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Biden cites two segregationists to show how he 'got things done' in Senate
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Biden cites two segregationists to show how he 'got things done' in Senate
Joe Biden drew criticism from both sides of the aisle after citing his work with two segregationist senators to get things done. | Scott Olson/Getty Images
2020 Elections
Cory Booker scolded the former vice president: “You don’t joke about calling black men ‘boys.'”
Former Vice President Joe Biden faced a growing backlash on Wednesday for naming two Southern segregationist senators as examples of people with whom he had major disagreements but still “got things done” with in the Senate.
Biden cited the late Sens. James O. Eastland of Mississippi and Herman E. Talmadge of Georgia at a fundraiser in New York Tuesday night to back up his claim that one of his greatest strengths was to “bring people together.”
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“I was in a caucus with James O. Eastland,” Biden said, briefly imitating the senator’s Southern drawl, according to pool reports. “He never called me ‘boy,’ he always called me ‘son.’”
He called Talmadge “one of the meanest guys” he ever knew but said, “At least there was some civility. We got things done.”
“We didn’t agree on much of anything,” Biden continued. “But today, you look at the other side, and you’re the enemy … we don’t talk to each other anymore.”
He said he knew many people in his party thought that attitude made him too “old-fashioned” to be the Democratic nominee to take on President Donald Trump in 2020.
“Well guess what? If we can’t reach a consensus in our system, what happens?” he said. “It encourages and demands the abuse of power by a president.”
Biden’s remarks drew criticism that gained steam Wednesday. Sen. Cory Booker, who has made love and unity a key message throughout his presidential campaign, was one of the highest-profile figures to come out against Biden.
“You don’t joke about calling black men ‘boys.’ Men like James O. Eastland used words like that, and the racist policies that accompanied them, to perpetuate white supremacy and strip black Americans of our very humanity,” the New Jersey Democrat said in a statement.
“Vice President Biden’s relationships with proud segregationists are not the model for how we make America a safer and more inclusive place for black people, and for everyone,” Booker wrote. He added Biden is someone he “respects,” but said Biden shouldn’t use the southern senators as examples of people who brought unity to the country.
Booker also called for the former vice president to issue “an immediate apology.”
Connie Schultz, a columnist whose husband, Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, considered running for president in 2020, wrote on Twitter, “There is no punchline here, no emoji or funny meme to soften the harm of your words. That segregationist never called you “boy” because you are white.”
“If you want to boast about your relationship with a racist, you are not who we need to succeed the racist in the White House,” she continued.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio also bashed Biden’s comments in a tweet, saying, “Eastland thought my multiracial family should be illegal & that whites were entitled to “the pursuit of dead n*ggers.” He shared an old photo of his family; de Blasio’s wife is black and his children are biracial.
“It’s past time for apologies or evolution from@JoeBiden. He repeatedly demonstrates that he is out of step with the values of the modern Democratic Party,” he added.
As the backlash heated up, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti took a swing at Biden, writing on Twitter,”.@JoeBiden, what DID you get done with segregationists? I know about how you worked with them to block school bussing to integrate schools. What other horrible stuff did you manage to build consensus on?”
Jason Miller, who worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign,wrote that,“Biden was a terrible candidate in 1988. He was a terrible candidate in 2008. He’s a terrible candidate now in the 2020 race.”
“This is why I continue to believe Biden is the dream general election opponent for @realDonaldTrump,” Miller said.
Biden’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment about the growing criticism.
Biden has touted his commitment to civil rights and his strong relationships in the African American community, where he has enjoyed strong support so far in the 2020 race.
He has previously pointed to his time working with segregationists in the Senate, with whom he emphasizes that he had stark disagreements, to show that he could find common ground with Republicans in Congress if he is elected president.
That emphasis on working together has irritated many in his party, who say it was Republicans who refused to work with former President Barack Obama, not the other way around.
Biden has also appeared out of step with progressives, some of whom are embracing Sen. Bernie Sanders’ vision of democratic socialism, in the way he approaches economic issues. The former vice president told the crowd at his Tuesday fundraiser, which included financial industry executives and attorneys, that he would not “demonize” the wealthy as president, saying “rich people are just as patriotic as poor people.”
But he also said workers are in a tough spot in the U.S., forced to sign non-compete agreements with employers that he said were “suppressing wages” by preventing workers from changing jobs and criticizing mandatory arbitration rules that keep employees from suing when their rights are violated at work.
