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Old 22nd May 2020, 07:27 PM   #3761
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Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger View Post
Well you can all move on now, Biden made a big gaff on a radio show for which he had to apologize.

RCP: Sen. Tim Scott Blasts Biden's "You Ain't Black" Gaffe "
Just give it a frigging rest, will ya?"


Now we can all discuss this for the next 30 pages.
If Scott thinks that's the most arrogant condescending comment he's ever heard, he hasn't been paying attention to Trump. Remember these classics?

"Look at my African American over there!"

"All the women on The Apprentice flirted with me--consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected."

“They don’t look like Indians to me.”

And let's not forget the things that Trump knows more about than any expert; how to fight a war, pandemcs, the economy, hurricanes, drone technology, the 14th Amendment, and the list goes on and on.
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Old 22nd May 2020, 07:28 PM   #3762
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Originally Posted by Cain View Post
Yeah, DJT did a great job updating his campaign's website.

Biden's a gaffe machine, yet still hasn't told people to inject bleach.
True. He just told a black talk show host that he "ain't" black. To his face.

Quite the gaffe, that.
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Old 22nd May 2020, 07:29 PM   #3763
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Originally Posted by Scopedog View Post
With regard to Beto, what 'club' are you referring to?
People who didn't have any sort of major screwup, at the national level. Waren didn't humiliate herself as far as black Americans go, but a lot of Native Americans were seriously hurt by her foolishness, so I'm going to have to acnowledge that.
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Old 22nd May 2020, 07:49 PM   #3764
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Originally Posted by xjx388 View Post
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Say what you will about DJT, but he wastes no time.
It would be more effective if he weren't a white supremacist. That just reminds people that the goal is to get Dolt 45 up out the Oval Office.

Originally Posted by xjx388 View Post
True. He just told a black talk show host that he "ain't" black. To his face.
No, he really didn't, which is obvious even in the clip.
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Old 22nd May 2020, 07:52 PM   #3765
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Originally Posted by xjx388 View Post
And what is credibility predicated on, if not one's reputation?
Aaaannnndddd?

Reputation is off limits, and so because credibility is tied to reputation.......?
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Old 22nd May 2020, 08:00 PM   #3766
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I don't know why you are arguing with a person who is not really having a discussion in good faith. Trump supporters could care less if Tara Reade's accusations are sincere or not.
Indeed, I think theprestige and xjx388 are actually tickled pink that Reade's allegations were made but aren't sticking. They get the double whammy of getting in digs that we should just ignore rape accusations without video corroboration (basically all of them, those nasty womenses!) and they get to keep on getting their digs in because Biden has now been accused.
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Old 22nd May 2020, 08:00 PM   #3767
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Originally Posted by xjx388 View Post
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Say what you will about DJT, but he wastes no time.
Trumpy had anything to do with this? Giving the qo ahead, maybe, after getting interrupted during a Twitter rage fest. There are quicker brains on his team than his.
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Old 22nd May 2020, 08:24 PM   #3768
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Lol! At first I misunderstood his comment and assumed he just meant that deciding between Trump and Biden is only something that people suffering white privilege have to contend with and thought, well haven’t plenty of left wing articles been saying the same thing?

Now I see that he means black voters who want to choose are not really properly black. Ha ha! Wow! That’s ... ballsy!
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Old 22nd May 2020, 08:37 PM   #3769
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How can we locate that study which found all MSM outlets are probably trustworthy around pharma issues even though they all have execs who also sit on the boards of Big Pharma Corporations.. What was the name of the people who made those findings anyway....anyone recall?

I will let ya know if I remember it
We don't trust scientific studies on things like hydroxychloroqine because of what newspapers and cable news broadcasters say.

We trust them because they have been peer reviewed by experts in the field who generally try to ensure the studies were performed properly.

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Old 22nd May 2020, 08:56 PM   #3770
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Lol! At first I misunderstood his comment and assumed he just meant that deciding between Trump and Biden is only something that people suffering white privilege have to contend with and thought, well haven’t plenty of left wing articles been saying the same thing?

Now I see that he means black voters who want to choose are not really properly black. Ha ha! Wow! That’s ... ballsy!
Except Biden admitted it was a stupid thing to say and he apologized.
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Old 22nd May 2020, 10:12 PM   #3771
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Leonydus Johnson's Twitter feed has been a goldmine on the recent Biden "gaffe".

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The left can find subtle racism and white supremacy in Peloton videos but Good Ol' Joe was just joking.
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I really, really want Trump to come out and say the exact same thing Biden said, word for word. Just to see what happens.
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Old 22nd May 2020, 10:53 PM   #3772
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Hmmm...the right is going crazy because of a poorly worded spontaneous statement that does not reflect Biden's history. Actions, not words, people.

Did Biden ever blackball people of color from renting? Ah....that was Trump. Did Biden ever call predominantly black countries "*********"? Nah. That was Trump. There are so many things that Trump has done or said regarding people of color that dwarf this one remark by Biden it pales in significance. But leave it to the Trumpers to go ballistic over this. At least Biden recognizes his mistake and apologizes. Trump just doubles down on his mistakes....which, of course, he never makes.
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Old 23rd May 2020, 12:59 AM   #3773
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Except Biden admitted it was a stupid thing to say and he apologized.
Sure. I’m not holding against him. I just think it’s funny.
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Old 23rd May 2020, 02:00 AM   #3774
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I really, really want Trump to come out and say the exact same thing Biden said, word for word. Just to see what happens.
That would be weird, even for him. I mean, he keeps talking about himself in the third person, but given he's incredibly racist, it'd also be an incredibly strange statement.

Then again, choosing between Trump and Trump is probably exactly the scenario Trump would want for the 2020 election.

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The left can find subtle racism and white supremacy in Peloton videos but Good Ol' Joe was just joking.
It's as if they are different people or something.

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