Biden needs to stop this shit. It's not hard to do so.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

Link to tweet

In a somewhat odd moment at tonight's AFT town hall, Biden tells a 10-year-old girl, “I’ll bet you’re as bright as you are good-looking." He takes her over to the assembled reporters, then stands behind her and puts his hands on her shoulders while he's talking.

[BeyondGeography]

1. Wut?

[highplainsdem]

2. Yes, and he did that to laughter and applause from the audience, as the video shows.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Valuing people, particularly girls, for their looks is normalized, and that doesn't make it okay.

I expect better from him, especially if I have to fucking vote for him.

[highplainsdem]

8. It was a sweet compliment that the audience there had a normal, healthy, reasonable reaction to.

[rampartc]

169. the "conservatives" play this as pedophilia

they have, successfully. tagged biden with it, he needs to stop feeding them video clips, especially since we will be forced to vote for him.

[highmindedhavi]

196. This, 1000x

[Sugarcoated]

205. Twisting innocent interaction into pedophilia

is Biden's fault? Outrageous lying and smear is what Cons do. Trump is an ACTUAL pedophile who raped a 13 year old girl and walked in on Miss Teen dressing rooms to catch them naked. I use the ridiculous Biden attacks to point out the truth, with links on every online discussion I come across.

[rampartc]

207. i do not disagree with you

[left-of-center2012]

9. "if I have to fucking vote for him"

You can vote for anyone you want.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

86. Don't I know it.

[wasupaloopa]

104. We would all die in a cold and antiseptic world

[Thekaspervote]

146. Your anger is showing!! Get over yourself...it doesn't help anyone

[jrthin]

43. There is nothing wrong to be told that you are pretty/handsome and smart.

We need to stop creating false issues. The other side of the coin would be valuing just smartness and dismiss other valuable qualities, like kindness, compassion, emotional intelligence/maturity, etc.

[emmaverybo]

79. Yes. False issues, indeed. Sorry, but little girls still like compliments. "Pretty" has no sexual

Or sexist connotation, except in situations in which it is used as grooming or inappropriate to a role
or function a woman or girl is carrying out.
Hands on her shoulders?
YOU all have to stop projecting.
Nothing to see here,

[jrthin]

90. Totally agree w/you! nt

[Baclava]

83. 'I'll Bet You're as Bright As You Are Good Looking' WTF??? Joe???

[lapfog_1]

145. so this is evil

but this was posted here a few days ago... and was universally praised.



Got it.

[Cha]

153. That little girl

will also be scared for life

Mahalo, lapfrog

[Lordquinton]

185. It's almost as if context is important

I also didn't know Obama was running again, gonna change my preference if that's the case!

[FloridaBlues]

4. What shit does he have to stop being kind to a girl who's smart?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Commenting on her looks.

[NurseJackie]

36. Sigh.

It's fine. Get over it.

[True Blue American]

154. Thank you!

Get over it is right! This is so asinine. Who wants to live in a world whare touching, hugging, praising is gone?

Most of us despise the hate, name calling, put downs that shows from the crazy, narcissistic thing in the WhiteHouse today!

Any one notice how Trump grabs Melania’s hand in a grip she finds it hard to get out of? She had to jerk her hand loose coming down the plane steps in Japan to hold her dress down. Is that supposed to make Trump look loving? It doesn’t, just makes him look domineering.

[highplainsdem]

84. AFTER he'd already complimented her poise & courage & suggested she'd be president someday

and said he hoped she'd remember him then.

You're reacting to a deceptively short clip at the end of an encounter that lasted seven minutes:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287134322

[John Fante]

91. You want that "Me Too" moment oh so bad, huh?

[Cha]

93. Yep.. not happening.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

127. There's a big difference between sexual harassment and condescending to young girls about their

looks. One does not diminish the seriousness of the other. And I think it’s fair to expect a candidate to avoid both of them.

[highplainsdem]

140. There's a big difference between compliments and condescension. That girl obviously could tell the

difference, and she appreciated the compliments, as did the teachers in the audience for that town hall. I think it's fair to ask that DUers try to do the same.

