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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]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)47. I'm fine with Uncle Joe. A couple of huge assets he brings
are his capacity for giving people warm fuzzies, that he is the kind of person who could be called Uncle Joe, and also that practically our entire 200,000,000 registered voters feel we already know him. He's far less vulnerable to character assassination than any of the others.
Those who would adopt a swiftboaters' line that Joe was a commie would also be happy to believe he's a Venusian invader who eats children's faces in Hillary's pizza parlor.
They're also a big part of why the nation is feeling a real need for some warm fuzzies.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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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