Douglas Brinkley: Biden Was Very Coherent ... ‘if You Read the Transcripts’

Sharpton No I think ░░░░░░░░ s a fair question ░░░░░░░░ think last night was ░░░░░░░░ I got the calls ░░░░░░░░ all of us got ░░░░░░░░ calls all morning But ░░░░░░░░ question is one does ░░░░░░░░ not earned the right ░░░░░░░░ answer that and we ░░░░░░░░ what happens over the ░░░░░░░░ two to three or ░░░░░░░░ days Let s remember ░░░░░░░░ Biden is the only ░░░░░░░░ that could say that ░░░░░░░░ was part of two ░░░░░░░░ He was vice president ░░░░░░░░ Obama when we had ░░░░░░░░ recover from the Bush ░░░░░░░░ in 2008 and he ░░░░░░░░ part of bringing us ░░░░░░░░ from the Trump disaster ░░░░░░░░ s earned the right ░░░░░░░░ stood up for women ░░░░░░░░ rights He stood up ░░░░░░░░ civil and voting rights ░░░░░░░░ mean he s earned ░░░░░░░░ right to give him ░░░░░░░░ than 12 hours to ░░░░░░░░ where he goes forward ░░░░░░░░ let s remember I ░░░░░░░░ in Charleston South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ a breakfast of ministers ░░░░░░░░ National Action Network when ░░░░░░░░ Clapper leaned over to ░░░░░░░░ and said I m ░░░░░░░░ endorse Joe Biden which ░░░░░░░░ the turning point People ░░░░░░░░ then Joe Biden he ░░░░░░░░ too old He beat ░░░░░░░░ of what we thought ░░░░░░░░ better candidates to become ░░░░░░░░ nominee so let s ░░░░░░░░ get in the trauma ░░░░░░░░ he didn t show ░░░░░░░░ like he did at ░░░░░░░░ State of the Union ░░░░░░░░ didn t Let s ░░░░░░░░ be so traumatized that ░░░░░░░░ forget that this man ░░░░░░░░ been the comeback kid ░░░░░░░░ So I ll wait ░░░░░░░░ see what he says ░░░░░░░░ to point that out ░░░░░░░░ I think that the ░░░░░░░░ question here is what ░░░░░░░░ best for America In ░░░░░░░░ disastrous performance by Biden ░░░░░░░░ night and a better ░░░░░░░░ in terms of as ░░░░░░░░ performer that Trump had ░░░░░░░░ repeated his positions on ░░░░░░░░ s right to choose ░░░░░░░░ repeated his thing on ░░░░░░░░ rights which is a ░░░░░░░░ to civil rights In ░░░░░░░░ of the historic leaning ░░░░░░░░ the country what did ░░░░░░░░ find out last night ░░░░░░░░ s forget the theatrics ░░░░░░░░ s on what side ░░░░░░░░ where we need to ░░░░░░░░ as a country BRINKLEY ░░░░░░░░ think if you read ░░░░░░░░ transcripts of Trump and ░░░░░░░░ you ll see a ░░░░░░░░ to what Biden was ░░░░░░░░ to get across meaning ░░░░░░░░ paper But we are ░░░░░░░░ a TV or multimedia ░░░░░░░░ and the slow gait ░░░░░░░░ out a seeming listlessness ░░░░░░░░ Biden he didn t ░░░░░░░░ confidence from the get ░░░░░░░░ and then it just ░░░░░░░░ worse and worse and ░░░░░░░░ and worse I mean ░░░░░░░░ does it mean reverend ░░░░░░░░ this is not a ░░░░░░░░ hour question but it ░░░░░░░░ have to be decided ░░░░░░░░ Monday And when you ░░░░░░░░ these moments in history ░░░░░░░░ it s the First ░░░░░░░░ who has to tell ░░░░░░░░ husband the time s ░░░░░░░░ meaning Harry Truman didn ░░░░░░░░ run in 1952 the ░░░░░░░░ War was going on ░░░░░░░░ said Look we re ░░░░░░░░ running Adlai Stevenson ran ░░░░░░░░ we gotta take care ░░░░░░░░ the war and ww ░░░░░░░░ go back to independents ░░░░░░░░ Johnson March of 68 ░░░░░░░░ war but mainly Johnson ░░░░░░░░ heart was bad health ░░░░░░░░ Ladybird told Lyndon We ░░░░░░░░ going back to Texas ░░░░░░░░ would have to be ░░░░░░░░ Biden who told Joe ░░░░░░░░ s step down and ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris be president ░░░░░░░░ in real time and ░░░░░░░░ get a new vice ░░░░░░░░ and then open it ░░░░░░░░ in August and see ░░░░░░░░ the nominees will be ░░░░░░░░ of that you know ░░░░░░░░ Democrats better just get ░░░░░░░░ to this being who ░░░░░░░░ is I mean this ░░░░░░░░ t the Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ two years ago He ░░░░░░░░ diminished But I don ░░░░░░░░ think his policy chops ░░░░░░░░ diminished I don t ░░░░░░░░ his thinking is warped ░░░░░░░░ think there s a ░░░░░░░░ sanity to him I ░░░░░░░░ see many and most ░░░░░░░░ are going to stick ░░░░░░░░ him but we d ░░░░░░░░ lying if we said ░░░░░░░░ young person watching last ░░░░░░░░ got excited for the ░░░░░░░░ or for Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ suddenly we re going ░░░░░░░░ put Vote Biden signs ░░░░░░░░ our lawn and Go ░░░░░░░░ go That isn t ░░░░░░░░ he s very flat ░░░░░░░░ now And I thought ░░░░░░░░ desired effect of the ░░░░░░░░ should have been that ░░░░░░░░ reassure Democrats I got ░░░░░░░░ That turned out to ░░░░░░░░ the opposite It s ░░░░░░░░ up the fight in ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party yet again ░░░░░░░░ I think Joe and ░░░░░░░░ may have to make ░░░░░░░░ decision whether it s ░░░░░░░░ going on for the ░░░░░░░░ s sake If Trump ░░░░░░░░ the fastest and democracy ░░░░░░░░ on the ballot they ░░░░░░░░ to say If we ░░░░░░░░ down are we actually ░░░░░░░░ the first historic black ░░░░░░░░ in Kamala Harris to ░░░░░░░░ presidency and then open ░░░░░░░░ up in early August ░░░░░░░░ a few candidates get ░░░░░░░░ new ticket new energy ░░░░░░░░ take it to the ░░░░░░░░ One of those two ░░░░░░░░ think needs to happen ░░░░░░░░ there s nothing around ░░░░░░░░ Harris I find her ░░░░░░░░ be underrated by people ░░░░░░░░ was great last night ░░░░░░░░ her commentary after Sharpton ░░░░░░░░