Biden says he'll adjust his physical behavior as three more women come forward

[melman]

Former vice president Joe Biden promised on Wednesday to adjust his physical behavior toward women, an effort to quell controversy over whether his intimate style is appropriate in the era of the #MeToo movement.

Biden addressed critics in a video posted to Twitter as three additional women told The Washington Post on Wednesday about encounters with him that made them feel uncomfortable. Their stories bring the total number of people who have expressed concerns about alleged interactions with Biden to seven. Other women defended Biden, who has been seen by many women as an advocate for them.

The new accounts, emerging just weeks before Biden, 76, is expected to announce his decision about a White House bid, reflected a feeling among some women that Biden was struggling to understand why his behavior might at times be inappropriate or unwelcome. In a party energized by millennials, women and people of color, Biden has faced criticism over a host of positions and decisions from his nearly five decades in public life, including his handling of Anita Hill’s testimony during Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s confirmation hearing.



Even on Wednesday, as Biden acknowledged shifting social norms and promised to be “more respectful of people’s personal space,” he defended his style of interacting and did not offer an apology.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-says-hell-adjust-his-physical-behavior-as-three-more-women-come-forward/2019/04/03/94a2ed2c-5622-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5249d603af1e

[at140]

1. Never too late to change anything! nt

[Dream Girl]

2. They need to just leave that poor man alone.

[Demsrule86]

3. Yeah two of them know each other,,..

https://mobile.twitter.com/RuthieH2O/status/1113311984722665473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1113311984722665473&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F%3Fcom%3Dview_post%26forum%3D1287%26pid%3D50090

[BlueFlorida]

5. It could be that all three from Nevada knew each other nt

[stonecutter357]

4. It's time to move on !

[BlueFlorida]

7. Some people think that this story helps their candidate

[shanny]

11. some people think It's A Plot!

[Thekaspervote]

6. He should not apologize! it isn't about inappropriate sexual advances

If he had apologized the repukes and fux news would weoponize that saying he’s admitting to having mistreated women.

[sacto95834]

19. why is apologizing a bad thing?

again, i don't think he had malice in his heart, but why not apologizing given how times have changed?

if you were a racist in the 50s, now that is unacceptable behavior, or should be, why not apologize for hurting people you probably not know and explain why your view has changed. More recent, views toward gays and lesbians. Changes of heart are always welcome I think.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

8. Why would Biden say he needs to adjust his behavior? I thought he did nothing wrong.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Thekaspervote]

9. Saying one will adjust a behavior is not saying he did anything wrong

Please stop!!!

[shanny]

12. I routinely adjust my behavior

when I've done nothing wrong.

[oasis]

14. Many things which are tabu today were socially acceptable years ago.

I'd run through a few examples but, I think you get the idea.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

15. I see your point.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[oasis]

10. Fair warning: Just because Joe said he'd "respectfully" listen to

their "recollections", doesn't mean the rest of us have to. Oh no ya don't.

[flotsam]

13. Was Franken seven or eight accusers?

I'm just trying to figure how many fishy stories there are in a Republicans half dozen...

[Thekaspervote]

16. Right!!

[quickesst]

17. Here you go

"Even on Wednesday, as Biden acknowledged shifting social norms and promised to be more respectful of people’s personal space, he defended his style of interacting and did not offer an apology."

This is exactly what he should have said and done. Now we just have to get by the sideshow of those frantically fanning the flames of a dying ember.

[ucrdem]

18. In Salem MA 20 people were executed for practicing witchcraft in 1692.

19 by hanging and one by crushing. At least five others died in jail. Arthur Miller dramatized the incident in The Crucible. Altogether at least 200 were accused. I wonder how many were accused fairly?

https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/02/us/massachusetts-clears-5-from-salem-witch-trials.html

[Gothmog]

20. I really like this statement by Joe Biden

Link to tweet