[tonedevil]

67. Did you really miss...

that he made her appearance the metric for her intelligence then he was standing behind her with his hands on her shoulders?

[BootinUp]

6. Can the thread show responses in a big circle

Instead of a straight list?

[Hekate]

148. You refer, of course, to the Infamous Democratic Circular Firing Squad

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[BootinUp]

159. That's the one, yep. Nt

[George II]

7. It's Joe Biden, who has NEVER been accused of being anything other than Joe Biden....

....(except for that Lucy Flores woman). You get what you see, like it or not.

Can't we stop this crap, NOW?

[More_Cowbell]

13. Luckily, this is still a site where we can express our opinions

I was dismayed to see it.

[redstateblues]

76. Just horrific!

[BeyondGeography]

35. It's not as bad as saying China's not competition for us

I’ll give you that.

[Skya Rhen]

10. Someone needs to take a chill pill...

[obnoxiousdrunk]

11. I'm trying my best

to be outraged.

[Blue_true]

45. Then where is your outrage face?

Here is mine, sans gnashing of teeth and pounding my fist in ashes.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

12. As a former 10-year-old girl, this made me very uncomcortable to read.

I don't think it's appropriate for anyone to treat a young girl he/she doesn't know this way.

[Skya Rhen]

14. It was the OP's intent - most reasonable people would not fall for such melodrama...

[50 Shades Of Blue]

15. It's in line with other documented accounts.

[George II]

20. What "documented accounts"?

[50 Shades Of Blue]

141. Find them yourself. They've been discussed here.

[Thekaspervote]

150. Find them yourself?! Really!! These side issues play into the right's hand.. is that what you want?

I was a 10 year old girl once too, and as the youngest of 4 with parents that were just busy trying to keep a roof over our heads... tired all the time, I would have loved to have someone tell me how smart I was including other compliments with my teachers looking on

[left-of-center2012]

174. I always hate that

Someone will make a false claim and when we ask
What "documented accounts"
they respond "You go find them."

[treestar]

199. It means they can't find them themselves.

[Cha]

21. People see what they want to see..

Link to tweet

[highplainsdem]

27. As a former 10-year-old girl, I see nothing at all wrong with it. Neither did the audience.

The American Federation of Teachers audience.

[Demit]

46. When he starts telling little boys they're good looking, maybe then you'll see how wrong it is.

But you don't see him telling little boys they're good looking, do you.

[redstateblues]

78. It's just outrageous

[JoeOtterbein]

123. BTW the comments that "people laughed" to excuse touching anyone is so...

...well, I'll just say it's a bad excuse.

[emmaverybo]

130. Since when is touch a bad thing? You do know that children are taught to know the difference

between good touch and bad? That’s because there is good, friendly, reassuring, protective,
non-sexual touch.
And you are accusing an audience of teachers and this girl’s parents of excusing inappropriate behavior towards a child?

[highplainsdem]

134. Sigh. They were teachers and IF there had been ANYTHING inappropriate in

that encounter, they wouldn't have been laughing and applauding.

Nothing about what Biden did or said there needs to be "excused."

[Honeycombe8]

194. The audience seemed to me to be a bit uncomfortable. ??? nt

[50 Shades Of Blue]

142. Doesn't change my opinion.

[Thekaspervote]

151. So you're that stubborn..then seems nothing would change your opinion

[50 Shades Of Blue]

163. Works both ways.

[True Blue American]

155. As a former 10 year old

From long ago, I would remember that compliment from long ago.

The same way I remember hearing my second grade Teacher, Miss Haffner tell my Mother how smart I was, that I could open a page and know what was on it!

No matter how much you suffer later in life those words stick in your mind.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

164. What words about not touching women stick in Biden's mind?

Especially after he's been repeatedly called on it? And a man who is a stranger to her very publicly commenting on a female child being good-looking is not the same as one's own teacher praising one's ability.

[True Blue American]

171. .The ones calling him

On it are mostly the same ones who admire Trump and his fowl mouth.

I am quite capable of seeing the difference in a compassionate person complimenting a child compared to seeing a groping,pawing,old mam bragging about his right to grope.

