Democratic Primaries

George II

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158. They ran some pretty sleazy campaigns in the Democratic primaries last year, particularly....

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #157)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 05:59 PM

Mar 2019

...against Lizzie Fletcher and Sri Kulkarni in Texas.

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

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BREAKING: Ex-Nevada Dem Assemblywoman Accuses Joe Biden of 'Blatantly Inappropriate & Unnerving'... [View all] DonViejo Mar 2019 OP

Oh boy........ CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2019 #1

I don't know either Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #10

"Relatively minor?" Seriously? Tipperary Mar 2019 #72

If true, is hardly minor... but, it's only fair to hear Joe's side of the story. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #79

Essays are hardly minor either. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #89

Whataboutism!!! Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2019 #121

Relative to much more horrendous acts is all I meant by that Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author CentralMass Mar 2019 #12

How do you know if it is even true? nt BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #60

Oh boy. How long before media asks Gillibrand about this. Funtatlaguy Mar 2019 #2

Oh boy. How long before media asks Gillibrand about this. LenaBaby61 Mar 2019 #50

What do you think KG would say? InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #90

Who knows? But I bet she would be the first to say it. Funtatlaguy Mar 2019 #98

Say what? InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #126

Lol ! OnDoutside Mar 2019 #127

I've heard Republicans frequently talk about him doing things like this; Shell_Seas Mar 2019 #3

He would make a good president, but it does you no good if you can't get there. RDANGELO Mar 2019 #4

There's a definite pattern. It's possible for Joe Biden to be a good person who has great policy WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #5

+1 Kurt V. Mar 2019 #51

There is a definite pattern? BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #62

Unfortunately jberryhill Mar 2019 #81

There is a YouTube video showing many instances of Joe at140 Mar 2019 #102

Not all adult females either. Some on LibDemAlways Mar 2019 #113

Agreed. Merlot Mar 2019 #154

Ok Loki Liesmith Mar 2019 #6

That is very creepy. madaboutharry Mar 2019 #7

"For a woman on the receiving end of this there is no difference." WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #11

Huh ... obviously I'm not a woman so I can't be 100%, but ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #52

It is pity that some men don't understand that madaboutharry Mar 2019 #55

I believe 100% that's 100% true of many if not most women ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #57

Whoa. Tipperary Mar 2019 #74

Clearly, I'm not a female ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #94

just, eeeew shanny Mar 2019 #96

Okay, Sassy-Pants ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #104

Save it dude. shanny Mar 2019 #111

Did I EVER mention Joe Biden, or justify what he did? mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #114

the thread is about Biden, and his alleged behavior shanny Mar 2019 #117

Honestly this is a huge problem dsc Mar 2019 #8

True or false? BlueJac Mar 2019 #9

I almost posted, "Jeeez, we're going to have to nominate a Priest." Hoyt Mar 2019 #13

I've always liked Joe, but there's an entire internet rabbit hole that one could fall into SaschaHM Mar 2019 #14

These incidents should have disqualified him years ago: George II Mar 2019 #156

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It's possible for people you like to harass people you don't like. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #16

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I know that if I reported a co-worker for rubbing my shoulders and smelling my hair there WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #22

You're Wrong, Lucy Flores.. and Cha Mar 2019 #20

No surprise here. The biggest threat to Sanders is Biden, so I have no doubt they are going to play still_one Mar 2019 #35

Lol. This is Bernie's fault? Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2019 #106

That was pretty hilarious, I gotta admit. shanny Mar 2019 #118

And so it begins ... lillypaddle Mar 2019 #17

Are there other instances to corroborate, show a pattern? Amimnoch Mar 2019 #18

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It was a total meme during the Obama/Biden administration that Uncle Joe was adorably handsy. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #23

Damn, I hadn't heard of that :( Amimnoch Mar 2019 #28

Here's an example: WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #31

Debunked by Ash Carter. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #41

Neither that doctored photo nor the term "grope" appears in the Buzzfeed link I posted. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #42

