File this under "you've got to be kidding me."

[Diamond_Dog]

WKBN) – Close to three dozen Republican members of Congress are calling for President Joe Biden to have his cognitive state tested.

A letter addressed to President Biden says the members of Congress who signed are worried about the president’s “cognitive and mental abilities.”

It states, “While you underwent your annual physical exam on November 19, 2021, you either did not have a cognitive test or those results were withheld from the public.”

(snip)

Alzheimer’s disease is listed as one of the concerns in the letter. The letter references to a January 24, 2022 cabinet meeting at which time the president was heard calling a news reporter a “stupid son of a b****.” The Congress members believe this to be a sign of mood changes, which can be a sign of Alzheimer’s disease.

(snip)

“All Presidents should follow the example set by former President Trump to document and demonstrate sound mental abilities,” the letter states.

https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/congress-members-call-for-bidens-mental-state-to-be-tested/

***** Yeah … Their shining example of “sound mental abilities” eats paper, can’t operate an umbrella, and has a vocabulary of about 20 words.

[raging moderate]

1. President Biden to Repubs: "Bring it!"

And that is my answer to these Republicans: Go ahead and have Biden tested. But ONLY if YOU will take the SAME TEST at the SAME TIME, with assurances that you do not have a way to cheat.

[forgotmylogin]

42. Biden is a former stutterer, so I'm sure there are times where he pauses to get thoughts together.

As opposed to some TFG gems:

"No, she was, she didn't work for me. She was a lawyer that was representing General Flynn and some others, and she never officially, now she was on our side from the standpoint, I guess, you know, from the standpoint of what she was doing, but she didn't work for me as per se."

"Even though we were surrounded by maniacs that were looking to do damage, but we had a great presidency in terms of what we, we rebuilt the military."

"What happened should never be allowed, what happened, and we're not forgetting it. And many things are going on right now, but we have to be careful. We have to be careful, because what they do, what they do is a disgrace."

"But then the -- then the virus came in and the world is a different place but we're now getting back and one of the reasons the market's doing so -- it's almost at the point that it was at prior to the plague -- almost."

"China has 1.4 billion people, we have 325 -- probably 325 million approximately -- nobody can give the exact count, we're trying to get an exact count but you have, over the years, many illegals who have come into the country, so it depends on how you want to count it."

"And they got very bad marks on the job they did on the swine flu. H1N1, he calls it N1H1. H1N1 got very poor marks from Gallup on the job they did on swine flu."

"Look at what's happened to New York -- crime is up, shootings are up at numbers that nobody's ever seen before. Look at Chicago, what a disaster, and we're waiting for them to call us cause we're all set to go."
Quick reminder: This was a press conference, ostensibly, to talk about Trump signing executive orders about Hong Kong and China.

"But with the monuments, where they wanted to rip down Andrew Jackson, they wanted to rip down George Washington. They were actually heading over to the Jefferson Memorial, if you can believe that."
Quick reminder: This was a press conference, ostensibly, to talk about Trump signing executive orders about Hong Kong and China.

Via CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/politics/president-donald-trump-rose-garden-speech/index.html

[Jedi Guy]

62. Yeah, Trump's word salad is something else.

Every now and again, Chris Cillizza, the senior political editor at CNN, does a "X Wildest Lines from Trump's Rally/Speech/Whatever" and it'd be comedy gold if not for the knowledge that millions of people voted for him and want him to be President again.

ETA: Oh shit, you linked to one. I read the first few lines of your post and dashed off a reply before reading the rest, LOL. Derp.

[Maraya1969]

68. That was great! I saved it for later use.

[olegramps]

55. Just when you think the Republicans can't sink lower, they hit new lows.

I have lived over 83 years. I lived through the McCarthy debacle and then the Nixon era. Rather than reforming each subsequent Republican administration has not failed to uphold their disgusting reputation for outright evilness. It is a party of people that are without a soul or conscience. They care less who they hurt or even destroy. It is all justified by the ends justifying the means regardless of how contemptable they have to be. They feed off of the hatred that they carefully nuture without regard for the damage that it brings forth.

They must be totally discredited before they bring the nation to total ruination.

[Maraya1969]

67. No, They need to take an IQ test. eom

[cannabis_flower]

70. I'd like to see

Louis Gohmert’s test.

[electric_blue68]

73. Baaahahahahaaaaaaa! ty

[brer cat]

2. After four years supporting a moron with the mental abilities

of a slug, now they question Biden's cognitive abilities?? Joe, please don't follow any example set by tfg.

