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17. Yeah, irritates me that he tries to use "poor" as a descriptor.

Fri Nov 1, 2019, 09:50 AM

Nov 2019

Doubt he’s ever known what it’s like to be “poor.”

I like Biden, wish he’d stop with this kind of thing.

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

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Biden: not in politics for the money. Never has been. [View all] beastie boy Oct 2019 OP

The irony is, Biden is making his detractors very rich indeed. beastie boy Oct 2019 #3

Biden is far from "poor." Tipperary Oct 2019 #4

Thankfully, no one at all is arguing or implying otherwise. LanternWaste Oct 2019 #5

Yup. "Poor" as compared to some of his fat cat pals. Tipperary Oct 2019 #6

Relativity doesn't negate the definition of the root. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2019 #11

This. cwydro Oct 2019 #14

Yup. This. Tipperary Oct 2019 #16

This is what Joe Biden said: George II Oct 2019 #7

According to the linked article, beastie boy Oct 2019 #8

He was far from dirt poor Polybius Oct 2019 #9

That Joe would say that says a lot. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2019 #10

We can continue to speculate, or we can look at the numbers. beastie boy Oct 2019 #15

Yeah, irritates me that he tries to use "poor" as a descriptor. cwydro Nov 2019 #17

Biden isn't poor. cwydro Oct 2019 #12

AND, not only was he not well to do on entering congress, Hortensis Oct 2019 #13