From the link. Both Ash and Stephanie are on record. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #43

Fair enough. It's still a bad look, and is one of many examples of him being touchy when the WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #44

That's not a "bad look". OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #48

The video exists VoicesAcrossAmerica Mar 2019 #122

That hand is fake. True Blue American Mar 2019 #129

Wow. That is creepy. OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #47

Yeah, I know what you mean.. Cha Mar 2019 #24

My view is that there are 2 possibilities. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #30

There's also option #3: John Fante Mar 2019 #83

If it happened, guillaumeb Apr 2019 #163

She herself said it didn't rise to the level of sexual assault. John Fante Apr 2019 #165

So you question her motivation? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #169

I'll go with "She is not lying". It is puzzling, however, lapucelle Mar 2019 #99

Thread win! sheshe2 Mar 2019 #109

If the candidate, Bernie Sanders, guillaumeb Apr 2019 #164

Flores continued to work on a campaign knowing that discrimination, predation, harassment, lapucelle Apr 2019 #168

Yes, there have been allegations. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #170

In my view, if an organization is characterized by a pervasive, predatory culture lapucelle Apr 2019 #172

Understood. And well argued. eom guillaumeb Apr 2019 #173

I am good friends with a former sanders supporter named Sarah Slamen Gothmog Apr 2019 #174

There is a photo of him smelling Longoria's hair VoicesAcrossAmerica Mar 2019 #123

+1,000,000 nt BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #61

His response is in the Huffington Post at the end of the article still_one Mar 2019 #78

Search it on youtube. roody Mar 2019 #88

And that! is another chapter in her story. nt GemDigger Mar 2019 #103

Joe's campaign over before it started Otto Lidenbrock Mar 2019 #25

Cool story, bro. John Fante Mar 2019 #84

They all have baggage. The Republicans will distort and destroy any Dem who's nominated emulatorloo Mar 2019 #133

Just don't run, Joe. BlueStater Mar 2019 #26

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I've always found the narrative that only Biden can beat him to be total bullshit. BlueStater Mar 2019 #29

If Bernie Sanders doesn't run, then I am all for that, but since Sanders is running, and appointing still_one Mar 2019 #39

Same here True Blue American Mar 2019 #148

Same goes for Cha Mar 2019 #45

Fine by me. BlueStater Mar 2019 #59

+1 shanny Mar 2019 #119

Sounds serious. As serious as when she approved Assange's theft of HRC emails. Hassler Mar 2019 #32

Been waiting for this to start Socal31 Mar 2019 #33

Putin enid602 Mar 2019 #34

I don't think so. This is coming right out of the Sanders scorch and burn polciy the moment he still_one Mar 2019 #40

+1. It's pretty obvious dalton99a Mar 2019 #64

Yes, thank you. It's very obvious. R B Garr Mar 2019 #100

I thought she sounded famliar. RandySF Mar 2019 #36

Ohhhh, so the accuser supported Bernie... well, THAT changes EVERYTHING!! Puhleeease!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #80

lol you don't think the fact that she is a Bernie Sanders supporter isn't relevant at all? Drunken Irishman Mar 2019 #97

Not this again... we should encourage all women to come forward AND let's give Joe a fair hearing. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #125

What charges? Drunken Irishman Mar 2019 #150

Look at Sirota's stealth campaign. WeekiWater Mar 2019 #107

UGGHHHHHHHHHH!!! This story hurts my heart. nt jezebel321 Mar 2019 #37

#facknews ! stonecutter357 Mar 2019 #38

If this is true Andy823 Mar 2019 #46

It's better to address it now than later if he were to get the nomination. LenaBaby61 Mar 2019 #53

The optics are terrible. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #49

There any video from the event yet? madville Mar 2019 #54

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Here is Biden's response still_one Mar 2019 #71

Photo of him smelling Eva Longoria's Hair from same event VoicesAcrossAmerica Mar 2019 #124

LOL Luvapottamus Mar 2019 #152

Well, she does advertise shampoo... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 #162

