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Wow! Biden tweet, minutes ago, with video: There's a difference between the two candidates in this election. (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 28 OP
I can't wait for April and May! Fiendish Thingy Mar 28 #1
It will be a challenge for him to simply sit still & stay quiet. CrispyQ Mar 29 #55
Joe Biden is running a much tougher and smarter campaign this time around Johnny2X2X Mar 28 #2
Joe Biden's campaign last time around worked, obviously. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 28 #24
It did work Johnny2X2X Mar 28 #25
Go Joe!! 617Blue Mar 28 #3
Hilarious and effective malaise Mar 28 #4
I like the emphasis on ACTION vs... vs... Hugin Mar 28 #5
And those who support TSF are cilla4progress Mar 28 #6
I'm out of the loop, but what does TSF stand for? Is it "The Sick F***"? Vdizzle Mar 28 #7
Yes.. it is what Biden has called him privately.... bsiebs Mar 28 #10
Yep. n/t Attilatheblond Mar 28 #11
Yyyyaaaaasssssss! cilla4progress Mar 28 #13
Learn something new and true every day, LOL - Backseat Driver Mar 28 #27
I thought it was The Stupid Fucker KS Toronado Mar 28 #28
Joe first called him The Former Guy IbogaProject Mar 28 #19
thanks for this! forevermore that will be my acronym for tsf! peacebuzzard Mar 28 #21
I wish the media would use that photograph of Trump for every article or mention of him. Lonestarblue Mar 28 #8
Elon must want to delete this something awful Submariner Mar 28 #9
It is a DU feature... its a legit x bsiebs Mar 28 #12
Appreciate the heads up on that...thanks Submariner Mar 28 #17
A few shots in BittyJenkins Mar 28 #14
Whoever they've got writing these ads is killing it pinkstarburst Mar 28 #15
Wow, that whole feeble, old man routine on PatSeg Mar 28 #16
THIS malaise Mar 28 #20
Love the photo of a demented Trump with his mouth hanging open. Martin68 Mar 28 #18
That's the look on my dad's face Blue Idaho Mar 28 #32
Someone needs to photoshop it catchnrelease Mar 28 #47
Wow that pic of him at the end is horrifying ! kimbutgar Mar 28 #22
Humorous, but won't swing any votes. NM Grins Mar 28 #23
Might get some confidence for the "but I don't want to vote for either old man" people who mucifer Mar 28 #26
Not the cult but maybe some independents or perhaps some dems who were going to stay home. -nt CrispyQ Mar 29 #56
The country and our DEMOCRACY are at stake - take NO fucking prisoners. Humiliate the C-sucker. NoMoreRepugs Mar 28 #29
That's how tsf treats his caddie? KS Toronado Mar 28 #30
😆😆😆 sheshe2 Mar 28 #39
He's been doing it for years now NanaCat Mar 28 #43
Golf carts are designed for 2 people KS Toronado Mar 28 #44
Brutal.They know something we don't. Joinfortmill Mar 28 #31
The only way to improve it - Jirel Mar 28 #33
Not suffering under any delusion Grammy23 Mar 28 #34
Some Republicans are disgusted by him, they just won't say it out loud FakeNoose Mar 28 #42
Great ad... Hikerchick57 Mar 28 #35
Great ad, but does the general populus see this if they're not on X or Du? Sogo Mar 28 #36
social media GenThePerservering Mar 28 #46
K&R onecaliberal Mar 28 #37
POTUS on the offense. YES! SupportSanity Mar 28 #38
That is great! sheshe2 Mar 28 #40
This was also true when Chump was still in the White House FakeNoose Mar 28 #41
The MAGA are not living in real time as we think of it. Some of them ARE nearly as delusional as Trump. I overhear Ford_Prefect Mar 28 #45
When you don't use a brain to think through complex issues with multi-faceted perspectives, summer_in_TX Mar 29 #52
According to several psychologists it resembles addiction in that 1st they get a chemical jolt from the fear Ford_Prefect Mar 29 #53
Whoever is doing these as is brilliant! llmart Mar 28 #48
Keep them coming! Compare and contrast -- TSF looked really bad. OMGWTF Mar 28 #49
He's not looking so good on that golf course bdamomma Mar 28 #50
Yes, looks like he doesn't put on his orange makeup for golf, or he sweated it off. SunSeeker Mar 29 #51
Keep it up Joe! Get under this guy's skin! -nt CrispyQ Mar 29 #54

Fiendish Thingy

(15,617 posts)
1. I can't wait for April and May!
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 11:24 AM
Mar 28

Trump won’t even have time for golf, as he’ll be in court four days a week.

