Biden interview on Morning Joe will be starting soon - ON NOW

[highplainsdem]

They've been discussing the allegations, and also reading and discussing the statement Biden just issued online:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213374408


I'll edit the subject line and kick this OP when the interview starts.

[Cha]

1. TY.. KR!

[mobeau69]

2. Mika did a good refresher on all the women donnie's assaulted. nt

[highplainsdem]

3. kick

[superpatriotman]

4. "No. It is not true..."

“I’m saying unequivocally it did not happen...” -Biden

[highplainsdem]

5. Biden shaking his head sadly as Mika reads the graphic details of the allegation.

Then denying it unequivocally.

[superpatriotman]

6. Mika is starting to piss me off

We’re giving way too much presumption of truth to a liar

This is a hit job and he needs to start hitting back.

[highplainsdem]

8. Mika is being very dense as Biden explains repeatedly why his Senate records at the U of Delaware

would not contain personnel matters.

[uponit7771]

21. +1, ... and it sounds like some of it is classified IINM

[SharonClark]

28. Glad he answered her the same way every time.

She must have been frustrated he was so consistent and logical. He didn’t play into her agenda.

[underpants]

9. The tear works....well she's trying

Sad.

[Light63]

19. Same feelings toward Mika

Don’t understood what Mika and Joe want to happen with this accusation! Have you ever seen anyone on Fox interrogate Trump this way? Why is Mika keeping digging further? I don’t like what is going on right now? Does Mika or Joe want another four years of Trump??? I don’t understand or comprehend their intention.

Heck, Trump is way way way over Biden’s accusational level regarding sexual assault. Has Mika or Trump ever interrogated Trump this way before?

[SharonClark]

29. Their motive is self-promotion.

[highplainsdem]

7. "I'm not going to question her motive... I don't know why she's saying this."

Adds that it's necessary to look at the facts, check it out.

[Raven123]

24. Yep, didn't take the bait.

[SharonClark]

30. Excellent response by Biden.

It destroyed Mika’s plan to fluster Biden.

[Raven123]

10. Mika is being Mika. It's the emails all over again.

[uponit7771]

13. THIS !!!

[uponit7771]

11. No Mika, believe women doesn't mean believe liars ... WTF ?!

[SharonClark]

31. +1

[Liberal In Texas]

12. Mika is beating a dead horse.

After the fifth same question that should be enough.

[uponit7771]

14. Joe should say they should be believe ... there, he said it. Look at the facts.

[Hav]

15. I hope it was made clear how her story changed

from shoulder touching and no sexual misconduct as she put it herself to rape.

[uponit7771]

17. +1, I don't know how many times Biden has to say the word UNLESS.

[uponit7771]

16. Wow, did Biden ... HAVE ... to say the unless part? You believe people UNLESS their shit is shady

[Moostache]

18. Turned rhis off...

Mika is pounding a dead horse and Biden should just end the interview. There is no benefit to this at all.

Joe, leave the interview and refuse to return because that was a smear job without merit.

[Light63]

22. DON'T TURN OFF!

We have to stay with Biden. Be strong, Biden, and face all the questions from Joe and Willie with strengrh, truth, and firmness.

[SharonClark]

32. He sure did.

To be honest, I was surprised by how well he did.

[Bucky]

33. Thank you

People attacking Mika for vigorous rigorous questioning on a controversial topic must think Joe Biden can't handle the truth.

[Cha]

36. It sounded like Mika couldn't handle the truth.

[SharonClark]

38. I'd say Mika is vigorous but not rigorous.

She was vigorous in her attacks but she wasn’t rigorous in her prep - she repeatedly asked questions that Biden had clearly and factually answered regarding the release of records.

[Bucky]

49. She was probing for nuance and clarity. Hopefully somone'll treat Trump like that

I feel better about Biden having watched the interview. I'm glad she left no room and covered the question from multiple angles.

[uponit7771]

20. WOW Mika, You'd have to search the whole Delaware records to find her name. Those are CLASSIFIED

[Raven123]

23. Joe was on target. If she filed a complaint, look in the correct file.

He was also correct about the misuse of documents, videos etc.. during a campaign. Glad he was upfront about that. The decision to keep them locked is a political calculation that is consistent with past candidates.

[underpants]

25. Poor poor Mika

Could you imagine if she'd worked on her lost puppy look more
Watching after the 1 minute dramatic pause with sound down. Staff meeting call. The visual is pathetic. She looks like her puppy choked in her birthday cake.

[Freethinker65]

26. Glad I do not have cable, but

Biden seems like he addressed and denied the accusation. Let Mika do her best to rattle him and get it over with. Do not continue to feed it.

From now on return all questions to policy issues and Trump and his administration's incompetence. Policy policy policy.

[uponit7771]

34. +1

[Gidney N Cloyd]

27. I hate it when Mika tries to act like a serious journalist.

She's a news reader promoted beyond her level of intellect or expertise.

[Johnny2X2X]

35. I'm glad Mika went hard on that issue

Joe handled it well, he's going to face more questions, it was good of her to go hard on this, even those she looked foolish at times.

She would have done him no favors by going easy.

[kentuck]

37. Good that someone can look a look a little deeper into the interview.

What good would it have done for anyone if it was all "soft-ball" questions?

[Blue_Adept]

39. Always great to see that in order to defend Biden we have to attack women

[highplainsdem]

40. That isn't at all true.

Of course, since you once said that just quoting David Brooks should disqualify Biden

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287284612

another unequivocal criticism of him (and his supporters) shouldn't surprise me.

[Blue_Adept]

41. oh no you got me

I've been critical of pretty much all of the candidates at different times. That's what primaries are for.

But that's a nice diversion from what's been going on here this morning with what we've seen women being called by folks here.

[highplainsdem]

42. As a woman, I don't think being female should make women immune to criticism. Even

blunt criticism.

[Blue_Adept]

43. There was a time here when calling women certain words wasn't allowed

But the times keep a changing and it continues to drive off people as it makes this place a less-great experience.

[Demsrule86]

45. You fall into the category I think ...that doesn't like Biden period. That is fine. I dislike

Sen. Sanders myself, but I would have been all in had he won the primary. That didn't happen. Biden is now the nominee...either Joe Biden takes the oath of office on January 21st or Trump does...that is the choice. And the primary wasn't even close. Anyone who is not a super partisan and has looked at Reade's story knows it is bullshit. And I would like to say, it is way past time to stop allowing politically motivated women to bring down our candidates and nominees.

[Blue_Adept]

48. I haven't posted here enough in the past year for anyone to know where my positions lay, tbh

Mostly because it doesn't matter. I'll vote for a potato in November if that's what won.

[Demsrule86]

44. Women are human, this notion that all women tell the truth is pure bullshit. Joe had it right.

You give any complaint a fair hearing...Reades doesn't hold water. She is a liar and a grifter IMHO.

[PatSeg]

46. Exactly

I believe in taking women's allegations seriously, but at the same time, I have known women who have lied about a man or men in their lives. The motivations varied, but the damage often was brutal. Each situation is individual and should not be painted with a broad brush.

If you throw in politics, it gets really ugly. We've already seen what republican dirty tricksters did to Al Franken. There's no reason why they wouldn't try the same thing with Joe.

[Blue_Adept]

47. True, but we don't need to go around calling Mika and others bitches or other slurs, right?