Fact-Checking Joe Biden Before the Iowa Caucuses

[Autumn]

The former vice president has made inaccurate claims this month about his record on Social Security, race and foreign policy.

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. remains atop most national polls before the first votes are cast next month in the Democratic presidential primary. Before the Iowa caucuses, The New York Times reviewed recent statements he made defending his decades-long career, stressing his standing in the black community and highlighting his perceived strength on foreign policy. Here’s a fact check.

WHAT THE FACTS ARE

Mr. Biden tried to defend his record on Social Security and birth control with questionable claims.
WHAT WAS SAID

Antonia Hylton, a reporter for Vice News: “Do you think, though, that it’s fair for voters to question your commitment to Social Security when in the past you’ve proposed a freeze to it?”

Mr. Biden: “No, I didn’t propose a freeze.”
— at the Brown & Black Democratic Presidential Forum last week in Iowa

False. In 1984, faced with budget deficits under the Reagan administration, Mr. Biden was a co-sponsor of an amendment with two Republican senators that froze for one year nearly all military and domestic spending, including cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security benefits.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/us/politics/biden-factcheck.html?fbclid=IwAR2S6sY1EoteNoQN-dZvcLZTQtJVtpRw445FcgNHEMDmON-HjEyki9ytcU0

Much more at link.

[left-of-center2012]

1. I want the Dems to attack Trump

Stop tearing each other down,
and giving the GOP sound bytes for the fall campaign.

All this mud slinging by Democratic candidates against each other will be used by Trump against the eventual nominee.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. This vetting is extremely important.

It’s beyond odd to claim that cuts weren’t attempted.

[pfeiffer]

4. It's beyond odd...

to think stories like this will ever hurt Joe.

But I bet the Russians love it!

[Autumn]

5. I would think the Russians would prefer made up lies . nt

[Thekaspervote]

11. This story has been posted sooo many times ...yawns

[RandySF]

3. If Biden is so bad on race, why did this man choose him to be his VP?

[Thekaspervote]

9. Nailed it!!

[floppyboo]

44. Obama didn't choose Biden to help him with the black vote. Think about it.

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Autumn.

[Autumn]

7. You're very welcome Uncle Joe.

[Uncle Joe]

12. ....

[MRDAWG]

8. Independents are not voting for a Socialist!

Only Biden can beat Trump.

[Thekaspervote]

10. As this WAPO poll proves who beats dotard Biden 38% sanders 18%

Who attracts independent voters
Biden 29
Sanders 17

Link to tweet

?s=21

[katmondoo]

26. I like Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden

[Autumn]

33. I've heard that before.

[Beaverhausen]

13. Again?

This was posted yesterday. Give it up

Tell us why to vote FOR your candidate.

[progressoid]

18. It's new to me.

[stopdiggin]

19. then you haven't been paying attention

the same story has been running for days.
post after post .. after post ..
giving new definition to flogging a dead horse.

[progressoid]

21. Some of us have lives outside of DU.

While I have been a member here for over 15 years, I also work 10-12 hours a day so I can't monitor every post.

YMMV

[Autumn]

23. I can't read every post, I have a life. I looked back 2 pages and yesterday was a very busy day

You can ignore it. It's easy to not click on an OP. I do it all the time.

[Eko]

14. Ok.

While running for re-election in 1996, then-Congressman Sanders said at a news conference that the Social Security system had “been adjusted before, and adjustments will have to be made again.” The Sanders campaign has assailed Biden for saying Social Security was in need of “adjustments” in a 2018 speech, with Chief Policy Adviser Warren Gunnels on Wednesday quoting an interest group saying the term was a “euphemism” for cuts.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-22/sanders-biden-battle-over-who-will-best-protect-social-security

[redqueen]

15. We've been reading screeds about Rogan for days.

This gets posted twice and people act like it's all over nothing to see here.

Interesting.

[redqueen]

16. We've been reading screeds about Rogan for days.

This gets posted twice and people act like it's all over nothing to see here.

Interesting.

[George II]

17. All the way back to 1984!!! Let's see, that's 36 years ago.....

[Autumn]

22. All the way back to 1972 George!!! Let's see, that's 46 years ago.....

If we're doing math

[BannonsLiver]

25. What else happened in 1972?

[Autumn]

27. Try Google. Or ask George nt

[George II]

34. What are you talking about????

Who mentioned 1972?

[Autumn]

35. .

[George II]

37. You introduce 1972 into the discussion, you get asked why, and all you can do is laugh.

Might have been more effective if you just deleted your references to 1972.

[Autumn]

38. Come on Gerorge. Your first response to my OP was this

Star Member George II (48,570 posts)

17. All the way back to 1984!!! Let's see, that's 36 years ago.....

and you want to complain because I responded to you, an on topic response to YOUR posts I might add, with

Autumn (37,361 posts)

22. All the way back to 1972 George!!! Let's see, that's 46 years ago.....

If we're doing math

[George II]

39. ...

[Autumn]

40. George was that not your response to my OP? I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who can see that.

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Unless a new feature has been rolled out and I missed it.

[NCProgressive]

20. Written by Linda Qui who is like Holly Otterbein

All her fact check articles are against Biden, Steyer, Buttigieg and Trump.

She has bever written a fact-check article on Bernie Sanders.

Yellow biased journalism at its worst.

[Autumn]

24. Holly is a doll. Her Dad is one of my favorite people.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

29. Joe O. IS great!! He must be very proud of his daughter... I sure am!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[Autumn]

30. That young lady is sharp, I'm proud of her too. About the only thing I do on Twitter is retweet her.

[Autumn]

36. Are you aware that Holly's job at Politico IS to report on Bernie Sanders & the progressive Left?

https://twitter.com/hollyotterbein

[NCProgressive]

41. But reporting needs to be unbiased

Being a reporter doesn't mean she has to be a sycophantic devotee and write effusive articles.

[Autumn]

42. Again. Her job is to report on Bernie & the Left for Politico. She has done a few articles that

were critical but fair.

[NCProgressive]

43. hahahahaha

Cool story

But the reporter cited in the OP has done nothing but anti-Biden reporting

Sirota has planted his buddies everywhere

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

28. Thank you for the post... Joe needs to be vetted BEFORE the voting starts!!

We need a candidate, like Bernie, who's gone through the vetting process, and has come out of it in the strongest position to beat tRumpy the Clown in November.


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[beachbumbob]

31. so what is said 30+ years ago is germaine how? I gots lots of Bernie statements from 40 years ago

that would not go over too well today when he was a full blown socialist who campaigned for the Socialist Workers Party in the 1980 and 1984 presidential campaigns...man that would play well wouldn't it in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, Nc & SC, Wisconsin, Michigan, even be problematic in Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota,

The issues are about today, who can best lead a nationwide landslide and permanently make the GOP a minority party. I don;t see how Texas is would ever won by a sanders or a warren nomination in any reality

[Autumn]

32. What is said 46 years ago by Bernie is so very germane, those thing are posted very often and over

and over again. Biden, like Bernie, has a long political history. I've been assured by some it's called vetting.