Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: For anyone who wants to see video of the Biden AFT town hall moment sparking faux(?) outrage [View all]highplainsdem
(48,886 posts)in another part of the room. Earlier he'd complimented her on her poise and courage, contrasted it with his own problems with stuttering when he was her age, and also told her he hoped she'd remember him when she's president of the United States. He'd given a very long, thoughtful answer to her question, which was also long and thoughtful. She deserved all the compliments and the introduction to the media.
Now this is being treated as if he'd just walked up to her, instead of her having been introduced to him to ask a question, and as if he immediately commented on her appearance.
I don't know what sort of people you know, but I couldn't count the times I've seen adults take children by the hand or put hands on their shoulders when introducing them to other adults. There's nothing abnormal about it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden