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He keeps saying stupid stuff': Iowa Democrats concerned about Biden's gaffes

Author: TakethetrainKnute (33496 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 5:33 pm on Aug 12, 2019
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DES MOINES — With the Iowa State Fair attendees taking the measure of 2020 Democrats, some say they're increasingly concerned about former Vice President Joe Biden's verbal gaffes and mistakes on the stump.

"Well, I like Biden, he just keeps saying dumb stuff. He feels comfortable in interviews, but his staff just needs to really consider what they're letting him say," said George Alberson, a 62-year-old retiree. "People I know still like Biden. Whether that's predicated on the facts, I have no idea."

Since arriving in Iowa last Wednesday Biden has stepped on his own message of condemnation about President Trump, tempered with words of reconciliation.
On Thursday Biden spoke at an Asian and Latino Coalition Town Hall and conflated low-income students with racial minorities.
“Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids — " Biden said, before quickly correcting himself, “ — wealthy kids, black kids, Asian kids.”
Biden's campaign even had to release a statement of clarification, saying he "misspoke and immediately corrected himself during a refrain he often uses to make the point that all children deserve a fair shot, and children born into lower-income circumstances are just as smart as those born to wealthy parents."
That same day Biden misspoke again, saying Democrats like him choose "truth over facts," in what was muddled version of a standard campaign refrain.
The next day, Biden made the erroneous claim that he was vice president during the 2018 Parkland shooting, going as far as to say he even met with the kids personally in Washington, D.C.
"Those kids in Parkland came up to see me when I was vice president," he told reporters.
Still, while Biden's gaffes had journalists buzzing, many of the vice president's older supporters thought the attacks were unfair.
"People are taking his words out of context. They're holding the fact that he worked for the Obama administration against him," Sally Hendrenson, 60, told the Washington Examiner at the Iowa State Fair Monday. "He can do the job."
Iowa has traditionally not treated Biden well. In 1987, his first White House run was doomed after he was caught copying phrases from a British politician during a speech at that year's state fair, leading to a series of negative news stories about his record which helped sink his campaign.

In 2008, Biden dropped out of the presidential race after finishing in fifth place behind Barack Obama, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, and Bill Richardson with 0.09% of the vote, despite months of campaign in the Hawkeye State.


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Replies to: "He keeps saying stupid stuff': Iowa Democrats concerned about Biden's gaffes"

  • He keeps saying stupid stuff': Iowa Democrats concerned about Biden's gaffes [LINK] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:33pm 8/12/19 (44) [View All]
    • He’s always been prone to that. Clear lesser of two evils choice. Still head and shoulders above the - Frank L - 8:31pm 8/12/19
      • You should be thanking Trump for all he's done for you. [NT] [IMAGE] - Cole - 7:50am 8/13/19
        • Heh. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:14am 8/13/19
      • Least of twenty evils? - TakethetrainKnute - 7:36am 8/13/19
      • The lesser of two evils is still evil. You still choose one evil. You're not just self insulting, - Eli - 2:22am 8/13/19
        • Gibberish alert. [NT] - Frank L - 11:37am 8/13/19
      • Joe is clear lesser evils of about 20. The others - ColeyO - 9:54pm 8/12/19
      • Agree. It is a clear lesser of two evils choice. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:37pm 8/12/19
    • The Parkland kids claim was a flat out lie, not a gaffe. A Brian Williams Special. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:09pm 8/12/19
      • He confused Parkland and Sandy Hook - Chris94 - 8:26pm 8/12/19
        • Do you think the Sandy Hook kindergarten kids visited him in Washington? - Iggle - 10:10pm 8/12/19
          • Excellent point. Chris did not think that far into it. Biden is a liar. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:47am 8/13/19
        • A Muellerian Defense, which could be true, brings up its own set of problems for Creepy Joe. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:29pm 8/12/19
          • Mueller's staff would put Biden in jail for a "lie" like the one Biden told about Parkland. - NedoftheHill - 8:37pm 8/12/19
    • Here is a Trump gaffe...except it was not a gaffe [LINK] - Chris94 - 6:19pm 8/12/19
      • A gaffefe? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:40pm 8/12/19
      • Advantages vs disadvantages of Russia knowing we also have this. THINK and discuss. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:49pm 8/12/19
        • We don’t have this. They know what we have. - Chris94 - 8:10pm 8/12/19
          • Cruise missiles are cheaper, more accurate (so can have smaller warheads) & less trackable. - NedoftheHill - 10:51pm 8/12/19
          • The speed of the delivery is unstoppable and thus the impetus, and if what you say were true, then - BaronVonZemo - 8:19pm 8/12/19
            • Regular ICBMs are unstoppable. Cruise missiles, too. [NT] - Chris94 - 8:27pm 8/12/19
              • Didn't we just do that?...take down an ICBM that is (in a test, of course)? [LINK] - NedoftheHill - 8:47pm 8/12/19
                • We can hit one incoming ICBM about 50% of the time - Chris94 - 8:58pm 8/12/19
                  • So, we shouldn't try??? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 10:50pm 8/12/19
                  • That I believe. But time and tech don’tstand still, and everyone wants to stay ahead of the curve, - BaronVonZemo - 9:05pm 8/12/19
                • The fact countries are racing for this tells us that they are vulnerable now. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:52pm 8/12/19
      • You've had a particularly lousy couple weeks since returning from vacation. [NT] - MAS - 7:15pm 8/12/19
        • The Trump-Biden debates will be the best comedy we've had in awhile. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 8:08pm 8/12/19
          • He won't be the nominee. [NT] - MAS - 8:51pm 8/12/19
      • I imagine he won’t impress Iowa Democrats then... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:53pm 8/12/19
      • Wut-about!?!? - Iggle - 6:49pm 8/12/19
        • Heh. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:53pm 8/12/19
          • It’s so irresponsible for Trump to troll Putin. - Iggle - 7:06pm 8/12/19
            • Always been an ingrate. Hope Putie releases the pee pee tape soon. [NT] - Frank L - 8:25pm 8/12/19
              • Don't you have a stack of pee pee tapes already? [NT] - Cole - 8:10am 8/13/19
                • I’ll send them back if you need them. [NT] - Frank L - 12:08pm 8/13/19
              • You, sir, are a real patriot. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:01pm 8/12/19
    • He's 76. Not gaffes. Dementia. And not early onset either. - Cole - 5:57pm 8/12/19
    • Gaffes > Lies [NT] - Chris94 - 5:38pm 8/12/19
      • Joe's "We choose truth over facts." is neither gaffe nor lie. It's his belief. It's D's belief today [NT] - Eli - 6:13pm 8/12/19
        • That is Orwellian...but I hesitate to give Biden too much credit. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:53pm 8/12/19
      • A lot of you libs wanted to 25A Trump. Why does Biden get - Cole - 6:07pm 8/12/19
        • Damn good point. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:54pm 8/12/19
      • Gaffes = Gaffes - TakethetrainKnute - 5:49pm 8/12/19
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