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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Biden rejects report he flubbed details in anecdote about war heroes [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)15. There is a book "Educated"
by Tara Westover, about growing up in an anti-government family that also shunned doctors.
Due to the rash nature of their parents, especially their father, the kids in this family experienced several traumatic accidents with severe injuries.
In writing the books, the author consulted with her siblings on what had happened. She doubted some of her own memories, because brothers or sister would recall the same event very differently.
One story involved wondering whether the father even cared that his son was injured. She recalled finding her brother by himself and taking him back home. The injured brother remembered the father was there with them.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Biden rejects report he flubbed details in anecdote about war heroes [View all]
brooklynite
Aug 2019
OP
I tend to agree ... doubling down on an unforced error is not a good look ...
mr_lebowski
Aug 2019
#26
Frankly, most of these "Biden did this, forgot that" OPs might have a little credibility
elocs
Aug 2019
#2
Agree. Many of the "undecideds" here show definite preferences, and opposition
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#9
I agree. I really hope we don't end up as mean as a past primary season was.
marble falls
Aug 2019
#13
This New Yorker article explains how even college students scramble remembered details:
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#5
Memory studies show that people in the same/place /time/experience remember things differently.
ancianita
Aug 2019
#14
Exactly. As I mentioned to someone else here today, I've seen my relatives at family reunions
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#16
Your experience is the same as everyone else's. This memory crap about Biden is ageist BS.
ancianita
Aug 2019
#18
Peter Hamby had a really good piece about this stupid media coverage in Vanity Fair a couple of days
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#19
I've gotten Vanity Fair for 20+ yrs, New Yorker for 30, and yep, this is good media criticism.
ancianita
Aug 2019
#20
Considering he has been around a while it is easy to get time and events confused.
LiberalFighter
Aug 2019
#17
Sure all Republicans no doubt who remember it differently ...good thing most don't believe shit
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#21