Damn, the people at Fox News are working so hard at pinning something on Biden that the show Outnumbered (Their version of The View), the scandal de jour today was Biden’s choice of shoes, evidencing his advanced age.
Biden wore sneakers under his suit.
It is far more serious than the tan suit, which looked so damned good on Obama I still am angry about it (That is what really made them mad. They shoulda’ called him “Tony.”)
It is more serious because the member of Outnumbered who introduced the topic was Harris Faulkner, and she is experienced enough to know better. Emily Campagno really took the ball and ran with it.
At issue, of course, is Biden’s “advanced age,” and — according to the theory on Outnumbered —Biden’s staff is covering for him.
Evidently, they believe that there is a greater chance of tripping wearing $900 Ferragamos.
The conversation is fairly long (And the video is below), so we’ll just go through the highlights:
FAULKNER: We all change our footwear, I’ve broken my ankle in the last few years.
STOP!!! How old are you, Harris?
FAULKNER: So, I understand. But when you look at those compared to who he “is” running against, Donald Trump who is not that far off in age (And not the Republican candidate yet, Harris), and Joe Manchin, who is an octagenarian.
But what?
FRANCIS?: Those shoes, my father will be 87 (And is not president)… To a man of that age, going in public, to a formal gathering, that’s the equivalent of wearing your bedroom slippers outside… “wearing those shoes, particularly a commander in chief in public…That’s like wearing a Speedo and flip flops to a funeral.”
Yeah. Except Joe Biden has been to a lot of funerals, so that is one bad analogy.
And it’s not even correct. It’s considered pretty cool these days.
But far more importantly, let’s look at this just like the tanned suit. So f@#king what!
Let’s pretend that it is to prevent a fall on grass that looks awfully long for the White House. (Shouldn’t it look like the fairway at a golf club, where someone else also used tennis-like shoes.)
Maybe the elderly gentleman’s coordination is a little off. That does NOT align with “addled,” or “brain-dead,” or “vegetable,” or any of the other horrid words you’ve thrown at the man who has done nothing but love non-political conservatives right back.
And here is a pretty big clue that President Biden is plenty smart and on his game. He’s kicked your asses all over the place.
One can make a case that Joe Biden, with the massive infrastructure bill he got passed (Not all of Build Back Better, but a lot of it), with his prescription drug price program, insulin cap, with his loan forgiveness (both times), with the record number of jobs added, the pardons, the record number of women of color named to the bench, inflation back to 3%… has had the most consequential first term in two generations.
All against the GOP kicking and screaming the whole time (Except the massive infrastructure bill. We must acknowledge that 19 GOP senators voted for it).
The president may not be as “quick” as he once was (I’m not, and I’m 52). But he more than makes up for it with fifty years of wisdom and experience in government.
And that is their real problem. Hunter Biden still isn’t president. The president isn’t linked with anything Hunter did (and won’t be). President Biden turned his files in when he found them.
They have no “scandal” against Biden, as hard as they try, just like the tanned suit.
Damn, that suit looked good, especially in August in Washington DC. And the MAGAs can’t beat Biden, so there’s the problem(s).
Fox News host is mad at President Biden for wearing sneakers:
“wearing those shoes, particularly a commander in chief in public…That’s like wearing a Speedo and flip flops to a funeral.” 🤡🤡 pic.twitter.com/5A4TJUz7Np
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 21, 2023
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Editor’s Note: This is an opinion piece reflecting the opinion of the author alone
