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[–] mr_tyler_durden@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

He sounds like he is on death’s door. His voice is raspy as fuck, it was painful to listen to.

[–] greyhaven7@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Jesus, is he dying? He sounds like shit.

[–] Rogue@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's a pre requisite that presidential candidates must be one cold winter away from death

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

William Henry Harrison says cough cough hack cough

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I thought it was just a bad mic or acoustics until the mic picked up the other guy.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well reading upside-down isn't that easy. It takes practice.

Or, maybe there's another way....

[–] SuddenlyBlowGreen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Or, maybe there's another way....

Oh course there is, it' very obvious.

Are people really not seeing it?

You just hang the candidate upside down so he sees his update down notes the right way...

Sheesh.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

"We stopped using paper for speeches grandpa. Just read the teleprompter right in front of you."

[–] snownyte@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah this bastard won't make it to the primaries. He'll either die or realize he's a dumbass.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No primaries involved when he's running as an independent. But I love how people are calling Biden senile when this guy doesn't understand rotating a piece of paper.

[–] BananaTrifleViolin@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

More likely a teleprompter. The main screen is upside down but it's reflected on glass you're supposed to read from.

Still a bit amateurish for a long established politician he's never used a teleprompter before?

Grandpa, if it's upside down... try rotating it.