• conditional_soup@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    If that’s the only thing you’re going to focus on, why not run Jimmy Carter? He’s even older still, and also won an election before. Surely concerns about his physical inability to campaign are just ageism and laying excuses to vote fascist.

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      5 months ago

      …Carter didn’t win the primary…

      Edit: if he had I would absolutely vote for him in this situation. If a single square if toilet paper had won the DNC primary (I’m not talking about Charmin…a single square of single-ply made from balsa-wood…dampened) I would vote for it in this situation.

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        5 months ago

        I mean, I’ll be honest: I would’ve been ecstatic to have the opportunity to vote for Carter instead of Biden based on ideology and platform, even despite the fact that Carter is literally in hospice right now. (And Carter at age 81 vs. Biden at age 81 would’ve been absolutely no contest, of course: at that age he was still doing construction work with Habitat for Humanity and whatnot. Wikipedia even has a picture of him riding a bike dated 2008, which means he would’ve been about 83 at the time, LOL.)

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        I mean, yeah, but wouldn’t it be better/safer to NOT run the damp single ply paper against the fascist? Shouldn’t the choice be made easy?

        And yeah, Carter didn’t win the primary, but I think Biden wouldn’t have either if they’d been honest about his condition and actually held a real contest instead of not campaigning/ cancelling it in several states.

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        5 months ago

        Bruh the primary was cancelled in multiple states lmao. The Democratic Party is a fucking joke.

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        Oh no, somebody disagreed with me on the internet, they must be a bot. Touch some grass, dude.

        Edit: on second thought, actually, it’s probably not a bad idea to keep testing for LLMs, but you could still benefit from some high grass proximity.

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        I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my uncle Sam’s Born on the Fourth of July I’ve got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart She’s my Yankee Doodle joy Yankee Doodle came to London Just to ride the ponies I am a Yankee Doodle boy

        I’m the kid that’s all the candy I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy I’m glad I am So’s Uncle Sam I’m a real live Yankee Doodle Made my name and fame and boodle Just like Mister Doodle did By riding on a pony I love to listen to the Dixey strain “I long to see the girl I left behind me” And that ain’t a josh She’s a Yankee, by gosh Oh, say can you see Anything about a Yankee that’s a phoney?

        I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my uncle Sam’s Born on the Fourth of July I’ve got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart She’s my Yankee Doodle joy Yankee Doodle came to London Just to ride the ponies I am a Yankee Doodle boy

        Father’s name was Hezikiah Mother’s name was Ann Maria Yanks through and through Red, white and blue Father was so Yankee hearted When the Spanish War was started He slipped upon his uniform And hopped up on a pony My mother’s mother was a Yankee true My father’s father was a Yankee too And that’s going some For the Yankees, by gum Oh, say can you see Anything about my pedigree that’s phoney?

        I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my uncle Sam’s Born on the Fourth of July I’ve got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart She’s my Yankee Doodle joy Yankee Doodle came to London, Just to ride the ponies I am a Yankee Doodle boy

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      5 months ago

      Jimmy Carter has retired from political life. Thus he is not relevant

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          Well duh, so why was is relevant for the the above commenter to bring up? That’s my point.

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              What’s ironic about your comment?

              Irony the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

              Are you saying it ISNT obvious that Jimmy Carter is out of the running?

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                The irony is that, opposed to my suggestion that Jimmy Carter would be a good choice, he is an obviously poor choice for a candidate because he’s in hospice. Ideally, the effect would be to likewise draw out the point that, apart from age alone, the problem with Biden is his overall condition and ability to campaign effectively.