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In reply to the discussion: Biden and Kennedy III now that is a big fucking ticket [View all]Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)30. You may have something there. nt
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Well, I'd refer you to 1920...an obscure Assistant Secretary of the Navy...
First Speaker
Dec 2017
#24
Biden has the Anita Hill issue. Anita Hill which was a real case of sexual harrassment
JI7
Dec 2017
#7
problem is has never apologized for essentially hanging Anita Hill out to dry. More than that
still_one
Dec 2017
#26
Of course he has every right to run, I just would personally prefer someone else
still_one
Dec 2017
#36
The fact that people are even seriously discussing a Biden candidacy says it all
EffieBlack
Dec 2017
#54
++++ some of the same people who complained about hillary being flawed are loving biden..
JHan
Dec 2017
#55
They love him BECAUSE hes flawed which they think makes him human and likeable
EffieBlack
Dec 2017
#57
And lets not talk about his history on desegregation and busing that he never apologized for
EffieBlack
Dec 2017
#48
He RAN the committee that failed to give Anita a fair hearing. He didn't call the bullshit then.
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#27
That's not what the record shows, at all. The confirmation hearings went on for 34 days.
ucrdem
Dec 2017
#45
Hill made it into the history books DESPITE Bidens efforts, not because of them
EffieBlack
Dec 2017
#49
34 days? What a crock. He didn't have Anita Hill testify till a month into the hearings.
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#56
Biden voted against Thomas, arranged for witnesses against him to testify, and they did.
ucrdem
Dec 2017
#63
Yes he did. He also called the corroborating witnesses -- Wright at least did not volunteer --
ucrdem
Dec 2017
#43
It's what the record shows. It also shows that Biden was unfailingly kind to Hill,
ucrdem
Dec 2017
#60
I suggest you go back and study the full record, not just a CYA letter written by Biden
EffieBlack
Dec 2017
#65
They were all called to testify, and Hill did. The rebuttal wasn't pretty and the others didn't.
ucrdem
Dec 2017
#64
Biden's questioning itself was harsh. And he never should have allowed the ridiculous testimony
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#69
Biden had complete control of his OWN questioning of her and he questioned her as if
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#72
I never said he didn't let her testify. I said Biden made her submit her statement in writing,
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#75
The men were squeamish about tainting the Senate chamber with discussions of what Thomas
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#93
Biden himself acknowledged that the testimony he excluded would have "decimated" Thomas.
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#110
They say that's not true and so does Anita Hill. And the owner of the video store
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#114
Please read the Post article. They interviewed several Democratic representatives who remember
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#116
It's swift boating him to respond to the self-serving interview he had recently given to Politico?
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#118
Yes and they really ought to know better. Ditto in the Franken matter. To borrow a phrase,
ucrdem
Dec 2017
#119
You think these women shouldn't correct the record when he gives interviews and says things
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#120
I don't think Democrats should attack Democrats, no, particularly when they don't have a case.
ucrdem
Dec 2017
#121
Anita was NOT treated kindly and fairly by Biden. His questioning of her was harsh,
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#122
I could totally support that ticket. I've been watching Kennedy this year and he just makes sense.
Greywing
Dec 2017
#12
He wants to be liked -- that doesn't translate into nerves of steel. His wanting to be liked
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#97
The days of the old guys and gals ar gone. Where are good new guys?Kennedy might be ok. But dynasty?
bobbieinok
Dec 2017
#19
No way and meh. Biden doesn't resonate w women. He failed us and it will bite him on the ass.
bettyellen
Dec 2017
#50