Here's another video that I am surprising myself by posting. In this interview, Joe Biden explains at length what his administration would do to about climate change -- and he knows what he is talking about.
He's able to be specific; he understands much of what needs to be done (way more than I do, but he wants the job). After five minutes of introductory talking points (solid, correct, not very new) he plunges into how his administration would act urgently and forcefully to ensure federal contracts serve to push full electrification. He can talk intelligently about batteries and electric charging stations. And then on he goes into what effort to combat climate disaster will mean to agriculture, to investment in domestic infrastructure, and to scientific research. And on he goes.
I even learned something from glancing at a few of the comments about this video. One viewer observed:
I just realized that Joe's biggest problem is that he knows way more than he can get out when he wants too. This can happen when your brain works faster than your mouth does.
This rings completely true to me. My father was a stutterer who largely managed to cover his occasional disability. And he was a smart guy. But not being a political candidate, he'd seem to recognize when his disability would be about to prevent him from saying what he wanted to get said. Then he would retreat to short aphorisms.
Biden chose a path that requires him to speak, whether he can get out what he knows or finds it hard to catch up verbally to what he wants to say. Mostly he succeeds. The famous Biden gaffes seem to be occasions when his brain gets ahead of his voice.
Take a look for yourself.
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