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(58,685 posts)niyad
(113,510 posts)BlueGreenLady
(2,824 posts)OnDoutside
(19,965 posts)Walleye
(31,035 posts)Tetrachloride
(7,865 posts)and were under 92 years of age,
only 1 had dementia. and none were Maga or
any related version.
Probably I would the only one likely to make dementia jokes some decades ago. My elders were generally more polite, except when the topic was cigarettes.
erronis
(15,324 posts)I really can't watch many of these old "humorists" anymore. Hang it up Steven. Get a cane and go out for a long walk. Laugh tracks and paid-for audiences? Do we need these?
Karadeniz
(22,557 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)sop
(10,226 posts)He's probably under some pressure.
Jack-o-Lantern
(968 posts)People who suffer from senility, dementia, or Alzheimers disease
are to be respected, helped, and cared for. NOT RIDICULED!
In addition President Biden is none of the above.
My dad passed away from Alzheimers and I fucking guarantee you there was nothing funny about that!
Perhaps Stephen Colbert is senile himself, or more likely just an ass at times.
BComplex
(8,059 posts)Others are sharper than I'll ever be when they're in their 90's, and one woman I knew before she died at the age of 105 (one of my best friends' moms), didn't start getting "confused" until she had a temperature of ...you guessed it...105 right before she died of pneumonia. Age has nothing to do with where a person is, any more than sexual orientation, skin color, or whether IQ affects a person's capacity for kindness and service.
Ageism is a horrible prejudice in this country. Extremely harmful. Diseases of the brain can happen at any age.
Leith
(7,813 posts)I've loved Colbert since he was a contributor on The Daily Show, but now it's a chore to watch him. People who keep saying the Joe Biden is senile obviously doesn't have any healthy brain cells left themselves.
These days I prefer Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers.
MagickMuffin
(15,950 posts)It's all they got on ol Joe!
Martin68
(22,845 posts)Escurumbele
(3,401 posts)People in his position seem to forget, or not understand the situation we live in this country today, and when to stop protecting your career more than telling the truth.
Duppers
(28,125 posts)here that feels the same.
I've really come to dislike Bill Maher for his slanted jokes too... his "I'm done with covid" precautions.
Trueblue Texan
(2,437 posts)...I can tell you that nothing about Joe Biden looks or sounds like dementia to me. He is articulate, even when he struggles with a life-long speech impediment. He is strategic, grounded, quick-minded, and has excellent gross and fine motor coordination. The man is in excellent shape, ESPECIALLY given his age. Compared to TFG, Biden is brilliant...no, compared to TFG, Biden is Einstein.
Rebl2
(13,539 posts)I very rarely watch him.
BidenRocks
(827 posts)Unfunny and insulting
Time to put the shades with the big hat!
That is why I dumped Trevor.
Yet they wonder why we lose elections!
Demovictory9
(32,468 posts)They dont mention the orange makeup and nonstop lying.
Tetrachloride
(7,865 posts)bluboid
(560 posts)I hope to god he gets the message - this is a bloody war of life & death for democracy & peace for generations to come!
WAKE UP, Colbert! it's NOT funny & never was! it's sickening abuse of a once-brilliant platform!
Greybnk48
(10,170 posts)I still watch him every night, and still love him. I wish he would portray Biden differently, if he needs to joke about him.
Submariner
(12,506 posts)for 10-15 years just beating a dead horse down if it gets one chuckle.
flying_wahini
(6,634 posts)Every time they do it I feel a pang of anxiety too.
Schmice3
(294 posts)is potato
sop
(10,226 posts)Much like pedophilia and grooming accusations.
catrose
(5,071 posts)Beartracks
(12,821 posts)We give such old-fart gifts to people we love, so I guess we're supposed to laugh at these late-night jokes, too. But I agree it is wildly off the mark in times like these.
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