What is this hoo-ha about Biden supporting Bernie?

[Pika78]

I'm seeing Facebook posts about a supposedly pro-Sanders stance from Biden, which apparently many are taking as a pseudo-endorsement. WTF?

https://www.facebook.com/PeopleForBernie/photos/a.1657630031123871.1073741829.1645816202305254/1788878757998997/?type=3&theater

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/us/politics/biden-looks-back-aspirations-intact.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share&_r=1

http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/joe-biden-clinton-criticism-bernie-sanders-222264

[IamMab]

1. It's like the Pope meeting: If one thinks it's an endorsement, they should seek treatment.

All Biden did was express generalized support for some of Sanders' ideas. Not the candidate himself, just some of the basic populist ideas that Sanders has run his campaign on to date.

[liberal N proud]

2. Did Bernie stalk Biden in the mens room too?

[fleabiscuit]

9. Not the face! Not the face!

[Her Sister]

3. Do they know that Biden was a key figure in the 1994 Crime Bill?

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, H.R. 3355, Pub.L. 103–322 is an Act of Congress dealing with crime and law enforcement; it became law in 1994. It is the largest crime bill in the history of the United States and consisted of 356 pages that provided for 100,000 new police officers, $9.7 billion in funding for prisons and $6.1 billion in funding for prevention programs, which were designed with significant input from experienced police officers.[1] Sponsored by Representative Jack Brooks of Texas, the bill was originally written by Senator Joe Biden of Delaware and then was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

Following the 101 California Street shooting, the 1993 Waco Siege, and other high-profile instances of violent crime, the Act expanded federal law in several ways. One of the most noted sections was the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Other parts of the Act provided for a greatly expanded federal death penalty, new classes of individuals banned from possessing firearms, and a variety of new crimes defined in statutes relating to immigration law, hate crimes, sex crimes, and gang-related crime. The bill also required states to establish registries for sexual offenders by September 1997.

and BS voted for it.

More in link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act

[Iliyah]

4. No and yes or maybe. Only HRC caused that bill, it's all her fault

Second, no, VP Biden did not endorse BS.

[savalez]

5. Should we expect to see a photo of Biden

with Bernie's logo on it?

[fleabiscuit]

10. LOL

[Cha]

15. No friggin Doubt!

Touche~

[Walk away]

6. I love Joe so he can believe whatever he wants. However, I doubt he endorsed Bernie!

[otohara]

7. Just Saw on Twitter Jimmy Carter

with his quote about a functioning democracy - nice pic of Carter w/ Bernie logo.
At least they didn't pull imaginary quotes

[NuclearDem]

8. It's just grasping at straws.

Sanders supporters have never been particularly adept at reality.

[Lucinda]

11. I think Bernie may have even put out an ad with Bidens comments.

Saw one...just dont remember if it had Bernies logo or not.

Found it...linked below.

[Lucinda]

12. The ad put out by Bernie

[Cha]

16. The ******* "Establishment" likes "his style"? So friggin what?!!! LOLOLOL

Thank you, Lucinda! Rofl

BS got an #"Establishment" "endorsement".. they are freaking Desperate!

[Blue Idaho]

13. Of FFS!

Just the other day Joe said it was time for a female President and that Hillary was infinitely qualified. Then everyone was sure he was supporting Hillary... Now he says something nice about Bernie and the old codger is so desperate he tries to make a TV ad out of it.

Show some class Bernie - Joe also said he and the President weren't endorsing until much later if at all. Seems to be much straw grasping going on right about now.

[Rose Siding]

14. If wishes were horses then Sanders could ride

Or if wishes were fast trains to Texas, he could have huevos rancheros for breakfast

[Cha]

17. BS got an #"Establishment" "endorsement".. they are freaking Desperate!