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BeyondGeography

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29. If Biden had apologized to Booker he would have killed the story

Fri Jun 21, 2019, 11:09 AM

Jun 2019

He didn’t, so the story lives.

Biden initiated this, and in saying Booker should apologize he made it a bigger story. Then he calls Booker and that was a flop too. His ineptitude in this wholly avoidable self-inflicted wound saga makes my head hurt.

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Biden and Democratic Rivals Exchange Attacks Over His Remarks on Segregationists [View all] Voltaire2 Jun 2019 OP

It will be out of the news in a couple days. Then Dems can focus on the Real White Supremacist emulatorloo Jun 2019 #1

The entire Republican caucus in the house Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #2

No more and no less than many DUers as well. LanternWaste Jun 2019 #3

Analogy fail. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #4

I hate it when I agree with Morning Joe Gothmog Jun 2019 #5

Nobody said he spoke with adoration. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #6

"Praise" means adoration. That's what Booker said. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #12

er, no it doesn't. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #14

Here you go,Voltaire2. A womansplainin' of words to you.... Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #15

So you agree they are not equivalent. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #16

English major here. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #17

Yes and substituting a word that is similar Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #24

Speaking of "foolish" (your word), Bernie just had a meltdown R B Garr Jun 2019 #7

Thank you for this, RB.. someone else Cha Jun 2019 #8

You're welcome, Cha. R B Garr Jun 2019 #10

Amazing how Biden can inflict willful (or ignorant) misinterpretation upon himself. His intent emmaverybo Jun 2019 #36

He touched the Teflon. ucrdem Jun 2019 #20

According to Symone Sanders, Biden did not praise a segregationist Gothmog Jun 2019 #9

Any one who True Blue American Jun 2019 #11

This is true. Besides, it seems Thurmond changed, like Robert Byrd did. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #13

Thurmond never renounced his segregationist views. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #18

Yes, he did. Like Robert Byrd. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #19

Please provide some evidence that he said Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #23

When Thurmond True Blue American Jun 2019 #25

He had to, but True Blue American Jun 2019 #26

Don't most of us evolve over the years? True Blue American Jun 2019 #21

My high school history teacher once told us some of the staunchest supporters among white emmaverybo Jun 2019 #37

I don't know what Biden is trying to accomplish by keeping this story alive. Politicub Jun 2019 #22

Biden keeping it alive? How about True Blue American Jun 2019 #27

Biden called for an apology from Booker. That's how he's keeping it alive. Politicub Jun 2019 #28

You heard the conversation? True Blue American Jun 2019 #30

Biden did ask for an apology. CentralMass Jun 2019 #33

No, Biden said he did not need to apologize True Blue American Jun 2019 #39

The cnn video that I provided at the link has the words Cory should apologuze to me coming out of CentralMass Jun 2019 #41

The pile on is the same. True Blue American Jun 2019 #40

If Biden had apologized to Booker he would have killed the story BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #29

It gives me a headache, too. Politicub Jun 2019 #31

LOL ucrdem Jun 2019 #32

I think Booker was off base because of the fallacy of presentism meow2u3 Jun 2019 #34

Bookmarked the link to explanation of this concept. Wow. I learn something almost everyday emmaverybo Jun 2019 #38

Some candidates just want more attention got to get higher than 4-8 % in polls FloridaBlues Jun 2019 #35