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[Distracted1]

Uh...um does he ever do these things to men or even boys?

Kiss the back of their heads, his mouth in their hair
Tell them he bets are as smart as they are beautiful
Rub their shoulders​

You're still arguing the thing that was already litigated. Biden promised to stop.

Link to Biden specifically "promising to stop" and what specifically he promised to stop.

 

[TragicMonkey]

The only thing about Biden that isn't boring is this "is-he-or-isn't-he-a-dirty-old-man" schtick.

I keep hoping he'll pull it on the wrong woman and get slapped on live television for it. Regardless of one's political leanings that would be awesome viewing! I can almost hear the dance remix on the animated gif now!

 

[Distracted1]

Maybe that's Biden's problem, he said he gets it but he really didn't.

Perhaps the "it" that he claims to get is different from what you or I think "it" is.

 

[Delvo]

Uh...um does he ever do these things to men or even boys?

Kiss the back of their heads, his mouth in their hair
Tell them he bets are as smart as they are beautiful
Rub their shoulders​

You left out the "I'm about to kiss you" lower-jaw-&-chin caress.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Perhaps the "it" that he claims to get is different from what you or I think "it" is.

Great, so the defense is that he's completely out of touch with public sentiment? That'll appeal to the voters.

 

[Distracted1]

Great, so the defense is that he's completely out of touch with public sentiment? That'll appeal to the voters.

Perhaps. If one assumes that "public sentiment" is homogeneous.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

If the child, or her parents, had no problem then perhaps the problem is instead in the minds of those determined to make it one in order to serve their own agendas.

Doesn't matter. The appearance of it does.

Why was it necessary and why didn't he just not do it?

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Link to Biden specifically "promising to stop" and what specifically he promised to stop.

OMG it's in a video that got a lot of air time. How about you look it up before you ask someone else to do it for you. It's not like it wasn't seen by most of the political junkies in the thread.

In fact, I think there is a link to the video not far upstream.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Perhaps. If one assumes that "public sentiment" is homogeneous.

Sounds like a gamble. Will the Democrats think it a gamble worth risking the presidency on? We'll find out!

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Perhaps the "it" that he claims to get is different from what you or I think [everyone else in the country thinks] "it" is.

ftfy

Are some people in this thread just waking up from a long nap?

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Great, so the defense is that he's completely out of touch with public sentiment? That'll appeal to the voters.

And that my friends, was my point.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Here, I couldn't stand it, and I wanted to point out I thought the "I get it" crap was weird.

'I Get It. I Get It,’ Joe Biden Releases Video In Response to Allegations of Unwanted Kissing and Physical Contact

Biden: "Social norms are changing. I understand that, and I’ve heard what these women are saying. Politics to me has always been about making connections, but I will be more mindful about respecting personal space in the future. That’s my responsibility and I will meet it."

He said it, but he doesn't get it, IMO of course.

 

[theprestige]

He actually claimed that he needed to do a better job "reading" a situation to determine if he is making someone uncomfortable.
Did the child in question complain that his actions made her uncomfortable? Indicating that he read the situation wrong.

Joe Biden, little girl whisperer.

Well, that makes things less creepy!

 

[theprestige]

"Good looking", not "beautiful". And, subjectively, it appeared to me that he was about to say something like "beautiful" but changed his adjective to "good looking" as he realized how some people might (over)react to "beautiful".

I bet it would be possible to find an example of him calling a man or boy "good looking" or "handsome", maybe even one he went on to hug!

"Technically correct" is probably not the best play here. "I never actually said I was gonna stop touching little girls" is just a bad look.

 

[Distracted1]

OMG it's in a video that got a lot of air time. How about you look it up before you ask someone else to do it for you. It's not like it wasn't seen by most of the political junkies in the thread.

In fact, I think there is a link to the video not far upstream.

Well, yes I do need you to provide a link if you are asserting that what he said was that he was going to refrain from ever touching another human being.

 

[Distracted1]

Here, I couldn't stand it, and I wanted to point out I thought the "I get it" crap was weird.

'I Get It. I Get It,’ Joe Biden Releases Video In Response to Allegations of Unwanted Kissing and Physical ContactHe said it, but he doesn't get it, IMO of course.

You have a monopoly on the correct definition of "being mindful of personal space" and all tangentially related interpersonal contact?

 

[Distracted1]

ftfy

Are some people in this thread just waking up from a long nap?

And clearly "everyone in the Country" means "me and some other people".

 

[Distracted1]

Sounds like a gamble. Will the Democrats think it a gamble worth risking the presidency on? We'll find out!

Considering his opposition, I don't consider this to be a particularly worrisome angle of attack. Unless, of course, someone comes forward to claim that Biden actually did grab her by the pussy.

 

[Distracted1]

Joe Biden, little girl whisperer.

Well, that makes things less creepy!

If he gets the nom, you have the Trumpster spin nailed. But you have had that territory staked for three years.
I guess we will see if it still sells when the general rolls around.

 

[Distracted1]

Doesn't matter. The appearance of it does.

Why was it necessary and why didn't he just not do it?

I couldn't even count the number of things I do in a day that are not "necessary". From a certain vantage, it might be fair for one observe that the unnecessary behaviors I engage in are what constitutes my personality.
If Biden, who has a long history of being a person who is freely affectionate, were to begin maintaining a 3foot "no contact zone" around himself after this history in response to what many people see as a massively overblown issue (in spite of your feeling that "everyone in the country" is down with zero interpersonal contact as a rigid code of behavior) he would appear silly and spineless to potential supporters- as well as lending credence to the spin that the Trumpsters are already trying to generate that there is something less than wholesome about the behavior.