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RHMerriman

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64. True statement
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 12:52 AM
Jun 2019

True statement.

I've voted for her. I'll vote for her again if she's the nominee, obviously.

But for god's sake, I don't want Democratic candidates to present themselves as "victims" who complain about their "feelings."

I want someone who will gut Trump based on realities - not "hurtful" words.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Sounds like loser to me. JoeOtterbein Jun 2019 #1
I'm sure it does.. Cha Jun 2019 #46
Isn't that interesting? comradebillyboy Jun 2019 #99
Thanks for clarifying that, Cha mcar Jun 2019 #130
Thank you for the shout out, mcar! Cha Jun 2019 #131
I will say this.Watch the polls Harris did herself no favors tonight. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #2
I agree Raine Jun 2019 #55
People like fairness...so much she could have brought up to Biden that were legitimate issues. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #121
We will see, but I thought she did very well. comradebillyboy Jun 2019 #101
Watch the polls, I could be wrong but outside of the media, I don't see much movement her way. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #120
Why? nt tblue37 Jun 2019 #106
I don't think she did...she basically called Biden a racist which is untrue...she did nothing to put Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #119
Disagree. mcar Jun 2019 #132
She may have 'won' he debate (I though the busing thing was contrived) but she didn't win over Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #138
No one likes pre-planned attacks...and on busing? Give me a break...did you watch. I thought Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #139
Of course, there's no bias or anything with that post. 😂 TheBlackAdder Jun 2019 #144
Really? BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #3
Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #4
What the hell does "grow up" mean? nt JoeOtterbein Jun 2019 #9
It means this is war, not whining... RHMerriman Jun 2019 #19
Children don't talk like that. She responded appropriately. pnwmom Jun 2019 #12
For god's sake... fight over deeds, not words... RHMerriman Jun 2019 #26
That is what Harris was doing, pointing out Biden's deeds Perseus Jun 2019 #38
The buffoon wants Bernie to be the nominee... RHMerriman Jun 2019 #48
He knows he can defeat Biden...oh rump the all seeing and all powerful. PLEASE. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #53
I really disagree...and it was so contrived...with a picture just waiting to be released...I think Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #122
This exactly mcar Jun 2019 #134
I'm definitely going to have to disagree with you here. PatrickforO Jun 2019 #23
Tough as nails prosecutor? RHMerriman Jun 2019 #34
Sorry, but 'give me a fucking break' is over the top. PatrickforO Jun 2019 #44
Sorry, but I want a fighter taking on Trump... RHMerriman Jun 2019 #54
Fair enough. We'll see how it plays out. n/t PatrickforO Jun 2019 #59
True statement RHMerriman Jun 2019 #64
I totally agree with you. Harris has blunted whatever R B Garr Jun 2019 #129
She clearly said, "I don't think you're a racist." Demit Jun 2019 #135
Her accusations revealed what she was after, not the artificial R B Garr Jun 2019 #136
I'm sure she never said, "your words were hurtful" to a criminal and will never say that to Trump. marylandblue Jun 2019 #66
I voted for her for AG, but I'm starting to wonder RHMerriman Jun 2019 #71
Her job was to take him down, she wasn't personally hurt by it. marylandblue Jun 2019 #79
Undoubtedly true about seeing if anything comes of it... RHMerriman Jun 2019 #85
If you didn't see it the first time, you won't see it at all. marylandblue Jun 2019 #104
Different nuances and facets second time around... RHMerriman Jun 2019 #112
The whole thing was contrived like I said with a photo waiting to go out...I hate women playing the Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #123
Rhetoric TnRob Jun 2019 #143
Because that's not appreciated that much by general voters treestar Jun 2019 #118
Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #25
Yeah, whining about "hurtful words" is going to make Donald Trump change his behavior. RHMerriman Jun 2019 #39
That is because when Biden voted against it, she was a child Perseus Jun 2019 #31
So was I... RHMerriman Jun 2019 #42
I am sorry...I doubt a kid her age knew Biden's name...and she got the facts wrong too. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #125
Good point. If she was 'so hurt' by these MADE UP WORDS that she said Joe said then rump is UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #52
Sticks and stones... RHMerriman Jun 2019 #58
ridiculous charge by team Biden, smdh Celerity Jun 2019 #5
+1, all he has to say is those votes were a mistake and leave it at that !!! uponit7771 Jun 2019 #7
They didn't make any such charge though. Symone Sanders says Biden "camp" said no such thing emulatorloo Jun 2019 #83
and she was wrong, it was Alex Cristobal, one of his main Sr. advisers Celerity Jun 2019 #89
More info emulatorloo Jun 2019 #90
I am for the person who can best shred Trump apart, Harris is closer to that person than Biden is Celerity Jun 2019 #94
She's great emulatorloo Jun 2019 #96
McRaven as VP would help with that I think, 4 Star Admiral, US Spec Ops commander who led the bin Celerity Jun 2019 #105
This is not about shredding Trump...he is going for an electoral college win through the the Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #126
not sold on Biden's ability to take on Rump at all, each new public event convinces me more Celerity Jun 2019 #133
Do you think Warren or Harris can win Michigan and Wisconsin? They won't. Who can win? Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #137
Yes, I think either can win those states, especially Harris and even more so with a great VP Celerity Jun 2019 #140
Where's the statement put out by Joe Biden's campaign? .99center Jun 2019 #102
that was what the reporters were referring to, in todays world tweets from senior campaign officals Celerity Jun 2019 #107
Twist it however you want .99center Jun 2019 #110
I am not the one twisting anything, the reporting never said Biden himself said it, and it was from Celerity Jun 2019 #111
Bulls**t!!! LovingA2andMI Jun 2019 #6
I doubt that. Iliyah Jun 2019 #27
Agreed emulatorloo Jun 2019 #29
You think? LovingA2andMI Jun 2019 #30
I haven't been able to verify this anywhere else except as something Matthews said. I'd have highplainsdem Jun 2019 #8
Is there any evidence that the "Biden team" stated this? n/t MarcA Jun 2019 #10
Other than Chris Matthews saying the Biden team had just put out the statement, I haven't seen it.nt pnwmom Jun 2019 #16
Thank you. n/t MarcA Jun 2019 #21
That twitter thread is pretty telling. PatrickforO Jun 2019 #11
Will be interesting to see how the polls react between now and next round Bradical79 Jun 2019 #13
"My time's up. I'm sorry" tishaLA Jun 2019 #14
Nah. Trump will NEVER be able to attack Biden's record when his is SO fucking racist. Biden knows ancianita Jun 2019 #15
Biden staffer Symone Sanders said there was no such statement from the campaign. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #17
Interesting. I wouldn't expect Chris Matthews would have made that up. nt pnwmom Jun 2019 #20
Symone Sanders tweet here: highplainsdem Jun 2019 #28
Maybe you should self delete since S Sanders says it isn't true emulatorloo Jun 2019 #33
I trust Chris Matthews and MSNBC will issue a correction if necessary. n/t pnwmom Jun 2019 #43
Will you issue a correction? emulatorloo Jun 2019 #63
I won't have to. It turns out that a Biden Senior Advisor tweeted this out tonight. pnwmom Jun 2019 #67
Sure he would. Tweety is in it for the mud-slinging. He doesn't much care who's mud, as long as he's lindysalsagal Jun 2019 #124
Could be t-rump's trolls viva Iliyah Jun 2019 #32
Possibly. I'm still looking for any real proof of the statement. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #35
Large majorities oppose forced busing and Im sure a majority would say Biden was mr_liberal Jun 2019 #18
so where's the proof this has happened? nt msongs Jun 2019 #22
No proof that I can find so far. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #37
