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jberryhill

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72. It's not as if he hasn't run for president before
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 05:55 PM
Feb 2020

One gets to become VP by a single vote - the ultimately prevailing presidential nominee.

I've spent plenty of time in a very small group with Joe Biden, and I agree that he's not quite the same person he was years ago, but then again, the person he was years ago also ran for president a couple of times. It never worked out well, and simply having been VP doesn't mean that he's going to be any better at campaigning than he has been several times before.

I'm a native Delawarean. As someone who has seen the entire arc of his career starting with the New Castle County Council, there are some things about Joe which are not going to change. You deal with the fact that unusual things come out of his mouth from time to time or you don't.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
But everyone here told me Biden was just joking and it was no big deal? OliverQ Feb 2020 #1
Yeah, that seems to be the consensus fallout87 Feb 2020 #2
And, it wasn't. She was called out fairly nicely, for lying. wisteria Feb 2020 #7
And how do you know that and how does that justify OliverQ Feb 2020 #19
Oh please.... squirecam Feb 2020 #23
Where in that sentence is there the remotest evidence that she was a supporter of another candidate? brooklynite Feb 2020 #36
She was mean to Biden. tonedevil Feb 2020 #40
Seriously? squirecam Feb 2020 #45
If we could "clearly figure out by watching the interaction" then it's a good thing you let us know brooklynite Feb 2020 #51
If you couldn't tell by watching the video squirecam Feb 2020 #54
...and it's the "reacting poorly" part that's the problem. brooklynite Feb 2020 #55
I have admitted as much. Several times. squirecam Feb 2020 #59
It's not as if he hasn't run for president before jberryhill Feb 2020 #72
A gotcha question? BlueWI Feb 2020 #86
Now she's a plant? LOL. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #75
Disqualifying, unelectable, so far out of touch its embarrassing, oh but its early yet, lol Baclava Feb 2020 #12
It's not a big deal Loki Liesmith Feb 2020 #26
Really? You don't care if potential voters feel insulted by the Democratic candidates? OliverQ Feb 2020 #33
so she lied? Kali Feb 2020 #3
Yeah, how about that. wisteria Feb 2020 #5
So her admitted nervous incorrect response means Biden gets a free pass? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #52
doesn't seem like he's exactly getting a free pass around here Kali Feb 2020 #60
She said she was nervous and, as a result, said yes. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #65
She was a plant. And, Biden called her out, jokingly. wisteria Feb 2020 #4
So it's ok for an old white dude to fallout87 Feb 2020 #6
Your old white guy called Warren a liar on national TV. Cry me a river. Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #9
He called out his political opponent fallout87 Feb 2020 #10
He didn't "call Warren out". He was the one being called out and he lied about it. phleshdef Feb 2020 #18
He didn't call her a liar. Indepatriot Feb 2020 #66
Sure it's fine Loki Liesmith Feb 2020 #30
What on earth does his race have to do with this? virgogal Feb 2020 #39
That's it in a nutshell. But this is fresh red meat for detractors. Who are we to argue with what emmaverybo Feb 2020 #58
A plant for whom/by whom? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #62
She was a plant? -- it seemed like an earnest question... do you have a link to any evidence to JudyM Feb 2020 #67
I'm sorry to learn about her dishonesty in her response to Biden tishaLA Feb 2020 #8
Yes. wisteria Feb 2020 #13
Aww, to bad. wisteria Feb 2020 #11
He cracked... fallout87 Feb 2020 #14
Still it was a nasty putdown. Nobody wants to be called dog-faced that's just truly bizare Blues Heron Feb 2020 #17
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #20
I contend... tonedevil Feb 2020 #15
This! fallout87 Feb 2020 #16
It's disconcerting. Not at all progressive. JudyM Feb 2020 #68
LOL!!! So she admits she was lying about having been to a caucus, and Biden realized that and joked highplainsdem Feb 2020 #21
When's the last time fallout87 Feb 2020 #22
Both dog-faced and pony soldier refer to soldiers, and he wasn't really calling her a highplainsdem Feb 2020 #28
He said the same thing to a group of mostly male Fire Fighters whathehell Feb 2020 #57
"He reacted to her lying" fallout87 Feb 2020 #63
All that is true squirecam Feb 2020 #32
Who planted her... tonedevil Feb 2020 #37
Watch the video squirecam Feb 2020 #46
I wish he would have, too. But he wasn't calling her dog-faced. He wasn't being racist, as someone highplainsdem Feb 2020 #38
interestingly, DU holds it's members to a higher standard than we do our candidates. progressoid Feb 2020 #76
Excellent point fallout87 Feb 2020 #85
By the nature and demeaner of the way she asked that question calguy Feb 2020 #24
I don't know if she was a plant, but I think she was hoping to get some attention by questioning highplainsdem Feb 2020 #31
that, and her immediate "follow up" with the media stopdiggin Feb 2020 #34
Will this "Nobody college student" be 2020's "Joe the Plumber"? oasis Feb 2020 #25
just another bag of horseshit.... quickesst Feb 2020 #27
Biden's groundbreaking voter outreach program marches on! Feel the Joementum... Indepatriot Feb 2020 #29
She lied. revmclaren Feb 2020 #35
100% THIS. oasis Feb 2020 #41
No court told you that. squirecam Feb 2020 #48
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #69
Actually your response says a lot more about you then it does me. squirecam Feb 2020 #71
Nice copy and paste from revmclaren Feb 2020 #73
Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that she was "a plant" from another campaign... brooklynite Feb 2020 #42
He reacted poorly. squirecam Feb 2020 #49
except that he did come out on top stopdiggin Feb 2020 #50
I really don't think anyone cares anymore, this has been a ridiculously blown out of proportion.... George II Feb 2020 #43
Biden used an offbeat phrase stopdiggin Feb 2020 #44
Misleading:. She does NOT say she felt 'insulted' by the 'dog faced pony soldier' whathehell Feb 2020 #47
Everyone above this post that answered with a version of "she deserved it" Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #53
I like how it started out "no, no he would never say that. It was a joke! John Wayne!" Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #78
Some of us have been saying for years that Biden is a terrible candidate, but... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #84
From the WaPo article: Kitchari Feb 2020 #56
Man, women just can't take a joke these days. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #61
I know, right? cwydro Feb 2020 #74
the biden train is losing steam. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #64
It's losing steam and it will derail tomorrow. n/t totodeinhere Feb 2020 #80
Judging from the excuses being made on this thread. Biden has the contortionist vote locked down.. Indepatriot Feb 2020 #70
lol nt zackymilly Feb 2020 #77
Malarkey was detected! Analyzing results... W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #79
Biden was better off fallout87 Feb 2020 #82
He should have told her to GET OUTTA HERE JACK for lying like she did! W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #83
She lied and was a plant rockfordfile Feb 2020 #81
Biden's remark was incongruent with his character. Politicub Feb 2020 #87
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