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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: It's interesting some are pouncing on Biden for something he mentioned almost a year ago as well... [View all]melman
(7,681 posts)21. I didn't make any assumptions
asinine or otherwise. If he's going to offer an anecdote like this it's reasonable to ask how he knows.
And why does it matter? Seriously? I can't even think of how to answer such a question.
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It's interesting some are pouncing on Biden for something he mentioned almost a year ago as well... [View all]
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2019
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Apparently something a lot in that crowd could relate to, since they applauded the line.
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2019
#5
Nothing like twisting the idea behind the comments and the post. The same holds true...
George II
Jun 2019
#10
Because Biden said "if you were at was a fancy Washington restaurant" in his story.
bluewater
Jun 2019
#11
Yes he did. So? There are LOTS of "fancy restaurants" in Washington or any major city....
George II
Jun 2019
#12
I'll be here for a long time if you want to discuss this further, without the insults. You?
George II
Jun 2019
#15
He didn't say 'I' so I would assume he was just using a blanket example to make a point.
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2019
#17
Maybe where you are but in many parts of the country it WAS okay, in fact....
George II
Jul 2019
#48
your choice: fabricate a story about Biden, or write a positive thread about your candidates
emulatorloo
Jul 2019
#53
All I can say is that the year Obama-Biden won, California voted to ban gay marriage.
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2019
#19
I guess I'm dense. To me, he's just explaining that our culture is changing and for the better.
Karadeniz
Jun 2019
#30
It was only a few weeks ago there were posts "snickering" about Lindsey Graham supposedly being gay,
still_one
Jun 2019
#35
As much as I don't like Graham, those posts infuriated me, and thankfully almost all were removed.
George II
Jul 2019
#60
same here George, but my point was that some people thought it was ok, and that wasn't 5 years ago
still_one
Jul 2019
#61
Right. Some people (even here) STILL think it's okay to joke about things like that. Sad.
George II
Jul 2019
#62