I've been of the opinion since a little after 2008 that I think it'll keep getting worse until somewhere in the middle of this century before we have the public will & working class organization necessary to do anything meaningfully different. We may be in imperial decline, but when the start point is "global hegemony" there's a loooong way to fall.
Just too damn democratic innit. It's weird that the max limit is two terms of 4 years.. And all the presidents seem to think that they're SUPPOSED to be there for 4 years.. What about being there for 4 years.. Then another democrat takes the win and that dem can then be there for 8 years with some luck... 8 years of one president tends to lead to a flip in power.. I don't think that would be the case if more presidents did 4 year stints. You don't get as bored with a president in 4 years.. The president doesn't have 8 years to rack up horrible mistakes that will then be used against the sitting party's next candidate.
Frankly so did the GOP. they just put on a freak show where all of the candidates rooted for Trump except Christie playing the attack dog for special effects. Just like with Biden Trump was coronated before the primaries even started. Meaning we the people really don't have much of a say so. We get to vote for the two they shove in our faces and we are stupid enough to fight over which one is the "lesser evil".
My gramma wouldn't stop driving till I moved in with her and drove everywhere for her. I would still catch her trying to take drives before I woke up. All AFTER an accident that left half her body bruised. You're right ... and we're boned.
I don’t think Kamala would’ve agreed to be VP if she thought he was gonna run again in 2024. Everyone in 2020 thought he’d be a one term President. Including Biden himself at the time.
I feel for the Americans. Here in France, we find ourselves in a tough situation as well. Interestingly, at the root of both problems is a president who refuses to give an inch and are clinging desperately to power, even though they're the issue. I also see a denial of democracy in both cases.
both my parents had dementia and it took them several minutes to recognize who I was and who they were talking to in general. They could remember events from the distant past but not what happened a minute ago. Otherwise they were energetic, sometimes highly energetic, even into their 90s. Biden generally does not display those traits. Instead, he is scarier: he seems unusually slow, he has a death stare, his speech is slurred and confused, he has trouble collecting his thoughts in a coherent manner, he seems stubborn and out of touch and he tends to reminisce a little too much about the past. All traits of a man who is gradually yet steadily shutting down. I don't know if he can make it through another year much less 4 years. Eventually, the 25th Amendment will have to be considered.
As someone who cares for my FIL with it, I agree that I don't think its Dementia either, he's just very old and is becoming too frail for it all. I do very much wish he would have passed it on to Harris but it is what it is and there is no way out at this point without giving Trump the presidency.
@@Tavera12 have hope, the voters just might be able to figure out good v. evil by September when the voting starts. Maybe - just maybe - Biden has just enough left in him to summon his inner 1948 Harry Truman. The fight isn't over until the count reaches 10.
If you really think they wouldn't have replaced him already if that were necessary you might as well be arguing there's no difference between 45 and 46
@@futurestoryteller Of course they wouldn't do that, even if it may be justified. The only reason they haven't done that is the same reason the vast majority of them are too afraid to publicly said that he should step down, even though they feel that way privately. It's because the optics would be terrible. Also, it's downright impossible for them all to get on the same page for something much less monumentally dramatic, like simply saying publicly they think he should step down, because they're always preoccupied with public perception, or how their actions could be used against them by republicans. Another factor is that clearly they feel that Biden can be controlled and steered. (I just can't believe they thought that all of this was going to fly as he continued to degenerate, and the election got closer and closer.)
It truly baffles me why Kamala hasn’t invoked the 25th yet. Her past self that slept her way to the top of SF politics would be so ashamed with her present self’s lack of naked ambition.
@@JohnDoe-my5ip I think that would be bad for her campaign. It would look like she was getting him out of the way so she can run. Especially since there are so many Blue MAGA who are still pushing for Joe
I also feel like Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the US are in disarray right now and hoping their continued horrors will go unnoticed now that we're looking elsewhere.
Bibi has basically been trying to wait Biden out for months now because as ineffective as Biden is at stopping genocide, Trump will gladly greenlight it
Biden, Pelosi, Shumer, Durbin... CLEAN HOUSE, SENATE, W.H.!!! Bring in a new generation. What's the risk of the new generation replacing the old and possibly losing when we know that there's a probability that the old generation is going to lose anyway...?
The problem is that the 'old generation' does not want to go away 😉 They're getting so much bribes from the lobbyists, and they want to stay in power _till the end of their lives_
The only thing that makes sense is that they instinctually understand that younger people have had enough of capitalism and are willing to throw our country into a fascist state rather than hand the keys to socialists like us and risk destroying capitalism.
Preserving the status quo and progressives being elected, and most important them no longer being able to enrich themselves without consequences, and as it has been previously started their ego won't let them. Whoever wins, I expect to see another feinstein scenario.
Someone needs to tell--not ask--Biden to drop from the race. There needs to be some hard brinksmanship to tell Biden that it's his turn to take one for the team. And that if he digs his heels in that people are abandoning him.
I hate to say it, but they might have to subtly hint that if he 'doesn't go quietly' then they'll invoke the 25th. Of course the ducks have to be in a row if he calls that bluff. No doubt Jill's digging in her heels, too, and I'm sure she's formidable.
