#CoSoWriters Today's #9CL:

"Uncle Ethel's Lexicon from Hell."

https://www.gocomics.com/9chickweedlane/2024/07/06

#Weather #Hurricane #Beryl

Looks like the #SpaceX #Starbase is pretty much out of the cone, although I'm sure they'll get storm surge.

#NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston looks like they're going to get wet.

#Politics #Biden

It appears that #ABCNews just released the entire interview on their YouTube channel. Give this link a try.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8LoAsHz-Mc

#Politics #Biden

Overall, I thought Biden did a solid job. Stephanopoulos did all he could to trip him up, but he didn't.

Biden kept coming back to his accomplishments and his intimate friendships with world leaders. Trump doesn't have that.

Stephanopoulos kept coming back to, "You're old." Biden kept coming back to his track record, what he stands for, and what Trump represents. That's it in a nutshell.

#Politics #Biden

Stephanopoulos concludes by saying they also offered an interview to #Trump. He declined.

Pundit now pontificating that the interview did not calm anyone and raised new concerns. I'm done with this.

#Politics #Biden

Biden says the "discontent" is coming from the press, not Democrats. Says that Schumer, Jeffries, Pelosi support him; they talk all the time, they've never expressed any concern.

Stephanopoulos keeps throwing hypotheticals at him; Biden finally has enough and says "I'm not going to answer that."

#Politics #Biden

Stephanopoulos asks if it will be harder to run against #Trump this time.

"Not when you're running against a pathological liar."

#Politics #Biden

Stephanopoulos says "you're falling further behind." Biden replies that polling isn't as reliable as it used to be, which Stephanopoulos acknowledges, but notes polls in battleground states. "I carried a lot of Democrats the last time I ran in 2020." Also recalls the so-called "red wave" in 2022 that never materialized.

#Politics #Biden

Biden notes the recent #SCOTUS immunity ruling. He replies that "the character of the President" will decide the consequences of that ruling.

"If I stopped now, I'd go down in history as a pretty good president."

#Politics #Biden

(Biden's voice is a bit hoarse. Perhaps this is after the Madison rally.)

Stephanopoulos asks how he can convince people he will be capable for his second term. Biden lists yet again all his accomplishments, including international relations.

"Do you have the mental and physical capacity to do this for another four years?"

"I wouldn't be running if I didn't think I could."

#Politics #Biden

Biden notes he runs the most important country in the world. Every day, he's making critical decisions.

Stephanopoulos asks if he's willing to have an independent examination. Biden says, "I've already done it."

#Politics #Biden

Stephanopoulos asks again if he's had more lapses in the last six months. If he's frail. Biden keeps telling him it's not true. Says his doctor told him after the debate that he was exhausted.

"Have you had a full neurological and cognitive evaluation?"

Biden lists all the tests he's had.

"No one said I had to, I'm good."

#Politics #Biden

Stephanopoulos reads reports from NYT, WSJ, WaPo reporting his decline. Biden replies by listing his accomplishments. Notes the annoouncement today that 200,000 jobs were added last month. Touts taking on Big Pharma. Lists his goals for his second term.

#Politics #Biden

"I just had a bad night. I don't know why." Notes he did ten public events after the debate without incident.

#Politics The #Biden interview was held at Sherman Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin.

#Politics The #ABCNews #Biden interview begins. 22 minutes long, "no cuts, no edits."

Begins with the above clip.

#Politics Here's a clip for tonight's #ABCNews interview with President #Biden. The full program airs at 8 PM EDT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMX-QPSXL-Q

#Politics #MAGA The Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina has called for some of his poltiical opponents to be murdered.

https://newrepublic.com/article/183443/mark-robinson-north-carolina-gov-candidate-hateful-rant-killing

#Politics #Biden I just finished watching his remarks at the Madison WI rally. He started off a bit slow, but once he got wound up he was firing on all cylinders. He misspoke and stuttered a few times, but he's always done that.

Watch it in its entirety, not the 30-second clips you'll see on cable news tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/live/tleujWDs-Go?t=6240s

#Politics From #NBCNews: #Biden doubles down at Madison, Wisconsin rally.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-wisconsin-rally-staying-in-2024-election-race-debate-rcna160417