There’s a line of attack on @JoeBiden(and not just from Trump and his sycophants, toadies, and lackeys, but also from @DrJillStein) claiming that he’s showing signs of cognitive decline. In reality, he’s had a lifelong problem with stuttering. 1/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/joe-biden-stutter-profile/602401/ …
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There's probably very little politically that Biden and I would agree on, yet I find this line of attack absurd. I've known enough people with stutters to know what a triumph it is just to be functional. Criticizing policy is fine. Stupid personal attacks are not.
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Indeed. If you read the article, you’ll see how far Biden went, how much effort he put into overcoming it, including rehearsing hours upon hours reading complex poetry and carefully marking out speeches where it’s OK to pause and boxing in alternate words. That’s admirable.
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