I have lived much too long, seeing the tut tutting old women and men peeking out of the lace curtains, forgetting what they did.

[left-of-center2012]

16. Ho hum

[USALiberal]

19. It is a weird thing to say to a kid. nt

[highplainsdem]

24. No, it isn't. It's a very standard compliment.

[left-of-center2012]

17. God forbid Biden ever ...

God forbid Biden ever help an elderly lady across the street.
His career will be ended.

[LakeArenal]

58. Only if he held her arm and told her she looked lovely today.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

60. No doubt some people would accuse him of groping her.

[True Blue American]

156. She would

Hit Biden over the head with her pocketbook! Sarcasm intended!

[Cha]

18. Meanwhile.. .@NEAMedia issues statement praising Joe Biden's education policy

Link to tweet

[True Blue American]

157. 1000+

[NanceGreggs]

22. Seriously?

This is what we're supposed to get outraged over?

There are children currently locked in cages, who are traumatized - and who don't even know if they'll ever be freed, or reunited with their parents. Some of them have died in custody.

I'm sure they'd love being told they're smart and good-looking, and receive a warm embrace from someone.

Jesus Hussein Christ.

[Cha]

28. Thanks, Nance.. Yes, how many poor kids have

died once they were taken from their parents by the psycho admin?

[George II]

41. Thank you! +1,000,000

[emmaverybo]

124. Yes! We have no time for Biden-envious false or just misguided concern for children so obviously

being affirmed, not abused.

[Green Line]

126. I just saw this on FB

From a person I follow. What the ever loving hell is wrong with what he did? A couple of hours ago I met up with my tenant and his granddaughter in the common hallway and told her how pretty she is, this is normal stuff people.

[Hekate]

147. Thank you Nance. I see the rifles being loaded for the circular firing squad already. My gods...

What is wrong with us?

[mr_lebowski]

202. We're being purposed divided into sub-camps of people w/their own pet issues

This is why we have a hard time ever getting the upper hand, politically, even though there are more of 'us' ... we are much more easily divided than Straight White Christians who uniformly watch Faux, go to Church on Sunday, and who are taught from birth that Straight White Christians are the apotheosis of humanity, and must prevail at all costs.

As opposed to ... with our side ... we bicker among ourselves about this sort of thing that's seen in the article.

Which means we are easily divided, and that is easily exploited.

[mcar]

165. +1000!

[True Blue American]

172. Thank you for

Having a clear thinking mind!

[Politicub]

173. Yes! This is the perspective we need.

No one would have noticed or cared about this happening had the GOP not propelled it with its well-oiled messaging machinery. And yet, here we are on DU seeing people use the same context as the GOP to bash Biden.

[Otto Lidenbrock]

23. This tweet is irresponsible

Link to tweet

You notice how this reporter tweeting on the same girl does not have 1000s of engagements. Because this tweet outlines a bit of context whereas the other frames it as "slightly odd" as if Biden literally picked a girl out, commented on her looks and paraded her to the press.

No. Biden was at a teacher town hall. The topic was education. The mic went round to the girl. Biden asked what her favorite subject is. She answered journalism. Biden shows her the journalists at the back who she can aspire to and he says how important a free press is.

[Cha]

31. Yes, the tweet in the OP is "irresponsible".. TY, OL!

Link to tweet

[Demsrule86]

66. deliberately misleading...for shame. Should be deleted or the entire video put on the thread.

[Cha]

71. That's not gonna happen so we have to do

the research ourselves, Dems.

Here's a good thread..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=134184

[sop]

89. Good point, thanks for the context

Biden's interaction with this young girl wasn't "slightly odd," it was very positive and should be celebrated. I'm sure her parents were very proud, and she'll remember this moment for the rest of her life.

[mcar]

166. Context

What a concept. Thanks Otto.

[elleng]

25. Watch it HERE,

for those interested in facts:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287134184

[highplainsdem]

111. Thanks, Ellen!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. When I was ten I'd have loved it if an important person had told me I was smart and good-looking.

It wouldn't have creeped me out at all in that context. I'd have been on cloud nine for weeks.

