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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden can't stop using the toxic "lock up your daughters" joke [View all]Hekate
(90,616 posts)20. I am so not impressed with this line of attack. *Someone* is trying to paint Joe as a perv
People who purvey this junk are not helping the Democratic cause nor are they helping any other Democratic candidate.
If you (plural collective you, I'm not picking on the OP) have a strong preference for another candidate, spit it out. Tell us why. Persuade us. Stop doing Donald Trump's dirty work by tearing down Our Democratic Candidates: Trump is not fit to wipe their shoes.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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No, we must have a Black gay woman just to stay on the safe side. There would be no criticism
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#30
And we must make sure that female candidate humorlessly recites the most extreme talking points
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#61
Sorry, I forgot my own SARCASM disclaimer. Didn't think I needed it. Sheesh.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#68
So, you're saying that when "times change" that politicians are supposed to adjust?
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#199
Reminds me of that old joke - How many feminists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Dream Girl
Jun 2019
#5
He's not going to change. He either doesn't understand that this kind of humor -- which relies
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#8
It is not only these jokes, he tends to say a lot of stupid stuff that gets him in trouble
Perseus
Jun 2019
#18
Yes, it's clear Joe is not going to change, no mattter how many people point out the obvious.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2019
#115
I find no issue with what he has done before and there have been no breathless reports of shoulder
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#212
I don't understand why he doesn't get that it is demeaning and inappropriate.
58Sunliner
Jun 2019
#9
If I had children, I would tell them the same thing about sex when the time was appropriate.
Blue_true
Jun 2019
#197
It's shitty when Grandpa says it, it's shitty when a teacher says it, it's shitty when a parent's
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#15
No no, I mean Biden saying "You've got one job here, keep the guys away from your sister" to
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#38
I'd have been flattered poor me, was an ugly duckling at 13 and had no brothers.
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#78
"We can deal with the details later. Now is the time to get the person that will get the orange shit
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#100
I had a dad though. And yeah, he was protective when older boys in the neighborhood
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#95
Wait, so Biden is...making a joke like that to show...he doesn't make jokes like that?
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#42
Actually, I think Biden is generally a good person -- a good person who is also out of touch about
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#57
I think many piling on Biden and repeating GOP memes are out of touch with reality...he will win. I
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#145
He is a great debater and if our female candidates bring up a Dad's protective urges towards his
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#143
No, for many traditionals it isn't sexist, but real life. Fathers and brothers protect smaller, more
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#90
You are right...Democratic voters are more conservative on the whole than is reflected at DU...this
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#144
He knows Trump is going to try and paint him as some kind of perv. Check out the Internet
jalan48
Jun 2019
#16
There is a saying in Latin Countries, it is meant for people who open their mouths and then...
Perseus
Jun 2019
#17
I doubt any of the candidates are scared of Kirsten Gillibrand including Biden.
BannonsLiver
Jun 2019
#178
I am so not impressed with this line of attack. *Someone* is trying to paint Joe as a perv
Hekate
Jun 2019
#20
Read the interesting subthread of replies to my post. There was no such joke in the article...
Hekate
Jun 2019
#121
Y'know, being a feminist shouldn't have to mean being judgmental and humorless.
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#47
Refusing to participate in your own subjugation is not being humorless, although oppressors
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#52
Describing that joke as "subjugation" IS humorless. I guess Obama and Biden can't meet
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#63
Oh, I don't worry about purity. I vote for people I don't like all the goddamn time. But I do
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#69
You nailed it! To some, Obama is not even worthy. Maybe these pure people with their pure thoughts
Skya Rhen
Jun 2019
#99
I am sorry, but you must have difficulty surrounded by micro aggressions, even in songs, films,
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#51
No one cares...seriously and Warren is not going to beat Biden either...face it.
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#140
My husband has said it so the idea that this is a sexist thing won't work...many Dads have said it
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#141
The apology was generally FOR the way Anita had been treated... not FROM Joe himself.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2019
#132
These comments refer to the girl as a sex object. That's it. She's only that.
CharleyDog
Jun 2019
#25
You don't have to be so defensive. It's sexist but we all will still vote against Trump.
Chemisse
Jun 2019
#77
Some wish this for this to happen but most don't. He will be our next President because we want him.
Skya Rhen
Jun 2019
#85
No Why should he...he is the only one that will stop Trump and all of those who just want a
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#146
I'm not defending what he said but Biden is old school, back in the day this was a statement of
yaesu
Jun 2019
#89
This, which as it turns out he did not say recently, is not locker room talk. It is far from
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#101
He did not say anything about locking the girl up. Not quoted in the article as saying that line.
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#109
This exactly!! Not every thought in one's head has to come out of one's mouth...it's simple judgment
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2019
#135
Except that Biden didn't say "lock up your daughters" in that opinion piece (not article)....
George II
Jun 2019
#122
I just read it. On the occasion this hit piece recounts, Biden does not say the line used in the
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#129
Agreed! Those who believe that teen girls won't have to watch out for boys are the DELUSIONAL ones.
Skya Rhen
Jun 2019
#139
You're right. Mothers have the discussion with their daughters. Not with her brothers.
Demit
Jun 2019
#161
A good mother would also tell her children to look out for each other. What a self-centered
Skya Rhen
Jun 2019
#169
Oh for heaven's sake. We were talking about whether girls need males to watch over them,
Demit
Jun 2019
#170
Newest thing to throw at the wall. The splat will last less than two days this time.
LanternWaste
Jun 2019
#149
They are not addressed as former. It's President Obama, President Carter etc. I am calm. :)
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#208