Talk:Joe Biden

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Suggested cognomen

I think the name "Dark Brandon" should be added because it so beutifully turns the tables on the LGB dipshits. Also, "big fucking deal" is dated and historically trivial, while "Amtrak Joe" is dated and uninteresting.UncleKrampus (talk) 01:25, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Adding a middling Joe category and maybe reviewing some of the entries in each category

Reading some of these entries, I think only have "good" and "bad" is treating some topics as rather black and white rather than being a mixed bag. Also, some of these "Bad one Joe" entries seem very low quality and pretend nothing exists in our government besides the Biden presidency and that things like congressional and judicial politics, precedent, procedure, retaliation, and economic outcomes are an afterthought. One example is the "Abandoning a minimum wage increase" entry which focuses heavily on dismissing the filibuster and Senate Parliamentarian in order to pass such measures while ignoring things like a significant part of his own party not supporting such an action and pretending the consequences of such an action don't exist. Another gripe is the student loan forgiveness since it makes perfect the enemy of good enough by ignoring the fact this is the first time a president has actually gone through with such a thing which I think he deserves more credit for (also continues to ignore things like the political and economic realities when factoring in the limitations of a move which we're seeing right now due to that lawsuit). And dismissing it by saying "he should have forgiven $50000" and downplaying by saying it's a "drop in the bucket" is such a bad take when that's more than a third of the average undergraduate debt and completely ignores that Pell Grant recipients get another $10000 taken off their student loan, essentially, helping lower income students more. You don't have to like him, but don't treat him like a omniscient, all-powerful god who has the power to help everyone all at once and fix all your problems, but doesn't because he's a big meanie.-Ryan1257 (talk) 19:15, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

I do agree there is a degree of unrealistic sentiment reflected in some of the criticisms. If you are up to editing the article, do give it a try. I'll keep an eye on it.Ariel31459 (talk) 22:33, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

mentioning afghanistan in the lead section...

in that context was unnecessary and messed up the flow thereof. it doesn't even agree with the article's assessment of his handling of afghanistan. so i removed it. i forgot to explain my reasoning in the edit summary, so i'm doing it here. The G (talk) 05:38, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Tara Reade

So was she full of shit or what? False accusations are actually incredibly rare, but Reade seems more and more like a grifter every passing day. What's up with that? It's known that victims of tragic assaults often reveal more detail about their respective assaults as time goes on, and apparently Reade's been saying she was assaulted by Biden for years. Carthage (talk) 16:04, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

She applied for Russian citizenship, this should tell you all you need to know about her. BobJohnson (talk) 16:52, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

It took some work, but

I've finished with what I wanted to do with the Biden article. I haven't done it unilaterally, but I'd like to ditch the Tara Reade shit since it's pretty much confirmed she was acting as a Russian agent. Chef Moosolini’s Ristorante Italiano^{Make a Reservation} 22:45, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

That's all the more reason why it should be covered. Plutocow (talk) 23:04, 27 July 2024 (UTC)