Biden says questions about 1994 crime bill are 'legitimate' (don't judge him on the past)

AP via Yahoo ^ | 6/10/20 | Alexandra Jaffe

[Libloather]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday that questions raised about his support for the 1994 crime bill are “legitimate.” But the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee insisted that people should judge him based on his current actions, not his past.

Speaking during a virtual NAACP forum, Biden responded to questions that the moderator said were from young voters concerned about his role in writing the bill when he was a senator from Delaware. Critics say the tough-on-crime bill contributed to the mass incarceration of racial minorities in recent decades.

Biden, growing testy, acknowledged that “it’s a legitimate concern, they should be skeptical.” But he also said that while he’s been “told all along” that young people oppose his past stances on criminal justice issues, “there is no polling evidence to sustain that. Nor is there voting evidence thus far to sustain that.”

“Watch what I do. Judge me based on what I do, what I say and to whom I say it,” he said.

[Libloather]

Gropin' Joe is having trouble remembering the past. And, after all the looting and destruction, RATS are all worried about what happens after a crime is committed? That's weird.

[ClearCase_guy]

Tear down monuments of people who acted in the past, but leave Joe alone? I don’t think so.

[Boardwalk]

You ain’t black.

[redshawk]

Hey you liar Biden, how in the heck did you become a multi millionaire on a crummy government, taxpayer funded salary? You are a thief. I wish you would borrow Harry Reid’s exercise equipment. .... Two or three times, at least.

[Steven Tyler]

Then, Sleepy Joe said “Smell you Later” dropped the mic and exited stage left