A note to Joe Biden: You ain’t Barack Obama

Earl said:
A note to Joe Biden: You ain’t Barack Obama

By Michael Benjamin

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"Joe Biden finally made some news from his undisclosed location somewhere in central lockdown Delaware. He appeared Friday on “The Breakfast Club,” where he was interviewed by Charlamagne tha God.

It was Biden’s response to Charlamagne saying he welcomed having Biden back to answer more questions as the show was closing that fanned flames at the start of a holiday weekend.

“If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black,” Biden replied. The New York Times described it as a “testy exchange” between Biden and Charlamagne. I didn’t get that impression — both men seemed relaxed throughout the segment.

Obviously, after eight years serving as Barack Obama’s vice president, Biden thinks he’s a brother and believes he can make that kind of jocular aside on a black morning show.

What’s important is not Biden’s words, but whether he takes seriously the notion that Democratic voters want more than not-Trump.

As Charlamagne told Mediaite, “We have been loyal to Democrats for a long time. Black people have invested a lot into that party, and the return on investment has not been great.”
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Charlamagne said, “Joe Biden owes black people his political life,” shortly after Biden routed Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina primary last February.

That victory breathed new life into the Biden campaign, which had a lackluster appeal in the first three contests of the primary season. And days later, Biden ran the table in Super Tuesday states.

As a surrogate for black voters, Charlamagne is right for wanting Biden to give him more than hating Trump as a reason to vote for him. African Americans, really like all voters, want specifics.

Biden cannot rest his case on having been at President Barack Obama’s side for eight years as reason enough. Shouting “Barack” when you’re talking to black radio hosts or to black voters isn’t going to magically transfer African American support and votes to Biden.


Black employment is up and joblessness down during Trump’s tenure (although an argument can be made that it’s a track begun under Obama).
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To win, Biden needs to replicate the movement that helped him win the South Carolina primary last February. Dangling the selection of a black female running mate and promising to support a study of reparations won’t be enough.

All in all, Biden held his own while being forced to make his case for the black vote. Hats off to Charlamagne for good questions and following up on canned Biden responses.

This year’s election battle between Biden and President Trump is going to be an epic contest if both men truly fight for African-American votes."
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He sure failed the "well spoken" part. :laugh:
 
The prog lefties (progressives) are to the far side of the Democratic Party, which straddles right center to left center.

The GOP is right to far right.
 
jimmymccready said:
The prog lefties (progressives) are to the far side of the Democratic Party, which straddles right center to left center.

The GOP is right to far right.
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So much for the big tents bs....

IMHO the dem party & the repub party are right in the center for one reason & one reason only CAUSE THEY SAY THEY ARE!!!

They are first & foremost the parties of wallstreet-they don't give a shit about you or me..

Why'd all those jobs go to China?? The fuckin communist party didn't come here beggin, they went there....

They told us there would be some winners & losers.......... A story w/ two endings, they & their corp overlords got the happy ending, we got the other one....
 
Jarod said:
Exactly, he is not Obama but he’s much better than Trump.


I’m hoping he chooses a great VP then resigns.
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None of the VP choices that are being floated are by any means "great" just as Obama was not great. Of course anyone is better than Sweet Potato Hitler and his crime family, but Americans need to demand better than the corporate owned tools either party has to offer.
 
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Bill said:
So much for the big tents bs....

IMHO the dem party & the repub party are right in the center for one reason & one reason only CAUSE THEY SAY THEY ARE!!!

They are first & foremost the parties of wallstreet-they don't give a shit about you or me..

Why'd all those jobs go to China?? The fuckin communist party didn't come here beggin, they went there....

They told us there would be some winners & losers.......... A story w/ two endings, they & their corp overlords got the happy ending, we got the other one....
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Yell all you want if it makes you feel better.
 
I find it rather humorous that the group that hated everything about Obama somehow thinks it's a good strategy to argue Biden isn't anything like Obama.

It certainly gives those that dislike Obama a reason to like Biden.
 
Trump has 3 percent backing from blacks. The bigoted rights are cross-talking again. No minority wants Trump to return. Division, hate and bigotry is not helpful to the country. Trump dragged us into the swamp of racism and "others. It has been a terrible 4 years.
 
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