[GoCubsGo]

3. Disistract. Deflect. Project.

As usual. They've been spewing this whole "mental decline" bullshit since Biden won the nomination. They're trying to distract and deflect from not only the fact that Dear Leader is the one in severe mental decline, but they're trying to distract from the fire hose of news over his criminal and traitorous behavior.

Calling a stupid son-of-a-bitch a "stupid son-of-a-bitch" is NOT a sign of Alzheimer's or any other mental issue. Trying to spin it into one is, however.

[Ray Bruns]

10. Calling a stupid son of a bitch a "stupid son of a bitch" is not a sign of Alzheimers

It's telling the truth. I know to republicans that is confusing, but there it is.

[world wide wally]

15. Did they think it took him too long to notice?

[Ray Bruns]

11. Calling a stupid son of a bitch a "stupid son of a bitch" is not a sign of Alzheimers

It's telling the truth. I know to republicans that is confusing, but there it is.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

4. Line of Succession

I wonder if they have considered what happens if they succeed in removing Biden from office. President Harris. If they get her out, then President Pelosi.

I would almost think that they would rather keep Biden.

[CrispyQ]

8. Thinking a few moves ahead isn't their strong suit.-nt

[getagrip_already]

22. They don't want to face him in 2024......

Between the power of incumbency and a good record, they would just be crahing on rocks running against him. They know that.

They would love to run against harris. It will let their inner hitlers run free.

And an open primary in '24 would set us back onto a lower field.

They want him gone if they can, destroyed if possible, or damaged however possible.

These aren't people. They are a mob.

[nebby70]

5. after all - the brilliant and trustworthy Ronnie Jackson says Biden's GaGa....

... I guess if ya ain't got anything make crap up is their only game...
... sigh ....
... make it stop !......

[3Hotdogs]

6. Yeah, he should be tested and results publicized.... I remember a feeling of relief when

Patriotic President Trump announced that doctors were amazed at how he did on his mental test. I slept better after knowing that.






















Yes, Margaret, its sarcasm.

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. Don't forget, stares into the sun.

[wnylib]

18. Without glasses during an eclipse.

No wonder he couldn't read telepromters. Or maybe he just can't read.

Don't forget his brilliant speech on the American Revolution and how the Patriot Army guarded the airports.

[berniesandersmittens]

36. And eats paper

[SergeStorms]

43. After being told repeatedly....

NOT TO STARE DIRECTLY AT THE ECLIPSE!

[dlilafae]

9. The GOP is rocked backed on it's heels...

... and attempting to put Joe on the defensive. They started this narrative, so let them gather their own proof and evidence to prove or disprove their theory.

Let's face it, this is going nowhere, it's a distraction, plain and simple. It was crafted by a paper eating crook, three years Biden's junior.

A snip for context ~ The lynchpin of Trump’s strategy in both debates against Biden was to expose his supposed senility. In the first debate, he badgered and taunted his opponent in an effort to make him stammer and melt down. When that backfired on Trump, his strategists calculated they could produce the same effect by backing off. Their reasoning was that Trump’s constant interruptions rescued Biden from his own incoherence. If they allowed him to speak, he would disintegrate on his own.

It didn’t happen. Biden gave perfectly cogent responses to every question put to him, controlled his stammer, and displayed a far stronger command of facts and figures than his opponent. (To be sure, knowing more about politics than a man whose understanding comes almost entirely from Fox News is an extremely low bar.)

Propaganda works through repetition. Trump invested almost the entire campaign driving a singular theme against Biden. Now the results of that work have just sunk below the surface without a trace.

[link:https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/final-2020-debate-trump-calling-biden-senile-dementia-sleepy-joe.html|


End snip ~

Diamond_Dog you whittled it down to it's finest point: The pot calling the skillet ...

[treestar]

13. "Will you shut up man?"

To TFG's constant interruptions!

[wnylib]

19. The establishment wing of the

Republicans will use the cognitive ability attacks when they run a candidate in '24. Maybe Biden should quote their own St. Ronnie and say that he won't hold their youngster's youth and inexperience against him.

[KS Toronado]

58. Welcome to DU!

[Delphinus]

63. Welcome to DU!

[Mister Ed]

12. "Man, woman, person, camera, TV."

Whoo hoo! Aced it!

Am I a stable genius or what?

