"Are we getting to a place where we can't hug each other?"

[highplainsdem]

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/436752-the-view-co-host-abby-huntsman-on-biden-accusations-are-we-getting-to-a-place

"The View" co-host Abby Huntsman asked if society is getting to a place where people can't shake hands or hug each other following recent accusations that likely 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden inappropriately touched a Nevada state lawmaker at an event in 2014 while he was vice president.

"Are we going to get to a place where we can't shake hands?" she asked on Monday during a discussion of the accusations made by former Nevada Democratic Assemblywoman Lucy Flores. "[Where] we can't hug each other?"

Huntsman, who joined "The View" in 2018 after several years at Fox News, also broached Flores's motive in bringing up the incident now, as Biden reportedly gets close to launching his 2020 presidential bid.

"I do wonder if she could have sent him a letter," Huntsman said. "Send him a personal note to say, 'Hey, this happened a few years ago. Now I feel confident in telling you about it. I don't want to make this public.' I always wonder when these things come out, what is the motive for this person? Is it simply to let people know that I was uncomfortable, which you could have done in private? Or is it because you want someone else to win?"

After co-hosts Joy Behar, Meghan McCain and Sonny Hostin defended Biden on the ABC show, moderator Whoopi Goldberg echoed Huntsman's sentiment around confronting Biden privately instead of going public with her claims.

“For me, these things are not Democratic or Republican,” Goldberg said. “I want women to get to the place where they can say, ‘Hey, you just made me uncomfortable.’ This idea that you have to tiptoe away from this, you do not have to carry it. If someone makes you uncomfortable, tell them," she said to applause.

"You have to stop mischaracterizing stuff. Don’t sit and wait and say ‘I’m uncomfortable’ on national television," she added. "Because it makes us suspect of your thoughts."

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[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Can't shake hands? Riiight, that's what we're talkin about... lost me at that point.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[at140]

2. How about if we just adopt Namaste?

[Cha]

3. Health Benefits of Hugging: The Important Reason Why Your Body Needs A Hug Every Day!

"Hugs can lower the risk of heart disease. The hormones that are released in the body after a hug aren't just good for happy feelings — they can also help your physical health. ... Human-to-human contact also lowers your body's levels of the stress hormone cortisol.Jan 20, 2018"

https://www.spa-in-spain.com/blog1/2018/01/20/health-benefits-hugging/

If someone wants to only Namaste.. I say have it.. me I'm a hugger..

[redstateblues]

4. Is eye contact next?

[Cha]

5. Brawaaaa

[Beartracks]

7. Of course! It makes some people uncomfortable. You should ask first. But...

... asking will be difficult, since you won't be allowed to speak, in case that, too, might make the other person uncomfortable. It's probably best for everyone if we simply stop interacting at all.






of course...

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[LongtimeAZDem]

6. I remember when we used to use the term "uptight".

[Kentonio]

8. The second woman described him pulling her head towards him and rubbing noses

If that’s true, then all this shit about shaking hands is despicable. Men do not have the right to pull women around and put their hands on them without consent, they just fucking don’t.

I don’t think for a second that Joe Biden had any sinister intent, but turning this into some approval of his actions just because we like him is not fucking ok.

[Freelancer]

9. I think it's all about boxing Biden into declaring a black female running mate

The best insulation against the claims is a black female running mate on the yard signs. Fine with me. Strange how that worked out, though.