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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Ta-Nehisi Coates on Joe Biden: "Biden cast Democrats as the true party without mercy." [View all]
Coates' essay in the latest issue of The Atlantic Monthly quotes Joe Biden in 1994:
Let me define the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. The liberal wing of the Democratic Party is now for 60 new death penalties...the liberal wing of the Democratic Party has 70 enhanced penalties...The liberal wing of the Democratic Party is for 100,000 cops. The liberal wing of the Democratic Party is for 125,000 new state prison cells.
Coates has influence over whether African Americans and other minorities trust this party, and it looks as if he's not particularly trusting either party. His research must be recognized as a valid source of questioning any and all party candidates. Joe Biden is no exception.
Here is where we can find his voting record on crime.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Joe_Biden.htm
If "todays Democratic party is female, professional, black and Hispanic," as others in these threads have described, then Joe Biden has some 'splainin' to do about his own words, or eat them. And soon.
Joe Biden will have to answer to Democrats now for his "tough on crime" stance THEN.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Joe Biden: "Biden cast Democrats as the true party without mercy." [View all]
ancianita
Sep 2015
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Regardless, JB presumed to speak for them, emphatically. I don't recall them protesting his stance.
ancianita
Sep 2015
#3
I don't think this guy speaks for all people of color why would anyone think Biden
haikugal
Sep 2015
#5
A McArthur genius is influential. If Biden's words are his issue, the party needs to get out
ancianita
Sep 2015
#9
It was definitely hijacked as slur back then.Yet even his recent voting record reflects his words.
ancianita
Sep 2015
#12
You'll have to explain the dog whistle interpretation. Do you mean Biden? Coates? Me?
ancianita
Sep 2015
#15
C'mon, people. Maybe some are too young to remember Biden's role in the Clarence Thomas hearings
brush
Sep 2015
#28
Fine. Then maybe the high praise for his being in the race will damp down with a bit of realism.
ancianita
Sep 2015
#14
I take issue with Biden calling himself a liberal, he's a big business DOMA yes voter.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2015
#26
Well WE have to believe he said them. And HE has to NOW explain this. It's No Small Thing these days
ancianita
Sep 2015
#20
Damned right. And yet, so far this "Biden issue" has gotten little response here. We ignore this at
ancianita
Sep 2015
#22
When OUR party's #2 has not answered vetted issues, we can lose by attrition of voter confidence.
ancianita
Sep 2015
#11
I think of Biden as the DOMA voting Senator from Capital One, the only reason I have ever voted
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2015
#24
Seriously. I love the man personally. But he knows what his Delaware does for corporations.
ancianita
Sep 2015
#25