[USALiberal]

29. If some old man said my daughter was good looking I would of thought it weird. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

38. If it had been in private it might have been a little weird, but not in the circumstances

described here. When I was not much older than that, a neighbor whose kid I babysat for told me I was pretty as he walked me home. I thought that was kind of creepy (and so did my dad). But if a very important older person had told me I was smart and good-looking at a public meeting about education after he'd asked me questions about what I was doing in school, I'd have been thrilled (and I don't think my dad would have been bothered, either).

[USALiberal]

57. Why mention "good looking"? Say "smart" and shut up! Nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

59. I would have loved to have been told I was good-looking at that age (and even now)-

because I wasn't. I was often told I was smart, but I was dying to be thought good-looking, too. Most everybody wants to be good-looking, especially kids (of both genders), even if it's superficial.

[True Blue American]

158. Most children

Love being told they are pretty!

[John Fante]

100. The outrage!

[highplainsdem]

109. He'd already complimented her poise and courage and suggested she'd be president someday.

See my other threads about this. This was the final minute or so of seven minutes where she asked a great question, he gave a great answer, and he showed her great respect.

And the audience of teachers loved the interaction. Besides the applause and laughter, you can hear someone saying that they love it.

[Skya Rhen]

39. My daughters get compliments all the time - I appreciate it because my mind is not in the gutter..

[Cha]

44. .. and more context than the "odd" OP

Link to tweet

[lapucelle]

63. The exchange begins at 43:20.

[Cha]

68. I saw it in this clip, lapucelle.. Thank You!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=134184

Oh, darn.. it says that Vid is Unavailable..

com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=134184

Link to tweet

You notice how this reporter tweeting on the same girl does not have 1000s of engagements. Because this tweet outlines a bit of context whereas the other frames it as "slightly odd" as if Biden literally picked a girl out, commented on her looks and paraded her to the press.

No. Biden was at a teacher town hall. The topic was education. The mic went round to the girl. Biden asked what her favorite subject is. She answered journalism. Biden shows her the journalists at the back who she can aspire to and he says how important a free press is.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=134203

[defacto7]

114. And in your statement lies the gut truth about the

rediculous accusations and comments surrounding Biden's harmless behavour. It's all in people's gutter thinking. People should be looking to their own faulty attitude.

[Kurt V.]

30. biden needs to seen more in public. the rest will take care of itself.

[iluvtennis]

32. Nothing to see here - he's just being the kind/compassionate human being that he is.

[we can do it]

33. RW trash doesn't belong on DU.

[defacto7]

116. Hear hear!

[madaboutharry]

34. You know what folks,

sometimes people, including children, need be told they look nice.

I don’t get these new rules where you can’t compliment someone. It isn’t a terrible thing for a girl to feel good about her appearance. Or any one for that matter.

I’m getting sick of some of this shit.

Oh, btw, I recently was at the rally of one of the women running for President and was able to take a photo with her. Now wait for it.....she put her arm around my waist! What should I be thinking about that? Lol!

[shanny]

40. wtf

do you make a point to tell boys they "look nice"?

or do you tell them they have done a good job?

do tell

p.s. what you as an adult feel comfortable with has fuck all to do with how someone else feels, particularly minor and unknown someone elses.

[Skya Rhen]

48. Boys and girls are called good looking all the time - the "outrage" is weird. Seriously...

[shanny]

136. the stupidity is weird. Seriously...

[madaboutharry]

50. Give me a break.

Joe Biden isn’t an unknown someone else.

And yes, boys need to be given confidence in their appearance also. Kids need to be complimented on many things.

[shanny]

138. oh 'cause he's famous he should just be able to do it?

Give me a break.

[JI7]

149. the point was he wasn't some random stranger that just went up to the girl. those people were there

to see Biden .

[nolabear]

56. Of course we tell boys they look nice. All the time.

Girls and women will suffer if kind, non-sexual compliments are denied them and they’re only left with those who actually do have nefarious intent. The kids who are vulnerable are not the ones who are told they’re smart or cute or sweet or look really nice that day. It’s the ones who aren’t or who only hear it from someone who wants something who are in danger.

