Fox News: Biden awkwardly pulls trustee into spotlight and calls him ‘Barack’ at portrait unveiling
The incident adds to a growing list of cognitive gaffes for the former president, who returned to his alma mater Tuesday
News reports like this indicate that the journalists have nothing, and are trying to make a story.
Jeffrey Scruggs does look like Obama. The awkward part is that Biden thought that joke was funny and needed to be spoken.
A better joke would have been for Biden to refer to Jeffrey Scruggs as Earl, and ask if he brought his banjo. “That Foggy Mountain lick always gets me to stompin’.”
You know, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, from 1949, when Biden was 7 years old.
No, that’s not really a better joke. Quips about physical appearance or names are superficial and are best left unsaid.
A light-skinned Black fella of a certain age, with a narrow face and short-cropped hair is going to look like Barack Obama.
A bald White guy of a certain age is going to look like Donald Pleasence.
It’s true. If you come to my wedding1, the guy who looks like Donald Pleasence is my nephew-in-law, Tony.
Dragon Ladies of a certain age all look like Michelle Yeoh.
Don’t yell at me, I didn’t make the rules. Pattern recognition is a biologic imperative necessary for survival.
Humor is difficult. Biden has never been witty. With his cognitive impairment, it’s a little surprising that he speaks at public appearances. His best bet is to stick to the script.
1 If you think you are coming to my wedding, one of us is cognitively impaired.