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highplainsdem

(48,732 posts)
Sat Apr 18, 2020, 10:11 AM Apr 2020

Howard Dean on Ben Rhodes' 2018 book on the Obama admin & what it says about Biden

Tweeted minutes ago, two tweets starting here:









I’m reading Ben Rhodes’ book on the Obama administration which is excellent. Biden comes off as much more than the avuncular pol he seems like in the campaign. Read the book and vote Biden with some enthusiasm. He opposed the surge in Afghanistan for openers and



He also disliked Hamid Karzai, the incredibly corrupt Afghan President who we propped up for eight years. Lots I didn’t know about Biden in here, and so far it’s all good.
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Howard Dean on Ben Rhodes' 2018 book on the Obama admin & what it says about Biden (Original Post) highplainsdem Apr 2020 OP
K&R! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1
Really smart people, like Obama, Phoenix61 Apr 2020 #2
And they can have honest disagreements with honorable people...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #19
I have that book and can't find it. I'm pissed. dem4decades Apr 2020 #3
You'll find it Ilsa Apr 2020 #11
KNR Lucinda Apr 2020 #4
I will be honored to have Joe Biden as my President. Laelth Apr 2020 #5
Smart secure guys like Joe and Barack usually musclecar6 Apr 2020 #6
I trust Howard Dean. yardwork Apr 2020 #7
Same here wryter2000 Apr 2020 #8
Thanks for posting. Gonna check it out! Not that KPN Apr 2020 #9
Thanks for posting PatSeg Apr 2020 #10
I trust Howard Dean!!!!!!! onecent Apr 2020 #12
K&R 2naSalit Apr 2020 #13
did he vote for IWR? Skittles Apr 2020 #14
And, so did Hilllary and she was our Democratic Nominee.. Cha Apr 2020 #15
I didn't care for that, either Skittles Apr 2020 #17
Mahalo hpd! Cha Apr 2020 #16
Follow Ben Rhodes on Twitter IcyPeas Apr 2020 #18
He also was the guy who moved the administration on marriage equality grantcart Apr 2020 #20
I Read A Great Article About Biden In (I Think It Was) Time Magazine Around 2011 Or So ChoppinBroccoli Apr 2020 #21
Democratic Primaries thread on Biden that you might find interesting: highplainsdem Apr 2020 #22

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
11. You'll find it
Sat Apr 18, 2020, 12:37 PM
Apr 2020

in the last place you look.

Good luck. I hate it when that happens. (I usually find my missing books under the bed.)

musclecar6

(1,681 posts)
6. Smart secure guys like Joe and Barack usually
Sat Apr 18, 2020, 10:58 AM
Apr 2020

Are hooked up with very smart women like they are. Wildly insecure narcissists/ sociopaths like orange child don’t pair up with very smart women. Matter of fact, a very smart woman would drop this guy the first time he opens his mouth with his bullshit.

KPN

(15,587 posts)
9. Thanks for posting. Gonna check it out! Not that
Sat Apr 18, 2020, 12:11 PM
Apr 2020

I need any more incentive to vote for Joe in November or support his campaign. I will be thrilled to have him as my President.

ChoppinBroccoli

(3,764 posts)
21. I Read A Great Article About Biden In (I Think It Was) Time Magazine Around 2011 Or So
Sat Apr 18, 2020, 11:13 PM
Apr 2020

Basically the article indicated that Biden was "the power behind the throne" in Obama's early years in office. Biden was the seasoned vet who knew everybody and knew how to get shit done, and was the driving force behind a lot of Obama's initiatives. That's why I have absolutely no qualms about turning a country in chaos over to him. Biden will know exactly what to do to right the ship. And by the way, he's done it once before, so he has experience fixing Republican fuck-ups.

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