NYT Says VP Biden Called Sen Booker

[tishaLA]

last night to smooth over their differences re: the segregationist comments.

I give kudos to both for this.

[True Blue American]

1. Biden

Was the bigger man.

[BeyondGeography]

5. Shows he knew he screwed up by asking Cory to apologize

Good that he realized that.

[awesomerwb1]

7. That's your take on this??

I'm the guy in your avatar reading your post right now.

[BeyondGeography]

9. Ho ho ho

[still_one]

18. Merry Christmas

[zentrum]

20. That's exactly how it's

...being reported repeatedly on NPR radio. That Joe said Cory should apologize to him.

[True Blue American]

10. Bull!

Corey had insisted Joe apologize.

[BeyondGeography]

12. So you think Joe called to ask for an apology directly?

[True Blue American]

14. No, I think he called

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To clear the air. I am also sure Booker was surprised to hear him.

Joe has years of handling up starts in a very nice way. Class will tell.

[DemocracyMouse]

25. Upstarts? A black politician trying to remedy America's deepest cruelty (along with slaughtering...

Native Americans?)

So Biden, because he's been close to DC power is good, and the new blood is bad?

[Demit]

26. Upstart? Cory Booker is the former mayor of a large city and a sitting US senator.

He didn't just suddenly come on the scene.

[shanny]

28. upstarts

[Cha]

30. Mahalo for that, True Blue American.

[True Blue American]

33. Yes, Booker is a rookie

On the Federal stage. I hope he learned from an expert.

[Stuart G]

2. Shows Biden has real class!!!

[samnsara]

3. Bidens great...

[mainstreetonce]

4. They should get on camera together.

This has to stop.

[emmaverybo]

6. Bravo Joe. Decent, responsible man, believes in what he preaches about coming together.

[LakeArenal]

8. Of course he did. He's very presidential.

[True Blue American]

11. That is how a President acts.

I hope Corey learned from him.

[pnwmom]

16. I hoped Biden learned to listen to his advisors when they tell him

not to repeat an old story that they know will cause problems.

[True Blue American]

34. That is one of the problems in Politics! Way too many scaredy cat advisers!

[pnwmom]

35. Reminding voters of 2 of the most hateful racist Democrats isn't the best strategy

for helping our party. It doesn't demonstrate working "across the aisle." It just demonstrates being willing to negotiate with monsters in order to get your bill passed ending bussing for school desegregation.

Biden should have told about being able to work with actual Republicans, the way Kennedy and Hatch did, and not brought up ancient history about hate filled Dems.

His advisors tried to keep him from shooting himself in the foot. They were wiser than he.

[Celerity]

13. While the tone between the men was conciliatory, the former vice president stood by his remarks

Thursday while his allies defended them.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/us/politics/biden-booker-apology.html

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. called a rival in the 2020 presidential campaign, Senator Cory Booker, to try to smooth over tensions late Wednesday night after Mr. Booker said that the former vice president should apologize for his warm comments about segregationist senators.

Mr. Biden made the call after Mr. Booker spent 20 minutes on CNN lambasting his remarks, according to two people familiar with the call. While the tone between the men was conciliatory, the former vice president stood by his remarks Thursday while his allies defended them.

Mr. Biden’s campaign, which has sought to portray itself as a level above the 22 other Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination, urged surrogates to fire back at competitors like Mr. Booker who criticize Mr. Biden by noting that they too have cut deals with Republicans with checkered histories on race issues.

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https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000006569531/booker-biden-segregationists.html?module=inline

[True Blue American]

15. When Jim Clyburn backed Biden

It was made clear Booker was in the wrong. Biden told the Press he did nothing wrong. Maybe Booker learned a lesson on how to handle himself.

[Celerity]

17. Asking Booker to apologise was wrong and tone deaf.

Not good look, white man asking a black man to apologise when the white man was the one who made racially insensitive statements. Booker, as a PoC, and more specifically an African-American, was well within all his rights to not be happy with Biden's statements.

[shanny]

29. Bingo.

And why would anyone deem an apology (if that is what is was) to Booker would be sufficient?

[True Blue American]

31. Asking Biden to apologize

Was the tone deaf. Booker needs to learn not to go on CNN and diss Biden for 20 minutes, demanding he apologize when Biden told the truth about working together to accomplish things.

Booker is losing so he tried this tactic to get attention. And this post is written by someone who really admired Booker as a hands on Mayor. But he is not a leader any more. He is part of the Democratic team. He needs to learn that.

Biden was decent enough to call Booker after he attacked him for nothing.i ask you who is the better team player? It is not Booker!

[Cicada]

19. Biden screwed up but unity is more important

You may notice my favorite is Booker. And Booker is correct that Biden really screwed up in multiple ways. But what matters is defeating Trump. We need to protect every possible opponent of Trump.

[zentrum]

21. If Joe apologized

...I hope it was better than how he apologized to Anita Hill

[True Blue American]

32. Biden did apologize

He also did not vote for Thomas!

[stonecutter357]

22. let's go Joe !

[yaesu]

23. Biden is a statesman, its what a statesman would do. nt

[OhZone]

24. Love me some Joe.

[Cha]

27. Whew! Thanks for the news, tisha!