in Europe for a year or more.

If you live in the Pittsburgh neighborhood, by chance, I can send you his info. I just had an ECHO done 3 weeks ago and my heart ejection % has gone up another 5%, I am now in the normal ejection % for a 70 year old. 3 years ago my ejection % was 30%, it is now 60%. Everything I posted, Knock on Wood.

[Beartracks]

58. I was thinking ablation. Thx for the info.

We have some a-fibbers in my fami!y, and the topic of ablation has come up as a "permanent" fix if meds ever stop being effective.

So glad to hear of your continued improvement. That's a great outcome. 👍 We're nowhere near the eastern seaboard, but thanks for the info offer.

I'm not familiar with any newer technique that's different from ablation, but I'll do some Google research for my ongoing edification.

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[James48]

30. I'm 61.

And I have arthritis too. I’m just about too old to be able to maintain a Presidential pace of work.

I love Joe, but I hope someone else runs in 2024. Joe will have been in the driver’s seat long enough at that point. I’d love to see a Kamala Harris/Pete Buttigege ticket in 2024.

( just In time for me to learn how to spell Pete’s name.)

[iemanja]

84. Me too

and I'm 60. I definitely am not as quick as I used to be, and my memory is bad.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

31. Very well said Mineral Man

That’s exactly what I have always thought about Biden.

[FSogol]

37. You mean the right wing doesn't need our help to spread rw memes about Biden's age?

Who knew?

[MineralMan]

39. Yah!

Pretty much.

[live love laugh]

82. +1

[bigtree]

38. we can do both

...knocking people expressing concern HERE for the president's health (as you did in another thread) is unnecessarily accusatory.

Also, people age differently, as if that needed explanation.

Expressing concern about a raspy throat is not the venal ageism practiced by the rw. Insinuating that it is is sophistry, at best. It was asked and answered. That should be enough without trying to ridicule people here expressing genuine concern, your own predilections notwithstanding.

[MineralMan]

40. As always, I consider the source.

[bigtree]

43. that pretty much clears up whether or not this is a personal attack

...on a DUer.

[MineralMan]

45. And you also consider the source.

That's why we have screen names, so people will remember us and, perhaps, click on our posts.

[BlackSkimmer]

73. Indeed. nt

[Demsrule86]

56. No se can't. We need to support Democrats...and I take not that most who express concern

supported other candidates...I would think it is pretty clear that running and incumbent is our best chance to win in 24. If anything happens...well we have a VP.

[Hekate]

47. I was reminded the other day that Mme Speaker of the House is 81. What a powerhouse team we have.

Lucky us. Fingers crossed, too, because of the sheer murderous hatred animating the RWNJ.

[MineralMan]

50. So she is. Quite an effective leader, too.

She's not all that popular with everyone, though.

[cilla4progress]

49. I have no worries.

His speech yesterday was strong. They do need to be sure is mic is sufficient that he doesn't have to strain his voice. Vocal strain came.up in his recent physical, and I'm sure he does a lot of talking! I thought he sounded better than usual yesterday.

[DFW]

51. Ah, but I was so much older then

I'm younger than that now..........

[tiredtoo]

59. 81 in about 3 weeks

Physically a wreck but brain still humming along. The president is fine.

[MineralMan]

60. Yes, we oldsters just keep right on keeping on, don't we?

[Ohioboy]

63. Agree

Every time I hear the right- wing media give some quote of Biden's as an example of him being incoherent, I look up the actual quote in context. I always find that Biden was making perfect sense in the context of what he was talking about. Right-wing media and republicans in general are just plain liars when it comes to Biden.

[KentuckyWoman]

85. I am almost exactly a year older than Biden

I am unsure I had the physical stamina to do that demanding of a job at 40, let alone 80. He does have a hiccup in his walk that was not there when he was VP. I remember something about him taking a fall off the bicycle in maybe 2018. Probably those damn bell bottoms.

[GoodRaisin]

87. I'm 69 and falling apart. I don't know how he does it

but I admire him greatly for being able to get up and go be President every day at 79. He is a great patriot to be willing to do this at his age.

[XanaDUer2]

88. Agreed nt

[twodogsbarking]

89. I am 69 also.

The best part of waking up is waking up.

[judesedit]

90. Ok, guys. Stop arguing. Biden probably has a cold or was up working all night.

This is regarding many comments made above. It's crazy how quickly we will turn on each other...from my observations. Let's give a little benefit of the doubt when decifering the comments we each make. We're supposed to be the good guys. Peace and love. Enjoy the holiday season. ❤👍

[XanaDUer2]

93. Well said nt