Column: You can relax, Gavin: Biden showed he’s not a doddering old man
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: You can relax, Gavin: Biden showed he’s not a doddering old man

LA Times  

President Biden and Gov. President Biden, in his State of the Union speech, reminded me of a cranky old grandpa emphatically telling his concerned adult offspring: “Look, kids, I’m not moving out of the house. If the job opened up now and Newsom seized the moment, he’d surely need to run against his old San Francisco ally, Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden’s State of the Union address actually was one of the best by any president in a long time. Before the address, I’d have preferred that Biden steal President Lyndon B. Johnson’s classic line capping his 1968 nationally televised speech on the Vietnam war: “Accordingly, I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term.” Johnson bowed out on March 31 because he figured he couldn’t win against growing anti-war rebellion in the Democratic Party.

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Biden bristles at continued questions about his age and abilities in NBC interview
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden bristles at continued questions about his age and abilities in NBC interview

NPR  

Biden bristles at continued questions about his age and abilities in NBC interview toggle caption Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool As the first night of the Republican National Convention unfolded, President Biden sat for a new televised interview where he pushed back when asked about whether he needed to do more to convince his party that he’s …

Keir Starmer dodges questions about whether 81-year-old Joe Biden is too old to continue as US President... as new PM defends Labour plan to make peers retire at the age of 80
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer dodges questions about whether 81-year-old Joe Biden is too old to continue as US President... as new PM defends Labour plan to make peers retire at the age of 80

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer dodged questions about whether Joe Biden is too old to continue last night, as he prepared for his first face-to-face talks with the US President. Speaking to reporters en route to Washington last night, Sir Keir said talks were likely to focus on the unique defence and security partnership between the countries. Sir Keir Starmer and his …

Biden debate: His deplorable performance has put his grandchildren in an impossible position.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden debate: His deplorable performance has put his grandchildren in an impossible position.

Slate  

What has Joe Biden been up to since his mythically catatonic performance at last week’s debate? At least one of the president’s grandchildren has expressed interest in getting more involved with the campaign, perhaps by talking with influencers on social media, according to the informed person. First there’s Naomi, the 30-year-old eldest daughter of Hunter, who keeps a thoroughly anodyne …

Column: How’d the grandpa debaters do? Three experts on aging size up Biden, Trump
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: How’d the grandpa debaters do? Three experts on aging size up Biden, Trump

LA Times  

Steve Lopez asked three experts on aging to watch the debate and share their take on the candidates’ command, coherence, competence, composure, reason and skills of communication and articulation. One of my experts, Dr. Zaldy Tan, director of the Memory and Aging Program at Cedars-Sinai, emailed to say a televised debate can be like a “cognitive stress test” and is …

Column: No graveyards, no ice cream shops. Some experienced advice on how Biden should handle the age issue
10 months, 1 week ago

Column: No graveyards, no ice cream shops. Some experienced advice on how Biden should handle the age issue

LA Times  

Bob Dole places flowers at the grave of his great-great-grandfather. But the issue is particularly acute for Biden, who, at 81, is the oldest president in history — as special counsel Robert Hur flagrantly reminded voters last week in his pseudo-diagnosis of the chief executive as “a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.” Veterans of those earlier presidential campaigns …

Trump trolls Biden with 'White House Senior Living' ad
11 months, 1 week ago

Trump trolls Biden with 'White House Senior Living' ad

The Independent  

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'My career of 280 years': Biden jokes off 2024 age concerns
1 year, 7 months ago

'My career of 280 years': Biden jokes off 2024 age concerns

India Today  

Joe Biden served in the Senate for 270 years. When Biden told the Irish parliament last month that he has never been more optimistic about the future, he notably added, “And I’m at the end of my career, not the beginning.” “The only thing I bring to this career after my age — as you can see how old I …

Biden’s age is a hot topic as he looks to extend his time in the Oval Office until he is 86
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden’s age is a hot topic as he looks to extend his time in the Oval Office until he is 86

CNN  

CNN — When President Joe Biden went for his annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Thursday morning, he set a new record – as he does every morning – as the oldest US president ever. “People want to focus on one number – the president’s age, 80,” he said, and let the words linger for just …

Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — People in their 80s lead countries, create majestic art and perform feats of endurance. “Pelosi’s decision makes such questions more salient in the context of Biden’s 2020 statement that he was the bridge to a new generation of leaders.” Biden’s verbal flubs have been the stuff of legend throughout his five-decade political career, so sussing out the impact …

Biden at 80: A \'\'respecter of fate\'\' mulls 2nd White House bid
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden at 80: A \'\'respecter of fate\'\' mulls 2nd White House bid

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: People in their 80s lead countries, create majestic art and perform feats of endurance. It's soon time for Joe Biden, 80 on Sunday, to decide whether he has one more mountain to climb — the one to a second term as president. Some supporters wince when he speaks, hoping he gets through his remarks OK. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's …

Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — People in their 80s lead countries, create majestic art and perform feats of endurance, one even scaling Mount Everest. Some supporters wince when he speaks, hoping he gets through his remarks OK. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision, at age 82, to pull back from leadership and let a new generation rise may spill over into Biden’s thinking and …

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