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Watch how President Biden deals with crying baby at an event compared to TFG (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 OP
THIS malaise May 2023 #1
A 276 lb crying baby. twodogsbarking May 2023 #2
He's three bills at this point Aviation Pro May 2023 #4
Meanly, I hope he has gout. yardwork May 2023 #8
But, if you are going to hell for saying this.. Scottie Mom May 2023 #18
Gout hurts COL Mustard May 2023 #33
lol housecat May 2023 #35
And that is with only one foot on the weight scale. GreenWave May 2023 #14
I know which grandpa I'd rather have cyclonefence May 2023 #3
I agree LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #30
This as a TV ad would win Biden another 4 years KS Toronado May 2023 #5
Only in a few swing states DFW May 2023 #10
They're born that way... I think. Many "studies" show conservatives are lacking in humor. erronis May 2023 #26
TFG is a toddler in a man-suit--Biden is a real, grown man. Timeflyer May 2023 #6
Man versus Beast...painfully obvious...so much so The Press studiously avoids comparison. Alexander Of Assyria May 2023 #7
TRUTH! Rebl2 May 2023 #15
Biden knows how to laugh at himself, and make it an asset. Trump never knew he was the joke. DFW May 2023 #9
Well said. SouthernDem4ever May 2023 #13
Even worse, Trump knows he's a joke and can't allow himself to admit it publicly. erronis May 2023 #27
That's why he plays only to people who can't get that he's... Whiskeytide May 2023 #34
Awwwww. sheshe2 May 2023 #11
For the record, both videos made me laugh a bit. LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #21
Just musclecar6 May 2023 #12
So very true Rebl2 May 2023 #16
I noticed the toddler stopped crying for Biden. haele May 2023 #17
They're both pretty skillful at this gulliver May 2023 #19
W.C. Fields was an asshole, too. Particularly off-screen Wednesdays May 2023 #32
He probably spread that as a rumor about himself for publicity gulliver May 2023 #39
Anyone else LOVE President Biden's sense of humor? 💙 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #20
So nice to have a loving, caring human being in the White House again. spanone May 2023 #22
Thanks. Such a telling contrast! tblue37 May 2023 #23
Only one of those guys can name all of his own grandchildren. GoCubsGo May 2023 #24
PJBiden.. "Kids Rule at our House"! Cha May 2023 #25
K&R In It to Win It May 2023 #28
This reminds me of the time Michelle Obama tried to comfort a crying baby, then Barack took the CTyankee May 2023 #29
OMG, Obama's smirk cracked me up Skittles May 2023 #37
Ooh, now we know how to destroy tRump's campaign! Wednesdays May 2023 #31
Trum could not stand a baby stealing the spotlight Skittles May 2023 #36
YESSS! MORE COMPARE AND CONTRAST Ozzi May 2023 #38
Just a hunch, but one these guys probably helped to raise his kids and the other paid a nanny to n/t Victor_c3 May 2023 #40
I would have loved it MurrayDelph May 2023 #41

Aviation Pro

(12,255 posts)
4. He's three bills at this point
Sat May 27, 2023, 08:58 AM
May 2023

How Motherfucker doesn't have gout and how he's able to stay upright is a mystery.

yardwork

(61,827 posts)
8. Meanly, I hope he has gout.
Sat May 27, 2023, 09:06 AM
May 2023

It's mean, but I hope Trump is in a lot of pain.

I'm probably going to hell.

COL Mustard

(5,981 posts)
33. Gout hurts
Sat May 27, 2023, 09:10 PM
May 2023

It’s some of the most severe pain I’ve ever had. No, I haven’t been through childbirth…but it hurts.

DFW

(54,528 posts)
10. Only in a few swing states
Sat May 27, 2023, 09:17 AM
May 2023

Republicans would have taken Biden literally, having been forbidden at an early age to have any sense of humor at all.

erronis

(15,488 posts)
26. They're born that way... I think. Many "studies" show conservatives are lacking in humor.
Sat May 27, 2023, 02:38 PM
May 2023

Somewhat tongue-in-cheek. But I do believe it's true.

First way I can tell when I'm talking to someone new it to open with a mild joke. If it's understood as a joke, then they're OK.

DFW

(54,528 posts)
9. Biden knows how to laugh at himself, and make it an asset. Trump never knew he was the joke.
Sat May 27, 2023, 09:15 AM
May 2023

The difference, indeed, could not be clearer!

erronis

(15,488 posts)
27. Even worse, Trump knows he's a joke and can't allow himself to admit it publicly.
Sat May 27, 2023, 02:40 PM
May 2023

He's had to live with his poor-little-rich-boy persona inside that huge hulk for 77 years and never had an ounce of sympathy. Perhaps if his mother had cuddled him (hah!) or daddy took him fishing (hah-hah).

