Former Vice President Joe Biden, a possible contender for the 2020 Democrat nomination, commented about the recent bomb scares (one of the packages was addressed to him) by serving up a warning about political rhetoric:
. @JoeBiden on the stump in NY: "The country has to come together. This division, this hatred, this ugliness has to end.
And words matter. Words matter."— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) October 26, 2018
Biden says he's campaigned all across the country — "maybe I’ve been more than anybody else has this time around" — ands voters everywhere "are desperately looking for people of character in public office."
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) October 26, 2018
Biden must mean from this point moving forward, because he wasn’t on the “stop the uncivil rhetoric” bandwagon just a few years ago:
"Biden tells African-American audience GOP ticket would put them "back in chains""
I guess words didn't matter back in 2012.https://t.co/TsI1xV1DYS https://t.co/raJaWdmMEZ
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) October 26, 2018
I remember when he was saying Romney "would put y'all back in chains." https://t.co/Z7ugCC2i51
These comments from both sides would hold more weight if they admitted their role in the problem. https://t.co/IiBsj7AWmI
— John Loe (@JohnRLoe) October 26, 2018
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We also don’t recall Biden making that warning when his former boss was telling his supporters to “get in the face” of those who don’t agree.
Like telling African Americans that Republicans want to put them back in chains? Words like that? Give me a frikkin break.
— Say That Again (@PaulsYoungerBro) October 26, 2018
Let me know when he apologizes to Romney.
— Robin Neibert (@golfgirlrobin) October 26, 2018
Biden told a crowd of black people that Mitt Romney wanted to put them back in chains. His lectures about coming together and ending hatred ring hallow until he owns the role he played in creating this mess. https://t.co/eRpEHNAhOK
— Michael Garner (@MikeGarner9) October 26, 2018
Narrator: Biden won’t do that.
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