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George II

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7. The medal was awarded by the National Constitution Center, not Joe Biden himself. He presented it..
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 08:32 PM
Nov 2019

....as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

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If people have a problem with that, it's not Biden's problem.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
It's a ruling class thing. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #1
oh no, joe talks to a former president. what next? nt msongs Nov 2019 #2
I dunno Skittles Nov 2019 #3
At this point, wouldn't we all give Bush a medal? zaj Nov 2019 #4
I wouldn't. Bush and Trump are both bad. NT Eric J in MN Nov 2019 #5
Not even on the same planet... And Bush was the worst... zaj Nov 2019 #13
Well Bush certainly didn't show much respect for democracy when he stole the 2000 election. (eom) StevieM Nov 2019 #14
God, I hate this discussion... zaj Nov 2019 #26
No, we would not. dflprincess Nov 2019 #33
no, we WOULDN'T Skittles Nov 2019 #38
Haha.. trying to smear the frontrunner I see.. Cha Nov 2019 #6
This OP is a bit of a stretch to say the very least. nini Nov 2019 #11
Exactly, nini! I Cha Nov 2019 #19
It is now just THE SHIRT. betsuni Nov 2019 #30
LOL.. Too BAD for the SHIRT! Still Backing Biden.. Cha Nov 2019 #37
The medal was awarded by the National Constitution Center, not Joe Biden himself. He presented it.. George II Nov 2019 #7
Thanks for the context, always such a crucial element in any narrative. emmaverybo Nov 2019 #17
Yea... Context. Good stuff LakeArenal Nov 2019 #18
This is just a pathetic excuse to BASH one of our Democratic nominees. I guess President Obama and still_one Nov 2019 #28
Yeah, and? jberryhill Nov 2019 #8
. George II Nov 2019 #10
The Philadelphia Eagles shirt present was because Eric J in MN Nov 2019 #15
He gave him the shirt because the ceremony was in Philadelphia and bush was going to the game... George II Nov 2019 #20
So Joe Biden gave him the shirt to joke around with him? Eric J in MN Nov 2019 #32
He got two for Christmas last year and regifted one jberryhill Nov 2019 #22
You really think you are hurting one of our Democratic nominees by this bullshit? still_one Nov 2019 #29
This is disqualifying. betsuni Nov 2019 #9
OMG ! OMG ! OMG ! left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #12
Here's a President cozying up to a couple of right wingers: George II Nov 2019 #16
Disturbing melman Nov 2019 #21
OMG, President Obama and Michelle Obama talking to bush still_one Nov 2019 #23
Oh ma gawd! Eko Nov 2019 #24
A medal and a shirt treestar Nov 2019 #25
Thanks for the post! Give the medal to someone who deserves it. JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #27
I can't believe it... was this supposed to be a Biden smear? beastie boy Nov 2019 #31
We're supposed to think: Bush/Iraq War. Biden gave nice shirt to Bush, therefore same warmonger. betsuni Nov 2019 #35
Oh.. SunsetDreams2 Nov 2019 #34
Okay.. Peacetrain Nov 2019 #36
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