[Blue_Adept]

161. Of course people do exactly that

Do boys not want to hear that they look nice? That they've done a good job on something?

Who doesn't praise boys as well as girls?

I swear, a lot of people here just act like they've never interacted in the real world.

[shanny]

37. ugh

[Cha]

42. Your tweet doesn't tell the whole story.. It wasn't "odd" at all..

Link to tweet

[GemDigger]

122. Thank you for that Cha. nt

[quickesst]

47. Felicia Somnez....

....has made one of the most pathetic statements of the entire primary campaign thus far. After watching the video and seeing the reaction of the audience toJoe Biden's gesture, and still have the gall to write such a pure trumpian statement reveals one thing for sure. She is definitely not a Democrat. She needs to go join the 'Altered Pelosi Video Club' where she would probably be welcomed with open arms.
How shameful it is to use a 10 year old girl as a prop to launch a twisted, unethical attack on Joe Biden. I think I'm going to be sick.🤐

[Skya Rhen]

53. They're desperate and would sink to any level...

[quickesst]

81. Sure seems like it

I wonder if they even realize how bad they make their candidate of choice and themselves look.

[Cha]

77. It's backfiring, though.. once people see

the Vid.. it's not really "odd" at all.. like Felicia wants us to believe.

[quickesst]

85. I know

I hate that this trumpian crap is invading the Democratic World via .......Democrats?

[NoMoreRepugs]

49. The purity tests we want to put our candidates through

need to stop.

[Turin_C3PO]

51. Big nothing burger.

It was just a complement.

[Atticus]

52. OMG! He actually---(shudder!)--- touched her--- SHOULDERS? With his HANDS?

Seriously---is this all you've got? The faux outrage is nauseating.

[Skya Rhen]

55. For the whole entire world to see - gasp... Clutches pearls...

[highplainsdem]

54. Biden meeting that girl, answering her question, introducing her to media, was a 7-MINUTE

encounter.

See this thread for a link to the full video and directions on finding that 7 minutes of it:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287134184


You'll see he treats her with great respect, gives a great answer to her question, compliments her and contrasts her poise with his problem with stuttering as a 10-year-old.

This vey short clip being misused by Biden's critics is apparently an attempt to make it seem as if he just walked up to her, instead of her being brought forward to ask him a question, to which he gave a wonderful, lengthy answer.

[Cha]

95. I thought it looked like Biden

was being protective of her as he took her over to meet the journalists.

[highplainsdem]

97. I did, too. Protective and reassuring. It's disgusting that people try to twist this into

something creepy.

[Cha]

101. Yes, that's a good observation to add.. "reassuring.."

I would have been in 11th heaven! Something she'll always remember with fond memories.. in spite of those who tried to make it ugly.

She is a little cutie and brilliant.. she wants to be a journalist!

[highplainsdem]

69. No, it starts at 37:30, approximately. THAT is when the girl is brought forward to ask her

question. You need to see the entire context, all 7+ minutes of it, to see with what great respect Biden treats her.

Including suggesting she might become president.

[lapucelle]

74. The video Biden's answer alone was enough to see that this was a great moment in the event.

[LakeArenal]

62. Have you ever noticed that these incidents with Joe always seem to be...

In public, in front of cameras, parents, with cheering people witnessing the whole damn outrage?

Coincidence?

[lapucelle]

64. This was also in front of a roomful of teachers.

It was an AFT event.

[Demsrule86]

65. we need to stop responding to BS faked videos etc...and stop sowing faux outrage. Biden is most

likely to be the candidate and this is just more crap...If I could vote this down,I would. I don't do this and their are candidates that I am not crazy about...won't help the right wing if one of those candidates wins the nomination.

[LongtimeAZDem]

70. The Nice Guy Shaming has got to stop

[revmclaren]

72. CNN is at this moment

discussing how Trump is terrified of Biden and how he probably will be the Democratic candidate who can win against him.

The usual people trying to smear him with this contrived mis step truely show their fear of Biden' appeal. IMHO of course...

Fear on the right...fear in some of the left... Biden really has taken up residence in a lot of heads, and it's still a year and a half til the election.

Wow!

ONLY!!! 2019 and beyond.