“You all are extremely successful people,” Biden said. “But with all due respect, Wall Street didn’t build America. The wealthy didn’t build America.”
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Vincent Kompany: Man City captain says he 'knew I was done' after Leicester goal
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Vincent Kompany: Man City captain says he 'knew I was done' after Leicester goal
Kompany has won 10 major trophies since joining City in 2008
Vincent Kompany says he knew his time at Manchester City was over when he scored the spectacular winner against Leicester on 6 May.
The City skipper announced on Sunday that he was leaving after 11 years to become player-manager at Anderlecht.
At a parade to celebrate the club’s domestic treble, 33-year-old Kompany said the time was “right” to leave.
“The moment that ball against Leicester went ‘top bins’, I knew I was done. I couldn’t do anything better,” he said.
His winner against Leicester in City’s penultimate Premier League game kept them ahead of Liverpool in the title race.
Saturday’s 6-0 FA Cup final victory over Watford was Kompany’s final game for City, for whom he won four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and four League Cups.
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“I’ve given everything I could for this club. I can’t tell you how proud of that I am. I have nothing left. I have given everything,” he added.
Kompany, who has won 87 caps for Belgium, ended his speech to thousands of fans in Manchester city centre with a ‘mic drop’. He was wearing a t-shirt referencing striker Sergio Aguero’s ‘don’t shoot’ reaction to the Leicester goal.
Manager Pep Guardiola added: “I think we’re going to miss him a lot. I’m going to miss him but he is going to see us in the future because he is coming back sooner or later.
“It’s the best way to say goodbye after an incredible season together. He was a real captain, he helped us a lot. We’re going to show him how we love him.”
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“We will get marijuana done, it’s not a question of political desire, it’s a question of practical reality of how you put the new system in place”
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Advocates are disappointed the policy was not included in the just-adopted $175 billion state budget — and worry that a stand-alone bill will be tougher to get through the Legislature.
“This is going to be more difficult to pass as a stand-alone bill outside the budget. Look what happened in New Jersey last week,” said state Sen. Diane Savino (D-S.I.), noting the legislature there lacked the votes despite strong backing from Gov. Phil Murphy.
Of the 10 other states that have legalized recreational weed, only one — Vermont — has done so through a vote of the legislature.
Voters in all the others gave their blessing via referendum.
“This is unfortunate. It’s a case of lawmakers making the perfect the enemy of the good. The voters are way ahead of the legislators on marijuana legalization,” Savino said.
Public opinion polls consistently show that a majority of New York voters favor pot legalization.
But there’s also intense opposition.
The executives of New York’s two most populous suburban counties — Laura Curran in Nassau and Steve Bellone in Suffolk — announced they would opt out of selling recreational weed in their jurisdictions.
Cuomo and lawmakers are grappling with concerns raised from across the political spectrum that include a push from social justice advocates to provide economic opportunities and expunging criminal records for marijuana.
The governor said it “won’t be easy,” but the challenges are not insurmountable.
“You still need to control and regulate. You don’t want 14-year-olds having access to marijuana, so how you do it is frankly the tougher part of the equation. In the rush of the budget, we couldn’t do it intelligently. We have the whole rest of the session [to get it done],” Cuomo said.
Source: https://nypost.com/2019/04/01/cuomo-vows-to-pass-legal-marijuana-law-by-june/
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Help! Have I done enough to be eligible for a med card in my state?
I live in Pennsylvania, where chronic pain was added to the list of issues that can be treated with cannabis. I've got bursitis in my knee, as well as inflammation under my knee cap which puts stress on the ligaments, and causes pain. None of which is fixable, I am only able to try and maintain the pain.
The physician I saw at OIP told me I can stretch my knee, take tylenol/ibuprofen, avoid stairs, avoid excercises that involve deep squatting/bending, and get cortizone shots. However, I can only get maybe 3 cortizone shots a year, and they only help slightly for about 2 weeks.
I've had an MRI, got a shot, scheduled another shot, and was referred to a rheumatologist (spelling?) for my general joint pain.
Would I have enough in my medical records to warrant being able to get a med card? If not, what are the next steps I should take?
Thanks for your help! I just want to live pain free. 🙁
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Former Warriors coach Don Nelson on what he's done after basketball: 'I've smoked some pot'
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