I promised myself I wouldn’t write about the debate. I didn’t see it in real time for one thing. I was watching the Phillies blow a 4-1 lead….in a game that ended with Bryce Harper pulling a hamstring as he made the final out, which could possibly put him out of action for the rest of the summer. So I was in no mood to listen to Trump spew gibberish about sharks and motorboats, or to watch Biden try not to get swamped in a blizzard of lies by crying “that’s a load of malarkey” over and over. I did notice that my Facebook feed was twitching, however. Biden’s main goal was to prove to the nation that his age wasn’t gonna be an issue. Mission not accomplished, as he looked ancient up there, at times confused and sputtering, but mostly just exhausted. Not everybody at 80 years old is Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, bubba.
"....like punching Chuck Wepner in the face...."
"....like punching Chuck Wepner in the…
"....like punching Chuck Wepner in the face...."
I promised myself I wouldn’t write about the debate. I didn’t see it in real time for one thing. I was watching the Phillies blow a 4-1 lead….in a game that ended with Bryce Harper pulling a hamstring as he made the final out, which could possibly put him out of action for the rest of the summer. So I was in no mood to listen to Trump spew gibberish about sharks and motorboats, or to watch Biden try not to get swamped in a blizzard of lies by crying “that’s a load of malarkey” over and over. I did notice that my Facebook feed was twitching, however. Biden’s main goal was to prove to the nation that his age wasn’t gonna be an issue. Mission not accomplished, as he looked ancient up there, at times confused and sputtering, but mostly just exhausted. Not everybody at 80 years old is Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, bubba.