Stop misleading us. Biden's mental capabilities are of grave concern to American voters

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Expect Biden to excel when it’s not past his bedtime

On Monday, I witnessed President Joe Biden make a political speech during prime time to the nation.

He has just positioned himself against the Supreme Court.

If things go his way, he is happy, however, when he doesn’t get his way he uses national television to express his distain to a decision.

This decision also affects you, Joe!

This speech was directed straight at his opponent. He couldn’t beat him in the debate and had to use his teleprompter to be sure he wouldn’t fall asleep.

By the way, media reports say he only works from 10:00 in the morning until 4:00 p.m.

It was past his bedtime!

Denny Rosenhagen, College Grove 37046

Time to take the keys away from Joe Biden

To me, the saddest thing about the debate June 27 was witnessing symptoms of what appeared to be President Biden’s mental state: difficulty talking, repetition, confusion, difficulty walking, poor judgment.

 When addressing voter concern about his “capability” to be the leader of the country for another term, the president included a “by the way” confusing comment about “buying off a lot of people,” and “the whole idea of computer chips,” and about having “3% of the market.”

When asked about the opioid problem, the president talked about a big “fentanyl machine” that rolls over everything that comes across the border, and then repeated three times that “we need those machines.” When asked about abortion, the president commented about a young woman raped and killed by an “immigrant” and about a lot of women being raped by their in-laws, spouses, brothers, and sisters.

The president’s voice was raspy. He stuttered and stammered. He had a blank stare look about him when talking. He needed assistance as he very slowly walked down the steps in front of the stage after the debate. His slow, cautious gait on the watch party stage and in the Waffle House after the debate resembled Frankenstein’s.

As painful as it might be, it is time for someone to tell the president that it’s time to give up the keys to the car.

John Conners, Murfreesboro 37130

Scrapper from Scranton versus a classic narcissist

Joe Biden, born of modest means, a scrapper from Scranton, exemplifies the American success story, overcoming personal devastation and formidable obstacles to rise to the highest elected office in the land. Having suffered two failed bids in his quest for the presidency, a persistent Biden rehabilitated his candidacy for a victorious third run in 2020.

 One can only conjecture how he would have fared against Donald Trump in 2016 if, instead of deferring to Hillary Clinton, he had been the Democratic nominee.

Donald Trump is a classic narcissist, who views every encounter, whether business, political, or social, as transactional. Incapable of expressing empathy, narcissists seek vengeance for even the smallest sleight.

Lack of trust in relationships was perhaps the prime dynamic at play in the revolving door characteristic of the Trump Administration. Ultimately, the former president surrounded himself with sycophants, who indulged him with morsels of the expediently palatable.

Joe Biden, the politician, and Joe Biden, the person, are one and the same; no pretense, facade, or veneer to conceal the true identity of candidate Biden on the campaign trail.

Unlike his predecessor, he is not oblivious to his shortcomings; conversely a humble awareness affords him the opportunity to overcome  them. In stark contrast to Trump, Biden has refused to exploit his office for personal gain, choosing a modest lifestyle versus opulence.

Donald Trump is the undisputed leader of the antiliberal crusade against the much maligned “liberal elites,” a pejorative label for his political adversaries, party affiliation notwithstanding.

While American democracy cannot endure another Trump presidency, he will assuredly challenge the legitimacy of a Biden victory; consequently, making it incumbent on establishment Republicans, Independents, and Democrats to coalesce around a common purpose, that of saving our beleaguered Union.

Robert Judkins, Hendersonville 37075