Biden is from Maryland, which at the time he was growing up was considered the south. It may not seem so much now, but it is below the Mason Dixie line, and those of use who grew up in NJ, considered it the south.
My guess is that he was raised in a very affectionate family, unlike mine. Btw, I got a phone call from a female friend earlier today, who I hadn't heard from in a long time. She wanted to vent about how much she dislikes the way that some women are treating Biden. I don't know. I guess it's mostly us older women who aren't bothered by his overly affectionate nature. I just wish if so many women were bothered by it, they would have mentioned it to him sooner.
I do love the way he shot back at Trump yesterday after Trump, who is an actual sexual predator, made an attempt to associate Biden with sexual harassment. Even if he decides not to run for president, I hate that people are doing this to him. I hated the way that Al Franken was treated as well. Sure, Biden's made a lot of goofy statements. Sure, he's made mistakes earlier in his career, who hasn't? But, he's also done a lot more for women's rights and minorities than most politicians. I just don't like to see anyone unfairly demonized, and I'm disgusted with the way that Democrats are destroying each other, by expecting perfection.
And yes, I do remember all of Biden's past little scandals, but I judge a person by the totality of their accomplishments and failures. Imo, he's done a lot more good than bad. What's weird to me is when ever I've asked any of my older female friends, meaning any woman 50 or older, which candidate excites them, they all say the only one they see as having potential is Biden. I've not really discussed this with any male friends yet. I'm just finding that most older women aren't very excited by the newer candidates. One said that she liked Cory Booker if Biden didn't run. I've always been a fan of his too, which probably has something to do with NJ being the place where I was born and raised. So, since I usually keep up with news up there, I've followed his career very closely. But, I don't see Booker gathering much steam in the race, so I'm not sure he's up to the task. While all of my friends love Stacy and voted for her when she ran for governor of Ga., we tend to think that she would probably be better off running for the Senate in 2020, or trying to run for governor. Maybe we are just selfish and just hate to see her leave Georgia. I attended one of her rallies and never saw so much enthusiasm for a gubernatorial candidate. But, petty people criticize her for her weight or the fact that she owes some back taxes, which was at least partly due to some debt she had while taking care of an aging parent some time ago. Again, must everyone be perfect to run for office? It's crazy considering what we have in the WH now! Anyway, most people probably aren't even paying attention to the candidates yet. We're just a bunch of political junkies with too much time on our hands or we wouldn't be posting here.
Biden is from Maryland, which at the time he was growing up was considered the south. It may not seem so much now, but it is below the Mason Dixie line, and those of use who grew up in NJ, considered it the south.
My guess is that he was raised in a very affectionate family, unlike mine. Btw, I got a phone call from a female friend earlier today, who I hadn't heard from in a long time. She wanted to vent about how much she dislikes the way that some women are treating Biden. I don't know. I guess it's mostly us older women who aren't bothered by his overly affectionate nature. I just wish if so many women were bothered by it, they would have mentioned it to him sooner.
I do love the way he shot back at Trump yesterday after Trump, who is an actual sexual predator, made an attempt to associate Biden with sexual harassment. Even if he decides not to run for president, I hate that people are doing this to him. I hated the way that Al Franken was treated as well. Sure, Biden's made a lot of goofy statements. Sure, he's made mistakes earlier in his career, who hasn't? But, he's also done a lot more for women's rights and minorities than most politicians. I just don't like to see anyone unfairly demonized, and I'm disgusted with the way that Democrats are destroying each other, by expecting perfection.
And yes, I do remember all of Biden's past little scandals, but I judge a person by the totality of their accomplishments and failures. Imo, he's done a lot more good than bad. What's weird to me is when ever I've asked any of my older female friends, meaning any woman 50 or older, which candidate excites them, they all say the only one they see as having potential is Biden. I've not really discussed this with any male friends yet. I'm just finding that most older women aren't very excited by the newer candidates. One said that she liked Cory Booker if Biden didn't run. I've always been a fan of his too, which probably has something to do with NJ being the place where I was born and raised. So, since I usually keep up with news up there, I've followed his career very closely. But, I don't see Booker gathering much steam in the race, so I'm not sure he's up to the task. While all of my friends love Stacy and voted for her when she ran for governor of Ga., we tend to think that she would probably be better off running for the Senate in 2020, or trying to run for governor. Maybe we are just selfish and just hate to see her leave Georgia. I attended one of her rallies and never saw so much enthusiasm for a gubernatorial candidate. But, petty people criticize her for her weight or the fact that she owes some back taxes, which was at least partly due to some debt she had while taking care of an aging parent some time ago. Again, must everyone be perfect to run for office? It's crazy considering what we have in the WH now! Anyway, most people probably aren't even paying attention to the candidates yet. We're just a bunch of political junkies with too much time on our hands or we wouldn't be posting here.
