The Disability Follies, Part the Thousandth
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In one of those brave acts of revelation long after the fact to sell books, Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson tell us that President Joe Biden’s aides were told by his doctor that Biden might need a wheelchair if he tood a bad fall.
Biden has spinal arthritis and neuralgia in his feet. That makes his gait uncertain. It’s not uncommon in people his age. A friend of mine has the same sort of neuralgia in her feet. I have to let her hold onto my arm at times, but she continues to compose operas and just had one performed in Santa Fe.
Physical disabilities do not imply mental disabilities.
Let me repeat that.
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES DO NOT IMPLY MENTAL DISABILITIES.
Nonetheless, CNN includes a sentence in the article to imply exactly that.
I remind you that one of our most influential presidents used a wheelchair.
Donald Trump, on the other hand, has been ignorant and bigoted and has abused his body for most of his life. It’s not just a feature of his old age, so I guess that’s okay.
Could we concentrate on that clear and present danger?