Joe Biden: I’d Like to See a Woman Elected President
Source: Time
Vice President Joe Biden hasnt endorsed a candidate in this falls presidential election, but he said in a new interview that he would like to see a woman elected.
This country is ready for a woman, Biden said when asked in an interview with Mic about whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is being held to a higher standard on the campaign trail. Theres no problem. Were going to be able to elect a woman in this country.
When the reporter pressed and asked the Vice President whether he would personally like to see a woman elected, he responded that he did. Though Bidens staff appeared to try cutting off the interview after that question, the Vice President continued.
The President and I are not going to endorse because we both when we ran said, Let the party decide,' Biden added. But gosh almighty, Hillary Clinton is overwhelmingly qualified to be President.
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SoLeftIAmRight
(4,883 posts)maybe not - he no longer needs to win in Delaware
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Even if she's Hillary's VP.
The 'Not Hillary' Party got stuck with their second choice.
SoLeftIAmRight
(4,883 posts)wow
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Bullshit, of course. But nice story.
SoLeftIAmRight
(4,883 posts)lol
msongs
(67,441 posts)spooky3
(34,476 posts)NOT pushing 80.
merrily
(45,251 posts)they are making an endorsement?
In either of their positions, I might value my own integrity and credibility more than that.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)I'd like to see a woman elected president too. It doesn't imply anything about which one. Not Sara Palin right?
Yeah Biden probably prefers Hillary, but officially he's trying to be neutral. Like they did with president Obama, the media exaggerate their statements and spin to make it look like an endorsement.
merrily
(45,251 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)He actually went out of his way to defend Bernie and be neutral. The headline writers are choosing to frame it a certain way beause they personally like Hillary better.
"Look, they're both totally qualified to be president. They both get in a fight. Campaigns do this. It's like saying, you know, 'She's dead wrong' or her saying, 'He's dead wrong' on an issue," the vice president said.
Meanwhile, Biden noted, Sanders did not say Clinton is "not qualified because she's a woman."
http://mic.com/articles/140348/joe-biden-i-would-like-to-see-a-woman-elected?utm_source=policymicTWTR&utm_medium=policy&utm_campaign=social
merrily
(45,251 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)He did not go out of his way to defend Bernie. He just slipped in 'they are both qualified, Hillary.....'
appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)Freddie Stubbs
(29,853 posts)appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)JesterCS
(1,827 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)But Elizabeth Warren isn't running.
beastie boy
(9,421 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)beastie boy
(9,421 posts)Beacool
(30,251 posts)The WH already asserted her qualifications, some elected Democrats did too and now you can add Biden to the list. Maybe next time Sanders will be a bit more careful before he calls Hillary unqualified based on an erroneous WAPO headline. What was his response when he was questioned as to the reason he called her not qualified? "She started it". Is this a presidential campaign or a kindergarten fight between two 5 year olds?
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Umbral18
(105 posts)beastie boy
(9,421 posts)Mary Mac
(323 posts)FIghting blue hen
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)Hint: it's a man this time.
moondust
(20,006 posts)Gender and label loyalty.
Oh yes...and whose turn it is.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,240 posts)Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)Thespian2
(2,741 posts)Elizabeth Warren!!!
farleftlib
(2,125 posts)ABC= Anybody but Clinton.
dembotoz
(16,832 posts)BuelahWitch
(9,083 posts)navarth
(5,927 posts)and sooo many here won't get it.
BuelahWitch
(9,083 posts)It was actually the first thing that popped into my head when I read the title of the OP.
I've never been a fan of Joe due to a combination of his treatment of Anita Hill and his loyalty to MBNA and the bankruptcy bill.
Bodych
(133 posts)Gene Debs
(582 posts)she's a woman. can I presume that Biden would be okay with Carly Fiorina?
Paper Roses
(7,475 posts)For many reasons, I cannot support Hillary. If Elizabeth Warren was a choice, I'd be in the streets with banners flying.
Our hope now for any change is to support Bernie Sanders. If not Bernie, then we will see years of the same old baloney.
May I tell you how sick I am of the same old self interest of the Hillary campaign? We need to change direction and I feel Bernie is our only hope.
This old timer is concerned about our future as a country. I see nothing new with the Clinton campaign. Things are bad now for so many. I see nothing new presented by Hillary and her minions. We cannot afford to continue the status quo.
DrBulldog
(841 posts)The President and I are not going to endorse because we both when we ran said, Let the party decide,' Biden added. But gosh almighty, Hillary Clinton is overwhelmingly qualified to be President.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)Playinghardball
(11,665 posts)LS_Editor
(893 posts)Clicktok
(29 posts)So the answer to your question is no.
LS_Editor
(893 posts)JesterCS
(1,827 posts)demigoddess
(6,644 posts)we wanted to see a black man in the White House.
LS_Editor
(893 posts)So your point is very skillfully hidden.
demigoddess
(6,644 posts)democracy was unsafe before you came along. Now it will be safe in your hands and the rest of us can just stop voting and being human.
gordyfl
(598 posts)being the Democratic Nominee 2016.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)fbc
(1,668 posts)The glass ceiling will really be broken when a woman becomes president without selling her soul to the highest bidder.
italiangirl
(60 posts)Joe Biden must have been taken to the woodshed for saying good things about Bernie Sanders lately. Good Ole Joe! Don't you just love him?
noretreatnosurrender
(1,890 posts)But I do find it interesting that he felt he needed to say this before the New York primary.