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treestar

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89. That is very extreme
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 04:24 PM
Jun 2019

Biden was talking ABOUT it. And someone else using it. No wonder you find it tough to explain. And it is not the same as the n word, give me a break, isn't that the worst of all?

Please inform us of why Beto should be President. That would be more persuasive.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Biden is well known for making gaffes. There will be many more. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #1
Yes, they will go apoplectic over many of them, and marylandblue Jun 2019 #7
I took Joe to mean mainstreetonce Jun 2019 #2
He is white. It made no sense to even bring it up. BeckyDem Jun 2019 #3
Yes it does. This senator often referred to young members as boys. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #8
Who was the term boy meant for and its meaning by this senator? BeckyDem Jun 2019 #17
It's pretty clear what Biden meant. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #20
Kennedy and Biden are WHITE. BeckyDem Jun 2019 #21
Thank you. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #30
That's the problem. zentrum Jun 2019 #36
lol Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #41
No. Actually... zentrum Jun 2019 #66
what did he mean when he [called] edit inferred Rev. Barber boy earlier this week? floppyboo Jun 2019 #22
What are you saying? Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #31
I seriously am not sure I know where unconsious and just deaf behaviour divides floppyboo Jun 2019 #48
Nice edit after your blatant lie... Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #50
That's a new definition of lie. It was, and still is, my interpretation. floppyboo Jun 2019 #53
You lied. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #58
nope. That's what I heard. Still hear. Wasn't a quote. Was what I heard floppyboo Jun 2019 #67
Just own up to the lie. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #69
Have you watched the video? floppyboo Jun 2019 #71
Can you provide the quote where he called him boy? Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #73
see my post 37. floppyboo Jun 2019 #75
So he didn't call him boy. Got it. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #76
no, not directly. He included him in the group of 'old boys'. so by inference floppyboo Jun 2019 #77
Thanks for clarifying he didn't call him boy. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #78
Are you saying that Biden zentrum Jun 2019 #32
Not directly. But judge the reaction yourself. floppyboo Jun 2019 #37
It's the insinuation. Very sleazy. redstateblues Jun 2019 #40
Biden's? I wasn't impying that. floppyboo Jun 2019 #49
Right. why did he even go there? Kurt V. Jun 2019 #33
Damned if I know, made no sense. BeckyDem Jun 2019 #38
Exactly!! Just imagine if Bernie had said this!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #42
So much woe. BannonsLiver Jun 2019 #70
Bernie makes a lot of gaffes too emulatorloo Jun 2019 #102
As a white man, he could be "son" not boy robbedvoter Jun 2019 #4
oh I dont know, I've been called boy Triloon Jun 2019 #11
It's disrespectful either way...but white men have a much different experience and reality Indygram Jun 2019 #18
Yes... goes without saying. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #43
But the use of 'Boy' the way Biden was discussing it Triloon Jun 2019 #47
When Biden has told this story in the past... tonedevil Jun 2019 #56
He called Ted Kennedy and others "boy" as well. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #25
Like I said in my OP...I don't think ANYONE thinks Joe is a racist OR Indygram Jun 2019 #10
It's called an unforced error... why even say it?! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #44
No question... Joe needs to apologize and fast!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #52
Which seems like an odd way to acknowledge your white privilege. /nt tonedevil Jun 2019 #14
let's go Joe ! John Lewis backs Biden: stonecutter357 Jun 2019 #5
I say it's simple enough to throw down the gauntlet... LincolnRossiter Jun 2019 #6
I don't think you read my original post because I said clearly no one thinks Biden is racist Indygram Jun 2019 #12
It's very clear what you said... not that it matters when it comes to twisting words. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #45
Sorry. As per another thread, the senator called younger white guys son or boy to put them in their emmaverybo Jun 2019 #9
You don't get to decide who is or is not offended by "boy" Indygram Jun 2019 #15
They can be offended based on their interpretation. They are free to deconstruct any speech, emmaverybo Jun 2019 #24
