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38. American organized crime films of the '60's and on: gotta love them!

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Wed Sep 17, 2014, 07:40 PM

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Jewish group chides Biden for using 'offensive' term [View all] closeupready Sep 2014 OP

Poutrageous!!! GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #1

I thought that slur was specific to lawyers. n/t TexasProgresive Sep 2014 #3

Usually reserved for Jewish attorneys candelista Sep 2014 #20

I have heard it used against any generic crappy lawyer. TexasProgresive Sep 2014 #22

By extension. But the origin is Yiddish. candelista Sep 2014 #25

shyster is a lawyer, and it's ok as far as I know Enrique Sep 2014 #35

That's a good 'chide'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #2

I agree--it was an awful comment, and he shouldn't have said it. MADem Sep 2014 #5

Right, elleng Sep 2014 #8

Huh? MADem Sep 2014 #9

Exactly, elleng Sep 2014 #12

He is a dumbass Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #23

Oh, you are not at all "sorry" and he isn't a "dumbass." He made a terrible error. MADem Sep 2014 #28

Well we will agree to disagree Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #30

Wow, When I saw the title I thought it was probably just "Poutrage" dballance Sep 2014 #4

Slow Joe MosheFeingold Sep 2014 #13

He's not in the same league of stupid as baby Bush and Quayle yurbud Sep 2014 #15

Probably a fair comment MosheFeingold Sep 2014 #19

I'd take someone baby Bush stupid if they pursued progressive policies as hard as he yurbud Sep 2014 #44

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #16

Huh? MosheFeingold Sep 2014 #18

I'd definitely used a different term.... "Assholes" comes to mind groundloop Sep 2014 #6

Hmmm... use a different word, Joe. Adrahil Sep 2014 #7

I doubt Joe reads Shakespeare Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #24

<snicker> I like the guy, but yeah.... NT Adrahil Sep 2014 #46

Perhaps these would've been better choices TexasProgresive Sep 2014 #10

And Methodists! Travelman Sep 2014 #34

Senator from Delaware, he was known as the bankers' best friend in the Senate Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #11

Right. So how can he now criticize the same 'people' (i.e., banking corporations) closeupready Sep 2014 #14

What ever... SoapBox Sep 2014 #17

I'd be willing to bet Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #26

Joe runs his mouth. Everyone knows that. candelista Sep 2014 #21

I like the guy, but for chrissakes... daschess1987 Sep 2014 #45

Yeah, pretty much of a gaffe. Feral Child Sep 2014 #27

When I think of 'shylocks' I think of Mafioso collecting 'vig'. marble falls Sep 2014 #29

I learned about that use of the term reorg Sep 2014 #33

American organized crime films of the '60's and on: gotta love them! marble falls Sep 2014 #38

why use quotes in your title? even biden acknowledges that the term is offensive. unblock Sep 2014 #31

Ask CNN - it's an exact copy of their headline. closeupready Sep 2014 #32

Sigh...our leaders still pulling their insults from the sixties. /nt Ash_F Sep 2014 #36

That was a really crappy thing for him to say. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #37

The GM at it again! bigwillq Sep 2014 #39

Well, he's often good for a laugh... NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #40

I laugh at all our politicians bigwillq Sep 2014 #41

I generally vote AGAINST someone, not for the other. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #42

That's sad. We have such bad candidates that we must vote against someone bigwillq Sep 2014 #43