Biden, then just two years into his first term as a Delaware Senator, claimed that efforts to fundraise in the traditional manner had not worked for him.
During a 1974 appearance on “The Advocates,” a PBS weekly program, Biden likened typical political fundraising efforts to prostitution. Calling it the “most degrading experience in the world,” Biden argued that the current system — which does not appear to have changed much — forced candidates to seek out large donors. And in return for backing candidates, those donors “always want something.”
“You run the risk of deciding whether or not you’re going to prostitute yourself to give the answer you know they want to hear in order to get funded to run for that office,” Biden explained, admitting that he had been ready to go to such lengths to make sure that his campaign would be funded.
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Let's just recognize him as the male and political equivalent of Blanche Dubois and be done with it.
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, the same could be said for Hillary, but in spades.
ReplyDeleteTrump didn't, and doesn't have to prostitute himself for campaign contributions like Joe Biden, Et Al. Trump was self funded for his Presidential run. Beholding to no one, unlike all the other whore politicians. Wonder why they don't like him much? Trump can't be bought off, and owes no one anything, much less any political favors. And he contributes his entire presidential salary to charity. Let's see Biden promise to do that. And Trump isn't in office trying to see how many back room deals he can do to make him wealthy after leaving office (How about that Obama and Clinton?) They are raking it in. That's payback for all the political favors for what they did for their wealthy patrons while in office. Trump can't be bought, and the political establishment that counts on graft and corruption to maintain power and amass tremendous wealth, hates that they can not influence Trump to do their politically corrupt deals. Yeah Biden, take on Trump. He is so far out of your league that it's pathetic. Heck, you won't even be able to beat your sleazy Democrat opponents. Trump already had, and has, all that Biden has ever dreamed of. Trump is in office to do good for America, and no personal gain. Let me see any other politician say that, and that will be acknowledgement of how big a liar they all are. I hate Biden and all that he stands for.
ReplyDeleteLet's see if this time they call out Joe instead of tenderly calling him Uncle Joe. He has a stack of gaffs a mile high.
ReplyDeleteThese statements sound like someone else who tried to claim she was a Cherokee Indian, say it and they will believe it, really?
ReplyDeleteHe appears to me to be more like the Village Idiot.
ReplyDeleteHe is making this excuse about being a token black because there is a photo out there of him in Blackface!
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ReplyDeleteMuch of the coarseness in our politicians and public life today can be traced directly back to Ted Kennedy and Joe Biden in their actions during confirmation hearings for Judge Bork and Associate Justice Thomas. Both Teddy and Creepy Uncle Joe are an indelible stain on our politics.