I really don't understand Sam's take on the George Clooney thing. Why was Clooney's op-ed piece a bad idea? He literally JUST hosted the biggest fundraising campaign for a Dem candidate. He spoke with Biden personally, and can attest to the fact that the debate was not a one-time thing. I think Sam literally had no idea how connected Clooney is politically. Was Michael Moore saying that Biden should step aside a bad idea? What about Jon Stewart? Should no one speak out on this? Trying to determine what the ambiguous line is between "good" speaking out and "bad" speaking out.
I agree with Sam. There is nothing strategic about bashing Biden the way Clooney did. Clooney went rogue. Just because he fundraised doesn’t mean he is doing the bidding of the Dems. In fact it’s possible quite the opposite he feels entitled to say what he honestly believes because he is helping provide for the Dems.
@@majorlazor5058 I also agree with sam. He's a guy who supports the democratic party on his own terms I think, much like any big donor. I don't think he's being aimed like a sniper rifle or anything like that. He views himself more as an important piece of the party than someone to be used as a pawn, he feels his opinions shift other people's stances. If anything, the fundraiser he did proved his loyalty to the party at large and only really adds credibility to his request for Biden to step down. He's behaving like a guy who wants the democratic party to win, and he doesn't have all that much faith in Biden. At the end of the day, Clooney is a human just like everyone else. Part of the celebrity idolization that is damaging is switching from worshiping to turning them into villains.. They're just two different pedestals... Humans are easier to understand if we try to understand them by their human instincts rather than "he has money! Therefore he doesn't work like humans at all anymore!" Celebs are just people, everyone. Not gods, not demons.. Just people. Doing their thing.. Watching movies from a comfier couch than the rest of us. Overly confient and narcissistic? Sure, just like your boss or your boss' boss or the guy who is rumored to have a really big penis or whatever. Just humans.. No magical abilities.
He definitely knows I don't think you understand what he's saying. Sam's stance is that there is no option Everyone wants Biden to drop out but if you ask 5 people who should replace him you get 5 different answers
And the problem is this… think about the fact that with dementia plus Parkinson’s, he will not be reachable to heed advice. He will stay stubborn until the end. The end being some type of locked in syndrome where he will be even able to respond or even speak. He needs serious treatment and it is downright cruel to not help Biden and make him comfortable in the twilight of his life.
I agree. I think they started with the idea of getting the polling and then making Joe see the light and make the decision himself to step aside. Then it turned into getting more polling and now it's an argument of who can beat Trump, when the original inclination was to replace a candidate who is showing cognitive decline.
You're right. Too many think that people with dementia issues are easily controlled and made to do things they don't want to do. That is so not the case, ask some caregiver's out there how easy it is. Plus Biden has a lifetime of politics set in his brain. He's seemingly delusional about how great he is, of course I think that was the same before his current dementia issues. My aunt became so deluded at one point (not the entire course of her disease though) that she thought she was on the cover of a writing magazine as a published author (I think probably being a published author was her biggest dream). And of course, no one could force her to do anything, not before nor after she got dementia/Alzheimer's. She, even deep into her disease, wouldn't even try to drive a car as she recognized that she was unable anymore. Biden is trying to lead a country. How deluded can he become and what damage can he do? I don't know how much control he actually exerts over things behind the scenes. We must be the laughing stock of the world's leaders allowing someone with dementia to run this country and speak for us.
I used to work with the elderly he needs to go his mind isn’t that sharp anymore we need a better candidate and Trump has dementia I know because I used to work with dementia people he has it. We are screwed either way.
George Clooney has always seemed politically aware or active, especially when you add the fact that his wife is very much involved in politically charged things. I think he did this of his own volition. And he's right.
That would be a terrible idea. And its not happening. It would be utter stupidity to drop out. If you disagree, what method would you use to replace him? Who would replace him? Kamala? They are tied in the polls. The only reason shes so high is BECAUSE shes Bidens vp.
@@philliph8991 I think it's utter stupidity for him to stay in. the method that I lean towards is what Representative Clyburn is calling a "mini-primary." those are my answers to your questions. we obviously disagree.
@@philliph8991here, let me rephrase that for you so you maybe understand the problem: after nearly a year on the campaign trail Biden is tied in polls with with his VP who has barely made public appearances and doesn't have the entire DNC apparatus pumping out hundreds of millions in advertising to promote her.
@@not-that-Chris all the top candidates in that hypothetical are losing to biden. Whitmer losing by 10%. Newsome 8%. Kamala tied. Also kamala is the only one that can take the built infrastructure and 500 mil in funds legally. A new candidate would start with 0 funds and infrastructure and offices in states. Clearly you know nothing of how this actually works. Like most americans.
@@viralbull8085 Only party even slightly moving in the right direction is the dems. Not exactly a lot else to vote for. Protest votes don't do anything. Third party voters are the dumbest people in the world. Alls you got is what you're served by the elite.. THAT is what needs to be changed. Corruption must be made illegal again. Voting for the GOP will only make it MORE legal, taking you even further from the prospect of actually having someone worth voting for.
This is a braindead argument. Trump won't drop out because Republicans want him, warts and all. Whether Democrats think Trump is unfit is totally irrelevant. Democrats don't get to choose who they run against, they get to choose who they run. And their base holds candidates to a higher standard than MAGA.