Whiskeytide

(4,464 posts)
34. That's why he plays only to people who can't get that he's...
Sat May 27, 2023, 09:28 PM
May 2023

… the joke. He loves the uneducated.

LetMyPeopleVote

(146,050 posts)
21. For the record, both videos made me laugh a bit.
Sat May 27, 2023, 10:26 AM
May 2023



Watching the way President Joe Biden reacts to a crying baby and then comparing it to the way former President Donald Trump reacts to a crying baby, it really shows me the difference between the two men.

One is patience and calculated, the other easily triggered. I assume both mens' personality traits can sometimes be useful in different situations, but who would you rather be dealing with our national security, human rights and protecting our freedoms?

For the record, both videos made me laugh a bit.

musclecar6

(1,693 posts)
12. Just
Sat May 27, 2023, 09:35 AM
May 2023


A smug arrogant all about him all the time piece of garbage vs a decent caring kind person who we are so lucky to have to straighten out the mess that was left to him to clean up. You go Joe.

haele

(12,707 posts)
17. I noticed the toddler stopped crying for Biden.
Sat May 27, 2023, 10:16 AM
May 2023

Re-directed attention tends to do that. Especially when everyone is laughing, not at the child, but at the comments the original focus of attention is saying.

Haele

gulliver

(13,205 posts)
19. They're both pretty skillful at this
Sat May 27, 2023, 10:18 AM
May 2023

Thanks for the post.

I see Biden's as much more skillful, even, as you suggest, reflective of an inner goodness. There's just nothing Biden can't do. He was also awesome at the Correspondents Dinner.

Trump's is more sardonic and canned. He's got a lot of schtick instinct. This ain't his first Western-themed animal exploitation show.

W.C. Fields (supposedly) had the line, "Anyone who hates children and animals can't be all bad."

There was also a line, "I love crying children, because then someone comes and takes them away." I can't remember whose line it is. ChatGPT suggests it might be the brilliant Phyllis Diller, but I'm not sure.

Wednesdays

(17,509 posts)
32. W.C. Fields was an asshole, too. Particularly off-screen
Sat May 27, 2023, 08:42 PM
May 2023

His bulging red nose wasn't the result of heavy drinking, as popularly thought, it was because he kept getting into fist-fights.

gulliver

(13,205 posts)
39. He probably spread that as a rumor about himself for publicity
Sun May 28, 2023, 09:38 AM
May 2023

Being nicey nice wasn't what he was known for. (On edit: I haven't watched much of his stuff. He was before my time. But I see his lines quoted fairly often.)

GoCubsGo

(32,103 posts)
24. Only one of those guys can name all of his own grandchildren.
Sat May 27, 2023, 01:23 PM
May 2023

And, it ain't the one who wanted to throw the baby of the room because it was crying.

CTyankee

(63,935 posts)
29. This reminds me of the time Michelle Obama tried to comfort a crying baby, then Barack took the
Sat May 27, 2023, 04:04 PM
May 2023

baby and it stopped crying right away! It was funny. Michelle reacted, Obama just smiled and kept holding the now-happy baby.

Ozzi

(17 posts)
38. YESSS! MORE COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Sun May 28, 2023, 03:35 AM
May 2023

Thats EXACTLY whats needed to be seen by all voters
Real differences between REPUBLICANS & DEMOCRATS
Between hardline MAGA and moderate Republicans
Between their bills historys spending crimes words intentions
compare PEOPLE PARTY STATES even COUNTRIES
(eg in Australia there's less guns so less mass murders,
more safety nets so less crime & fears (less broken)
more trust so easier elections pandemics pregnancies
more public infrastructure so less costs & tolls
more public schools so real choice & no charter school closures
USE statistics graphs maps images slogans
AT ALL Community levels where extremists & maga do damage
SHOW the likely possible differences between a
US child's MAGA FUTURE & a US child's DEMOCRAT FUTURE

I'm an older Australian so I can only contribute from the side but in
heart and mind, I am hoping your Democracy can win 2024 as the
World, my family, needs a healthy democracy in USA.
Spent a year in your country, non stop driving and full of
awe at your amazing natural wonders. My family live well in Australia. I was single parent, lower income and now my children have good income & growing profitable businesses (one with multiple staff). One did further education and one did not (the one that now has several staff). Thats what good Governance can achieve. Thats what care of all diverse citizens can achieve. Political parties that compete in a reasonably healthy way and now a good Public/Worker Priority Party (Labor Party) has won at Federal level and majority State level. My daughter's business grew right through 1st year of pandemic because we had a State border lockdown until a vaccine was available. We moved un-masked freely in that first year, we trusted science, trusted leaders and about 90-95% used all protections as they were needed and as they became available.
Spread the Compare/Contrast word.

MurrayDelph

(5,307 posts)
41. I would have loved it
Sun May 28, 2023, 12:31 PM
May 2023

at a townhall row debate if someone would have asked "You both are running as family men. Tell me: what are the names of your grandchildren."

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