Democratic Primaries

Blue_true

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7. Biden opened the door that she walked through.

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 11:51 PM

Jun 2019

He could have "planned" what he said a little over a week ago so that it did not come out the way it did. That he did not shows either cluelessness about the power of words around racial issues, or simple poor preparation of his statements, which he should have known would be parsed for every word.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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For the ones dissing Harris for "planning" her attack on Biden: [View all] shraby Jun 2019 OP

Of course she planned it. So what. pangaia Jun 2019 #1

Sorry but I don't want my presidential candidate 'near tears' on a debate stage but I did not see UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #6

Well, your preferred candidate looked a little.. 'down in the mouth,' as well. pangaia Jun 2019 #8

It was when they go low you stay high. UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #35

Says no food fight then throws an egg. Sneederbunk Jun 2019 #2

You know what screw that she didn't throw an egg she raided the whole damn pantry. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #10

Joe spoke of segregationists with some awe and respect. He talked about them CharleyDog Jun 2019 #39

Awe and respect...that is just BULLSHIT. Give it up. He is on the wrong side of history about UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #45

He respected civility. You know he spoke about Eastland with awe? You were at the fund raiser? emmaverybo Jun 2019 #76

I thought it was a "plate Cha Jun 2019 #13

More like a rotten tomato. n/t customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #29

She's not my first choice Bettie Jun 2019 #3

It was calculated! True Dough Jun 2019 #26

So... 2naSalit Jun 2019 #58

I have already stated elsewhere on the DU True Dough Jun 2019 #60

Context... 2naSalit Jun 2019 #64

This StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #66

Precisely. nt 2naSalit Jun 2019 #67

Well, I'm not about to stop describing a calculated action as calculated True Dough Jun 2019 #68

If she's our nominee, I hope like hell she calculates an attack on Trump. femmedem Jun 2019 #81

Castro the night before mcar Jun 2019 #47

she's a Senator on the judicial committee who SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2019 #75

Warren has a plan for everything IronLionZion Jun 2019 #80

But that's not fair! She utilizes the concept of planning. mobeau69 Jun 2019 #4

Our nominee needs to be tough as nails watoos Jun 2019 #5

Kamala sure threw Joe under the school bus. Was it justified? Maybe, as long as her story holds up. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #11

her attack on Joe would have better been spent on Bernie lapfog_1 Jun 2019 #74

Biden opened the door that she walked through. Blue_true Jun 2019 #7

This election is a little different and I don't very much care for lines of attack that I feel are UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #9

This is a valid line of attack. I can remember the arguments concerning this shraby Jun 2019 #15

I'm interested in what we can do about the future, not rehashing this hot topic of 'busing' that is UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #17

Biden started it telling us how well he worked with the racists womanofthehills Jun 2019 #23

My co worker is a racist and I work very well with him and we get shit done. No he wasn't UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #24

The senator called Ted Kennedy boy. Boy did not originate as a racial slur. White dad called his emmaverybo Jun 2019 #40

So why did the racist segregationist, Eastland, call Senator Ted Kennedy "boy"? Kennedy was white. Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #69

Harris planned a strategy to defeat her opponent. How is that bad? bitterross Jun 2019 #12

And the same shall be done to her and then we can send our candidate into the general all UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #19

God forbid anyone having to stand up and be strong in the primaries bitterross Jun 2019 #22

I didn't see strength with saying she was 'hurt' over comments she purposefully misconstrued and UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #25

What Kamala did is the sign of a real fighter, just the kind of fighter we need to beat Trump. mtnsnake Jun 2019 #14

He'd love to face her customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #30

They all want to win. Gloves are now off. Irishxs Jun 2019 #16

Well if her planned coorodinated Cha Jun 2019 #18

I sure hope the Democratic nominee has a plan or 3000 for attacking Trump. applegrove Jun 2019 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2019 #21

Hmmm TimeToGo Jun 2019 #28

If she were male she couldn't be that "little boy" sad Biden hurt. She couldn't have used emotion, emmaverybo Jun 2019 #41

Harris called Biden out on a policy that he supported MontanaMama Jun 2019 #27

she had this pre-planned kind of fake emotional thing going on. I found it distasteful and would no Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #52

He opposed federally mandated busing. This opposition did not affect her personally. She was emmaverybo Jun 2019 #77

'Cause no one ever does this in politics, especially ladies. It's not ladylike... Hekate Jun 2019 #31

She was very lady like. If she hadn't been a woman, Biden could have treated her more toughly. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #42

Castro did the same thing the night before and got mcar Jun 2019 #48

Kamala did Joe a favor. patphil Jun 2019 #32

Nice excuse...but all poor little me ...I was that girl was contrived and that is going to hurt her. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #53

Good point! MaryMagdaline Jun 2019 #54

Prepared women can't be trusted StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #33

The part that I find troubling is the poor little me thing...I was that girl...sure hit Biden with Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #55

How is talking about her own personal experience with an issue "poor little me"? StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #57

+++++++++++++++++ 2naSalit Jun 2019 #59

It was contrived...she was not just talking about it...she had a plan so the emotional aspect seems Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #61

I see StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #62

I hope I managed to convey my opinion fairly...I think Harris is too talented to use Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #63

Is it an example of "eating our own" or just an attempt to win littlemissmartypants Jun 2019 #34

I agree... Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #56

" senator, I knew Jack Kennedy , Jack Kennedy was my friend California_Republic Jun 2019 #36

Like it or not, Harris walked away with the debate. She came out the winner PatrickforO Jun 2019 #37

We shall see what she really won...much negative push back...and stories about her Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #73

To bring something up from 1975 after videohead5 Jun 2019 #38

Biden made it current with his waxing nostalgic last week and in the previous months, then doubling Celerity Jun 2019 #44

What year does the statute of limitations on their own behavior run out for a politician? jcgoldie Jun 2019 #51

Look MFM008 Jun 2019 #43

kick mcar Jun 2019 #46

She brought up Joe Biden's own history. jcgoldie Jun 2019 #49

In a calculating way, she insinuated that he was a racist - way, way below the belt. She made Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #71

She had t shirts...and she is dead to me as far as the primary is concerned...if she takes the Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #50

Lots of people feel as you do - believe that! Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #70

I have seen much negative comments about what she did and not just here either. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #72

It's the t-shirt thing that bothers me Docreed2003 Jun 2019 #78

She overplayed her hand MustLoveBeagles Jun 2019 #82

Perhaps Biden should have "planned" a response to an obvious potential attack... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #65

Trump's been winging it this whole time IronLionZion Jun 2019 #79