It really does feel like we're gambling with the fate of the country here, either keeping him in or replacing him will have effects we can't predict. Just remember that we can't undo our mistakes.
he said he wouldnt pardon hunter, tell him kamala will pardon him have him not only drop out but resign now and have everyone get on board so she goes in on the run and have her pick gretchen whitmer and those 2 women do the pro choice tour
I think GC saw what was happening - in terms of the cracks, and decided that he needed to step up. I’m glad he did. Isn’t that what we want ppl to do? To speak out when somethin ain’t right? Weird take by Sam.
Clooney probably spoke out for the same reason that many of us commenters are speaking out, except for that he saw it in person. I have seen Pod Save America talk about the fundraiser that George referred to, and they had the same takeaway. I would imagine that an op-ed is basically Clooney's version of a TH-cam comment.
I'm ridin' with Biden no matter what. Joe is the only one to beat trump. If he takes a health nose dive after he beats trump, we still have the oval and that's all that matters.
Yeah, the Dems enabled this, and covered it up until the debate. They knew what they were doing. Honestly, I don't think the old guard of the Dem establishment really cares whether Trump wins.
It's not gonna happen. Biden won the delegates and it's clear that he's not going to step aside (even though I think he should). At this point, his campaign needs to immediately counter with a focused and sustained "Team Biden" blitz that highlights VP Harris and cabinet members talking about what the administration has accomplished and what it still hopes to achieve.
Am I the only one who is glad George Clooney said something? Like, definitely Clooney is obviously full of himself, but we cant win with Biden. We need *more* prominent voices telling Biden to drop out not less. If the relevant ones arent going to do their job for whatever stupid reason then yeah, Ill glady take Clooney
I can’t wait for the NATO interview. As for George Clooney, I don’t agree. His wife and him are far too involved in “charities” especially outside the US, can’t believe he is doing this on his own
Sam why are you shot out of a cannon on George Clooney? Didn't he say what we want people to say? And when is the other time you've ever heard Clooney criticize a Democrat? This is huge.
Honestly, even if Biden is on life support, voting for him to stop Trump is still the right move. Time is almost up to switch nominees for president/vp.
Democrats should concentrate on project 2025. What I'm aftaid of is MAGA pulling something at the Democratic convention. I'm getting bad vibes of Roger Stone pulling something in Chicago. Remember 1968.
Absolutely not. I might make the same claim against you. If Democrats are fighting each other, then we aren't fighting Trump. So why are you fighting with your fellow Democrats? I expect Trump enjoys Dems fighting each other instead of him. Democratic infighting doesn't help anything, and frankly, it is too late to remove Biden. Nothing anyone on the Dump Biden bandwagon has said has convinced me that they can win with another candidate. All they have done is convince me that they don't like Biden.
Just the opposite. I believe if Biden can not win, then no Democrat can. I do not think it is feasible to replace Biden so late in the process and still win. The last time that a US President stepped aside was 1968, when Lyndon Johnson stepped aside and Hubert Humphry ran as the Democratic nominee. Democrats lost. Richard Nixon was elected President. I will not play this game. If Democrats manage to push Biden out of office, then I will assume we are going to lose, and I will write Biden's name in.
If anything, it’s Biden that seems to think he’s the tough one. He seems to think that no one is willing to confront him about why it is a bad idea for him to continue to be president, so really I think it’s actually George Clooney that has the guts here not the weak Democrats that are willing to kiss Biden’s, but the same way Trump’s supporters are willing to do it for him.
Seniors can get very stubborn when it comes to cognitive decline, not recognizing it or denying it because they don't want to believe. That's why the phrase is "it's time to take away grandpa's car keys" and not "grandpa realized he's not safe behind the wheel and voluntarily gave us his car keys."
I don't see ANY democrats kissing Biden's whatever. There's not enough time to pick a new candidate and Biden has a higher approval rating then Kamala.
Hey, mock Carville all you want but he was REAL EARLY on Biden not running. He moved around a lot once it was a done deal but he WAS there from early on.
Doing your part not to enable primary rigging would have been a good start for Majority Report. Where was MR during the primary? Told us to accept that Biden would be the nominee rather than pressure the Party.
You're nuts if you think MR has the pull to influence what the DNC does. The entire NYT editorial board, Morning Joe, and George Clooney can't make them budge, but this is Sam Sedar's fight? They also hid how much Biden's health has deteriorated. All we had to go on was the State of the Union speech. If he'd performed half as well during the debate we wouldn't be having this conversation.
There was literally no one running who could win the primary. Like they didn't even have people on the ballots in all the states. You cannot blame MR for pointing out that reality. The Florida primary was literally cancelled because only Biden was an option to vote. Maybe instead of blaming MR for something they didn't do, take some responsibility for not convincing your favored candidate to run in the primary. MR does not have any more power in that regard than you do realistically.
I've seen this in my own family, as have many. What takes a year to happen, doubles in six months, then three. The decline is exponential. Normally just touting what he's accomplished goes a long way in a campaign, but the worry about whether he can do anything in the coming four has to be considered.
You need to take the polls numbers of candidates not named Biden or Harris with a grain of salt. By and large, the general public has not seen those others perform. For example, (hypothetically) if Newsom were to debate Trump he would destroy him. Now take that poll again. So if they are thinking about other candidates then they need to be pushed forward into the public eye so that they can be judged by the public…then take those polls again, some may surpass Biden or Harris.
I think GC was recruited or at least coordinated with democrat politicians and got the green light prior to the op ed. Unfortunately, large fundraisers have alot of power.
