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Jake Tapper's Book Exposes Biden Cognitive Decline Coverup - Will Anyone Be Held Accountable?

Will the House Oversight Committee's investigation result in accountability for the cover-up?

  • Yes - the American people deserve to know who was lying, and who were responsible.

    Votes: 13 36.1%

  • Sort of - But the cover-up was too broad. The cover-up will fade into obscurity

    Votes: 4 11.1%

  • No - this HOC investigation is a political stunt by republicans to disparage Biden's presidency.

    Votes: 19 52.8%
  • Total voters
    36
Dans La Lune said:
Accountable: You mean like losing an election, or prison?
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Not really. Accountable, as in being obliged to accept responsibility.

So far, the House Oversight Committee has only asked some people to come forward and "participate in interviews". There have been no proper subpoenas (yet). It's possible that the individuals asked to come forward might tell the HOC to eff off.

Dans La Lune said:
Democrats being liars compared to Republicans... wow.
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For years, democrats lied about Biden's cognitive decline - this was no mystery to most people. The MSM was complicit in the lies and disinfomation, so now the House Oversight Committe is investigating it.

I personally don't think that anyone will be held accountable - I think that this exercise is messaging - to make independent voters feel uneasy about voting Democrat.

So far the House Oversight Committee has only asked some people to come forward and "participate in interviews". If these people decline, the message is still clear: DON'T TRUST DEMOCRATS.
 
Phys251 said:
The corporate media doesn't want to hold tRump accountable, so they decide to pick on a man who's not even President any more.
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When was Biden ever president? That is the unanswered question.
 
SkyChief said:
Not really. Accountable, as in being obliged to accept responsibility.
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And what does that look like in terms of consequences? Dems lost the Supreme Court, Senate, House, Presidency.


I care about policy over drama and pearl clutching over Biden's obvious cognitive decline, which was the worst kept secret in the history of politics. Dems covered for him, the news covered for him. So what? The do the same for Trump, on a far worse scale, with far worse impacts in terms of policy.

I also think you'll accept the economic raping of fellow Republican voters when the tax cuts / defunding of social programs are signed into law. Trumnp's working on behalf of corporate interests (and self-dealing) to pick-pocket the poor. Do we have a guest list on his Crypto Grift Dinner Scam?

SkyChief said:
So far the House Oversight Committee has only asked some people to come forward and "participate in interviews". There have been no subpoenas (yet).
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Why should anyone care about House subpoenas? They've been ignored for years by Republicans.
 
I never said you have cognitive decline. Stop putting words into my mouth.

As for Biden, well, your outrage is about as fake as it gets. You're going nuts because of Biden's cognitive decline yet you have no problems stating that Reagan is the best President... ever. I am pointing out your blatant hypocrisy because it is common knowledge that Reagan was out of it for (at least) the latter portion of his second term.

 
Dans La Lune said:
And what does that look like in terms of consequences? Dems lost the Supreme Court, Senate, House, Presidency.
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I think that it could potentially cost seats in the House and Senate in mid-terms.

Dans La Lune said:
The do the same for Trump, on a far worse scale, with far worse impacts in terms of policy.
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ButwhataboutTrump, ButwhataboutTrump . . . it's been tried many times in this thread - they all failed.

ButwhataboutTrump, ButwhataboutTrump
Dans La Lune said:
Why should anyone care about House subpoenas? They've been ignored for years by Republicans.
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Agreed. I hope that these people DO refuse to testify. That would make the messaging even stronger, actually.
Middleground said:
As for Biden, well, your outrage is about as fake as it gets.
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What a load of . Outrage? REALLY?? You funny.
Middleground said:
You're going nuts because of Biden's cognitive decline yet you have no problems stating that Reagan is the best President... ever.
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B.S. I never EVER said that - That is YOUR OWN dopey straw-man argument.
Middleground said:
I am pointing out your blatant hypocrisy because it is common knowledge that Reagan was out of it for (at least) the latter portion of his second term.
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You're still yapping about Reagan. Reagan had nothing whatsoever to do with the cover-up, but I'm glad that is the basis for your flawed argument.
 