Just damn. RGinNJ Mar 2019 #56

This explains it all BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #58

This is not news, this creeper behavior is pnwest Mar 2019 #63

I know Lucy Flores is/was a Sanders supporter and I am the farthest thing from a Sanders supporter seaglass Mar 2019 #65

Mediaite has a clear bias BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #66

again? stillcool Mar 2019 #67

Some people are... Mike Nelson Mar 2019 #68

Here is the response still_one Mar 2019 #70

Wow.. is there a link Cha Mar 2019 #73

It is Huffington Post, they list it at the very end of the article still_one Mar 2019 #75

Thank You! Cha Mar 2019 #86

The twitter feed gives more complete statement still_one Mar 2019 #87

I read it.. thanks. Cha Mar 2019 #91

so am I. still_one Mar 2019 #92

In the original OP they also provide comments. Click on twitter link for complete comment still_one Mar 2019 #82

Click on the twitter link below for the complete comment still_one Mar 2019 #85

I would feel just a tad bit better if he were to say "that did not happen." Tipperary Mar 2019 #76

This proves that Russia is scared of Biden. The first major candidate to get kompromat. McCamy Taylor Mar 2019 #77

Not only Russia, perhaps another campaign is also concerned about Biden's stance in the polls still_one Mar 2019 #93

+1000 Thekaspervote Mar 2019 #108

I've been telling people this would happen Renew Deal Mar 2019 #95

+1 shanny Mar 2019 #120

Boy, Barack Obama sure had lousy judgment Mme. Defarge Mar 2019 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author WeekiWater Mar 2019 #105

The right has been trying to make this a thing for some time treestar Mar 2019 #110

Biden and Sanders have issues few want to address. WeekiWater Mar 2019 #112

Did the people questioning Ms. Flores' veracity or claiming it's a Putin/Sanders hit job... brooklynite Mar 2019 #115

No, it is True Blue American Mar 2019 #128

Again, what reason would she have to make this up? brooklynite Mar 2019 #130

The company she keeps. True Blue American Mar 2019 #131

So any woman that supports Bernie Sanders is suspect? Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #136

With the staff he has and the dirty tricks True Blue American Mar 2019 #138

You have a mighty big brush. Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #143

I was aked my opinion,gave it, based on what I know True Blue American Mar 2019 #144

Well it seems to me that your opinion of "yes, any woman that supports Bernie Sanders is suspect" Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #145

I will give you another opinion True Blue American Mar 2019 #147

Well that's the wonderful thing about America, everyone is entitled to their own political opinion, Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #149

I believe her story is true. I don't believe Biden is a pervert or molester emulatorloo Mar 2019 #134

I think there are two issues here. First, is this a real story or is she making it up. hughee99 Mar 2019 #132

Taking Biden out also helps Trump madville Mar 2019 #135

Taking Biden out here helps everyone in the Dem Primary too. hughee99 Mar 2019 #137

I don't think Putin needs to do anything, we are going to eat our own madville Mar 2019 #140

I don't think he does either. I think the carnage has started already. hughee99 Mar 2019 #142

I feel like we are heading to a perfect storm madville Mar 2019 #146

I think that's the scenario they fear most, and it's certainly possible. Nt hughee99 Mar 2019 #151

We are True Blue American Mar 2019 #139

She also happens to be an original member of the Board of Our Revolution!! George II Mar 2019 #155

As much as I don't care for OR's politics, are you aware of any instance of them lying... brooklynite Mar 2019 #157

They ran some pretty sleazy campaigns in the Democratic primaries last year, particularly.... George II Mar 2019 #158

Only when their lips are moving,,.terrible group,. She is a Sanders supporter Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #160

She said he touched her shoulders and kissed the back of her head. David__77 Mar 2019 #141

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A few minutes after the alleged incident: George II Mar 2019 #159

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From the sponsor of the event Gothmog Apr 2019 #166

im sick of insecure ppl who go out of their way to get a little attention.... samnsara Apr 2019 #167

I agree. Goodheart Apr 2019 #171