I was hoping there would be a smartest way presented- but did I miss it? I think it was just that Clooney’s method and everything else going on was not the smartest way
Do we really think getting him to drop out will help? I get nervous cause i feel this talk helps trump. Id rather a fish that can sign something for dems over trump. Idk it gets me spooked
Just tell him he already served his 2nd term and trick him
that is the first time I laughed all day, I am sooooo depressed over this! Thank you!!!!🤣🤣🤣
The Right has no priciples and the Left has no spine. This is a pattern I've seen many times over the years.
Also laughed out loud. Thank you!
Condor237. You stop that right now. You made me pee my pants. I’m 87 and out of depends……you made my day. Love you❤❤❤
Jill can tell and she need the cash
Just put his resignation on a teleprompter and put him on TV. He'll read it without even realizing what he's reading.
Ya know, that might just work.
LMAO
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Each election I think it can't get worse.
Maybe I should stop thinking that.
I've been of the opinion since a little after 2008 that I think it'll keep getting worse until somewhere in the middle of this century before we have the public will & working class organization necessary to do anything meaningfully different.
We may be in imperial decline, but when the start point is "global hegemony" there's a loooong way to fall.
I used to think that too... or so I thought...Err.. Did I?
I can't remember much at my age.
@@dr.zoidberg8666well I'm a (misunderstood) misanthrope at heart but I do agree 100%
don't worry, this is the last one 👌
What's the use of having democracy at all?
the smarter way was primaries but the democratic leadership in their great wisdom deemed all that stuff unnecessary
Just too damn democratic innit.
It's weird that the max limit is two terms of 4 years.. And all the presidents seem to think that they're SUPPOSED to be there for 4 years.. What about being there for 4 years.. Then another democrat takes the win and that dem can then be there for 8 years with some luck...
8 years of one president tends to lead to a flip in power.. I don't think that would be the case if more presidents did 4 year stints. You don't get as bored with a president in 4 years.. The president doesn't have 8 years to rack up horrible mistakes that will then be used against the sitting party's next candidate.
No doubt. It's WHY we have them.
Frankly so did the GOP. they just put on a freak show where all of the candidates rooted for Trump except Christie playing the attack dog for special effects. Just like with Biden Trump was coronated before the primaries even started.
Meaning we the people really don't have much of a say so. We get to vote for the two they shove in our faces and we are stupid enough to fight over which one is the "lesser evil".
Would have taken just one debate and Biden would have been exposed.
It's like everyone in the party just assumed if it wasn't gonna be okay someone else would handle it... and now we're here.
It's basically telling my grandparents they shouldn't drive anymore but it's the president 🤦🏽♀️
My gramma wouldn't stop driving till I moved in with her and drove everywhere for her. I would still catch her trying to take drives before I woke up. All AFTER an accident that left half her body bruised. You're right ... and we're boned.
Sometimes you need to take the keys and hide them.
I don’t think Kamala would’ve agreed to be VP if she thought he was gonna run again in 2024. Everyone in 2020 thought he’d be a one term President. Including Biden himself at the time.
If Clooney is a mega donor for the Dems, you better believe he's talking to high ranking campaign people
If/When Biden does bow out, it will be because of the donors.
I’m just imaging him handling it From Dusk Till Dawn style and I can’t stop laughing 🤣🤣
@@jk-474Well now I have to finally watch that movie
I feel for the Americans. Here in France, we find ourselves in a tough situation as well. Interestingly, at the root of both problems is a president who refuses to give an inch and are clinging desperately to power, even though they're the issue. I also see a denial of democracy in both cases.
Yeah, the situation in France has seemed eerily similar in many ways. Just a standard function of late-stage liberal capitalism, I guess.
both my parents had dementia and it took them several minutes to recognize who I was and who they were talking to in general. They could remember events from the distant past but not what happened a minute ago. Otherwise they were energetic, sometimes highly energetic, even into their 90s. Biden generally does not display those traits. Instead, he is scarier: he seems unusually slow, he has a death stare, his speech is slurred and confused, he has trouble collecting his thoughts in a coherent manner, he seems stubborn and out of touch and he tends to reminisce a little too much about the past. All traits of a man who is gradually yet steadily shutting down. I don't know if he can make it through another year much less 4 years. Eventually, the 25th Amendment will have to be considered.
If BOTH you’re parents had dementia you’ll be getting symptoms in your late 50’s 🤣🤣⏰⏰
@@PostAnywayyy I'm 64, nothing yet. Fingers crossed.
As someone who cares for my FIL with it, I agree that I don't think its Dementia either, he's just very old and is becoming too frail for it all. I do very much wish he would have passed it on to Harris but it is what it is and there is no way out at this point without giving Trump the presidency.
@@Tavera12 have hope, the voters just might be able to figure out good v. evil by September when the voting starts. Maybe - just maybe - Biden has just enough left in him to summon his inner 1948 Harry Truman. The fight isn't over until the count reaches 10.
Those symptoms agree with a Parkinson's diagnosis
Please, not another Presidential Debase. 25th Amendment.
If you really think they wouldn't have replaced him already if that were necessary you might as well be arguing there's no difference between 45 and 46
@@futurestoryteller Of course they wouldn't do that, even if it may be justified. The only reason they haven't done that is the same reason the vast majority of them are too afraid to publicly said that he should step down, even though they feel that way privately. It's because the optics would be terrible.