[marybourg]

73. Can we get back to this maybe after

we’ve recovered from having an insane, traitorous fascist in the White House.

[redstateblues]

75. People who are upset about this need to check in with their counselor.

There’s some issues there

[defacto7]

118. This

[BannonsLiver]

184. Minds in the gutter

But Biden is the one with the problem.

[Skya Rhen]

186. Serious issues - I pity them, actually - sad, empty individuals...

[highplainsdem]

80. During his 7-minute encounter with that girl he'd already suggested she'll be PRESIDENT someday.

See this thread and the thread it links to. Look at the video.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287134322

[Cha]

87. REC!

[Croney]

82. If the child had been a boy, would he have placed both hands on his shoulders?

I think that yes, he would have.

Do I wish he hadn't touched the child? Yes. Yes I do.

[Cha]

92. Of course he would have..

did you see the context in the Vid?

It seemed to me like he was being protective of her facing the journalists.

[vercetti2021]

94. Christ

I tell my friends daughter who is 4 she is good looking and its not a huge deal. It makes her happy. Big ol nothing from this. Meanwhile we have an actual sexual assaulter in office and nothing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

96. Sad when dirty-minded people think a sweet compliment for a little kid

has sexual overtones. It doesn't.

[.99center]

115. Pathetic that it's coming from a Washington Post reporter

The girl may rethink her dream of becoming a journalist after this crap.

[Skya Rhen]

120. Some people are just plain hateful...

[MustLoveBeagles]

98. This

A good man is being smeared. This is wrong.

[JoeOtterbein]

99. Jeeze Joe. Please learn to keep your hands off and respect the person in front of you.

Children are watching. Treat the little girl (or boy) as someone who may become POTUS one day. And it can happen to her. So respect her as having such strong qualities.

And at least compliment her for that fact, before you walk away.

Extra Tip; don't forget the little girl may have been taught to get away from what maybe uncomfortable for her.

[John Fante]

105. The right-winger who just copied your post and pasted it on 8chan

called, he said thanks.

[Cha]

107. ..

sigh..

[JoeOtterbein]

117. I'm certain you are being sarcastic. You should mark the post as such. nt

[Cha]

106. Joe Biden actually told her she could become

POTUS one day.. if you see the context in the Vid.. he was reassuring and protective of her as he walked her over to meet the journalists.

She did not look "uncomfortable" at all. And, all the teachers in the audience were loving it.

I'm thinking the little girl was loving it, too.. and will have fond memories in spite of those who are trying to make this ugly.

[JoeOtterbein]

121. Good saying she maybe POTUS. Keeping hands to self is important. Treat everyone respectfully.

Respect is always best shown by words. Not touching.

[highplainsdem]

128. Joe, you have to be kidding. He escorted her back to meet top journalists, and probably left

his hands on her shoulders to be reassuring. He showed her great respect through what was a seven-minute encounter with her at that town hall. He praised her poise and courage, said he hoped she'd remember him when she's president, and he gave a long, thoughtful answer to her thoughtful question.

And she was thrilled. You can see it in her face.

Please see my other threads about this, and the full seven minutes of video.

The little clip from the end of that encounter is being shown to smear Biden, and unfortunately you're falling for that instead of looking at it closely and checking the context.

[Cha]

131. Just because you say so doesn't make

it true.

Most of the people on this thread see this for what it is.. Biden respectfully taking the little girl to meet the journalists, and making her very proud and happy.. a highlight in her young life so far.

[namahage]

143. I guess instead he should have said that she could be VPOTUS?

And kept his hands to himself, respectfully...oh, wait...

Link to tweet

[kacekwl]

102. Come on.

I see nothing wrong here. Getting tired of this.

[RhodeIslandOne]

103. We know you hate Joe Biden

You've made it abundantly clear.

But thanks for the reminder.

[Cha]

110. Thanks for saying

that bit truth.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

125. I don't hate him, but I definitely don't love him.

But then, I don’t love any of them. They’re candidates for president, that’s all.

ETA: I definitely do not love this part of Biden. That is true.