Actually, the buffoon wants Biden to win the nomination Perseus Jun 2019 #24
Except It isn't true emulatorloo Jun 2019 #36
Its not true the Biden campaign said that? Perseus Jun 2019 #40
Chris Matthews said it on MSNBC. He has less of a reason to shade the truth pnwmom Jun 2019 #47
He is quoting a writer from the Rolling Stone in your OP, so Matthews is just repeating what someone still_one Jun 2019 #70
I thought the Rolling Stone writer was quoting him. But in any case pnwmom Jun 2019 #72
Symone D Sanders works for the Biden campaign. I take her at her word. emulatorloo Jun 2019 #49
Wow.. Thank You for that, emulatorloo! Cha Jun 2019 #45
Dunno why this thread keeps going. What OP asserts is not true emulatorloo Jun 2019 #57
They're not paying attention to Cha Jun 2019 #62
It's been a hot issue for a week, and she went there, so we are all stirred up again. marylandblue Jun 2019 #68
That's nonsense, given all the polls showing Biden beating Trump. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #41
If true, Biden's team should tone it down. Hoyt Jun 2019 #50
It isn't true though. emulatorloo Jun 2019 #51
****Biden Camp Claims They Said No Such Thing**** uponit7771 Jun 2019 #56
The source is a writer from the Rolling Stone. It is right to be skeptical. still_one Jun 2019 #65
Ouch! Nt BootinUp Jun 2019 #60
.. Cha Jun 2019 #80
I would like to see a confirmation of this from another source, other than a writer for the Rolling still_one Jun 2019 #61
Here's a tweet from a Sr. Advisor to Biden that might be at the bottom of this. pnwmom Jun 2019 #69
That tweet from a Biden advisor was dumb, IMO, but it wasn't a statement highplainsdem Jun 2019 #73
It is yellow journalism, intentionally leaving out the full context, to present something in a much still_one Jun 2019 #78
The tweet in the OP is presented in an entirely different way then the actual tween from the Biden still_one Jun 2019 #74
OMG.. Way to Twist IT UP, Jamil Smith Cha Jun 2019 #76
It isn't me, it is actually the OP who was up front to supply the link to me in a previous post to still_one Jun 2019 #82
Good! 'Cause all I saw was Cha Jun 2019 #84
Agreed, the OP is intentionally misleading. Here is the link to the tweet: still_one Jun 2019 #88
JHC.. the Responsible thing to do would Cha Jun 2019 #92
Here it is! Cha Jun 2019 #98
Good work Cha, thanks still_one Jun 2019 #103
How about confirmation that it's not true? Cha Jun 2019 #75
Sanders was right. They did not. Iliyah Jun 2019 #77
Sanders was wrong. Biden's Sr. Advisor tweeted out those words -- that Harris pnwmom Jun 2019 #81
I stand by what I said. Iliyah Jun 2019 #87
Thank you for taking the time to post on this. MarcA Jun 2019 #91
Sanders was correct. This was an off-the-cuff tweet from a single advisor during the debate, not highplainsdem Jun 2019 #93
People who call themselves Sr. campaign advisors should not make "off the cuff" tweets pnwmom Jun 2019 #95
This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Jun 2019 #97
The tweet WAS off the cuff, posted just minutes after the exchange between Harris and Biden. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #100
That is very kind of Bernie to say that still_one Jun 2019 #86
LOL! Sorry about the confusion! highplainsdem Jun 2019 #108
I wasn't really confused, but I couldn't resist still_one Jun 2019 #109
Biden has fucked up big time. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #113
I don't take anything you have Cha Jun 2019 #114
Lulzd. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #115
And, your post is self-evident why. Cha Jun 2019 #116
Ok. I'll take that under advisement. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #117
In your dreams...you hope it to be true...just like shoulder touching and working with racists Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #127
I do hope it is now rather than later. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #145
Was a tweet from an advisor while debates going on, not an official Biden team statement. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #128
Kamala is a tough prosecutor lapfog_1 Jun 2019 #141
Wow. Better to have just kept their traps shut. Goodheart Jun 2019 #142
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