Also, it's downright impossible for them all to get on the same page for something much less monumentally dramatic, like simply saying publicly they think he should step down, because they're always preoccupied with public perception, or how their actions could be used against them by republicans.
Another factor is that clearly they feel that Biden can be controlled and steered. (I just can't believe they thought that all of this was going to fly as he continued to degenerate, and the election got closer and closer.)
It truly baffles me why Kamala hasn’t invoked the 25th yet. Her past self that slept her way to the top of SF politics would be so ashamed with her present self’s lack of naked ambition.
@@JohnDoe-my5ip I think that would be bad for her campaign. It would look like she was getting him out of the way so she can run. Especially since there are so many Blue MAGA who are still pushing for Joe
@@JohnDoe-my5ipu have any basis for this claim?
I also feel like Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the US are in disarray right now and hoping their continued horrors will go unnoticed now that we're looking elsewhere.
Bibi has basically been trying to wait Biden out for months now because as ineffective as Biden is at stopping genocide, Trump will gladly greenlight it
Biden, Pelosi, Shumer, Durbin... CLEAN HOUSE, SENATE, W.H.!!! Bring in a new generation. What's the risk of the new generation replacing the old and possibly losing when we know that there's a probability that the old generation is going to lose anyway...?
The problem is that the 'old generation' does not want to go away 😉 They're getting so much bribes from the lobbyists, and they want to stay in power _till the end of their lives_
The only thing that makes sense is that they instinctually understand that younger people have had enough of capitalism and are willing to throw our country into a fascist state rather than hand the keys to socialists like us and risk destroying capitalism.
Problem is that kind of thinking... that no other generations exist beside you.
Preserving the status quo and progressives being elected, and most important them no longer being able to enrich themselves without consequences, and as it has been previously started their ego won't let them. Whoever wins, I expect to see another feinstein scenario.
@richardking888 you didn't mention one GOP geriatric. I wonder why.
And around and around and around we go Just like with Ginsberg.
It's so frustrating. We're being held hostage by this geriatric fool and his crackhead son.
TH-cam sucks dog dick. They block all my comments.
Democrats are really good at losing really easy races, almost seems intentional at this point 💀
well, if it isn't drama to make news and keep people angry, american politics doesn't have much else.
This is nothing like Ginsburg. Once Joe drops out, the election is effectively over. Trump wins in an historic landslide.
Someone needs to tell--not ask--Biden to drop from the race. There needs to be some hard brinksmanship to tell Biden that it's his turn to take one for the team. And that if he digs his heels in that people are abandoning him.
He'll be like "CornPop I always knew you'd comeback"
Don't worry Clooney is on it
I hate to say it, but they might have to subtly hint that if he 'doesn't go quietly' then they'll invoke the 25th. Of course the ducks have to be in a row if he calls that bluff. No doubt Jill's digging in her heels, too, and I'm sure she's formidable.
I really don't understand Sam's take on the George Clooney thing. Why was Clooney's op-ed piece a bad idea? He literally JUST hosted the biggest fundraising campaign for a Dem candidate. He spoke with Biden personally, and can attest to the fact that the debate was not a one-time thing.
I think Sam literally had no idea how connected Clooney is politically. Was Michael Moore saying that Biden should step aside a bad idea? What about Jon Stewart? Should no one speak out on this? Trying to determine what the ambiguous line is between "good" speaking out and "bad" speaking out.
I agree with Sam. There is nothing strategic about bashing Biden the way Clooney did. Clooney went rogue. Just because he fundraised doesn’t mean he is doing the bidding of the Dems. In fact it’s possible quite the opposite he feels entitled to say what he honestly believes because he is helping provide for the Dems.
@@majorlazor5058maybe it wasn't a strategic decision but an emotional one. It's the Party's job to win an election not their donators and supporters
@@majorlazor5058 I also agree with sam. He's a guy who supports the democratic party on his own terms I think, much like any big donor. I don't think he's being aimed like a sniper rifle or anything like that. He views himself more as an important piece of the party than someone to be used as a pawn, he feels his opinions shift other people's stances.
If anything, the fundraiser he did proved his loyalty to the party at large and only really adds credibility to his request for Biden to step down.
He's behaving like a guy who wants the democratic party to win, and he doesn't have all that much faith in Biden. At the end of the day, Clooney is a human just like everyone else. Part of the celebrity idolization that is damaging is switching from worshiping to turning them into villains.. They're just two different pedestals...
Humans are easier to understand if we try to understand them by their human instincts rather than "he has money! Therefore he doesn't work like humans at all anymore!"
Celebs are just people, everyone. Not gods, not demons.. Just people. Doing their thing.. Watching movies from a comfier couch than the rest of us. Overly confient and narcissistic? Sure, just like your boss or your boss' boss or the guy who is rumored to have a really big penis or whatever. Just humans.. No magical abilities.
He definitely knows I don't think you understand what he's saying.
Sam's stance is that there is no option
Everyone wants Biden to drop out but if you ask 5 people who should replace him you get 5 different answers
There is nothing strategically advantageous pretending Biden s age is greater threat than Trump's Project 2025
And the problem is this… think about the fact that with dementia plus Parkinson’s, he will not be reachable to heed advice. He will stay stubborn until the end. The end being some type of locked in syndrome where he will be even able to respond or even speak. He needs serious treatment and it is downright cruel to not help Biden and make him comfortable in the twilight of his life.
