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MADem

(135,425 posts)
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:10 PM Apr 2016

Vice President Joe Biden: 'I Would Like to See a Woman Elected'

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vice-president-joe-biden-woman-elected/story?id=38312756


Vice President Joe Biden is refraining from endorsing a candidate in the 2016 race, but in an interview with Mic, the vice president said he's ready to see a women elected president.

"This country's ready for a woman. There's no problem. We're going to be able to elect a woman in this country," Biden said.

Asked if he would like to see a woman elected, Biden replied, "I would like to see a woman elected."


An aide to Biden quickly chimed in, saying, "That's it," but the vice president elaborated, explaining that he will not offer an endorsement in the 2016 race.

"The president and I are not going endorse because we both, when we ran, said, 'Let the party decide.' But gosh almighty, they're both qualified," Biden said of Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. "Hillary's overwhelmingly qualified to be president."
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Vice President Joe Biden: 'I Would Like to See a Woman Elected' (Original Post) MADem Apr 2016 OP
So would we all. elleng Apr 2016 #1
Bingo Armstead Apr 2016 #4
So would I. Does he know of one who's not corrupt? nichomachus Apr 2016 #2
His words: "Hillary's overwhelmingly qualified to be president." MADem Apr 2016 #6
Me too Joe. Hopefully after Bernie is President. There are some good women to choose from and Nanjeanne Apr 2016 #3
Bernie is not going to be President. It's just not going to happen. nt MADem Apr 2016 #8
Yes I know. You've consulted with your crystal ball and the voices in your head. Allow me my opinion Nanjeanne Apr 2016 #14
No--I've consulted with my common sense. MADem Apr 2016 #25
Bernie may not be president but hillary won't be getting this long time democrat vote. timmymoff Apr 2016 #30
That PUMA shit smells just as bad eight years down the line! MADem Apr 2016 #32
When you look in the mirror tomorrow ask timmymoff Apr 2016 #37
Oh, get over yourself. Sanders is just as much an opportunist and he lies like a rug about his MADem Apr 2016 #39
You will need to get down to business because timmymoff Apr 2016 #43
Perhaps one will be, someday. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2016 #5
ABC farleftlib Apr 2016 #7
He's not alone. Millions have already expressed the same desire. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #9
It's too bad Clinton pre-empted some much better potential female candidates Armstead Apr 2016 #10
"Hillary's overwhelmingly qualified to be president." So said Biden... nt MADem Apr 2016 #12
He even underlined it when he spoke! TheCowsCameHome Apr 2016 #16
I underlined it--to highlight it. Did that upset you? Grrrrr! GRRRRRR!!! nt MADem Apr 2016 #19
He's also said nice things about Sanders Armstead Apr 2016 #49
Bernie/Warren 2016! B Calm Apr 2016 #11
Why would she run with someone she has refused to endorse? nt MADem Apr 2016 #13
Why not? She refused to endorse Clinton. B Calm Apr 2016 #15
At least she urged Clinton to run...and no one has suggested a Clinton-Warren ticket. MADem Apr 2016 #17
I look for Hillary to choose DWS if she's the nominee. B Calm Apr 2016 #21
No. Too east coast. MADem Apr 2016 #22
'This country's ready for a woman.' Live and Learn Apr 2016 #18
You're sexist and you know it? I can't imagine anyone being bothered by a woman finally breaking MADem Apr 2016 #20
You obviously don't know me. Were you standing in front of a mirror when you wrote that? nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #23
I was asking a question, not calling you anything. I can't imagine anyone objecting to women MADem Apr 2016 #24
You obviously don't get it. Try again. nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #27
I get it--and I get you. You couldn't be more obvious. nt MADem Apr 2016 #33
No you don't. I doubt you ever will. nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #34
You're obvious. Transparent. It's not rocket science. nt MADem Apr 2016 #36
You're simply wrong. nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #38
No--I think that's your problem. MADem Apr 2016 #40
Wrong again. Kicks are not recs, btw. I have no problem kicking you. nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #42
Thanks for the kick, again! MADem Apr 2016 #44
You're the one getting a kick out of kicks. Live and Learn Apr 2016 #46
Yes, more power to me! nt MADem Apr 2016 #47
I would like to see one too but there are at least 25,000,000 qualified women I'd vote for before HC hobbit709 Apr 2016 #26
Is Biden waiting for a Warren candidacy? guillaumeb Apr 2016 #28
That's nice. I would too. Glad he's not a misogynist. n/t pantsonfire Apr 2016 #29
Elizabeth Warren would make a good President. Not Hillary. jfern Apr 2016 #31
You'll never know. She'll never run. nt MADem Apr 2016 #35
It's very important to the nation and the world for a democratic woman BreakfastClub Apr 2016 #41
That's a no-brainer, Joe... MrMickeysMom Apr 2016 #45
Well said, MMM. senz Apr 2016 #48

Nanjeanne

(4,961 posts)
3. Me too Joe. Hopefully after Bernie is President. There are some good women to choose from and
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:12 PM
Apr 2016

after he wins - there will be so many more women courageous to stand up to special interests. Can't wait to vote for them!

Nanjeanne

(4,961 posts)
14. Yes I know. You've consulted with your crystal ball and the voices in your head. Allow me my opinion
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:17 PM
Apr 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)
25. No--I've consulted with my common sense.
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:38 PM
Apr 2016

But the "You're mentally ill" snark is noted. Seems like that's all you've got.

