I hope we are not going to have 17 more months of this petty nonsense (Reply #9)

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Sun Jun 30, 2019, 04:25 PM

democratisphere (17,235 posts)

9. I hope we are not going to have 17 more months of this petty nonsense

before the elections. Christ people, get your priority straight: Defeat drumpf.

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

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70 replies	Author	Time	Post
It's interesting some are pouncing on Biden for something he mentioned almost a year ago as well... [View all]	Drunken Irishman	Jun 2019	OP
Yes, it's a pretty minimal issue to bring up, isn't it?	MineralMan	Jun 2019	#1
Yes. It's a weird flex.	Drunken Irishman	Jun 2019	#2
We don't always get to choose who is at the table	PBC_Democrat	Jul 2019	#58
That's certainly true.	MineralMan	Jul 2019	#59
It is forced .. it is petty .. it is desperate..	Peacetrain	Jun 2019	#3
Agree. Circular firing squad.	onetexan	Jun 2019	#26
"he muddled his words." You are quoting me and misinterpreting,	marylandblue	Jun 2019	#32
It tells us about the patrons of those fancy Washington restaurants	bluewater	Jun 2019	#4
Apparently something a lot in that crowd could relate to, since they applauded the line.	Drunken Irishman	Jun 2019	#5
You think about it.	Cha	Jun 2019	#7
Nothing like twisting the idea behind the comments and the post. The same holds true...	George II	Jun 2019	#10
Because Biden said "if you were at was a fancy Washington restaurant" in his story.	bluewater	Jun 2019	#11
Yes he did. So? There are LOTS of "fancy restaurants" in Washington or any major city....	George II	Jun 2019	#12
"that don't necessarily cater to "lobbyists" or "politicians" "	bluewater	Jun 2019	#14
I'll be here for a long time if you want to discuss this further, without the insults. You?	George II	Jun 2019	#15
Weasel words apply to inferences as well.	LanternWaste	Jul 2019	#54
Because you fought to make it happen, marriage equality is the law of the land,	Cha	Jun 2019	#6
only when it's Biden	qazplm135	Jun 2019	#8
I hope we are not going to have 17 more months of this petty nonsense	democratisphere	Jun 2019	#9
So is he saying this from personal experience?	melman	Jun 2019	#13
1. Why does that matter? 2. You just made an asinine assumption	wyldwolf	Jun 2019	#16
I didn't make any assumptions	melman	Jun 2019	#21
Yeah, you did, the insinuation was obvious.	wyldwolf	Jun 2019	#23
No I didn't	melman	Jun 2019	#25
He doesn't - and as a gay mans this still happens all the time	FreeState	Jun 2019	#31
Some folks just want to BASH Democrats whenever they can	Eliot Rosewater	Jul 2019	#66
He didn't say 'I' so I would assume he was just using a blanket example to make a point.	Drunken Irishman	Jun 2019	#17
It doesn't work as a blanket example	melman	Jun 2019	#22
Unfortunately, for many, it was okay in 2014.	Drunken Irishman	Jun 2019	#24
Didn't say it was okay, just said no one would have said anything.	Beartracks	Jun 2019	#28
Maybe where you are but in many parts of the country it WAS okay, in fact....	George II	Jul 2019	#48
He's told this story more than once before	melman	Jun 2019	#29
Oh, melman. A group of businesswomen and men. Biden is a politician.	betsuni	Jul 2019	#40
oh, betsuni	melman	Jul 2019	#41
Where does he say: "I was at a table with business people 15 years ago ... ."	betsuni	Jul 2019	#42
How else does he know	melman	Jul 2019	#44
"It's not good enough for somebody to say, 'Hey, I'm a Latina, vote for me.'"	betsuni	Jul 2019	#46
Senator Sanders...	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#65
lol	melman	Jul 2019	#68
...	betsuni	Jul 2019	#70
.....	ehrnst	Jul 2019	#69
I dig how you apply nuance to all candidates butt Biden.	LanternWaste	Jul 2019	#55
Unreal.. somebody's working	Cha	Jul 2019	#43
As usual.	betsuni	Jul 2019	#45
He DOESN'T put himself at the table. Where/how did he do that?	George II	Jul 2019	#49
The font is not very big ... to convince	Vegas Roller	Jul 2019	#50
Send his campaign an email and ask him. He said it wasn't a joke so....	George II	Jun 2019	#33
Give it up, melman..	Cha	Jul 2019	#36
Give what up?	melman	Jul 2019	#38
Biden bashing is quite transparent nt	Vegas Roller	Jul 2019	#51
"Give what up?" An absurd and failed narrative.	LanternWaste	Jul 2019	#56
How so?	melman	Jul 2019	#67
Isn't that speculative innuendo?	Vegas Roller	Jul 2019	#39
your choice: fabricate a story about Biden, or write a positive thread about your candidates	emulatorloo	Jul 2019	#53
I'm the first to admit	Turin_C3PO	Jun 2019	#18
All I can say is that the year Obama-Biden won, California voted to ban gay marriage.	Drunken Irishman	Jun 2019	#19
Yes we have.	Turin_C3PO	Jun 2019	#20
He correctly pointed out that attitudes might be slowly changing. eom	guillaumeb	Jun 2019	#27
I guess I'm dense. To me, he's just explaining that our culture is changing and for the better.	Karadeniz	Jun 2019	#30
A year ago his wasn't officially running for president. eom	shanny	Jun 2019	#34
It was only a few weeks ago there were posts "snickering" about Lindsey Graham supposedly being gay,	still_one	Jun 2019	#35
As much as I don't like Graham, those posts infuriated me, and thankfully almost all were removed.	George II	Jul 2019	#60
same here George, but my point was that some people thought it was ok, and that wasn't 5 years ago	still_one	Jul 2019	#61
Right. Some people (even here) STILL think it's okay to joke about things like that. Sad.	George II	Jul 2019	#62
Exactly	still_one	Jul 2019	#63
"Pouncing" is definitely the	Cha	Jul 2019	#37
"Spoke with a lisp?"	cwydro	Jul 2019	#47
I think going back to the 70's is fair game. Precedence has been set. nt	Autumn	Jul 2019	#52
He's running on his record	loyalsister	Jul 2019	#57
Isn't it getting talked about now...	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#64

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