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Too close for comfort? Biden, Beyonce spark personal space debate

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Does this mean a blacklist of touchie-feelies? I thought they were supposed to be the liberated people rather than uptight.

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This is an important topic, one men these days ignore to their peril. Never, ever touch a woman unless invited. I love Joe, but he is too old to be president, and it is with sad gladness that I see he'll now not throw his hat in the ring.

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Has the world gone insane? We have real problems in this country, we have a loose cannon megalomaniac with his finger on the nuclear button who could blow us all up, and the MSM is fixated on Biden kissing the back of one woman's head.

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Glad to see that worth of world news on Japan today ....

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Basically Biden is not wanted by AIPAC. They have another choice.

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Biden -- a longtime Democratic party stalwart -- accused of kissing the back of Nevada state lawmaker Lucy Flores's head in 2014 

That woman was Biden her time to come out with that one.

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Everytime I see articles like this it reminds me of Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot

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We have real problems in this country, we have a loose cannon megalomaniac with his finger on the nuclear button who could blow us all up...

The president can't launch nukes on his own. How can you have an avatar of a jet fighter and not know that?

... and the MSM is fixated on Biden kissing the back of one woman's head.

It's not just that incident, it's dozens of touchy-feely incidents over the years. Finally starting to get pissed at the MSM?

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Couple of Liberals fighting it out over standards - lol.

Get your popcorns folks the left are starting to feed on themselves.

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How about sparking a debate on something worthwhile?

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Its the DNC doing this. They dont want Biden to run (hes white, old, and behind the times - cant keep up with the new socialist agenda). Notice its fellow dems coming out of the woodwork to shaft him.

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Couple of Liberals fighting it out over standards - lol.

Get your popcorns folks the left are starting to feed on themselves

Ah, you see it's like this. Liberals care about tact, politeness, appropriate behaviour, so we debate and actual democratic politicians like Frank of Minn. resigned over an inappropriate picture, contrast this with conservatives who LIke inappropriate and sexual behavior and elected the king of this as their president.

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She would be in trouble in the Tokyo subway during rush time!

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Inappropriate touching goes both ways. Had a boss come up behind me while I was seated at my desk, placed her hands on my shoulders and proceeded to massage me. I was having a bad week due to work and person stresses. Everyone knew it.

I didn't say anything at the time. It was a violation of my personal space. She only intended to show support, of that I'm certain. But it still made me uncomfortable.

I don't think Biden meant anything beyond showing support. The kiss on the head wouldn't have happened to a man by another man. I like to think that people behave differently at business related gatherings than at friend/family gatherings where personal contact rules are different.

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Get your popcorns folks the left are starting to feed on themselves.

We have been seeing the Left try to figure out what the boundaries of personal conduct are since their Me Too campaign started. Watching them go after each other in Hollywood and in politics has been entertaining.

As we know, the overriding philosophy of the Left now is identity politics. The chief villains of this neo-Marxist dogma are white, male, Christian, heterosexuals- in roughly that order. Their is a debate within their ranks as to how to hold people to account calibrated to their identities and their victim status. Cynical for sure - but it’s the way they are playing the game. It’s how a white guy like Senator Al Franken gets run out of office while a black man accused of rape remains the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Or a black homosexual like Smoellete get a Jesse Jackson protest in support of his hate crime hoax against whites.

There is no way that the Dems will nominate a white, male, Christian, heterosexual for president any time in the near future. As much as they like Biden for being Obama’s lackey for eight years, his demographics make him unqualified for office among the decision makers on the activist Left. O’Roark is similarly unqualified.

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So the guy was a senator and VP, a well known political figure and now because he's a white guy running for president they are trying to destroy him. Sounds like this day and age in the west.

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This is how Trump ends up in the White House for four more years. Somebody just needed to tell Biden to keep his hands to himself, instead the Democrats are eating their own and paving the way for the Republicans to keep the Presidency. Real smart guys...

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Check out youtube - there are innumerable examples of uncle joe biden doing creepy things with wonen and young girls. None of it is new. Dems and media been covering for him for years. Hismistake was to throw his hat inthe ring for president. Dems dont wantthat so its knives outtime.Hes hes finished.

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That "Me Too" peoples have a lot of free times. Do they have other hobby?

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It used to be 115cm, now its 52.5cm.

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Right now, I have to say at least Trump only talks about it. Biden goes 'hands on'...

Well according to Trump’s infamous October Surprise quote, he only grabs women who allowed him to. Creepy Joe is grabbing women who have stated that they did not want to be grabbed. Both men made statements and did things that feminists consider ‘objectifying’. Standards of decorum as changing so quickly now that kissy-huggy Pelosi has become a charter member of the Straight Arm Club. At this point neither Biden nor Trump can be considered a sexual predator that anyone can prove.

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Well according to Trump’s infamous October Surprise quote, he only grabs women who allowed him to. Creepy Joe is grabbing women who have stated that they did not want to be grabbed. Both men made statements and did things that feminists consider ‘objectifying’. Standards of decorum as changing so quickly now that kissy-huggy Pelosi has become a charter member of the Straight Arm Club. At this point neither Biden nor Trump can be considered a sexual predator that anyone can prove.

Oh I completely agree with you. The whole thing is stupid.

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Biden's first two accusers are Bernie Sanders fans. What an amazing coincidence.

The Democrats are trying to find a way to winnow the plethora of Democrat candidates down to a more manageable number. This looks like as good a method as any.

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Biden's first two accusers are Bernie Sanders fans. What an amazing coincidence. 

Bernie is due some revenge for what the Hillary Machine did to him. I guess he was just biden his time.

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As bad as Joe Biden may seem to some, he's mild in comparison to Donald Trump.

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stormcrow - As bad as Joe Biden may seem to some, he's mild in comparison to Donald Trump.

Democrats are still trying to decide which declared Democrat Presidential candidate will be settled on/chosen to represent the Democrat Party in the 2020 general election. Two old white guys, Biden and Sanders, are currently leading their circus parade.

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