Joe Biden's Story of a Pool Brawl Went Off the Deep End

[Hassin Bin Sober]

Joe Biden's Story of a Pool Brawl Went Off the Deep End

https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a29073037/joe-bidens-corn-pop-pool-fight-story/

This weekend, a video of Joe Biden telling a story at a pool-naming ceremony in 2017 floated up to the surface of Twitter where it was received about as well as a mysterious warm spot in the water of the deep end. Biden told a Wilmington crowd of his youthful days as a lifeguard at the site and an altercation he got into with a ne'er-do-well named Corn Pop. It starts off weirdly specific and homey and suddenly veers into a scene of violence straight out of The Warriors. Joe Biden seems to have invented a genre I can only describe as What the Folksy.

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Mr. Pop escalates the exchange by telling Biden to meet him outside. Not to belabor this already off-the-rails story, but Mr. Pop got down off the board to go outside, so I do believe this a point in favor of Biden. This is where I would freeze this video if I was showing it as a part of an after-school water crimes diversion program. "What went wrong here, class?" I would ask. "Everything!" they would answer back in unison. Biden then introduces another character to whom he goes for fight advice like The Karate Kid hitting up Mr. Miyagi. However, apparently "wax on, wax off" hadn't been invented yet, because Biden is advised to wrap a chain around a man's head.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Didn't this dead horse get beaten into a pile of hamburger yesterday?

[Thekaspervote]

4. Yes.. but obviously not enough to suit the poster

[George II]

6. Not enough, apparently....

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. So it would seem.

We can't even tell if it was ever actually a horse; it's been not so much beaten as puréed.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. Why are you posting violent imagery against animals? That's disturbing.

[LanternWaste]

14. I'd pretend as much too... nt

[progressoid]

18. !!!

[NurseJackie]

17. Yes it did... I smell desperation.

[Clash City Rocker]

2. How many threads do we need about this?

There was already one with over a hundred posts, despite the fact that Joe last mentioned this story two years ago. It just comes across as certain people desperately wanting to find a reason to hate the guy, and the argument benefits Trump more than anyone else. Can we please just move on? Thanks.

[maxsolomon]

3. turns out it was all true

1962 was a different world, Elle

[BlueMississippi]

5. From Elle? lmao

Elle is a major fashion and lifestyle publication known for its articlees on lipstick, eyeshadow, mascara, hair color and nailpolish.

[stonecutter357]

7. lol you fell for it again !

[ritapria]

8. With due repect to the Poster

I want Bernie to defeat Biden but this story seems like a real dud …..

[highplainsdem]

11. This OP and the column cited are just more proof that Nate Silver was correct:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287283006

[Gothmog]

16. Yep

[oasis]

12. Joe in a scrap with a local toughie. A legendary tale.

What's not to like?

[LanternWaste]

13. So you're gonna throw this one at the wall a few more times in hope the adhesive-problem has been wo

"This is troubling for Bernie."
(my go-to response to vapid non-issues... inspired of course, by your own consistent use of the "this is troubling" meme)

[Gothmog]

15. I agree with Nate Silver-no Biden supporter is going to change due to this attack

Link to tweet

[Joe941]

19. This is concerning.