Glad to see the Biden campaign kicking ass!

CrispyQ

(36,470 posts)
55. It will be a challenge for him to simply sit still & stay quiet.
Fri Mar 29, 2024, 09:23 AM
Mar 29

We could see a meltdown on national TV. ~crosses fingers.

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
2. Joe Biden is running a much tougher and smarter campaign this time around
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 11:25 AM
Mar 28

Last edited Thu Mar 28, 2024, 12:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Really beating Trump at his own game and I think it is working.

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
25. It did work
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 12:54 PM
Mar 28

But I think he and his campaign are smart to recognize things are different right now than they were in 2020. Trump's lunacy was on full display every single day and the country was in full chaos with nationwide protests against police killings, and a Covid crisis that was killing thousands. Trump and the media want the voters to forget all about that and they're trying to normalize Trump. Biden and his campaign aren't having it and are taking it to Trump right now with his own tactics.

Backseat Driver

(4,392 posts)
27. Learn something new and true every day, LOL -
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 12:59 PM
Mar 28

I thought it was "The Slob Father" Maybe needs another S? TSSF!

IbogaProject

(2,816 posts)
19. Joe first called him The Former Guy
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 12:11 PM
Mar 28

But changed track as that made them somewhat equal. And TSF better describes that wretch.

peacebuzzard

(5,174 posts)
21. thanks for this! forevermore that will be my acronym for tsf!
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 12:21 PM
Mar 28

I am so repulsed by him and his followers i can't keep pretending that they are normal.

Lonestarblue

(9,996 posts)
8. I wish the media would use that photograph of Trump for every article or mention of him.
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 11:42 AM
Mar 28

It clearly shows him for the demented fool he is.

Submariner

(12,504 posts)
9. Elon must want to delete this something awful
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 11:45 AM
Mar 28

He just hates the Democratic form of free speech.

How come this tweet has the blue bird instead of the X in the upper corner? Legit tweet?

pinkstarburst

(1,327 posts)
15. Whoever they've got writing these ads is killing it
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 11:49 AM
Mar 28

The music they chose for the 45 segments was the perfect touch! Biden= competent president. 45=loony tunes lazy, spends all his time golfing. Yup! Pretty much it!

PatSeg

(47,468 posts)
16. Wow, that whole feeble, old man routine on
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 11:50 AM
Mar 28

Trump's part not only backfired on him, it has been used against him!

Nice try Donald. How does it feel to have all your tactics used against you? Karma at its finest.

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)
32. That's the look on my dad's face
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 01:22 PM
Mar 28

During his final years. His age related dementia was really taking hold then - he had lots of trouble processing the world in front of him. This is not a sign of fatigue, it is not a sign of a normally aging brain - trust me - this is a sign of a sick brain failing.

mucifer

(23,545 posts)
26. Might get some confidence for the "but I don't want to vote for either old man" people who
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 12:54 PM
Mar 28

are democrats.

KS Toronado

(17,243 posts)
30. That's how tsf treats his caddie?
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 01:10 PM
Mar 28

"You go hang on the back, you're not worthy to sit next to me, besides my fat ass needs both seats"

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
34. Not suffering under any delusion
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 01:30 PM
Mar 28

That ads like that, as humiliating and biting as they are, will sway any hard core MAGA voters. But there are plenty with just a little bit more information and comparison will pause at the thought of sticking with or selecting tRump. The Biden campaign needs to chip away relentlessly — beat him like a rented mule — until the comparison is obvious. Biden is the man, getting things done. tRump is a fool, a doddering old fool, who has no business back in the White House.

Then later they need to hit him with his crimes, dishonesty and all around nastiness. He is not a nice man. He is not even a decent man. He is an insult to the office he aspires to hold again. He only wants it to avoid prison and accountability. Let’s all vow we’ll work with everything we’ve got to make him a one term president and do everything we can to make him pay for his crimes. Make him regret the day he ever thought being POTUS was a good idea.

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
42. Some Republicans are disgusted by him, they just won't say it out loud
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 03:45 PM
Mar 28

Some Republicans have no intention of voting for Chump, they'll just leave the top slot on the ballot blank. Or some might vote for Kennedy. (I don't know that for sure but it doesn't matter.) Chump will get way fewer votes this time than last.

Too many Americans do not want him back in the White House - ever again. All we Dems need to do is Get The Vote Out and get our independent friends to care enough to help us. We'll have a solid BLUE SWEEP in November - the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives.

