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In response to "Did I read that correctly on B2? Biden is a politician?! I'm shocked! I shocked, I say! -- nm" by TWuG

even for a politician, using your kid's death to gin up support is skeevy -- nm

Posted by jangles (aka chris) Oct 6 '15, 09:10

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honestly, in our political system, nah -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 09:11 15
- I think using it is 100% expected. Getting CAUGHT using it covertly undercuts his ability to actually use it. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:17 14
  - I don't think anybody would have batted an eye if he had directly said "Beau wanted me to run" in his announcement speech. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:25 1
    - but that doesn't do anything to help build an anti-Clinton narrative among a potential donor base -- nm - znufrii Oct 6, 09:34
  - this I agree -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 09:22
  - perhaps, though now it makes me wonder who the anonymous sources outing him as the anonymous source are. -- nm - znufrii Oct 6, 09:20 10
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      - and how would she, or "multiple sources" connected to her, know? - znufrii Oct 6, 09:30
      - ::finger to nose:: -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 09:24 1
        
        This is the Berniacs' conspiracy theory du jour -- nm* - jangles Oct 6, 09:27
    - Weirdly enough, also Biden. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:22 5
      - seems the simplest explanation, actually, but what's the upside? -- nm* - znufrii Oct 6, 09:34 4
        
        Oh, he's got 6 more rounds of outing himself as the anonymous source who outed himself as the anonymous source before we get to the upside! -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:45
        
        He doesn't have the heart to run and is anonymously sabotaging himself so he doesn't need to disobey his kid's wish. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 6, 09:42
        
        Self-sabotage is his MO -- nm - Roger More Oct 6, 09:38 1
        
        interesting -- nm - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 10:19
this -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 09:11

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