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SouthernProgressive

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6. If a candidate said that fifty years ago...
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 03:27 PM
Jun 2019

Then spend decades being all in, I would be damn good with it. Can you point to his actions in the last decade that give you this level of concern? Actual actions he had taken as a Senator or VP?

Sometimes the question is bullshit so you simply highlight your record.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287173909

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287174768

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287176093

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Had an elected official said this 50 years ago, and for the past 40 years championed gay rights, I emmaverybo Jun 2019 #1
And both Biden and Obama have openly talked a out their evolution on this issue EffieBlack Jun 2019 #3
Then why didn't *he* say that? Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #16
Biden came out for federal same sex marriage before Obama, and in some ways forced Obama's hand emulatorloo Jun 2019 #2
I'm not trying to tear Biden down and it's a perfect analogy. You just don't seem to understand it EffieBlack Jun 2019 #4
Don't insult my intelligence please. I disagree with your characterization of what Biden said. emulatorloo Jun 2019 #5
x1000 peggysue2 Jun 2019 #19
If a candidate said that fifty years ago... SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #6
Then why doesn't he just say that instead of doubling down on what he said 50 years ago? EffieBlack Jun 2019 #7
From the point I made above, the demand makes no sense. NT SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Jun 2019 #9
If it doesn't make sense to you, don't ask it EffieBlack Jun 2019 #12
I didn't ask it. SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #15
I'm not jumping into that trap. EffieBlack Jun 2019 #17
"Can you point to his actions in the last decade that give you this level of concern? Actual actions emulatorloo Jun 2019 #10
How about: Not admitting now that he was wrong then? bluewater Jun 2019 #11
How about: lightening up on the negative campaigning and posting good things about Warren. emulatorloo Jun 2019 #14
Answering a direct question YOU posted is now bad form? bluewater Jun 2019 #18
Not everyone, and this included pro-civil rights supporters, and black families as well, felt emmaverybo Jun 2019 #20
+1000 doing what he's been doing is the best response to all this 'concern" and the one that makes emmaverybo Jun 2019 #21
he was wrong barbtries Jun 2019 #13
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