Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.

Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by fl0wenol on Saturday November 07, 2020 @05:20PM (#25020147)

You're welcome, sorry if I came across strangely.

It's just that I think people forget that the office of the President, while important, is a civilian executive position. It is unlike Chief Justice, or a 3* General, which require lifetime commitments to achieve.

I believe it was intentional that the office of the President to be public and administrative, more like that of a mayor than of a king.

And that's what we shouldn't lose sight of.

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by DoreenMichele on Saturday November 07, 2020 @05:24PM (#25020184)

I looked up shlub and the internet told me it means talentless, unattractive or boorish person.

I fundamentally cannot agree with your seeming dismissal of his responsibility to comport himself a certain way in public while he holds office.

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by fl0wenol on Saturday November 07, 2020 @05:41PM (#25020346)

Oh!

Well I agree with you there about the office demanding a certain level of, uh, Presidentialness. Whether on social media or not.

I was just being hyperbolic about your typical blue-check twitter user coupled with a (possibly unhealthy) sprinkling of self-deprecation.

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by DoreenMichele on Saturday November 07, 2020 @05:45PM (#25020382)

Ah. I see.

Self deprecating humor is fraught with problems under the best of circumstances. (It's a bad habit I'm trying to break for myself.)

Thanks for clarifying everything so nicely. It's been nice talking with you.

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