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Spider Jerusalem

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13. it's a paraphrase

Reply to ucrdem (Reply #12)

Sat Jun 29, 2019, 02:24 AM

Jun 2019

but there really isn't any other way to interpret "the federal government shouldn't be making these decisions, it should be up to local school boards".

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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"Look at US! Aren't we awesome?! We're so diverse. We have women, a black guy, a Hispanic guy [View all] StarfishSaver Jun 2019 OP

It's diverse within the Democratic Party. rusty quoin Jun 2019 #1

The point is some Democrats even here have criticized her for having the effrontery pnwmom Jun 2019 #2

Nothing seriously wrong about that, imo. zaj Jun 2019 #5

Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #3

I don't know about anyone else, but my only issue... zaj Jun 2019 #4

No, she was asking for an indication from him that he has changed with the times, pnwmom Jun 2019 #6

I completely disagree... zaj Jun 2019 #7

You can read the transcript here and see. pnwmom Jun 2019 #8

She didn't acknowledge the difference in era. zaj Jun 2019 #9

But he WASN'T progressive for the time and the region. I lived in an adjoining state -- Delaware pnwmom Jun 2019 #10

Agreed, but... zaj Jun 2019 #22

To work against busing was not progressive in the 1970s delisen Jun 2019 #23

And Newland56 Jun 2019 #32

"I think the issue of school integration is ultimately a states' rights issue"... Spider Jerusalem Jun 2019 #11

Do you have a source or is that a paraphrase? ucrdem Jun 2019 #12

it's a paraphrase Spider Jerusalem Jun 2019 #13

Biden didn't invoke "states rights" and it's wrong to claim that he did. ucrdem Jun 2019 #14

Not in so many words, but in practice Spider Jerusalem Jun 2019 #15

Because his state wanted him to oppose busing. zaj Jun 2019 #18

That isn't an absolution? Spider Jerusalem Jun 2019 #20

I doubt that's true zaj Jun 2019 #24

Per Gallup busing was opposed by 95% of Americans and 91% of African Americans in 1973. ucrdem Jun 2019 #21

Wow, that's much higher opposition than even I thought zaj Jun 2019 #25

Where did you get that statistic? Your link doesn't contain a poll StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #35

I think that 95% figure is incorrect. sl8 Jun 2019 #36

Thank you, yes I meant to find a better source. ucrdem Jun 2019 #41

No, at the time, busing was an experiment. zaj Jun 2019 #16

I think you mean "Delaware" (Biden is from our OTHER smallest state) Spider Jerusalem Jun 2019 #17

I keep going that, sorry! zaj Jun 2019 #19

Yup... SidDithers Jun 2019 #42

It should only be about who can beat drumpf. democratisphere Jun 2019 #26

Julin Castro is a Mexican-American. He and many others from a diverse array of cultures and emmaverybo Jun 2019 #27

he doesn't speak Spanish JI7 Jun 2019 #28

Not well. He spoke it at debates. He is somewhat bilingual. As his mother was from Mexico he may emmaverybo Jun 2019 #29

he calls himself hispanic JI7 Jun 2019 #30

Ok. It's fine if he so self-identifies and knowing that you refer to him as Hispanic. I did not emmaverybo Jun 2019 #31

I thought he said his grandmother was from Mexico treestar Jun 2019 #34

Doesn't it depend on the situation? treestar Jun 2019 #33

Who decides the situation is right? StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #38

Why can't Biden speak his? treestar Jun 2019 #39

Nailed it! jcgoldie Jun 2019 #37

Fucking right... SidDithers Jun 2019 #40