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George II

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37. If one attributes a statement to a candidate, the least one should do is quote it directly....

Fri Jun 7, 2019, 02:38 PM

Jun 2019

Jonathan Allen didn't. Since presumably it was said in a "gaggle", someone else would have reported on it too, but Allen's report is the only one. I stand by my original suspicion, it didn't happen.

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Did Joe Biden say he might REVERT to favoring the Hyde Amendment in the FUTURE !?! [View all] uawchild Jun 2019 OP

let's go Joe ! stonecutter357 Jun 2019 #1

Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #2

Schrodinger's Biden /nt tonedevil Jun 2019 #3

Good one. nt shanny Jun 2019 #4

LMFAO!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #51

Does the Evolving Door turn both ways? jalan48 Jun 2019 #5

Apparently, but, hopefully, Joe's political advisers will soon straighten out their messaging. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #53

Does anyone think this can be kept alive until the primaries MineralMan Jun 2019 #6

Agreed. Well said. ancianita Jun 2019 #7

"kept alive until the primaries"? No. crazytown Jun 2019 #8

Until it isn't his position... again... WoonTars Jun 2019 #9

There will be more opportunities for the Biden Excuse machine. n/t MarcA Jun 2019 #12

Whipping the Dead Horse is . . . peggysue2 Jun 2019 #31

This seems so out of touch with current reality and current politics. enough Jun 2019 #10

So a month ago the article says he was in favor of walking back on the Hyde Amendment OKNancy Jun 2019 #11

And unfortunately now an "analyst" has to make something up without actually quoting Biden. George II Jun 2019 #17

No, his campaign said he misheard the question from the ACLU activist, claimed he thought it was Celerity Jun 2019 #21

When did he say "he may REVERT BACK TO BEING FOR IT"? That's the second time I've seen this here. George II Jun 2019 #22

You will have to ask the NBC reporter Allen, unless you are accusing him of making it up out of Celerity Jun 2019 #28

Then I'll take it that Biden never said it. The other reference earlier on DU was also from Allen. George II Jun 2019 #29

I will try and find confirmation, but it is disingenuous to try and and shift it immediately to Celerity Jun 2019 #30

Full remarks here melman Jun 2019 #32

It's clear that the paraphrase in the OP article is accurate. uawchild Jun 2019 #33

Not even close. But if one wants it to "read" that way, one can read it that way. George II Jun 2019 #50

thanks for digging this up Celerity Jun 2019 #36

How does that say, hint, or imply that he could change his mind ("revert") on what he had just said? George II Jun 2019 #49

Not a good look... Joe needs to work with his advisers to get his messaging down. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #54

Well, Allen did a long article about Biden's stance yesterday.... George II Jun 2019 #34

well to be fair, Biden was not very linear with his word flow, but he did say it, and here it is Celerity Jun 2019 #35

If one attributes a statement to a candidate, the least one should do is quote it directly.... George II Jun 2019 #37

I just gave you the transcript of Bidens own words, where he says it, roflmaoooo Celerity Jun 2019 #38

Yes you did, but unless I missed it, he never said or even implied that he would "revert". George II Jun 2019 #39

revert is an accurate paraphrase to what Biden's intent was in his own speech Celerity Jun 2019 #41

I'm not playing semantics, I just don't see even a hint of what is being claimed, not a hint.... George II Jun 2019 #42

my last reply Celerity Jun 2019 #43

I did, twice and also the bigger excerpt (which has the same words) twice..... George II Jun 2019 #44

It's right there in his words... tonedevil Jun 2019 #52

Never got an answer melman Jun 2019 #56

I didn't expect much else. /nt tonedevil Jun 2019 #57

diminishing returns uawchild Jun 2019 #40

Jonathan Allen is one Cha Jun 2019 #45

Mental self-gratification NYMinute Jun 2019 #13

Curious how he leads off what he's going to say with the fact that he's making no apologies. Demit Jun 2019 #14

I'm afraid you're right. JudyM Jun 2019 #58

Where/when did he say that? Notice the article didn't use any of Biden's exact words.... George II Jun 2019 #15

I wouldn't rely on Johnathan Allen, who along with Amy Parnes wrote the book Shattered, professing still_one Jun 2019 #19

There is no excuse for Biden's support for the Hyde Amendment. For whatever reason it was good that still_one Jun 2019 #16

I think it's telling that Jonathan Allen didn't present what Biden actually said. George II Jun 2019 #18

I agree. still_one Jun 2019 #23

Remember Jonathan Allen Cha Jun 2019 #46

Yes, him and Amy Parnes still_one Jun 2019 #48

The Hyde Amendment PatSeg Jun 2019 #20

We see you... SidDithers Jun 2019 #24

Why don't you answer your own question? Did he say he might REVERT? George II Jun 2019 #25

It's called Betteridge's Law of Headlines: sop Jun 2019 #27

You'll of course, rationalize he didn't say that in such as way as to strengthen your bias, yes? LanternWaste Jun 2019 #26

Joe Biden Loves Lamp jberryhill Jun 2019 #47

No Hekate Jun 2019 #55