[ucrdem]

160. He tried it the other way, it didn't seem to work for him.

He's not the pious type and playing it super-straight seems to cramp his style. So as long as the children don't mind I don't see the harm in interacting with them in a completely public setting.

[Skya Rhen]

108. #BidenEnvy...

[peggysue2]

113. Yup!

. Brennan coined a good one!

Many applications, methinks.

[Cha]

133. #BidenEnvy!

[peggysue2]

135. Love it!

[emmaverybo]

119. #BidenEnvy big time. nt

[redstateblues]

112. Grinder don't you know this shit only pumps up Joe's numbers.

Thanks bro!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

129. ha!

[Cha]

132. So far So GOOD!

[emmaverybo]

137. The author of this post needs to stop this s---. It's not hard to stop posting hit pieces that take

details out of context, feed people’s worst instinct to rush to judgment before facts are in, and present as fact a highly subjective, and I will say, distorted view.
One Yippee played over and over doomed Howard Dean.
This, right here, is why some folks are against televised trials and congressional
hearings, especially in cases in which personalities have already been publicly distorted and picked apart—because THIS s—-happens. Imagery is powerful. Commentary can even make us think we are seeing something we are not.
Insidious.

[highplainsdem]

139. +1,000,000

[Cha]

144. Wow, emmaverybo! BULLSEYE!

Thank You.. So Very True!

[Mike Nelson]

152. I just saw this in...

… another thread. This is the "soundbite"? That's bad... on a related note, I knew there was a Biden Town Hall last night and looked all over, several times. No news network, no C-SPAN that I could see. I saw Kamala Harris and she was great, as I expected. But where was the coverage of Joe Biden, the FRONT-RUNNER?

[IluvPitties]

167. Yawn. Boring!

[IluvPitties]

168. Boys and girls are called handsome, cute, pretty all the time

They need to hear it more often. We are beautiful and capable the way we are.

[LanternWaste]

170. Of course, we ignore the child's response... else our narrative becomes too absurd too quickly.

I get it... you have to project your own offenses onto someone else who may not perceive them as such. Someone who may even be thrilled by the positive attention.

It's clear however, that examining the young child's interpretation of both event and intent certainly deflates the self-righteousness that we proudly wear like puffed and pompous generals displaying a chestful of medals.

Politically-based ethics and partisan concern are convenient. Damned convenient. I'll certainly not argue that point. But I'll never believe it sincere, either.

[Skya Rhen]

175. Biden is uplifting this child while these idiots are bringing her down (i.e. raining on her parade)

We need more people like Joe rather than sad, bitter souls...

[left-of-center2012]

176. Video surfaces of Biden handing out Halloween candy !

[SummerSnow]

177. Wow, just wow

[dawnie51]

178. This is why I'm not totally on the Biden train....

we are of an age. And you're not going to change these old guys. This is how they think, this is how they view the world. And the world has moved on. We need a younger candidate, who understands and appreciates the Me Too movement and realizes that the touchy feely days of campaigning are over. Respect everyone, by keeping your hands and your personal comments to yourself.

[Skya Rhen]

180. "These old guys" - so the norm is for young people to engage in insults and negativity...

I will choose Joe and kind, decent people like him a million times over...

[loyalsister]

191. There are so many ways to be nice and complementary

without referring to someone's appearance. We have finally been making some inroads into dismantling the cultural mores that prioritize women's appearance over other characteristics. Beauty culture is severely dysfunctional and 3rd wave feminists have finally been willing to point it out. But, their elders don't seem to grasp it. Not sure they ever will.

[GulfCoast66]

192. Good grief...

When it becomes unacceptable for a Democratic candidate to tell a 10 year old girl she is smart and pretty we have won our last election.

And deservedly so.

[Honeycombe8]

195. I'm thinking this may be a problem, if this is Biden being aware of the issue...

but not being able to act with young girls the same way that other grown men who don't know them act.

It's not criminal or molesting her, but it's kinda creepy at a time he's been put on notice of this issue, and he said he now knows he has to change his ways.

[MineralMan]

179. Well, Somebody Needs to Stop This Shit, Anyhow...

This is a complete misrepresentation of what actually occurred. Biden did nothing wrong and the 10 year old girl was thrilled with the whole thing.

