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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Can we please stop referring to Joe Biden as Uncle Joe? [View all]Uncle Joe
(58,355 posts)20. What if your name was Joe and you were an Uncle but not a father?
Would your change your name from Joe or refuse to be called Uncle?
Personally I like it better than Grover Cleveland's nickname.
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You can call me UJ, just don't call me OJ, even orange juice has a bad name now.
Uncle Joe
Apr 2019
#27
Yes, but the right has always done that. It's like calling us the democrat party.
rusty quoin
Apr 2019
#19
I lived in Indiana too. Do you remember Evan Bayh? Oh boy he was a piece of work.
rusty quoin
Apr 2019
#28
this OP is non-factual, it was NOT a slur that Republicans used on FDR, Churchill and FDR themselves
Celerity
Apr 2019
#31
Huh, I always took it as a reference to his work during the Obama years -- a warm, steadying presence
WhiskeyGrinder
Apr 2019
#48