Rep.Tim Ryan basically said that V.P.Joe Biden was mentally incompetent.

[Mars and Minerva]

He was just being interviewed by MSNBC . It wasn't subtle and he went on for quite awhile.


I sent...." @RepTimRyan You are done. How dare you infer that a fellow candidate is "declining" in mental health. I promise to do everything I can to make you look like the nasty, sad, losing and jealous loser that you are."

He tried to do this in a more understated way to Nancy Pelosi when she was running for speaker. He is, in my opinion, a sleazy bottom feeder who is bad for the party.

[Thekaspervote]

1. This!! Not presidential material when you'll stoop that low to push your own case

It clearly states I’m all about me.... not what we need

[snowybirdie]

2. Looks like

Old Tim is having a problem with older folks. Just failed the Presidential test. Ageism is as bad as sexism or racism.

[LincolnRossiter]

3. Just saw that. What a toolbag.

Can’t wait for his inevitable departure from this race.

[vsrazdem]

4. That's a pretty rude thing to do, and won't win him any points.

[crazytown]

5. There is an extraordinary case of mental illness sitting in the Oval Office,

new and appalling instances of Presidential corruption in the news, but it is more salient to denigrate the front runner in this way? Which side are you on, Tim?

[PatSeg]

8. Apparently

he is on Tim Ryan's side.

[Mars and Minerva]

30. And judging from his past behavior, if/or when Elizabeth Warren became the front runner...

he would say something sleazy about her too. That's the only tool in his tool box.

[crazytown]

32. Ryan's lack of judgment is only exceeded by his ego

Parroting trump talking points will get him nowhere fast. I welcome the fact that both Biden & Warren are conducting live and let live campaigns. Handing slimy used bullets to MF45 is dumb.dumb.dumb.

[Mars and Minerva]

35. I agree with you completely. nt

[PatSeg]

6. Yeah, Ryan is definitely a bottom feeder

Ever since he tried to undercut Pelosi, I've been very suspicious of him. Though I actually like a lot of the things he says, I don't trust him as a person. I think he'll do or say anything to further his career.

Going after a popular Democrat like Joe Biden is not a good way to win Democratic votes.

[George II]

7. So much for that "Unity Pledge". I could be wrong but by now it seems the only top 10 candidates...

...(or their campaigns) that haven't broken that pledge are Biden and Warren.

[PatSeg]

9. Interesting

As they are right now my two favorites. Integrity and authenticity go a long way with me.

[George II]

11. Two things that are sorely missing in American politics today.

[PatSeg]

14. And I sense that most Democrats

are going to demand them this election.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. Mine, too.

I know they have some policy differences but the two of them would be an unbeatable ticket (and I don't care a bit that they are no spring chickens). Tim Ryan was the same guy who dissed Nancy Pelosi in somewhat the same way, and he can go pound sand.

[PatSeg]

15. And actually any policy differences

between most of the candidates are really quite minor. As such, voters are going to be looking at the person first and foremost. I try to picture a candidate physically in the Oval Office, meeting with foreign leaders, or giving the State of the Union address.

As for Ryan, he needs to earn some respect before he tries to take down people like Nancy Pelosi or Joe Biden. I'd say he needs to walk a mile in their shoes, but I doubt he could last a block. They didn't get to where they are by luck or accident.

[crazytown]

10. Warren made some snarky remarks about fundraisers

immediately after Biden announced, but has kept her counsel since then. I am hoping she does not get drawn into a punch up on the Bankruptcy Act. Interviewers have played that video of her appearance before the Senate, but she has refused to take the bait.

[PatSeg]

17. Yes, Warren is a class act

and seems to really be in touch with how voters feel. Voters hate watching Democratic politicians going after one another, though republicans probably love it.

[BeyondGeography]

13. He's not all that talented IMO

For confirmation, you can rewind the first debate and watch him get Tulsied on Afghanistan.

[bigtree]

16. this is the Tim Ryan that tried to unseat Speaker Pelosi

...'moderate' in action.

[NurseJackie]

18. This is the type of behavior I expect to see in mayoral campaigns. It's unseemly.

He doesn't have the demeanor or temperament to be the Leader of the Free World. --- I'm sure that in his heart-of-hearts he knows he's not going to be our party's nominee. So what good purpose does it serve for him to try and kneecap our party's likely nominee?

[peggysue2]

19. This is a desperation punch from Ryan

And will not improve his standing in the primary. Anymore than the nastiness kept Nancy Pelosi from being Speaker of the House.

Some never learn.

[4139]

20. He is pushing that theme, cnn...

https://grabien.com/story.php?id=250597

[emmaverybo]

21. He fails the character test. Something very wrong with him.

[DrToast]

22. Ummm...maybe tell us what he said instead of what you told him

[highplainsdem]

29. Apparently it was the same thing he said yesterday, which I posted about then:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287267765

[Mars and Minerva]

31. Um... " Rep.Tim Ryan basically said that V.P.Joe Biden was mentally incompetent."

which is why I used it as the title. I did not write down his exact words but it fully encapsulates his statement.

[hlthe2b]

23. He tried and failed to pull that same shit against Pelosi in 2016.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/11/30/dem_rep_tim_ryan_bid_to_oust_pelosi_fails_weve_got_to_figure_out_how_to_win_house_back.html

I won't say what I think of him for fear of running "afoul" but...

[susanr516]

24. Ryan will not be the Democratic candidate for President in 2020

Honestly, reacting to what he said probably amplifies it more than if everyone just ignored it. I'm just filing his latest statement in my memory, along with MANY other reasons why I would never vote for Tim Ryan--unless he was on the ticket for Pres/VP in the general election. I am FIRMLY in the "Vote Blue, no matter who" category.

[betsuni]

25. I've had a grudge against him since he

went on Real Time and launched into the stupid myth that Democrats ignore the working class: "Will you tell the coal people in your state that coal is last century, we'll retrain you but we're not sending you back down the hole? We didn't go into states like that, we didn't go into rural areas." Bill interjects, "Hillary did." Hillary did exactly what Ryan claims Democrats don't do. How in the hell does he not know this? Or just keeping to some kind of anti-Democratic script.

[brush]

26. Yep, he's a sleaze using repug talking points against Biden which only helps trump. His comments...

will show up in repug ads for trump.

[donkeypoofed]

27. He sure has a big mouth

And lofty ambitions! The guy wanted to be Speaker of the House, Minority Leader and now President . Perhaps he should concentrate on doing his current job well and quit looking up so much.

[waveiscoming]

28. Anything for attention

His explanation was even worse when he was caught by a reporting bringing up this topic. Ryan stated that he was trying to raise money and he didn't know it was a reporter.

[gopiscrap]

36. welcome to DU

[crazytown]

33. Eric Swalwell

Credit where credit is due. Representative Swalwell retired his campaign with grace and dignity. I lived in near Fremont briefly - an exciting place, well represented by a good man.

[riversedge]

34. I have disliked him since his hits on Pelosi.