Biden’s voice was strong and clear, and the crowd was far warmer to him as an outgoing president

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    28 days ago

    I watched the whole speech. He still had the same issues. The pauses, stutters, stammering over sentences, and these were in the teleprompter. The difference is these were prepared remarks that were rehearsed, and he was speaking loudly for an audience. I wouldn’t say he was “unrecognizable” from the debate, just a different situation. I woukd have voted for him, but I’m glad he stepped aside. It was time.

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      28 days ago

      pauses, stutters, stammering over sentences

      The dude has had a lifelong stutter. Has no one heard Joe Biden talk in the last several decades? He paused and stuttered when he was in the Senate too.

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        He doesn’t usually have those pauses when he’s reading from teleprompter though, or at least it’s less noticable. His off the cuff pauses and stutters seem more natural when they happen. When he’s reading from a teleprompter and still having the same issues, it reads as if he’s having issues comprehending the words that are coming out of his mouth as he saying and expressing them, which is understandably not illustrating confidence for some people.

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      He was giving what was essentially a 2020 campaign speech and appeared to be referencing 2017 events, so it makes sense he had a better grip with it.