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36. Chuck Todd tried to get Biden's AA spokesperson Symone Sanders
Fri May 22, 2020, 03:14 PM
May 2020

to agree that Joe has a generational problem in the way he addressses African Americans.

Symone saw where Chuck was going with that, abruptly cut him off, and set him straight. Bigtime.

cue the rightwing outrage LymphocyteLover May 2020 #1
Exactly Proud liberal 80 May 2020 #11
Bazinga. theaocp May 2020 #23
Did you actually watch the video? caber09 May 2020 #2
this is what I hate about the media-- how they take a solid interview and LymphocyteLover May 2020 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author not_the_one May 2020 #3
30 Minute Interview..... LovingA2andMI May 2020 #4
Because too many folks judge on sound bites. LakeArenal May 2020 #9
Because this isn't "breaking news" it's just one person's attempt to sow discord relayerbob May 2020 #22
Correction: 18 minutes alp227 May 2020 #39
This guy doing the intervew sounds like a grandstanding nothingburger. Archae May 2020 #5
I think you may need to brush up on A-A media, especially the under 40 demo Celerity May 2020 #18
Agreed padah513 May 2020 #38
I've heard that phrase going back at least 3 or 4 years The Mouth May 2020 #51
Get what he was saying, OK with it, but jeez people shouldn't be stereotyped so much. Hoyt May 2020 #6
...or muslim or lgbt or asian or Roc2020 May 2020 #7
I have a few African American acquaintences from High School maxsolomon May 2020 #8
That was unfortunate. n/t demmiblue May 2020 #10
Did you watch the video? caber09 May 2020 #15
BIG nothing burger. elleng May 2020 #20
More or less unfortunate than a pretense of concern? LanternWaste May 2020 #33
Lol... your obsession with attacking your fellow DUers is notable. demmiblue May 2020 #35
I'm old, fat, white, & male, but when I vote for Joe Biden, as much as I might hope... NNadir May 2020 #12
More clickbait from Politico. awesomerwb1 May 2020 #13
Yeah, so vote for the guy who just praised Henry Ford! Bleacher Creature May 2020 #14
Love it! IronLionZion May 2020 #16
Truth be told... Thank You Joe. djacq May 2020 #17
Not outraged, but... qwlauren35 May 2020 #19
Agreed. It sounds like something my dad would say, theaocp May 2020 #26
You stated it very well. Without any bloviating. oldsoftie May 2020 #31
+1 progressoid May 2020 #32
Somehow, I knew politico would be the first maxrandb May 2020 #21
Yawn relayerbob May 2020 #24
OUCH. well come on, it was a bit presumptuous - white guy should never tell Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2020 #27
10,000 to 1, minimum. Paladin May 2020 #28
Good WaPo piece on this LymphocyteLover May 2020 #29
When other politicians do this it's called whitesplaining IIRC Devil Child May 2020 #30
Hence, you do not recall correctly. LanternWaste May 2020 #34
Recall is OK. No self righteous indignation, just a contemptuous chuckle at shifting goalposts Devil Child May 2020 #40
Chuck Todd tried to get Biden's AA spokesperson Symone Sanders oasis May 2020 #36
I agree with Joe. To vote for the Idiot is to vote against Black interests and all things onetexan May 2020 #37
Not if one were a black one percenter The Mouth May 2020 #52
But it's true! Trump treats non-whites as second-class citizens (or non-citizens) dsharp88 May 2020 #41
A black friend who hates Trump was nonetheless put off by Biden's statement. pnwmom May 2020 #42
I'll have to disagree...your skin color does not change with the way you vote. nt EX500rider May 2020 #43
NEW: Former VP Joe Biden just dialed into a U.S. Black Chamber call and addressed his remarks to... demmiblue May 2020 #44
Ick. milestogo May 2020 #45
Politicians can't call out idiocy in fear of offended voters, so they have to dance around it. Brainfodder May 2020 #46
Biden apologizes for telling radio host 'you ain't black' if you are considering voting for Trump PoliticAverse May 2020 #47
You know his staff were probably like "Yes! We made it through this." Renew Deal May 2020 #48
Race is a social construct, I am glad Joe is molding it. ck4829 May 2020 #49
I think that wasn't the wisest thing to say. Marrah_Goodman May 2020 #50
JB was probably Pantagruel May 2020 #53
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