Nor do you. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #27
Nor am I Indygram Jun 2019 #34
Since Biden and his campaign... tonedevil Jun 2019 #16
Agreed Indygram Jun 2019 #19
Joe stepped in it again, big time... he needs to step UP and apologize. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #46
Booker has zero chance at the nomination madville Jun 2019 #84
You always, always make so much sense. Thank you! Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #26
My white husband hates what I say "atta boy" when he does something good or great..... a kennedy Jun 2019 #13
Next week Biden haters will have yet another issue left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author BigDemVoter Jun 2019 #28
Joe didn't call anyone "boy". All the backers of the 2% candidates are trying to make hay redstateblues Jun 2019 #29
I didn't say he called anyone "boy" Indygram Jun 2019 #35
The insinuations speak volumes redstateblues Jun 2019 #39
Oh for the love of Christ...my intent is to try to help those who don't get it understand WHY Indygram Jun 2019 #59
There is no deep meaning in this attack...the 'why' is losing candidates want to improve their Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #64
Yeah, like THAT is gonna happen!! A response SHOULD be based on what you said, but... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #51
its a pretty obvious that it's an attempt at a smear. Epic fail redstateblues Jun 2019 #57
At least Bernie & Elizabeth can win something... so, thanks for that, I guess. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #60
Biden was not even talking about the senator calling black males boy. He was referencing his emmaverybo Jun 2019 #54
History. Iliyah Jun 2019 #55
He was referring to someone else using it, something that happened in his life treestar Jun 2019 #61
Replace "boy" with the n-word since they are used the same way Indygram Jun 2019 #62
That's just getting so out there treestar Jun 2019 #72
It's not "talking about what happened in the past" that was/is the issue Indygram Jun 2019 #79
That is very extreme treestar Jun 2019 #89
In the South where I started life ...in Virginia...Boy was applied to Black and White men...son was Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #63
replace the word "boy" with the n-word Indygram Jun 2019 #65
When Eastman called Senator Ted Kennedy "boy" was he calling him "n****er? Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #68
Brilliant and in such few words. I can only marvel. By the way, I find the discussion topic title emmaverybo Jun 2019 #80
Biden called no one 'boy'...so I miss your point...as for the N word my Virginian Mom would have Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #99
Yes, I dont mind him talking about working with the other side, but the "boy" comment... cwydro Jun 2019 #74
What scares me is that his advisers did tell him not to use the story but he didn't listen marylandblue Jun 2019 #81
Biden was doing Booker a favor tirebiter Jun 2019 #82
I feel bad for Biden that he has to go through this. This is almost not worth it. nt mr_liberal Jun 2019 #83
And Trump JustAnotherGen Jun 2019 #85
I'm in agreement with this article's conclusion. Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #86
I think focusing on the black issue misses the real problem with Biden. marylandblue Jun 2019 #87
Yes, that was the interesting thing about the article. Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #88
Makes it more amazing then that Obama considered him such a good VP. How did Biden manage emmaverybo Jun 2019 #90
He is known to gaffe a lot. He says so himself. Doesn't mean he has no useful talents. marylandblue Jun 2019 #91
You can't be gaffing your way through Iraq, during tricky negotiations, with huge numbers of emmaverybo Jun 2019 #93
I didn't create his reputation, it's well known. Don't pretend it doesn't exist. marylandblue Jun 2019 #94
So Buttigieg didn't make a gaffe when he told the black protester that he isn't asking for her vote? Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #95
Oh, it is a gaffe, but he has much bigger problem, that will likely sink him. marylandblue Jun 2019 #97
He IS being swift-boated, and any frontrunner will be. I am not making a case for Biden's emmaverybo Jun 2019 #96
Sorry, I don't mean to put words in your mouth. marylandblue Jun 2019 #98
O.K. Fair assessment. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #101
Your title suggests you think we don't know that "boy" can be used as a racial epithet. I don't emmaverybo Jun 2019 #92
EVERYBODY kNOWS WTF boy means and it's usage including Biden so SAVE IT. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #100
Apparently not. The meaning of words varies according to context, custom, historical use, emmaverybo Jun 2019 #103
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