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Hoyt

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31. Eugene Robinson wasn't ugly, but he made it clear that opposition to busing

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 12:40 AM

Jun 2019

back them wasn’t out of sympathy for Black kids.

Don’t know what it was like in NJ, but where I grew up, opposition to busing was usually something very unliberal.

With that said, Biden has done so much good. If he’s the nominee, I’d be behind him enthusiastically.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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MSNBC actually hostile to Biden. Matthews, Kornacki, and Reid definitely. NT [View all] emmaverybo Jun 2019 OP

Yes. I don't think they're playing fair with his answers. He was one of the top four. ancianita Jun 2019 #1

CNN is burying him too FYI BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #2

Noticed that. ucrdem Jun 2019 #3

MSNBC has NOT been on Biden's side for months now. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #4

Interesting. I have had the opposite opinion Raven123 Jun 2019 #7

Second tier in polls, as they were. But MSNBC, especially Hayes and Reid, have been very highplainsdem Jun 2019 #9

Eugene Robinson wasn't ugly, but he made it clear that opposition to busing Hoyt Jun 2019 #31

Reid and Hayes have always been Cha Jun 2019 #13

Right. You are right. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #8

That is how they tend to treat the PatSeg Jun 2019 #25

Definitely, they went after him Raine Jun 2019 #5

He hit all his marks. No, he did not turn in a star-making performance, That was Harris, not as much emmaverybo Jun 2019 #11

If we're talking about busing we're losing BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #30

Seems to have traction now. But right, his record goes back and it is going to be rehashed no emmaverybo Jun 2019 #43

Joe's performance reinforced my vote for him. Kamala was good until she tried to go after Joe. onetexan Jun 2019 #16

Harris will come to regret it... or not. As has been b4 it seems only to increase Biden's poll no's Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #27

They were unfair to DeBlasio as well. ecstatic Jun 2019 #6

A great idea. I don't think these on-parade debates, which demonstrate such a narrow emmaverybo Jun 2019 #10

A lot of people thought he was pretty awful -nt Bradical79 Jun 2019 #12

Yeah, those who were already Cha Jun 2019 #14

Hardly Bradical79 Jun 2019 #18

A practiced and presumptive assessment, that "out of touch." He was right about local decisions emmaverybo Jun 2019 #21

Sez you. Cha Jun 2019 #23

Yup sez me. And an awful lot of other people out there. Bradical79 Jun 2019 #33

Outside of this "bubble" Biden Cha Jun 2019 #35

YES. Cha saves the day. Once more. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #36

Mahalo, emmaverybo! Please see here.. Cha Jun 2019 #39

K+R Mahalo, back to you. What the good senator said is important no matter the end result. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #41

Yes, being so very true. Cha Jun 2019 #42

his response was measured and respectful treating her fairly which is more than I can say for her Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #29

And here is where and how he shines. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #37

I don't think you know that bussing was controversial with AA community and liberals once emulatorloo Jun 2019 #32

+1 emmaverybo Jun 2019 #38

A Lot of People.... LovingA2andMI Jun 2019 #28

and the moderators guthrie & chuck todd? ughh onetexan Jun 2019 #15

Todd at least has cred as a moderator. Guthrie? No way. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #22

Yawn... brooklynite Jun 2019 #17

Sad. cbelle1039 Jun 2019 #19

Matthews likes Biden, actually. I don't know Kornacki & Reid well enuf... Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #20

Joy Reid Twitter-bashed Biden supporters. Matthews today referred to age-appropriate vs, age emmaverybo Jun 2019 #24

I noticed that, was a bit surprised at Matthews. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #26

You are right. Yes, that is their job. Stir the pot. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #40

Others have complained that Matthews is all-in for Biden. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #44

MSNBC has been pretty hostile to Biden. JI7 Jun 2019 #34

Same with Hillary in '16. Pretty much the same in '08 wyldwolf Jul 2019 #45