[Blue Owl]

69. tRump can cram his man, woman, person, camera, and TV right up his fat fucking ass

[Totally Tunsie]

14. Person, woman, man, camera, TV:

I'll take JRB on his worst day before TFG on his best day anytime. No contest.

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/person-woman-man-camera-tv-175556726.html

[lambchopp59]

20. You pass. You can bee president now.

But since you're a Democrat, you'll have to recall a string of about 50,000 words. Ready...

[Botany]

16. This is right out of the Russian/Fox News playbook: Blame Biden for same kind of cognitive decline..

... that was obvious in TFG. And Russian agents are no doubt are feeding the meme "that Biden is in
mental decline" to Fox, certain GOP congress critters, and social media right now. Joe B. is doing a
great job and on top of his game but "they" see lying as part of their everyday M.O..

BTW this is a must read from Slate:

Trump is doing Russian/Vlad's work with attacks on Biden and his son, Hunter, were part of this operation


A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset
He helped Putin manipulate the U.S. election in 2020, as he did in 2016.

As to Russia, the report leaves no doubt: In 2020, as in 2016, “President Putin authorized, and a range of Russian government organizations conducted, influence operations” to help Trump and hurt his Democratic opponent. For example, “Shortly after the 2018 midterm elections, Russian intelligence cyber actors attempted to hack organizations primarily affiliated with the Democratic Party.” Then, in late 2019, Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, “conducted a phishing campaign against subsidiaries of Burisma holdings, likely in an attempt to gather information related to President Biden’s family.” Throughout the 2020 election, agents “connected to the Russian Federal Security Service,” FSB, planted negative stories about Biden. Internet operatives working for the Kremlin, including the troll farm that had boosted Trump in 2016, continued to promote “Trump and his commentary, including repeating his political messaging.”

Attacks on Biden and his son, Hunter, were part of this operation. Through “US officials and prominent US individuals, some of whom were close to former President Trump and his administration,” the report says Russia’s intelligence services “repeatedly spread unsubstantiated or misleading claims about President Biden and his family’s alleged wrongdoing related to Ukraine.” In this way, Trump’s circle “laundered” the Russian-planted stories, which were then recirculated—and promoted by Russia’s online proxies—as American news.


https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/03/trump-russian-asset-election-intelligence-community-report.html

[BlueIdaho]

17. You first...

I think it would be a better idea for all members of Congress to be cognitively tested first.

[wnylib]

21. But not for cognitive ability.

Congressional IQ and psychological pathology tests are in order.

[BlueIdaho]

24. Even Better!

[KS Toronado]

30. Hell yes good idea

Persons running for congress should have to pass a psychological pathology before their name gets on the ballot.

[niyad]

37. And a test on the Constitution, and an 8th grade civics test.

[wnylib]

46. They should take the same test that

immigrants take for naturalization.

(If they can't pass it, deport them to their country of ancestral origin).

[niyad]

48. Even better!

[crickets]

51. You read my mind.

Line up the likes of Gohmert and Gosar for testing first. Let's see how they do.

[Buns_of_Fire]

23. "demonstrate sound mental abilities" like Dear Leader, eh?

[Rebl2]

25. Then i

guess when I called someone a sob in my early twenties I was in early stages of Alzheimer’s?
Did they ever listen to tfg screaming rants? I think those three dozen repukes should go first and have their cognitive state tested

[Farmer-Rick]

26. When, exactly did TFG ever demonstrate

Sound mental abilities?

When he was cheating on his taxes and his wife? When he married a Slovanian sex worker because no one else want to sleep with him?

When he was eating classified documents? When he was flushing classified documents down the toilet? When he stole classified documents from the White House?

When he made fun of a disabled people? When he ridiculed American Indians, Jews, black people and women who wouldn't sleep with him? When he called Nazis fine people?

When Putin whipped him like a school boy and sent him home with is tail between his legs? When he told doctors to use lights and bleach to cure COVID? When he said COVID was a hoax? When he left the hospital fully contagious with COVID and spread it throughout the white house staff?

Funny how I can't think of any times he showed sound mental abilities.

[pandr32]

27. They are pandering to the Fox so-called News viewers

Since the network is on every cable bundle carried into every nook and cranny of the country there are many. Fox portrays Biden that way and never underscores his good character and diligence. Fox only gives bad news about Biden. The rest of the right-wing media, including radio, amplifies that propaganda.

