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riversedge

(70,305 posts) Wed Jan 23, 2019, 01:34 PM Jan 2019

Here is Joe Biden's reason for giving speech in MI and praising a GOP Rep.......

I do not question Joe for this.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2019/jan/23/government-shutdown-trump-disapproval-ratings-record-high-us-politics-live-news

..........A spokesperson for Biden said his speech was not intended as an endorsement of Upton, and stemmed instead from the congressman’s role in crafting a bipartisan bill aimed at accelerating cancer research. Biden’s son, Beau, died of cancer in 2015.

“It was one of the few bipartisan bills passed in an otherwise deeply divided and gridlocked Congress,” Biden’s spokesman, Bill Russo, said in response to the NYT report.

“Vice President Biden believes to his core that you can disagree politically on a lot and still work together in good faith on issues of common cause — like funding cancer research.”

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Here is Joe Biden's reason for giving speech in MI and praising a GOP Rep....... (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2019 OP

Yeah, I cannot fault him for this..... doompatrol39 Jan 2019 #1

But His speeches!!! Docreed2003 Jan 2019 #2

Thank you for that. The NY Times left an entirely different impression still_one Jan 2019 #3

Bad timing zipplewrath Jan 2019 #4

unfortunately the outright lie of this is we know that political calculations and donor calculations JCanete Jan 2019 #5

K&R 2naSalit Jan 2019 #6

Biden has strong feelings on cancer research Gothmog Jan 2019 #7

Biden had no idea Upton would be there, and Upton had no idea that Biden would mention him.... George II Jan 2019 #8

I like Biden but am very disappointed in his actions. There are more important things than $$$ walkingman Jan 2019 #9

doompatrol39

(428 posts)

1. Yeah, I cannot fault him for this.....

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 01:37 PM

Jan 2019

...97% of the time I am absolutely against giving any praise to any GOPer. But this does not seem to be untoward or with ulterior motive at all.

Docreed2003

(16,876 posts)

2. But His speeches!!!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 01:39 PM

Jan 2019

Can't believe we're repeating this crap

still_one

(92,409 posts)

3. Thank you for that. The NY Times left an entirely different impression

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 01:40 PM

Jan 2019

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

4. Bad timing

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 01:47 PM

Jan 2019

Nothing wrong other than he chose to do this just a few weeks before the election. I realize that's when the event was, but the democratic leaders were begging him to do it some time after the election.

JCanete

(5,272 posts)

5. unfortunately the outright lie of this is we know that political calculations and donor calculations

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 01:57 PM

Jan 2019

have all but buried the concept of legitimate disagreements. I don't want another attempt at giving the GOP our shirt so that they can wipe their asses with it. That will not work, and if Biden hasn't learned that lesson than he does not belong in the White House, however good a man he is.

2naSalit

(86,794 posts)

6. K&R

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Wed Jan 23, 2019, 02:03 PM

Jan 2019

Gothmog

(145,567 posts)

7. Biden has strong feelings on cancer research

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:41 PM

Jan 2019

This article helps.

George II

(67,782 posts)

8. Biden had no idea Upton would be there, and Upton had no idea that Biden would mention him....

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:05 AM

Jan 2019

The reason Upton was there was because the organization that held the event is closely affiliated with a charitable foundation created by his grandparents decades ago.

When people dig past the headlines, they find out that there was no "endorsement" of Upton, just respect for his work to pass that bill several years ago.

walkingman

(7,667 posts)

9. I like Biden but am very disappointed in his actions. There are more important things than $$$

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Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:18 PM

Jan 2019

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