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TwilightZone

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17. It's not a strawman.

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 04:02 PM

Feb 2020

If we're only going to apply the "dumb down what you say" rule to certain candidates, I think that's a problem. Obviously, you don't and that's fine.

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

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For everyone going crazy over Joe Biden and his comment "lying dog faced pony soldier" [View all] Fla Dem Feb 2020 OP

yep its from a john wayne movie..... samnsara Feb 2020 #1

Well the movie was from 1959, so a large group of us weren't even born then. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #25

It might as well have been from 1859 TheCowsCameHome Feb 2020 #32

Awwww, that's just Joe. nt zackymilly Feb 2020 #34

Sorry, it was so funny, I forgot to laugh!! NOT!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #29

I could never watch John Wayne movies. Always boring to me. katmondoo Feb 2020 #42

I thought I was the only one. Meadowoak Feb 2020 #53

The 24/7 smear campaign continues . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #2

Oftentimes... Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #9

Is the reverse true? TwilightZone Feb 2020 #15

I dunno Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #16

It's not a strawman. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #17

Until there's an example Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #20

So who's "ridiculing" a younger person for not getting an older reference? whathehell Feb 2020 #41

Um, nobody Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #46

Um, than what was the comparison? whathehell Feb 2020 #62

One that I didn't , um, originally make Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #64

Um, your link clearly shows a younger/older voter comparison whathehell Feb 2020 #65

".. his supporters call it a 'smear' when others point it out." Exactly. n/t MarcA Feb 2020 #44

i'm 70 and I never hesrd the line before wnylib Feb 2020 #47

I'll be 65 in a few months Maggiemayhem Feb 2020 #48

Don't forget the "lying" and "pony soldier" parts. ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #66

+1000 UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #26

Unfortunately its not a "smear" when he actually said it. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #37

If this is considered a smear Lordquinton Feb 2020 #56

He needs to retire that line. I'm 50 and have never seen a John Wayne movie besides BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #3

red river, the quiet man, they were expendable, Donovan's reef. jg10003 Feb 2020 #13

LOL, perhaps. He was a figure from my grandparents' era BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #19

'I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility.' Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #22

Indeed. People who don't know Howard Hawks and John Ford classics are missing out emulatorloo Feb 2020 #61

True dat!! It was unfortunate Joe said it...he should apologize immediately to her!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #33

If a kid would get in trouble for saying it at school loyalsister Feb 2020 #36

I'm 85 and had no idea where it came from. It was a stupid thing to say-----to anyone. virgogal Feb 2020 #45

Yeah, I'm with you there. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #54

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo Joe. call out the liars !!! trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #4

Hadn't heard a thing about it until you posted an article about it. CentralMass Feb 2020 #5

So, not liking Biden calling a young woman a liar on national tv is going "crazy". krissey Feb 2020 #6

Biden calls woman "dog face", stop there,how many times will she hear this for the rest of the year? Baclava Feb 2020 #18

Here's a longer video DesertRat Feb 2020 #7

so it was just a throw away comment.... TrunKated Feb 2020 #51

At best, this joke dates him. He shouldn't be doing anything to remind us how old he is. n/t pnwmom Feb 2020 #8

Bingo Funtatlaguy Feb 2020 #40

Oh the humanity.. It "dates him".. Don't think Cha Feb 2020 #10

It makes him look out of touch. Even if it was a joke, it wasn't a good look. nt Quackers Feb 2020 #11

And yet, I still want him for President. Cha Feb 2020 #12

That's fine. Nothing wrong with supporting your candidate. nt Quackers Feb 2020 #14

Yep, Joe's the one alright Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #49

Your Smears on Joe Biden are Not working. Cha Feb 2020 #52

He said it, so where's the smear? Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #57

they're all crazy 'cept you an' me ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #69

That's ok.. I have Cha Feb 2020 #70

Out of touch with what? treestar Feb 2020 #67

He doesn't need to remind us by making a young woman think she's being insulted. pnwmom Feb 2020 #63

Can someone explain the joke to me? Because I don't get it. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #21

If you imagine it in John Wayne's voice, as I'm trying to do, it's kinda funny... BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #23

Wayne doesn't say it - According to Joe the Indian chief character calls Wayne that Blues Heron Feb 2020 #35

Ah well, there goes that. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #39

John Wayne was a horrible, racist, homophobic piece of shit. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #68

Obviously, Trump isn't the ONLY candidate terrified of Uncle Joe. Zolorp Feb 2020 #24

+1000 UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #28

the Biden haters will use any excuse to bash him. They have done this since he entered the race still_one Feb 2020 #43

good let's go Joe ! stonecutter357 Feb 2020 #27

Glad to see the headline used "jokingly" because that was very clear from the video. Beartracks Feb 2020 #31

There was absolutely nothing mean in his tone. Prosper Feb 2020 #38

Performance Woking Twits at it again Dukkha Feb 2020 #50

I Absolutely Cannot Tell Whom the Russians Don't Want as the Democratic Nominee DarthDem Feb 2020 #55

I will be 67 in June. SamKnause Feb 2020 #58

I would have been offended and shocked cannabis_flower Feb 2020 #59

Never heard the quote ejbr Feb 2020 #60