I agree. I think they started with the idea of getting the polling and then making Joe see the light and make the decision himself to step aside. Then it turned into getting more polling and now it's an argument of who can beat Trump, when the original inclination was to replace a candidate who is showing cognitive decline.
You're right. Too many think that people with dementia issues are easily controlled and made to do things they don't want to do. That is so not the case, ask some caregiver's out there how easy it is. Plus Biden has a lifetime of politics set in his brain. He's seemingly delusional about how great he is, of course I think that was the same before his current dementia issues. My aunt became so deluded at one point (not the entire course of her disease though) that she thought she was on the cover of a writing magazine as a published author (I think probably being a published author was her biggest dream). And of course, no one could force her to do anything, not before nor after she got dementia/Alzheimer's. She, even deep into her disease, wouldn't even try to drive a car as she recognized that she was unable anymore. Biden is trying to lead a country. How deluded can he become and what damage can he do? I don't know how much control he actually exerts over things behind the scenes. We must be the laughing stock of the world's leaders allowing someone with dementia to run this country and speak for us.
I used to work with the elderly he needs to go his mind isn’t that sharp anymore we need a better candidate and Trump has dementia I know because I used to work with dementia people he has it. We are screwed either way.
George Clooney has always seemed politically aware or active, especially when you add the fact that his wife is very much involved in politically charged things.
I think he did this of his own volition. And he's right.
When they say that New York has now become a swing State there is trouble in paradise.
No amount of pressure is going to affect Biden. He's always been egotistical.
Isn't that a pre-requisite to be president?
TBH anyone who thinks they can be president has to have at least some degree of hubris.
based on the title I was hoping that I would find out what the smartest way to get Biden to drop out is
That would be a terrible idea. And its not happening. It would be utter stupidity to drop out. If you disagree, what method would you use to replace him? Who would replace him? Kamala? They are tied in the polls. The only reason shes so high is BECAUSE shes Bidens vp.
@@philliph8991 I think it's utter stupidity for him to stay in. the method that I lean towards is what Representative Clyburn is calling a "mini-primary." those are my answers to your questions. we obviously disagree.
@@philliph8991here, let me rephrase that for you so you maybe understand the problem: after nearly a year on the campaign trail Biden is tied in polls with with his VP who has barely made public appearances and doesn't have the entire DNC apparatus pumping out hundreds of millions in advertising to promote her.
@@not-that-Chris all the top candidates in that hypothetical are losing to biden. Whitmer losing by 10%. Newsome 8%. Kamala tied. Also kamala is the only one that can take the built infrastructure and 500 mil in funds legally. A new candidate would start with 0 funds and infrastructure and offices in states. Clearly you know nothing of how this actually works. Like most americans.
@@philliph8991literally any other member of the party has a better chance.
Are you referring to the polls where he’s losing to dt by 9 points?
Forgot about the end, almost spilt my beer when Sam jumped out
Sometimes it's a little uncanny when they spend a video talking about genocide, then Sam pops out enthusiastically
That's what I believe, then Kamala steps in.
I don’t know guys…a leap into the unknown seems more dangerous than keeping Biden.
He is now turning into Trump with his refusal to leave. If Biden stays in this and loses, I will never vote for Dems again.
Such fresh hell … we have been in political hell for DECADES! 🩸🔥
Keep voting blue no matter who, eventually the weasel will pop
I am sure of that 😂😂😂😂
@@viralbull8085 Only party even slightly moving in the right direction is the dems. Not exactly a lot else to vote for.
Protest votes don't do anything.
Third party voters are the dumbest people in the world.
Alls you got is what you're served by the elite.. THAT is what needs to be changed. Corruption must be made illegal again. Voting for the GOP will only make it MORE legal, taking you even further from the prospect of actually having someone worth voting for.
I'm sure _everything will be alright_ if you continue to _Vote Blue No Matter Who_ , right ? 😜
If Joe’s too old, then so’s Trump. They should both drop out.
It's not about age, it's about energy. Bernie is older than them both and still sharp as a tack.
This is a braindead argument.
Trump won't drop out because Republicans want him, warts and all. Whether Democrats think Trump is unfit is totally irrelevant.
Democrats don't get to choose who they run against, they get to choose who they run. And their base holds candidates to a higher standard than MAGA.
It's all about making the horse race neck and neck (media) and the donor class pissing their pants.
It really does feel like we're gambling with the fate of the country here, either keeping him in or replacing him will have effects we can't predict. Just remember that we can't undo our mistakes.
he said he wouldnt pardon hunter, tell him kamala will pardon him have him not only drop out but resign now and have everyone get on board so she goes in on the run and have her pick gretchen whitmer and those 2 women do the pro choice tour
I think GC saw what was happening - in terms of the cracks, and decided that he needed to step up. I’m glad he did. Isn’t that what we want ppl to do? To speak out when somethin ain’t right? Weird take by Sam.
Didn’t he say that he became worried when he saw Joe in person at the fundraiser?
Clooney probably spoke out for the same reason that many of us commenters are speaking out, except for that he saw it in person. I have seen Pod Save America talk about the fundraiser that George referred to, and they had the same takeaway. I would imagine that an op-ed is basically Clooney's version of a TH-cam comment.
It’s time for a Kamalameha wave.
🥥 🥥🥥
Mamala!! Sexy, smart, and as a prosecutor, she will kick Trump’s ass at thr debate.