Nothing in Biden's behavior in that video I linked seems unusual to you?
Some of those young girls seemed quite uncomfortable.
Biden is from Maryland, which at the time he was growing up was considered the south. It may not seem so much now, but it is below the Mason Dixie line, and those of use who grew up in NJ, considered it the south.
My guess is that he was raised in a very affectionate family, unlike mine. Btw, I got a phone call from a female friend earlier today, who I hadn't heard from in a long time. She wanted to vent about how much she dislikes the way that some women are treating Biden. I don't know. I guess it's mostly us older women who aren't bothered by his overly affectionate nature. I just wish if so many women were bothered by it, they would have mentioned it to him sooner.
I do love the way he shot back at Trump yesterday after Trump, who is an actual sexual predator, made an attempt to associate Biden with sexual harassment. Even if he decides not to run for president, I hate that people are doing this to him. I hated the way that Al Franken was treated as well. Sure, Biden's made a lot of goofy statements. Sure, he's made mistakes earlier in his career, who hasn't? But, he's also done a lot more for women's rights and minorities than most politicians. I just don't like to see anyone unfairly demonized, and I'm disgusted with the way that Democrats are destroying each other, by expecting perfection.
And yes, I do remember all of Biden's past little scandals, but I judge a person by the totality of their accomplishments and failures. Imo, he's done a lot more good than bad. What's weird to me is when ever I've asked any of my older female friends, meaning any woman 50 or older, which candidate excites them, they all say the only one they see as having potential is Biden. I've not really discussed this with any male friends yet. I'm just finding that most older women aren't very excited by the newer candidates. One said that she liked Cory Booker if Biden didn't run. I've always been a fan of his too, which probably has something to do with NJ being the place where I was born and raised. So, since I usually keep up with news up there, I've followed his career very closely. But, I don't see Booker gathering much steam in the race, so I'm not sure he's up to the task. While all of my friends love Stacy and voted for her when she ran for governor of Ga., we tend to think that she would probably be better off running for the Senate in 2020, or trying to run for governor. Maybe we are just selfish and just hate to see her leave Georgia. I attended one of her rallies and never saw so much enthusiasm for a gubernatorial candidate. But, petty people criticize her for her weight or the fact that she owes some back taxes, which was at least partly due to some debt she had while taking care of an aging parent some time ago. Again, must everyone be perfect to run for office? It's crazy considering what we have in the WH now! Anyway, most people probably aren't even paying attention to the candidates yet. We're just a bunch of political junkies with too much time on our hands or we wouldn't be posting here.
Nothing in Biden's behavior in that video I linked seems unusual to you?
Some of those young girls seemed quite uncomfortable.
I want to correct my claim that Biden was from Maryland. He lived in Delaware but was born in Scranton, Pa. I was thinking of someone else. Sorry for posting without checking the facts.
I didn't watch the video because I've already seen so many videos of Biden doing his touchy feely thing over the years. Btw, he touches men in very affectionate ways too. Is it weird? Maybe a bit, but I don't think it's over the top. Everybody knew he was like that for decades and until this year, it was just a joke. Now he's being demonized. Why the fuck didn't these women say something sooner? One had an editorial today in WaPo. I thought it was awful. She had a photo that was taken of Biden trying to comfort her after a friend of hers had been raped and murdered. After the photo went viral, thousands of people gave her a lot of emotional support, so she put in up in her room and was proud of it. Then lately, she decided what he did was creepy so she took the photo down. Now she's making a big issue of it.
Sorry, but I think it's wrong to all of a sudden change your mind about something like that. Sheesh. I've had men say extremely inappropriate things to me of a very sexual nature. I was more amused than anything. Of course they weren't running for office and if they were, the things they said would have been very inappropriate. You know. Sort of like some of the things that Trump has said to and about women. It just gets to me that women are suddenly acting as if any man that is very affectionate is some type of predator. My primary complaint is that nobody made a big issue of this until the guy starts to consider if he should run for president again. It should have been discussed years ago, if so many women were upset about his behavior. I would have had no problem telling any man if he touched me and it made me feel uncomfortable. Again, maybe it really is a generational thing, or maybe women of my era were more experienced at telling men off when they crossed a line. Since I'm not a member of the younger generation, I can't get into their minds and understand how they feel. I have no problem with them finding this behavior unacceptable. I do have a problem with them suddenly making it an issue at this time and then claiming it's not political. I've said enough on the subject. No need to keep carrying on about it. I'm ready to move on to something else.
Why would it be strange? Almost anyone who gets into office at the federal level makes good money. And since they vote themselves all the best benefits (and regularly give themselves pay raises), they should do well. One would have to be very poor at managing money, or literally give most of it away, in order to not do well.
Legitimate criticism.
