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misterID wrote:Fair or not, I think the stammering really hurts Biden.
Hillary "won" all her debates with Trump. And she pretty much did, imo. I actually thought Trump did better tonight than he did back then, too.
I think you probably know this, but he is a stutterer.
My son has a speech impediment and spent many years in special speech classes because of it. Took the short yellow bus and everything. You’ll get no agreement from me. My son will never outgrow it, just like Biden. It’ll be with him until the day he dies. It’s extremely tough and makes public speaking pretty much the worst thing in the world for my son. I admire Biden for fighting through it.
Dude, didn't know that. I know Biden's a stutterer, I meant when he didn't know what to say, which I think has more to do with his age.
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I had/have a stutter. I largely outgrew it in high school (middle school was torture and my writing style and ability largely started there since I couldn't express myself verbally), but it never fully goes away. I've learned to quickly change words if I find myself stuck trying to articulate one, but still happens to this day. Especially when I'm really stressed or nervous. Biden does the same thing.
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Trump dominated tonight. Pence won his debate too. First debate was an epic cluster fuck.
Trump seems in command. Just was back tracking often, typical politician.
Seems to be your take no matter what happens...
I thought that was Trumps whole appeal....‘he’s not a politician,’ they’d say. Now he’s a ‘typical politician’?
Yes...it sounds like he exceeded everyone’s extremely low expectations of him. That’s about it.
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I had/have a stutter. I largely outgrew it in high school (middle school was torture and my writing style and ability largely started there since I couldn't express myself verbally), but it never fully goes away. I've learned to quickly change words if I find myself stuck trying to articulate one, but still happens to this day. Especially when I'm really stressed or nervous. Biden does the same thing.
It's interesting you mentioned the writing. My son writes constantly, and it's a way to get around the speaking issues he encounters. Our speech therapist didn't touch on this much, but we always suspected it was related. Speech pattern problems can also be linked to eating habits, and he is a very picky eater.
For me with that knowledge and maybe yours as well, the first debate was pure torture to watch. Not just because of what Trump was doing, but because you could tell Biden just couldn't counter quickly enough in part because of his issue. I'm not sure if you did (do) this, but it's also why Biden often goes to a repeated phrase like "Here's the deal" or "Look" before saying what he wants to say. It gives him that extra moment to focus.
- Randall Flagg
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Randall Flagg wrote:I had/have a stutter. I largely outgrew it in high school (middle school was torture and my writing style and ability largely started there since I couldn't express myself verbally), but it never fully goes away. I've learned to quickly change words if I find myself stuck trying to articulate one, but still happens to this day. Especially when I'm really stressed or nervous. Biden does the same thing.
It's interesting you mentioned the writing. My son writes constantly, and it's a way to get around the speaking issues he encounters. Our speech therapist didn't touch on this much, but we always suspected it was related. Speech pattern problems can also be linked to eating habits, and he is a very picky eater.
For me with that knowledge and maybe yours as well, the first debate was pure torture to watch. Not just because of what Trump was doing, but because you could tell Biden just couldn't counter quickly enough in part because of his issue. I'm not sure if you did (do) this, but it's also why Biden often goes to a repeated phrase like "Here's the deal" or "Look" before saying what he wants to say. It gives him that extra moment to focus.
Be there for him. My father didn't give a shit and the other kids made my life hell 6th-8th grade. Left me with a chip on my shoulder and anger I didn't resolve until my early 30s.
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Be there for him. My father didn't give a shit and the other kids made my life hell 6th-8th grade. Left me with a chip on my shoulder and anger I didn't resolve until m?y? ?e?a?r?l?y? ?3?0?s?.? I began arguing with Mitch on a Guns N Roses message board
fixed.
just kidding.
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This could be significant.
EARLY VOTE UPDATE: More than 3 million young people have already voted in the #2020Election, including over 2 million in some of the states where we have identified the youth vote could shape results this November. https://t.co/sHCuyil6Xm
— CIRCLE (@CivicYouth) October 22, 2020
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I voted early today...i had seriously contemplated not voting...i had thought that trump was going to win this thing because he could cut a mean wrestling promo.
Took almost an hour believe it or not...that’s how many people were there.
I was annoyed a bit but then i realized how awesome a sight this was...all these people standing out in the drizzling rain because they were absolutely determined to vote.
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Apparently this is a Bernie Bro.
A 19-year-old man who was found in North Carolina in May with a van carrying 5 guns, explosives and 0,000 in cash planned to assassinate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, court records show. - @CNBC https://t.co/JDcKy0mMn2
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 23, 2020
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If Texas goes Blue, which i didn’t think was possible but the early voting numbers are interesting me, this would be why.
Two of the key points in Harris County's early vote so far:
— Mike Morris (@mmorris011) October 24, 2020
💥 56% of the electorate so far is women (~+9 points from '16)
➡Related map: https://t.co/SlMcBxZpg1}
💥 Young voters (<40) make up 31% of the electorate (+~11 points from '16)
➡Related map: https://t.co/yArQHoGXRl pic.twitter.com/QzgLC31GeU