[GoCubsGo]

50. Yep.

Hannity regularly starts his show with a tirade about Biden and his alleged "deterioration." He and the other dregs of humanity on that network love calling Biden "President Sippy Cup." Never mind that Trump can't drink a glass of water without having to use two hands. They also frequently play doctored videos in order to portray Biden and weak, frail and mentally-impaired. It's definitely pandering to the viewers of this garbage network, although I'm sure these assholes got such notions from watching Fox's filth themselves.

[pandr32]

56. You put it so well

[CaptainTruth]

28. Trump: Man, Woman, Paper, Toilet

Maybe we should test people who believe in gazpacho police too?

[niyad]

29. I want every one of the signatories of that letter to pass a REAL cognitive test,

and drug tests. Thorough, complete, comprehensive.

I take it back. I want every pukeanon member of Congress to undergo the above.

[mrsadm]

31. How about them taking a spelling and grammar test too?

like, spell gezpacho?

[onethatcares]

34. complete test for those morans would include

a pee in this cup test.

[niyad]

40. I did include drug tests.

[niyad]

39. Excellent point.

[Diamond_Dog]

61. I agree and I think their names should be published

So we know exactly who they are. Not that we probably couldn’t make a good guess.

[Initech]

32. Says the people who voted for Mr. Person Woman Man Camera TV.

[bringthePaine]

33. ignore refuKKKchicken morans😬

[DownriverDem]

35. Disgusting

What they like to say about him is how he controls his stutter. I abhor them all.

[AllyCat]

41. Man, woman, person, camera, tv

Did I pass?

[raising2moredems]

44. Have a family member with dementia..

One of his favorite activities is to rip up paper. Remind you of anyone?

[jmowreader]

45. I have a better idea

Let’s get Peter Doocy’s cognition and intelligence tested.

This way we’ll know if he’s a stupid son-of-a-bitch or just an ordinary utility-grade son-of-a-bitch.

[3catwoman3]

47. I'm sure we all remember his dumbass statement, "I know words. I have...

...the best words."

What the bloody effing hell did that even mean?

"I know words" - not very many.

[TrogL]

49. I'm asking for a cognitive test next week

I can just imagine.

Doctor: So what can you tell me about US politics?

Trogl: The White House toilet was clogged because what papers weren't Scotch taped back together were unsuccessfully flushed down the toilet. Oh and Gespacho Police is a thing.

Doctor (on phone): Could I get some help in here? And bring the you know what.

[dflprincess]

52. I really don't think the Joe Biden calling Doucey a SOB is a sign of mood changes

Now, had he said sonething like "Bless his heart, I know he tries his best."

Then I'd be concerned.

[geardaddy]

53. Where were they when Reagan

was flopping all over?

[KS Toronado]

59. Was my first thought also

plus they hid it from the public.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

54. Sounds unfair

[samplegirl]

57. They have been calling him senile

since he took office. I knew it was just a matter of time before the pressed for this.
Bring the doctors in and test both of them and then post the results for sea to shining sea!

[KS Toronado]

60. Here's the 36 who signed believing that remembering

person, man, woman, camera, TV proves you're a stable genius, but winning a Presidential election is not

Ronny L. Jackson
Elise Stefanik
Jim Banks
Mike Johnson
Jason Smith
Joe Wilson
Andy Biggs
Brian Babin
Earl L.Carter
Andy Harris
Diana Harshbarger
Gregory F. Murphy
Jeff Van Drew
Randy Weber
Vicky Hartzler
Bob Gibbs
Doug Lamborn
Stephen Palazzo
David Rouzer
Claudia Tenney
Jeff Duncan
Jody Hice
Ralph Norman
W. Gregory Steube
Kevin Hern
Lauren Boebert
Kat Cammack
Jerry Carl
Madison Cawthorn
Byron Donalds
Pat Fallon
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Tracy Mann
Mary Miller
Barry Moore
Beth Van Duyne

[electric_blue68]

74. Oh, lookie, some of our favorites like Marjorie, Madison and Boebert...

... Boebert's been pretty quiet lately, yes? Until now.

[lagomorph777]

64. They should have their heads examined.

As Republicans, they are, by definition, mentally and morally impaired.

[thucythucy]

65. One of his greatest hits:

[Maraya1969]

66. He should agree as long as they agree to an IQ test also. I'd love to see the results.

[Skittles]

71. I hope this kind of disrespect prompt Dems to come out in DROVES to vote

yes indeed

[electric_blue68]

72. A heh..heh....Baaahahahahaaaaaaaaaa! 😑 Effin' asshats!