#math

Nanjeanne
14. Yes I know. You've consulted with your crystal ball and the voices in your head. Allow me my opinion

 

timmymoff

(1,947 posts)
30. Bernie may not be president but hillary won't be getting this long time democrat vote.
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:09 PM
Apr 2016

-1 in Illinois if she is the nominee. I know many others who feel the same way. Good luck.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
32. That PUMA shit smells just as bad eight years down the line!
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:11 PM
Apr 2016

Please--stand on the sidelines of history. Do it proudly, too!

When your grandchildren ask you if you were proud to be able to vote for the first woman president, you can either tell them that you flounced off in a huff, or you can lie to them.

Good luck with that!

 

timmymoff

(1,947 posts)
37. When you look in the mirror tomorrow ask
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:15 PM
Apr 2016

is fracking a democratic principle? Is regime change? Are private prisons? Is citizen's united? Is keystone pipeline? Were NAFTA and TPP? Is it a democratic principle to not fight for minimum wage workers but instead give up the fight before the battle. Don't attempt to shame me when you yourself have none, and by none, I mean none!

MADem

(135,425 posts)
39. Oh, get over yourself. Sanders is just as much an opportunist and he lies like a rug about his
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:25 PM
Apr 2016

record.

Sanders voted TWICE for regime change in Iraq--but it's OK when Berrrrrnie does it? Vermont jails damn near every black person arrested in that state...and sends them to private prisons in Michigan. Where's Bernie speaking up on THAT issue? Crickets!!!

Give me a break. You obviously have no shame, so I won't waste my time trying to shame you! LOL!!

Bernie toast is BERNT. I can't wait until the primaries are over and we have our nominee--then we can get down to the business of electing SECSTATE Clinton.

 

timmymoff

(1,947 posts)
43. You will need to get down to business because
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:31 PM
Apr 2016

the kids ain't voting for that piece of work. Sanders gave you new voters she would've never received with her uninspiring coronation, and she is going to even screw that up. As stated, good luck. She won't get my vote, money, phone banking, canvassing, nada, zilch, zero. Call it payback for thirty years of her type of democrats moon pounding us.

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
49. He's also said nice things about Sanders
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:41 PM
Apr 2016
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/11/politics/joe-biden-bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-income-inequality/

Vice President Joe Biden offered effusive praise for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders Monday, lauding Hillary Clinton's chief rival for doing a "heck of a job" on the campaign trail and praising Sanders for offering an authentic voice on income inequality.

And while Biden said Democrats had a slate of "great candidates" running for president, he suggested Clinton was a newcomer to issues like the growing gap between rich and poor.
"Bernie is speaking to a yearning that is deep and real. And he has credibility on it," Biden said during an interview with CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger.
"It's relatively new for Hillary to talk about that," Biden continued, acknowledging that Clinton has "come forward with some really thoughtful approaches to deal with the issue" of income inequality.

"Hillary's focus has been other things up to now, and that's been Bernie's -- no one questions Bernie's authenticity on those issues," he said.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
17. At least she urged Clinton to run...and no one has suggested a Clinton-Warren ticket.
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:22 PM
Apr 2016

It's "too east coast" for starters. It's also too much in the same age range. There needs to be contrast on the ticket, and for that reason, I doubt she'd be asked, and I doubt she expects to be asked, either.

And, were she asked, she'd likely refuse.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
22. No. Too east coast.
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:27 PM
Apr 2016

Younger and go west, is my guess.

Time to start growing the party for the future.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
20. You're sexist and you know it? I can't imagine anyone being bothered by a woman finally breaking
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:25 PM
Apr 2016

that glass ceiling...but someone who sees their days of privilege coming to an end...well, that might make 'em want to puke.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
24. I was asking a question, not calling you anything. I can't imagine anyone objecting to women
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:33 PM
Apr 2016

candidates winning public office--and saying that makes you puke makes me wonder about you. You haven't said anything to assuage my concerns though, have you?

I can stand in front of a mirror and proudly say I would like to see a Congress that represents our society--so when the Senate and the House are fifty percent populated with women, and the same goes for local legislatures as well, I'll feel that we're there. Until then, I'll continue to advocate for more diversity in public electoral life.

The idea of women in charge doesn't make me puke. Sorry you have a problem with that.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
44. Thanks for the kick, again!
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:34 PM
Apr 2016

Recs don't move a thread to the top of the queue.

Kicks do!

Thanks again!


I'm sure you thought your violence-suggestive double entendre was funny in a bullyboy way...but the thread still bounces to the top after every nasty comment you make.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
46. You're the one getting a kick out of kicks.
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:51 PM
Apr 2016

If being at the top of the GDP threads makes your day, more power to you.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
26. I would like to see one too but there are at least 25,000,000 qualified women I'd vote for before HC
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 04:42 PM
Apr 2016

BreakfastClub

(765 posts)
41. It's very important to the nation and the world for a democratic woman
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:27 PM
Apr 2016

to be US president. People who don't understand that, don't understand sexism and how it affects us all. Hillary is the perfect woman for the job. I fervently hope she will be president because it will change the lives of billions around the world for the better.

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
45. That's a no-brainer, Joe...
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:34 PM
Apr 2016

But, I just won't take any one.

Just like choosing a physician...

Just like choosing a lawyer...

Just like choosing a professor...

Just like wishing who your boss was...

Just like wishing who your boss would listen to...

Just like voting for a Supreme Court Nominee...

Just like voting for a Local, State and Federal member of Council, Senate and Congressional District.

We need the world to come together in a matriarchal manner, and less of a patriarchal manner...

So, who's really NOT on that page? I'll tell you who... People who are willing to lie, cheat and steal their way into public office because it's "their time".

That's a no-brainer, too, but in a different way.

So, have some respect for MY brain, and don't treat me like someone who would settle for sex over intellect, dignity and leadership. I'll take the intellect, dignity and leadership every time.

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