Biden jokingly calls voter who asked about Iowa a ‘lying dog-faced pony soldier’

Washington Post ^ | February 9. 2020 | Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

[grundle]

HAMPTON, N.H. — Madison Moore warned Joe Biden that the question she was about to ask was going to be a bit mean.

Then the 21-year-old student at Mercer University in Georgia launched into a version of what’s been asked of the former vice president since his disappointing fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses:

“How do you explain the performance in Iowa, and why should voters believe that you can win the national election?”

What happened next left her a little shaken, Moore said.

Biden said it was legitimate question, but then turned the spotlight back on her, asking: “Iowa’s a caucus. Have you ever been to a caucus?”

When she indicated yes, he rebuked her “No, you haven’t. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier.”

The phrase was an allusion to a line in a John Wayne movie that Biden had used before. But Moore said she was flummoxed at his reaction to what she thought was a legitimate question.

[grundle]

It's actually combination of dialogue from two different movies: https://slate.com/culture/2020/02/joe-biden-dog-faced-pony-soldier-john-wayne-tyrone-power.html

[stanne]

Wall calls it a joke. Ok.

[kingu]

Way to improve those votes from women, Joe...

[ClearCase_guy]

It was a joke. Kind of like our mainstream media.

[redshawk]

More spin than a top. ...hate these people.

[Sasparilla]

The voices in his head told him to say that.

[Mark17]

If he gets in there, she might end up in Fort Marcy Park. 👎

[gcparent]

I think this was Biden’s Joe the plumber moment.

[billorites]

[StoneRainbow68]

“jokingly”

Meanwhile, these lunatics seriously “fact-check” Trump’s actual jokes.

[VanDeKoik]

“jokingly”

No one asked for your interpretation, WaHo.

The lady asking apparently didnt agree.

[Erik Latranyi]

Trump has called women names, but only those that attack him.

This was not an attack. This was a legitimate question.

[Erik Latranyi]

The Washington Compost tries to rescue Biden by calling it “jokingly”.

Most media characterized Biden as “angry”

[eartick]

People are still defending this idiot on Twitter. Saying it was all a joke and it was not.

The young girl was clearly shaken after being jeered by other attendees.

This guy has either let power go to his head, or he is pre-alzeimers or both

[okie 54]

Well when one sticks ones head in ones rectum try to sell it as something else. Joe you cannot un-ring a bell no matter what you claim it to be

[americas.best.days...]

Conversely, when President Trump says something, he’s “ raging”.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Exactly. Let Trump say the exact same thing and the compost would go nuts.

[StoneRainbow68]

Democrats “respond” and “defend”, Republicans “pounce” and “attack”.

[blackdog]

Biden is a life long politician and diplomat. Trump is a businessman.

Which of the two display better snap judgement in dealing with issues?