Cognitive Testing

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One of the issues that has surfaced during the presidential campaign is the cognitive ability of the main stream candidates.  Does America need a President who is sharp cognitively?  I think it goes without saying that should be a given.  As PDJT has said,

”Because I can tell you President Xi [Jinping of China] is sharp, [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin is sharp, [Turkish President Recep] Erdogan is sharp. You don’t have any non-sharp people that you’re dealing with.”

This was an issue in a different way back in 2016.  Then the push was that PDJT, because he was not a politician, did not have the necessary cognitive skills to deal with world leaders.  The thrust of the argument was that these were skills that needed to be honed through years of being in politics.  How did that work out?  Well, the ludicrous stories about America being laughed at by our allies have disappeared.

Of course, another angle was that PDJT did not have the necessary temperament to engage in world politics.  This implied that nuclear devastation would be just around the corner if PDJT was elected.  Not only has that not happened, but PDJT has not started any new wars.  PDJT has reduced our involvement in the endless wars in other areas of the globe while strengthening our armed forces at the same time.  Obama got America involved in seven different wars during his term in office. That made a lot of money for the military complex in this country.

On the issue of cognitive testing, PDJT took one and aced it.  As PDJT stated, the test has very easy questions and some that are far more challenging.  The media took the bait.  They had a field day with showing how easy some of the questions are.  This immediately led to questions about Biden taking the test.

Back in June Biden had this to say:

“I’ve been tested, and I’m constantly tested,” Biden responded.

“All you’ve got to do is watch me, and I can hardly wait to compare my cognitive capability to the cognitive capability of the man I’m running against,” he said.

Seeing as how Biden did not mention PDJT’s name, I think a fair question would be if he knows who he is running against.  We have already seen instances on video where he did not know what office he was running for.

Late last year, Biden released the results of his medical exam.  The only test missing from his exam was a formal one on cognitive functioning.  So, just what kind of cognitive assessment was Biden referring to when he says that he has been tested?

More recently Biden was asked about this during an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists.  Biden attacked the reporter who asked the question and denied that he had taken a test.  Biden said, “Why the hell would I take a test.”  Biden then asked if a black reporter was a coke-sniffing junkie.

So, when did Biden lie about taking a cognitive test?  Was it back in June or is he lying now?  Does Biden actually know if he has taken such a test?

Clearly Biden is about to go off script when he is stopped by someone feeding instructions through his earpiece.  Biden makes a joke about knowing the difference between an elephant and a lion and then cannot say mental fitness.  So sad.

This is the best that the modern Democratic Party has to offer the country.