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In reply to the discussion: Biden and Democratic Rivals Exchange Attacks Over His Remarks on Segregationists [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)13. This is true. Besides, it seems Thurmond changed, like Robert Byrd did.
Biden even addresses that in his eulogy.
Thurmond promoted civil rights for more years than Cortez has been alive. Biden says something like, "Some people assign political expediency to his change of policy, but I prefer to think of it as a change with the times, a change of heart."
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Biden and Democratic Rivals Exchange Attacks Over His Remarks on Segregationists [View all]
Voltaire2
Jun 2019
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It will be out of the news in a couple days. Then Dems can focus on the Real White Supremacist
emulatorloo
Jun 2019
#1
Amazing how Biden can inflict willful (or ignorant) misinterpretation upon himself. His intent
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#36
My high school history teacher once told us some of the staunchest supporters among white
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#37
The cnn video that I provided at the link has the words Cory should apologuze to me coming out of
CentralMass
Jun 2019
#41
Bookmarked the link to explanation of this concept. Wow. I learn something almost everyday
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#38
Some candidates just want more attention got to get higher than 4-8 % in polls
FloridaBlues
Jun 2019
#35