Please don't do this, OK? I'd appreciate that.

[Skya Rhen]

181. They can care less about this little girl. If it means dragging her down with them, they will do it,

as long as it advances their political agenda...

[MineralMan]

182. Yeah, well, some folks don't mind misrepresenting events if it

hurts a candidate they don't support. The Republican opponent will do the same thing, later on in the process.

Going after a Democratic primary candidate in that way is a desperation move by people who support a candidate who is not doing so well. It won't work, though, and it doesn't help their candidate, either.

Waste of time.

[Skya Rhen]

183. So true...

[GulfCoast66]

187. Oh shit!!

So all the times I told my little cousins how pretty they were I was an unknowing force of repression? Or something like that.

Fortunately I did not scar them too badly as they have all grown up to be strong, successful women.

[Skya Rhen]

189. Not only that but it seems as if the idiots would like to criminalize such "behaviour" - and these

are the same ones crying over mass incarceration - oh the hypocrisy...

[flamingdem]

188. WTF!!!! THE CURRENT POTUS GRABBED SOMEONE BY THE P***Y

and you're making this into a big deal?????

[Skya Rhen]

190. #BidenEnvy... dontcha know...

[Honeycombe8]

193. I don't think Trump is the role model to use. Let's use Obama. nt

[Skya Rhen]

197. Obama is a sweet, decent human being and a great role model who also gives kind hugs... (Video):

[Honeycombe8]

203. Yes, he is.

It would be no problem if Biden did that. But Biden doesn't ask first, and he usually doesn't hug and let go quickly. He hangs on for dear life. I know he doesn't mean anything by it, but it looks odd and uncomfortable.

It would be better if he gets a handle on this tendency he has, so that it's not an issue going forward. One of the things to use against Trump is that he's sexist and has admitted to grabbing women and such. It's hard to use that when it's an argument of "my grabbing is different from his grabbing." LOL.

How big an issue it is, I don't know. But it's an issue.

[Skya Rhen]

198. Another example of Obama being kind and uplifting - "Who is this pretty girl?"

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2017/07/08/an-alaska-mom-and-her-baby-ran-into-a-former-president-at-the-anchorage-airport-he-said-who-is-this-pretty-girl/


*** Please let's stop this faux outrage madness - the world could use more people like Obama and Biden ***

[Honeycombe8]

204. I think it IS different when Biden does it.

Obama doesn't look deep into the young girl's eyes, while touching her, and keep his hands on for several minutes. Biden really needs to cure that habit. I know he doesn't mean anything by it. But it does seem a bit creepy, and the audience in the OP video does seem uncomfortable to me.

In the video in the preceding post, Obama ASKED the girl if she was too old to hug,and she said she hugs. He quickly hugged, then let her go. He didn't hang on. LOL. When Biden does that, it's just odd.

I know you disagree, but it'll be a problem in the election, if he keeps doing that.

[Skya Rhen]

200. Another sweet gesture from Obama...

https://www.romper.com/p/obama-kissing-a-7-week-old-baby-on-the-head-in-this-video-has-the-internet-melting-into-a-puddle-of-mush-15728142

[mtnsnake]

201. The OP's concerns are legit. Biden doesn't need those youtube pedophile videos popping up again

like they did a couple years ago. For his own good, if he wants to cement this nomination, Joe should listen to his closest friends who all seem to have warned him some time ago about the same thing the OP is concerned about. We all know that Biden's intentions are harmless, but he doesn't need to be giving the right wing any such ammunition like this that they can distort and hurt his reputation with. He ought to know by now that his enemies are all waiting by the sidelines to pounce on any opportunity where Joe happens to have the slightest little bit of physical contact with young girls.

[ucrdem]

206. On the other and he isn't running for dean of girls

The occasional squeeze might hurt him but the alternative might hurt worse. He's a born gladhander and mumbling woodenly through speeches he's been giving all his life is not a good look. People want to see that dynamite smile. Yes he's old school, but where has the alternative has landed us? So I guess we're going to have to live with it.

[Mosby]

208. Thanks for sharing your concerns.