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Celerity

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9. that is not how he has been characterised in the past

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 10:29 PM

Feb 2020

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/06/biden-iowa-campaign-111309

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/02/can-joe-biden-come-back-from-the-brink-new-hampshire

https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/steyer-campaign-paid-top-black-sc-legislator-k-to-serve/article_1ba81bb4-4829-11ea-add7-d3c35a3897ea.html

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

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Black lawmakers call Biden surrogate's comments racist, demand former VP disavow [View all] Celerity Feb 2020 OP

Biden should ignore this bullshit EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #1

he should ignore half of the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus? nt Celerity Feb 2020 #4

Where is the racist quote? How are we to decide if it's not posted? brush Feb 2020 #20

clicking the OP link is your friend Celerity Feb 2020 #21

Thanks. I did click the link. Apparently one has to scroll and search for it. How hard is it to... brush Feb 2020 #22

4 paragraph rule Celerity Feb 2020 #23

I am trashing this thread. I have had ENOUGH of this shit-stirring BULLSHIT. EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #2

We will eat ourselves before we get to 1 candidate.. MindMover Feb 2020 #53

Yikes. cwydro Feb 2020 #3

"Harpootlian told reporters that he was not a Biden campaign spokesman... TwilightZone Feb 2020 #5

So more BS . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #6

Thanks! PatSeg Feb 2020 #8

that is not how he has been characterised in the past Celerity Feb 2020 #9

Obviously, from both Harpootlian and AND the Biden campaign, that first statement is either... George II Feb 2020 #33

Harpootlian was out in Iowa stumping for Biden, that makes him connected as a surrogate nt Celerity Feb 2020 #35

Not true. I was up in New Hampshire two weeks ago "stumping" for Biden. I'm not a surrogate.... George II Feb 2020 #36

unfortunately the MSM deems that analogy a fail by their very reporting Celerity Feb 2020 #38

Ah, that tells me a lot. So we have a 2016 Sanders "surrogate" seemingly making racist comments.... George II Feb 2020 #39

he was not a Sanders supporter in 2015, when that 2015 article ran, and he was on Obama's campaign Celerity Feb 2020 #40

But you posted this, which is what I responded to: George II Feb 2020 #41

yes, to show the bloke is a loose cannon and also this part from the tweet Celerity Feb 2020 #43

We still haven't been told what the so-called "racist comments" are. The only thing I've seen is... George II Feb 2020 #44

I have posted it multiple times now, here it is one last time Celerity Feb 2020 #45

That's racist? REALLY?? George II Feb 2020 #46

many black elected South Carolina Democrats think it is Celerity Feb 2020 #47

C'mon man, why be so pragmatic? The way it goes these days: George II Feb 2020 #32

Gee, what a surprise. Someone is misrepresenting Bide, again still_one Feb 2020 #51

Somehow, this must be Bernie's fault. aikoaiko Feb 2020 #7

Is portraying Sanders as a constant victim of everything supposed to help? TwilightZone Feb 2020 #10

It was a joke. Lighten up. aikoaiko Feb 2020 #11

Ah, the "it was only a joke" defense. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #12

What a surprise this comes up NOW! That was 36 hours ago, but since Biden did so great tonight.... George II Feb 2020 #13

it was brought up in the debate tonight and it was a top trending story on my feed Celerity Feb 2020 #14

It wasn't a top trending story on my feed. George II Feb 2020 #15

The 36 Hour Rule! Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #16

If we were to rate the performances, he was second to Klobuchar, your sarcasm notwithstanding. George II Feb 2020 #17

So he came in behind one of the othet Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #18

This isn't "America's Got Talent". George II Feb 2020 #19

Somebody upthread started this Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #25

Yes, in a different context. Someone also said this "upthread": George II Feb 2020 #31

The poster is for Buttigieg. I guess they are trying to deflect R B Garr Feb 2020 #29

Not to mention Pete's BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #48

If candidates disavowed every weak ass shit charge that came along oasis Feb 2020 #24

You mean like Joe? brutus smith Feb 2020 #26

Warren has her own set of problems with minorities... BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #49

When you're not a minority, you can try, but can't totally relate. brutus smith Feb 2020 #55

I'm genuinely confused. Kentonio Feb 2020 #27

He said it about a black man, so it "has" to be racist. Don't see the racism in that comment either. George II Feb 2020 #34

Gawd George, I admire you a lot LakeArenal Feb 2020 #52

People try to make things more than they are, and if they aren't anything the create an issue.... George II Feb 2020 #54

'Black Caucus Chairman Jerry Govan (is) receiving "almost $50,000" from Steyer's campaign" ' denem Feb 2020 #28

Wouldn't it be fair BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #50

I read the entire thing - where is the "racist" comment? George II Feb 2020 #30

It isn't racist. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #37

He'll eventually disavow the surrogate... Politicub Feb 2020 #42

Any black folks around to weigh in on this? nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #56

African Americans trust and support Joe Biden -- and Bernie Sanders' dirty tactics won't change that Gothmog Feb 2020 #57

Sanders is not the issue (for once) here, in this specific issue Celerity Feb 2020 #58