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Ritabert

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2. Joe, Joe, Joe

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 09:22 PM

Aug 2020

What Joe meant is that he's trying to appeal to Cuban-Americans in Florida and convince them that the Democrats offer more to them and their relatives in Cuba than Trump. He should have concentrated on that and not dragged African Americans into the discussion.

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Joe clarifies his remarks today [View all] soothsayer Aug 2020 OP

To think he meant otherwise is absurd. Dennis Donovan Aug 2020 #1

There are people who are going to actively try to distort. Blue_true Aug 2020 #21

Joe, Joe, Joe Ritabert Aug 2020 #2

I understood what he said the first time. Bleacher Creature Aug 2020 #3

+100. Hortensis Aug 2020 #17

I understand exactly what he meant. StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #4

Yup. One of my fellow MILs was Hispanic from a Spanish family Hortensis Aug 2020 #18

cat herding time. BootinUp Aug 2020 #5

KNR Lucinda Aug 2020 #6

Trump responded, I don't have Mono. sarcasmo Aug 2020 #7

I wish he would stop needing to "clarify" Skittles Aug 2020 #8

Grace and humility soothsayer Aug 2020 #10

uh huh Skittles Aug 2020 #11

Do traditional gaffes even mean anything anymore? budkin Aug 2020 #9

yes Skittles Aug 2020 #12

You never hear Trump clarifying any of his remarks gratuitous Aug 2020 #13

Fuck No !! He still needs to be graceful but these kind of "gaffes" aren't deal breakers just news uponit7771 Aug 2020 #14

such bullshit. compare this to anything Trump says. dem4decades Aug 2020 #15

Where's the gaffe? Sunsky Aug 2020 #16

The magats offer up this Gaffer.. Cha Aug 2020 #19

knr Baltimike Aug 2020 #20