Can't go back in time, but one could ask did the GOP cover up President Regan mental decline?

imo, Biden is not President nor is he running. imo, the issue is not worth the time to look into.
 
mike2810 said:
Can't go back in time, but one could ask did the GOP cover up President Regan mental decline?
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One could ask, but Reagan's mental decline has nothing to do with this HOC investigation.
mike2810 said:
imo, Biden is not President nor is he running. imo, the issue is not worth the time to look into.
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Biden is not running. Before this House Oversight Committe investigation, dems had good prospects for picking up seats in the House and the Senate in the upcoming mid-term elections.

Depending on how this HOC investigation plays out, those rosy prospects are diminishing. The way I see it, no matter WHAT the dems do, they lose.

If these people agree to testify, and spill the beans on the cover-up, independent voters will distrust democrats, which would likely result in lost votes. If they REFUSE to testify, then independent voters will distrust democrats, and that also results in lost votes. It's potentially a lose/lose scenario for dems.
 
SkyChief said:
I think that it could potentially cost seats in the House and Senate in mid-terms.
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A lot of things could turn the mid-terms. Your ideology's lies and ability to spin fascism, corruption, looting of the people vs. Democrats covering for Biden. What else?

SkyChief said:
ButwhataboutTrump, ButwhataboutTrump . . . it's been tried many times in this thread - they all failed.
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Exactly. You don't care for actual accountability, but political theatre and maneuvering / messaging. AKA Partisan Hackery. Republicans turned Benghazi into a political scandal, Hillary's emails. I expect nothing less from you guys.

SkyChief said:
ButwhataboutTrump, ButwhataboutTrump
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"Accountability"
 
noonereal said:
Nothing has been established that he was not sharp as ever. Do you really not understand this?
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You are desperate to absolve Senile Joe of all responsibility for the causing the loss of the presidency to Trump.
He could have quit earlier but he believed he could be Trump because he had done it before. But his nefarious advisers told him he could somehow survive his disastrous debate performance against Trump last June.

Do you really not understand this?
Fortunately, the Dems voters will be so against any GOP candidate in 2028 they will vote for whomever the losing Dem candidate will be.
It's all about winning. It is not about who the best presidential candidate will be. That is what Dem voters believed about Hapless Harris who said she could not think of anything she would have done differently during her fateful tenure.
What a dumb answer from a clueless candidate who was singularly unqualified to be president.
 
Dans La Lune said:
A lot of things could turn the mid-terms. Your ideology's lies and ability to spin fascism, corruption, looting of the people vs. Democrats covering for Biden. What else?
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Looting of the people??? LOL

This thread is about something else, entirely.
Dans La Lune said:
Exactly. You don't care for actual accountability, but political theatre and maneuvering / messaging.
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In this case, yes. I think the republicans are sending a message. I don't think that anyone will actually be held accountable.
Dans La Lune said:
AKA Partisan Hackery. Republicans turned Benghazi into a political scandal, Hillary's emails. I expect nothing less from you guys.
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Benghazi??? Hillary's emails??? This is complete nonsense.
Dans La Lune said:
"Accountability"
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Accountability is an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions. I don't think that it will happen, and I don't think that's even a goal of the House Oversight Committee's investigation. I think that they are sending a message to independent voters:

Don't trust democrats to do what's best for the People, or our country . . . they only want power.
 
SkyChief said:
Looting of the people??? LOL
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Um, yeah. Turn on the news every once in a while. And I mean actual news, not whatever polluted swamp you get your talking points from.

SkyChief said:
In this case, yes. I think the republicans are sending a message. I don't think that anyone will actually be held accountable.
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Benghazi, etc.

SkyChief said:
Hillary's emails??? WTF are you talking about?
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The last 10+ years of politics.