"IT WAS A DEBATE!!! IT WAS A DEBATE!!! 🤣"
I'm ridin' with Biden no matter what. Joe is the only one to beat trump. If he takes a health nose dive after he beats trump, we still have the oval and that's all that matters.
We've become so jaded we think no individual can evaluate Biden independent of polls? 😢
I guess we forgot all about Hillary polling at 99% yeesh 🙄
Smarter way? Not let him run for a second term in the first place.
Yeah, the Dems enabled this, and covered it up until the debate. They knew what they were doing. Honestly, I don't think the old guard of the Dem establishment really cares whether Trump wins.
Smartest way to get Biden out: Lobby donors.
The donors are the ones pissing themselves and want him out.
@@phiksit … apparently not enough of them, else Biden would be gone.
MR is supposed to be better than this.
He’s too stubborn
That's because he KNOWS that you'll happily vote for him.
LET HIM WIN, and then Kamala steps in
Darn, I was hoping for Clooney/Biden Nespresso commercial to help rehab the sleepy Joe narrative.
Well I am a Brit and I listen to George Clooney. He is a party donor, an intelligent, politically active guy, who is concerned about America"s future.
The "donor class" want Biden out. Most voters want him to stay.
It's not gonna happen. Biden won the delegates and it's clear that he's not going to step aside (even though I think he should). At this point, his campaign needs to immediately counter with a focused and sustained "Team Biden" blitz that highlights VP Harris and cabinet members talking about what the administration has accomplished and what it still hopes to achieve.
Am I the only one who is glad George Clooney said something? Like, definitely Clooney is obviously full of himself, but we cant win with Biden. We need *more* prominent voices telling Biden to drop out not less. If the relevant ones arent going to do their job for whatever stupid reason then yeah, Ill glady take Clooney
I can’t wait for the NATO interview.
As for George Clooney, I don’t agree. His wife and him are far too involved in “charities” especially outside the US, can’t believe he is doing this on his own
We have 116 days till election day, biden isn't going to step down, you people need to step up instead.
Still nothing on Doe174??? How? It’s all “bIDeN oLD” duuurrrr
Seriously. Isn't that a funny thing? Why THIS? I was looking to MR to NOT be 'mainstream media'. A lot of people went mask off real suddenly…
Sam why are you shot out of a cannon on George Clooney? Didn't he say what we want people to say? And when is the other time you've ever heard Clooney criticize a Democrat? This is huge.
George Clooney is unironically his character from “Hail Caesar!”
We got almost ten minutes before it became about Bidens involvement in gaza. Well done.
Honestly, even if Biden is on life support, voting for him to stop Trump is still the right move. Time is almost up to switch nominees for president/vp.
Yes, but there are a lot of voters who don't agree. Why not try to get their votes rather than pretending they don't matter/exist?
Stoping the money going to Biden's campaign, seems like a good way to get Biden to step aside, or maybe one or two more debates.
The late Michael J. Brooks called it, he was just four years off.
"But her e-mails!" Let's remember.
You're wrong. Usually you're not. But you're going down the wrong path.
Democrats should concentrate on project 2025.
What I'm aftaid of is MAGA pulling something at the Democratic convention. I'm getting bad vibes of Roger Stone pulling something in Chicago. Remember 1968.
If we try to pick a new candidate we loose
We must stick with the policies we have and those we want
Project 2025 will criminalize us all
Can't wait to hear the replays of these shows 5 months from now 🙄 Jesus 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😎
I don't think Biden should drop out.
Ah, a Trump supporter then.
Absolutely not. I might make the same claim against you. If Democrats are fighting each other, then we aren't fighting Trump. So why are you fighting with your fellow Democrats? I expect Trump enjoys Dems fighting each other instead of him. Democratic infighting doesn't help anything, and frankly, it is too late to remove Biden. Nothing anyone on the Dump Biden bandwagon has said has convinced me that they can win with another candidate. All they have done is convince me that they don't like Biden.
Just the opposite. I believe if Biden can not win, then no Democrat can. I do not think it is feasible to replace Biden so late in the process and still win. The last time that a US President stepped aside was 1968, when Lyndon Johnson stepped aside and Hubert Humphry ran as the Democratic nominee. Democrats lost. Richard Nixon was elected President.
I will not play this game. If Democrats manage to push Biden out of office, then I will assume we are going to lose, and I will write Biden's name in.
The Caine Mutiny with Humphrey Bogart would be useful reference.
I just watched that!
@@PostAnywayyy I saw it in high school in the '80s and it left an impression. I keep waiting for Biden to obsess over the missing "Strawberries!"
If anything, it’s Biden that seems to think he’s the tough one. He seems to think that no one is willing to confront him about why it is a bad idea for him to continue to be president, so really I think it’s actually George Clooney that has the guts here not the weak Democrats that are willing to kiss Biden’s, but the same way Trump’s supporters are willing to do it for him.
Seniors can get very stubborn when it comes to cognitive decline, not recognizing it or denying it because they don't want to believe. That's why the phrase is "it's time to take away grandpa's car keys" and not "grandpa realized he's not safe behind the wheel and voluntarily gave us his car keys."
I don't see ANY democrats kissing Biden's whatever. There's not enough time to pick a new candidate and Biden has a higher approval rating then Kamala.
