Agree. Circular firing squad. (Reply #26)

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onetexan (9,278 posts)

26. Agree. Circular firing squad.

Dems need to get out of this mode of harming our own. Leave the mudslinging to be lobbed to the other side after the primaries.

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

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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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