Posted on 02/20/2015 7:33:40 AM PST by outinyellowdogcountry
http://freebeacon.com/culture/joe-bidens-hands-across-america/
Vice President Joe Biden can’t keep his hands to himself when women are around.
The latest woman to fall into the Biden snare was Stephanie Carter, wife of new Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. Biden laid hands on her shoulders and whispered in her ear as Carter spoke about his new job Tuesday, and the moment went viral. Biden also made bad headlines for himself in January when, during a day of trying to charm incoming members of the U.S. Senate and their families, he bestowed a rather unwanted kiss on the head of Sen. Christopher Coons’ (D., Del.) daughter.
The Washington Examiner‘s Byron York pointed out other examples of Biden getting too close and personal with various women during his time as President Obama’s No. 2. For the entirety of the administration, his numerous odd moments have been chalked up to “Biden being Biden” by the press, but more reporters are starting to take notice after this latest incident.
The Washington Post‘s Nia-Malika Henderson writes:
These personality quirks have typically been viewed as part of his charm and political strength. But the recent display does, as York and others suggest, raise the specter of sexism.
The right has suggested that if Biden were a Republican, the press would be much harder on him. I’m not so sure that’s the case. He is given a pass because he is from a different time. There are plenty of older male politicians whose frame of reference in greeting the opposite gender is far too 1960s rather than 2010s; almost none of them are on-camera nearly as much as Biden is.
But as a man who prides himself on his work on women’s issues, Biden might heed his own advice. He said that attitudes are changing about what “constitutes appropriate behavior.” That should probably apply to Joe Biden’s interactions with women too.
Even MSNBC contributors like Henderson are sitting up and taking notice, and she makes a good point about Biden following his own rhetoric about equality. The idea that Biden would be treated the same if he was a Republican is humorous though; were Joe in the Grand Old Party, the number of articles about his problematic attitudes toward the opposite sex would number in the hundreds.
Here’s the youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzMjFDfobiQ
It’s the specter of sexism...
That guy is beyond creepie
‘He is given a pass because he is from a different time’
No, he’s given a pass because he’s a DEMOCRAT! I tried so hard to get any of my (former) Dem friends to condemn Clinton for his sexual criminality by pointing out that all the accusers were DEMOCRAT WOMEN. Not one would condemn him. Even after I pointed out that he likely had every STD known to man, one (former) friend said she would still sleep with him. Not kidding. The double-standard is GLARING.
http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/504e20caecad049a6c00000c/joe-biden-bikers.jpg
Looks like these dudes were not too happy with him.
Good post.
When it comes to ole BJ Clinton, as one pundit said, all the Dem men want to be him, and all the Dem women want to be done by him.
I wonder how many times Biden has been down to fantasy island with Bill Clinton?
You are right. They don’t care until a Republican can be accused and then they only care because they think we should be outraged. Not that there is anything wrong with it otherwise.
When people like Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms acted like products of their Southern upbringing regarding minorities, the press cut them no slack yet when Robert Byrd would do the same thing, the media would just make excuse after excuse for him.
There is a double-standard between R’s and D’s and Biden is just the latest example.
#UncleCreepy
I used to be somewhat of a Feminist. That is, until I realized that Feminists aren’t really for all women; they are just for Leftist causes and use women and women’s trust to gain their goals. Truth has been sacrificed on the altar of political correctness and the country suffers for it.
I think you are right about feminists. If they were true, they would be the very first to speak and fight against all manner of Islam, radical or not. Speaking of feminists this is really funny:
He goes Swimming NUDE!!! Sorry....that is NOT normal....he is NOT NORMAL.
“Aside from being funny, there is something wrong here. Is there a chance that what we see in public could be diminished by what goes on in private?
Aw, that’s just Joe being Joe. Sarc/
He goes Swimming NUDE!!! Sorry....that is NOT normal....he is NOT NORMAL.
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LOL.
Never heard of skinny dipping?
Yes....skinny dipping is NOT NORMAL!!!
Yes....skinny dipping is NOT NORMAL!!!
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Still LOL.
You clearly never had the right swimming partner.
I fear the next thing you find abnormal is sleeping au naturel.
What the HELL has happened to thinking Freepers lately??
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