@@SuzakuX yea I’ve heard of those but even my siblings say me and a sister of mine are stubborn too. 😅 and we do both get it from are dad. 😆
Bernie would beat Trump
Nope, Bernie would lose biggly
@@regionalrange3052Just like we all lose biggly from reading your thoughts in comment form.
@@nameless_alchemist You are going to cry biggly when Trump will win. Haha
@@regionalrange3052 No, I won't.
@@nameless_alchemist oh yes you will haha
Does the word "incompetence" come to mind?
The longer he waits...
You guys literally are doing what the corporate media wanted you to do. Answer me why they all chose this time to speak out and not last year?
Hey, mock Carville all you want but he was REAL EARLY on Biden not running. He moved around a lot once it was a done deal but he WAS there from early on.
This conversation over Biden stepping aside is a dead end. He’s not stepping aside. Move on.
All of this has me so depressed these last few days. Sam and Emma’s reaction to that IM at 10:14 gave me a much-needed laugh 😂😂😂
Right!? 🤣
This isn't the first time fizzydrinks has rat effed you, Sam, I think. LOL
Didn’t have the Majority Report jumping head first into clickbait on my 2024 bingo card, but here we are. 😂
Somebody find that kid that yells out, "Hey! The Emperor is not wearing any clothes."
How about the cabinet pulling a 25th amendment and ushering him out the door.
Kamala should ride the saying "It's not how you got the position, but what you do while at it"
Doing your part not to enable primary rigging would have been a good start for Majority Report.
Where was MR during the primary? Told us to accept that Biden would be the nominee rather than pressure the Party.
You're nuts if you think MR has the pull to influence what the DNC does. The entire NYT editorial board, Morning Joe, and George Clooney can't make them budge, but this is Sam Sedar's fight? They also hid how much Biden's health has deteriorated. All we had to go on was the State of the Union speech. If he'd performed half as well during the debate we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Too based for MR comments.
There was literally no one running who could win the primary. Like they didn't even have people on the ballots in all the states. You cannot blame MR for pointing out that reality. The Florida primary was literally cancelled because only Biden was an option to vote.
Maybe instead of blaming MR for something they didn't do, take some responsibility for not convincing your favored candidate to run in the primary. MR does not have any more power in that regard than you do realistically.
How do you guys know that people close to Biden like Barack Obama haven't suggested to him that he shouldn't seek re-election?
Look into Clooney's upbringing and his father's role in Cincinnati politics and newscasting.
I'm loving that there are debates happening here. Go Emma and Sam.
Congress can impeach him or the 25 th or the delegates can say no.
Oh brother 🙄
Gandalf The White is not coming to save us.
why would lord of the ring orcs, america, think gandalf would save them?
We are so screwed if the ptb can divide anyone left of fascism this easily. 😑
I've seen this in my own family, as have many. What takes a year to happen, doubles in six months, then three. The decline is exponential. Normally just touting what he's accomplished goes a long way in a campaign, but the worry about whether he can do anything in the coming four has to be considered.
Give Frank Underwood 5 minutes alone in a room with Biden, he can fix this.
I used to pray at night before i went to sleep that i wouldnt wet the bed , i did that til i was 9
I love the Ritchie Torres insert had an implied transition "Speaking of Palestinian suffering...Ritchie Torres!"
“We destroyed the world but the DNC learned a lesson”
They’re doing “Big Boy” press conferences ,,, 😂 Dementia Joe is clueless about them ridiculing him. He’s toast.
OMG MOVE ON
He is not going anywhere, get over it.
Voters want Biden... all the donor class want him out 🙄 Lets keep dividing the party Doreknobs 😡
Report is that Clooney spoke to Obama first.
You need to take the polls numbers of candidates not named Biden or Harris with a grain of salt. By and large, the general public has not seen those others perform. For example, (hypothetically) if Newsom were to debate Trump he would destroy him. Now take that poll again. So if they are thinking about other candidates then they need to be pushed forward into the public eye so that they can be judged by the public…then take those polls again, some may surpass Biden or Harris.
Right now the White House is like the set of Dusk till Dawn, just ask George Clooney!
Everyone knows that George talk to Obama before puttting that article.
Biden is essentially Mr. Too Little and Too Late!
Sam at 3:31: "He's definitely freelancing"
New York Times: "You're wrong, Sam. Obama knew and didn't put the kibosh on it."
this exact Sam Emma debate has been ongoing for 2 weeks now. heels are dug
Congress can impeach him or the 25 th or the delegates can say no. Biden could win. Voters are not the brightest. If so what about 4 years from now.
If Trump gets in there will be no "4 years from now"
I think GC was recruited or at least coordinated with democrat politicians and got the green light prior to the op ed. Unfortunately, large fundraisers have alot of power.
I was hoping there would be a smartest way presented- but did I miss it? I think it was just that Clooney’s method and everything else going on was not the smartest way
support Biden!
Do we really think getting him to drop out will help? I get nervous cause i feel this talk helps trump. Id rather a fish that can sign something for dems over trump. Idk it gets me spooked
Dianne Feinstein 2024.
Suggesting that she can't do the job is just ableist.
Look at what she's done in her career.
She did her goodest.
No shot Biden beats Feinstein in a primary debate
Alex……just peed my pants. Very good.❤
@@purewhiteloverbizarrejelly BidenBot has entered the chat.
Sam, go back through this video, notice how every sentence you spoke would sound more concise and intelligent if you removed the filler word "like"!