SkyChief said:
Accountability is an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions.
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When's the last time a Republican has ever been held accountable for their mass corruption or criminality?

Lets take one case: Rick Scott
 
noonereal said:
Nothing has been established that he was not sharp as ever. Do you really not understand this?
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I'll remember that next time he shakes hands with someone who isn't there.
 
Yes, I agree that she should have been more critical of her boss. It’s certainly no worse than this though:


jaypatriot said:
What a dumb answer from a clueless candidate who was singularly unqualified to be president.
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You could certainly say that about Trump’s answer.
 
jaypatriot said:
You are desperate to absolve Senile Joe of all responsibility for the causing the loss of the presidency to Trump.
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Very much the opposite. Ginsburg also destroyed her legacy similarly.

jaypatriot said:
Hapless Harris who said she could not think of anything she would have done differently during her fateful tenure.
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Yep, this was crazy. Her campaign was terrible. Also, I called it right away, she ignored men, particularly white men.
 
Good final comment vet.
"Don't trust democrats to do what's best for the People, or our country . . . they only want power."

Why should Dems care what is good for the people?
Did they care when they conspired to put a doddering Old Joe to run for president in these perilous times and then shoved in an incompetent DEI hire Kamala to substitute for a senile candidate?
It's all about politic power and the Dems were stupid when it came to retaining it last year.
 
noonereal said:
Very much the opposite. Ginsburg also destroyed her legacy similarly.



Yep, this was crazy. Her campaign was terrible. Also, I called it right away, she ignored men, particularly white men.
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It is not like you to agree with me.
Are you the same poster as before?

Don't know what side of the fence you're standing on any more.
 

Jake Tapper's Book Exposes Biden Cognitive Decline Coverup - Will Anyone Be Held Accountable?​

Held accountable for what, pray tell?
 
George50 said:
Yes, I agree that she should have been more critical of her boss. It’s certainly no worse than this though:

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You could certainly say that about Trump’s answer.
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You're right. Trump was flailing around looking for a direction now that he won in 2016. The world was incredulous. We can only hope he makes some right choices going forward.
 
LouC said:

Jake Tapper's Book Exposes Biden Cognitive Decline Coverup - Will Anyone Be Held Accountable?​

Held accountable for what, pray tell?
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Held accountable for sticking around long past his use by date.
And I, for one, am glad he did. He did not give the party enough time to settle on a candidate who could beat Trump. Toooo bad.
 
jaypatriot said:
Don't know what side of the fence you're standing on any more
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That is why so many are confused by my posts. I am not on any side with one very big exception, Trump.

He is stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
 
SkyChief said:
Jake Tapper's new book "Original Sin" exposes the left's (and MSM's) concerted coverup regarding former president Biden's obvious cognitive decline.
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If something is obvious, then it wasn't covered up.
 

Hundreds of medical professionals....HUNDREDS, line up to state that Trump is non compus mentus and the Right screams in outrage.
A news anchor writes a book and suddenly we're "GOING TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS to UNCOVER THE TRUTH!"

Mumble mumble submarines can stay down for thirty years, trophy wives, Arnold Palmer's penis, magnets stop working when they get wet, windmill cancer, and the piece de resistance:
I DID WIN THE 2020 ELECTION, it's THE LAW NOW.

But nooooooooooo he's not demented!
 
An ethical issue implies that someone has a duty to tell the public and, given that infirmities of past Presidents have largely not be disclosed, that doesn't seem to be the case. I'd also point out that "cover up" seems the wrong word here since it's almost always used in the context of criminal behavior and there is none here.

Honestly there seems little real point to an investigation. The man is gone and won't be coming back. People have formed their opinions already and what a bunch of politicians say isn't going to change that. He's old, has cancer and may not be long for this world leave him the **** alone.
 
 

or Independents may see the investigation as a "witch hunt"

As an independent, I do not trust many of the committees lead by the GOP. The majority of them are just Trump yes people.

Time will tell how this plays out.
 
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