Biden calls for leaders to lower the temperature

[struggle4progress]

BY JOHN BOWDEN - 10/26/18 09:48 AM EDT

... "My hope is this recent spate of who knows what they were -- pipe bombs being mailed -- might wake everybody in my business up a little bit and we will begin to put this nation back together again," Biden said in an address at the State University of New York at Buffalo on Thursday, according to NBC News ...

"The press is not the enemy of the people, immigrants are not animals," said Biden, who's considered a potential 2020 contender. "My hope and prayer is that all of our leaders will work to lower the temperature in our public dialogue, and I have faith that they will do that."

CNN President Jeff Zucker issued a statement after CNN's New York newsroom was evacuated Wednesday, calling on Trump to take responsibility for his words.

"The President, and especially the White House Press Secretary, should understand their words matter," he said. "Thus far, they have shown no comprehension of that."

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413295-biden-calls-for-us-leaders-to-lower-the-temperature-in-our-public

[BeyondGeography]

1. Who's everybody?

Really, Joe. Just spell it out plain and simple instead of handing the media a both sides headline. Lame.

[dalton99a]

2. No shit

[Caliman73]

4. Biden is not in a great position to talk given his own statements.

Before the reaction, I am not saying that anything Democrats have said is as bad as what Republicans, especially Trump, have said. We do have to remember that Biden said that he would have taken Trump behind the gym and beat him up.

President Obama would be a much better spokes person and would be able to name names without any problems with his own rhetoric.

[BeyondGeography]

5. They had eight years to figure out how to attack Republicans

Neither one has distinguished himself.

[uponit7771]

3. They need to be called out, Pussy footing around on this isn't going to help.