Sogo

(4,986 posts)
36. Great ad, but does the general populus see this if they're not on X or Du?
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 01:54 PM
Mar 28

I know I wouldn't have seen it except that you brought it here from X....

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
41. This was also true when Chump was still in the White House
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 03:37 PM
Mar 28

He never had any kind of "work ethic" in the way that most Americans think of it.
Apparently the MAGAs don't care.

Ford_Prefect

(7,901 posts)
45. The MAGA are not living in real time as we think of it. Some of them ARE nearly as delusional as Trump. I overhear
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 04:25 PM
Mar 28

them in he grocery store or in the coffee shop. They speak resolutely of their fantasies and it sounds as if we are living in a television soap opera. The kind where events and emotions are exaggerated for melodramatic effect.

They are not capable of recognizing the difference[/i] between the world they've been hyped into believing in and the reality of their own neighborhood. Its like when people go on and on about how awful "those" homeless people are, or "those" immigrants living down the street are. When the truth is the "immigrant" family happens to include a registered nurse at the local ER and her husband: a lawyer for the town council, while some of the local homeless are displaced veterans who fought in Vietnam, Iraq, and Syria.

The same MAGA speak as if there never was a world in which the US offered a home to anyone yearning to breathe free, where their grandparents fought to oppose the kind of fanatical tyranny on open display at Trump rallies and GOP speeches, where the simple truth was a conversation to be shared rather than a whipping post for the angry entitled white racist.

You cannot offer them reason because their ability to reason has been turned off, replaced by stock phrases and a terrified certainty that we are about to fall of the edge of the earth if one more immigrant arrives in Eagle Pass, TX, or down the block. It is a social disease of pandemic proportions.

summer_in_TX

(2,738 posts)
52. When you don't use a brain to think through complex issues with multi-faceted perspectives,
Fri Mar 29, 2024, 01:05 AM
Mar 29

synapses atrophy and die. I believe you are literally right, that there is a physiological reason for their inability to reason. Plus the nonsense implanted in their brains seems to have spread tendrils throughout like a bad horror movie.

Ford_Prefect

(7,901 posts)
53. According to several psychologists it resembles addiction in that 1st they get a chemical jolt from the fear
Fri Mar 29, 2024, 08:40 AM
Mar 29

instilled by the propagandist, then they get another kind of chemical jolt from the anger they feel. It resembles the cycle of withdrawal and resupply that an addict goes through. It is more complex than I am writing here but the cycle and recycle are real events to them. It is maintained by nearly constant barrage of Stochastic terrorism put out by Fox et al, Trump, and other figures. It is how propaganda of this type works, the way a cult works, the way some religious practices work. It is why cultists must be weaned away and deprogramed in order to function as individuals. That the delivery system is words and images rather than ingestion of a chemical in some ways is more insidious. The really sad thing about this is that the cultists believe that they are normal and that anyone who presents them with conflicting information is an abnormal threat.

People who are caught up in a cult have no functional ability to see that. They have been programmed to reject any information which conflicts with the worldview inculcated into them. Cultists need not be unintelligent but it makes programming them easier. Some very smart people have come to hold very rigid views of culture, the world, and even the universe, resisting what you might think should be the intelligent view that would question certain inconsistencies.

There are better, more detailed and dynamic descriptions of the way cults work and the effects I have tried to illuminate above here. The principle issue to keep in mind is that cult members cannot usefully distinguish between their worldview and seemingly obvious contradicting facts or reasoning.

Their leadership is aware that this is the case and depend on reinforcing the cycle of fear and belief to maintain power over the herd. Their leaders are another aspect of the cult wherein they use the followers for personal gain or as a mob to support the leader's power and authority. Leaders may or may not believe in the cult values and thinking. They certainly believe in using the gullible as a means to personal authority.

Propaganda campaigns function more or less the same way by generating false perceptions which are effectively self-reinforcing.

llmart

(15,540 posts)
48. Whoever is doing these as is brilliant!
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 08:16 PM
Mar 28

That picture at the end - looks like grandpa escaped from the nursing home again and probably needs a diaper change or his meds dialed back.

SunSeeker

(51,559 posts)
51. Yes, looks like he doesn't put on his orange makeup for golf, or he sweated it off.
Fri Mar 29, 2024, 12:41 AM
Mar 29

Trump looks ashen, obese and demented. Those big baggy suits of his sure hide a lot, but his golf clothes don't.

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