Cenk Uygur
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Joe Biden's Awkward Brag
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June 20, 2019
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Joe Biden spoke at a fundraiser and reminded us just how outoftouch he is. Ana Kasparian, Nando Vila, and Brooke Thomas, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. MORE TYT
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“Joe Biden, speaking at a fundraiser in New York on Tuesday night, fondly remembered the days he served in the Senate with James O. Eastland, a white supremacist Democrat from Mississippi. The New York Times has this extraordinary description of his remarks:
“I was in a caucus with James O. Eastland,” Mr. Biden said, slipping briefly into a Southern accent, according to a pool report from the fund-raiser. “He never called me ‘boy,’ he always called me ‘son.’ ”
It’s not the first time Biden’s ties to Eastland, a man who called the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education a “monstrous crime,” have drawn scrutiny. As CNN has reported, as a young senator, Biden tried to enlist Eastland’s help in his fight to prevent busing in school desegregation. He also had this to say at a Doug Jones rally in 2017:”
Hosts: Ana Kasparian, Nando Vila, Brooke Thomas
Cast: Ana Kasparian, Nando Vila, Brooke Thomas
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