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In 1977, mentored by MS Sen. James Eastland, Biden fought busing to achieve integration in schools. “Those who would mix little children of both races in our schools are following an illegal, immoral & sinful doctrine..” – Eastland
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In 1977, mentored by MS Sen. James Eastland, Biden fought busing to achieve integration in schools. “Those who would mix little children of both races in our schools are following an illegal, immoral & sinful doctrine..” – Eastland
cnn.com/2019/04/11/pol…
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In 1974 Biden “joined his virulently racist North Carolina colleague Jesse Helms in voting to kneecap all federal efforts to integrate schools, anywhere in the country.”
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In 1974 Biden “joined his virulently racist North Carolina colleague Jesse Helms in voting to kneecap all federal efforts to integrate schools, anywhere in the country.”
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.#JoesOldWays Biden in 1974 on why busing is racist –
“‘In order for your child with curly black hair, brown eyes & dark skin to be able to learn anything, he needs to sit next to my blond-haired, blue-eyed son.’ That’s racist!”
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“‘In order for your child with curly black hair, brown eyes & dark skin to be able to learn anything, he needs to sit next to my blond-haired, blue-eyed son.’ That’s racist!”
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Biden argued “forced busing was appropriate for the South (where segregation was the product of racist laws), but unnecessary for the North (where, Biden pretended, it merely reflected the preferences of the white and black communities).”
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Biden argued “forced busing was appropriate for the South (where segregation was the product of racist laws), but unnecessary for the North (where, Biden pretended, it merely reflected the preferences of the white and black communities).”
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2006, courting South Carolina - Biden bragged about his Delaware as a "slave state that fought beside the North..only because we couldn't figure out how to get to the South. There were a couple of states in the way."
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2006, courting South Carolina - Biden bragged about his Delaware as a "slave state that fought beside the North..only because we couldn't figure out how to get to the South. There were a couple of states in the way."
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“Biden also noted, in an admiring context, a 1947 editorial that praised Strom Thurmond’s work with reading programs for black students at the ‘separate, but equal schools’”
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“Biden also noted, in an admiring context, a 1947 editorial that praised Strom Thurmond’s work with reading programs for black students at the ‘separate, but equal schools’”
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Biden in 2007 refers to Obama as the 1st “clean” African American - "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate & bright & clean & a nice-looking guy," Biden said. "I mean, that's a storybook, man."
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Biden in 2007 refers to Obama as the 1st “clean” African American - "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate & bright & clean & a nice-looking guy," Biden said. "I mean, that's a storybook, man."
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“Anita Hill ‘paid a terrible price’ in 1991 that she had been sexually harassed by Clarence Thomas, adding that he regrets he didn't give Hill the ‘hearing she deserved.’" Instead, he cut off the hearings like the GOP did with Kavanaugh.
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“Anita Hill ‘paid a terrible price’ in 1991 that she had been sexually harassed by Clarence Thomas, adding that he regrets he didn't give Hill the ‘hearing she deserved.’" Instead, he cut off the hearings like the GOP did with Kavanaugh.
cnn.com/2019/03/26/pol…
WHY are people so enamored of #JoesOldWays & afraid of middle aged people? Dems have never been afraid & have done well with new faces.
Youngest POTUS’s ever at time of election:
5th– Obama 47, 2008
3rd– Bill Clinton 46, 1992
2nd– JFK 43, 1960
Oldest Dem ever– Wilson 56
Youngest POTUS’s ever at time of election:
5th– Obama 47, 2008
3rd– Bill Clinton 46, 1992
2nd– JFK 43, 1960
Oldest Dem ever– Wilson 56
