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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:01 PM Original message |
Am I the only one here who finds Biden too prone to racial gaffes to consider nominating? |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, I'm quite sure you are......n/t |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 11:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
42. LOL n/t |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. I am bothered as an African American |
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Think82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. 100% NAACP rating, has many endorsements from black leaders in SC |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Obama also has a 100% NAACP rating |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 10:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
40. I remain worried when someone puts his foot in his mouth |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. the "articulate" thing just floored me |
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ginchinchili (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:57 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. If Biden is surprised by anything on this issue, it's that it hasn't happened sooner. |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #35 |
49. You mean like... |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Those statements are not a an indication of who this man IS. |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I don't quibble with his votes on race issues; it's his propensity for racial gaffes which I was |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I'm looking for the examples of the "discernible pattern" -- can you help me out? Thanks. nt |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Biden's comment to the WP editorial board wasn't just a gaffe, it had racial overtones. His comment |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. You know, I apologize -- I saw the instances you cited in your OP after I posted |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I have deliberately NOT used the word "racist." My discomfort is that Biden's comments are racial |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Okay - thanks for explaining your viewpoint. Peace. nt |
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inthebrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. He's not a racist |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. Not just racial gaffes, gaffes in general |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Exactly |
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Byronic (379 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Please |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I wasn't comparing their levels of competence |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. That's a tough one because I LIKE that he says what he feels - that his answers |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. The question is whether any of Biden's are malicious |
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Byronic (379 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I see the distinction |
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Think82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. except he's the first person world leaders call when there is a crisis. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. Hate the Irish, eh? n/t |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. No, but you might infer that if I said the reason USC produces more PhD candidates than Notre Dame |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Attacking their schools now? n/t |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. So what? |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. Biden's "racially uncomfortable YouTube moment" is no worse than Hillary's racial gaffe on YouTube: |
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kad7777 (339 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Thank you for the clip |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
48. You're welcome |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yes, you are the only one |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
25. No I made a post about it too... He really could go up in flames if he became the nominee |
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IA_Seth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
26. Oh, Biden must be doing well... |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Let me be clear: This is not a "concern thread." This is an "I don't care for Joe Biden" thread. |
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inthebrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Some people see this as a place to campaign and can't stand basic discussion |
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inthebrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. I think he's a bigot |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
31. Silly n/t |
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walk softly (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
32. not sure where you're coming from? |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
51. I'm coming from a rebuttal to those who suggest that Biden would be electable. He's a gaffe machine |
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freefall (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
36. Biden hasn't been on my radar screen so pardon my ignorance |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Yes, he has |
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freefall (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #37 |
56. Thanks for responding, tsegat01. n/t |
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Czolgosz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #36 |
46. . |
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Think82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
59. if you watch his meet the press interview from march he addresses it in detail |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Have you got a link? |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
38. These so-called gaffes would be a non-issue |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 11:05 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Exactly....n/t |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 11:13 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Couldn't have said that better myself. |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 11:19 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. It was to me. |
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faithfulcitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
43. yes, the only one. |
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Czolgosz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
47. Biden lost my support with his many votes in favor of the worst version of the 2005 Bankruptcy Bill |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Maybe people, like you, |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Poor money management is NOT the cause of most bankruptcies. The leading causes are (1) medical |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Houston, we have a problem... |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. It that why Biden voted AGAINST Durbin's amendment to preserve bankruptcy protections for |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
50. Yes. you are among the few. |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
55. I don't understand how Biden has become known for his "gaffes" |
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Czolgosz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 10:03 AM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Aren't all of these examples from this campaign and not a list of all gaffes from the past 35 years? |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
58. He's joked about Delaware being a slave state TWICE... |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
62. That's a good point, and a strong reason for him to choose a black running-mate |
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