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56. Biden isn't a candidate yet -- if ever. And he is Vice President. Why doesn't this belong here? n/t

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HBO film about Clarence Thomas confirmation (Greg Kinnear is Biden, Kerry Washington is Anita Hill) [View all] wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 OP

Joe Biden, during the trial, was an extra-ordinay sexist pig. Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #1

Isn't news about a movie wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 #2

It is. And your commentary turns it into a comment about a possible candidate. Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #4

Hosts can only judge the first post in a thread and the first post says nothing about MADem Aug 2015 #31

My original post (I'm the thread starter) wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 #33

Well, you're safe now--and since he's not a candidate, he's not participating in any primaries...yet MADem Aug 2015 #34

He is an actual Vice President and so far his candidacy is just rumors. pnwmom Aug 2015 #57

I was in my 20s and actually watched the hearings from gavel to gavel underthematrix Aug 2015 #17

So did I. So tell me. Why did he not call the other women who were willing to testify to similar Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #19

I recall other victim-witnesses were mentioned but I thought they were underthematrix Aug 2015 #40

There were 4 or 5 women wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 #47

That was a good decision on Biden's part. I love Kerry Washington so I underthematrix Aug 2015 #50

Why? wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 #53

Your outrage is noted. I think it was a good decision because underthematrix Aug 2015 #55

You still have't said why you think it was the right call. wheniwasincongress Aug 2015 #65

He was horrible. He coddled Thomas, and he didn't call MADem Aug 2015 #32

I watched the hearings and then Sen Biden did the absolute right thing. underthematrix Aug 2015 #42

maybe the part about Cosby admitting to rape, that is what sex without consent is, not what we call dsc Aug 2015 #45

She recanted after she cashed the check CBGLuthier Aug 2015 #63

Yes, I remember it well MaggieD Aug 2015 #61

Yes he was... KoKo Aug 2015 #75

He prevented several other women from testifying to corroborate Anita Hill's claims. pnwmom Aug 2015 #58

Yup. If he decides to run, this film will be a reminder of the whole sorry mess. n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #22

Joe Biden is NOT A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATE....yet. Anyway. MADem Aug 2015 #26

DReam on. I can't wait to vote for him. He's underthematrix Aug 2015 #43

I didn't say anything that wasn't factual so I'm MADem Aug 2015 #44

BS RandySF Aug 2015 #51

Biden isn't a candidate yet -- if ever. And he is Vice President. Why doesn't this belong here? n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #56

Why then did Biden allow Ms. Hill to speak? Sunlei Aug 2015 #62

"Allow?" Good grief, at least have some knowledge before you opine--she was MADem Aug 2015 #79

I believe Clarence Thomas was the pig. What sexual harassment suits have valerief Aug 2015 #3

Biden's reverent treatment of Thomas. His clear disdain of Hill and his refusal Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #5

prelude to the crime of the next century reddread Aug 2015 #6

Yep. Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #7

I remember that too BuelahWitch Aug 2015 #9

You are right. He let the other Senators trash and trash her DURHAM D Aug 2015 #11

I agree with everything you say. Metatron Aug 2015 #24

Thanks. I only vaguely remember those hearings. nt valerief Aug 2015 #60

Sorry, Biden won't come off well in the film if it's historically accurate . . . brush Aug 2015 #14

Assisted by Biden, who kept saying they had to give Thomas the benefit of the doubt. pnwmom Aug 2015 #23

Biden acquitted himself poorly. He was not the only one, but that was NOT his finest hour by a long MADem Aug 2015 #28

This is the one pol event in Biden's career that will keep him from ever being President. Sympathy kelliekat44 Aug 2015 #8

This white woman won't forget it either BuelahWitch Aug 2015 #10

Neither will this white woman. nt DURHAM D Aug 2015 #12

Nor this one. blue neen Aug 2015 #15

Nor this one. kath Aug 2015 #25

This white woman won't forget it. Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #21

This white woman will never forget either. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2015 #27

This white woman has never forgotten Small Accumulates Aug 2015 #39

Neither will this white woman MsLeopard Aug 2015 #48

That travesty also cost Al (the pal) Dixon his Illinois Senate seat Doctor_J Aug 2015 #77

Well, this will kill Biden's bid for the Dem nomination brush Aug 2015 #13

It is painful to even look at the picture of Anita. DURHAM D Aug 2015 #16

She's teaching at Brandeis, IIRC. MADem Aug 2015 #30

Who the hell is playing Clarence Thomas? kwassa Aug 2015 #18

To answer my own question, the wonderful Wendell Pierce. kwassa Aug 2015 #20

He could read the phone book and sell it--SUPERB actor. MADem Aug 2015 #29

+1000 Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #49

Bunk!!! (nt) Recursion Aug 2015 #36

They shoulda picked Cosby. Scuba Aug 2015 #38

. geek tragedy Aug 2015 #41

While you wait, there's an excellent documentary from 2013 called "Anita" Recursion Aug 2015 #35

Written by Susannah Grant, she wrote Erin Brockavitch, directed by Rick Famuyiwa who directed Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #37

Of course, they've known he was going to be the 2016 candidate for 7 years now. cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #46

If that was true, why didn't they use it against him when he was running for VP? pnwmom Aug 2015 #59

They seriously thought attacking Obama was the better plan, because you're right cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #64

He doesn't have a better shot than Hillary, Bernie, or Martin. pnwmom Aug 2015 #66

Actually, statistically, he is the only person who has a chance of beating the Repubes. cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #68

When in history has a FEMALE Secretary of State and Senator ever run? pnwmom Aug 2015 #69

The more things change, the more they stay the same. When the goal is to place your bets with the cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #71

How will your statistical analysis predict anything about the first woman heading the ticket pnwmom Aug 2015 #72

I'm 99.9% sure her gender isn't going to be a factor on whether she wins or loses. cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #73

Based on your male gut, right? pnwmom Aug 2015 #76

It's all in the statistical analysis. I've already said I would come back and eat crow if I'm wrong. cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #78

The question isn't possible to answer because only one Democrat will run in the general. pnwmom Aug 2015 #81

I watched every minute of those hearings. RandySF Aug 2015 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #54

We expected him to let the other women testify. The ones who were willing to testify pnwmom Aug 2015 #70

Wendell Pierce from Treme! He is good. bettyellen Aug 2015 #67

PLEASE. Omaha Steve Aug 2015 #74

It will likely be THE news story, if there isn't a national disaster. MADem Aug 2015 #80