Democratic Primaries

tonedevil

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34. Do you think these two sentences...

Fri Jun 21, 2019, 06:52 PM

Jun 2019

are equally effective in expressing the idea that being called son was disrespectful?
He never called me Senator, he always called me son.
He never called me boy, he always called me son.

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

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Can we at least admit he misspoke? [View all] tonedevil Jun 2019 OP

I wish posters would put in the Biden statement they're speaking of, when they do their posts. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #1

I edited to try to make that more clear. Thanks /nt tonedevil Jun 2019 #9

Thanks. That DOES make it clearer. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #20

I don't think the talking about working with a segregationist... tonedevil Jun 2019 #24

As it turns out, the senator called younger white guys boy or son. Story about Ted Kennedy in emmaverybo Jun 2019 #32

Do you think these two sentences... tonedevil Jun 2019 #34

Stop parsing. You are not a linguist. You have taken to dismissing any new information and to emmaverybo Jun 2019 #47

Ok boy. /nt tonedevil Jun 2019 #48

Oh, yeah. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #40

It's time to move on ... stonecutter357 Jun 2019 #2

OK / nt tonedevil Jun 2019 #3

+1 -K&R. People are twisting Biden's words big time onetexan Jun 2019 #17

He must have a foot fetish Cheap_Trick Jun 2019 #4

he is a friend to the rich and the bigoted Amyishere Jun 2019 #6

Oh go away!! Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #12

Got some outsiders here, I am going to walk away, fuck this.. This will very soon Eliot Rosewater Jun 2019 #16

Ignore them. Theyre trying to dissuade people from Biden. onetexan Jun 2019 #18

Second the emotion. Great link. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #39

who is the rich and bigoted friend ? stonecutter357 Jun 2019 #33

Rich people like Bernie? Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #11

it's only okay for him to be tonedeaf about the past if it's the past Amyishere Jun 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #7

Is this really bashing in your opinion? /nt tonedevil Jun 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #10

YES.. YES it is Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #13

No Peacetrain Jun 2019 #14

Thank you... tonedevil Jun 2019 #19

I did not think you were bashing.. and I do not think VP Biden misspoke.. Peacetrain Jun 2019 #21

This is where I believe he misspoke... tonedevil Jun 2019 #22

Give it up. This won't get a single vote to your Senator BS. nt NYMinute Jun 2019 #43

Don't want any votes for... tonedevil Jun 2019 #49

BS aren't his initials? nt NYMinute Jun 2019 #58

They certainly are... tonedevil Jun 2019 #61

Of dear Gawd, give me patience. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #44

POOF... tonedevil Jun 2019 #50

That made me laugh in a good way. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #52

Thanks... tonedevil Jun 2019 #53

Oh my. Perhaps log off for a wee bit. demmiblue Jun 2019 #35

Criticizing Joe takes too much time & energy away from attacking... JoeOtterbein Jun 2019 #15

No he said what he meant...you can work with the worst in order to get stuff done. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #23

In the past... tonedevil Jun 2019 #25

Read this post about Eastman calling Ted Kennedy 'boy.' LAS14 Jun 2019 #30

Apparently... tonedevil Jun 2019 #38

He did not misspeak NYMinute Jun 2019 #26

I've written this a lot in here... tonedevil Jun 2019 #27

Either way, he was saying he was insulted. nt NYMinute Jun 2019 #41

If I'm expecting to be called boy... tonedevil Jun 2019 #51

YES. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #45

More like we misunderstood... MineralMan Jun 2019 #28

I think... tonedevil Jun 2019 #37

Could be, but we're overanalyzing. MineralMan Jun 2019 #55

I'm pretty sure... tonedevil Jun 2019 #56

Apparently he didn't mis-speak. Check this post: LAS14 Jun 2019 #29

Even in light of Kennedy being amused at being called boy... tonedevil Jun 2019 #31

Biden is so far down my list, this really doesn't matter to me. Maybe folks should move on..n/t monmouth4 Jun 2019 #36

If it doesn't matter to you... tonedevil Jun 2019 #42

TY monmouth4 Jun 2019 #46

Right. Biden's mistake is not realizing that his audience wasn't aware of... LAS14 Jun 2019 #62

Yes he Misspoke. And there is nothing wrong with admitting when you are wrong tulipsandroses Jun 2019 #54

Thank you... tonedevil Jun 2019 #57

The fact that he doesn't seem to try to, or even want to, understand how his words or actions Demit Jun 2019 #63

Very well said. BlueWI Jun 2019 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author Politicub Jun 2019 #59

I can believe that he misspoke. But when making a joke or a point about serious issues like race, Blue_true Jun 2019 #60

In defence of Biden, I heard he dozed off at the podium & was talking in his sleep when he said it mtnsnake Jun 2019 #65

I don't think in some people's eyes he can say or do anything right treestar Jun 2019 #66

100% this. nt oasis Jun 2019 #67