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“Just Shut the Hell Up!” Biden Lashes Out at Hedge Fund Manager For Disrespecting His Deceased Son
thegatewaypundit ^ | Cristina Laila

Posted on 06/23/2017 1:31:03 PM PDT by davikkm

Former Vice President Joe Biden got into a verbal altercation with billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman after he disrespected his deceased son.

Via Fox News:

The controversial hedge fund manager, known for his losing bets on stocks like Herbalife (HLF) and Valeant (VRX), got into a verbal tussle with Biden at a private dinner during recent investment conference. The incident, which hasn’t’ been reported, stunned an A-list group of attendees who witnessed Biden’s verbally scolding Ackman, according to three people who were present.

The altercation occurred at this year’s SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference, a popular Wall Street confab held in May and started by hedge fund impresario Anthony Scaramucci. Both Biden and Ackman were featured speakers during the event.

Then during a private VIP dinner that night the question of why Biden didn’t run for president in 2016 was raised once again, by former Florida governor and 2016 GOP presidential contender Jeb Bush, who asked Biden “why didn’t you run?”

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1 posted on 06/23/2017 1:31:03 PM PDT by davikkm
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To: davikkm

I’d like to tell all of the Democrats to shut up. They continue to poison people with their words. It’s never ending.


2 posted on 06/23/2017 1:31:30 PM PDT by davikkm
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To: davikkm

Butbutbut I thought Bo’s deathbed wish was for his father to run for president.


3 posted on 06/23/2017 1:32:28 PM PDT by clintonh8r (AMERICA! THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY SCREEN NAME OBSOLETE!)
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To: davikkm

Biden’s anger is justified. The bastard deliberately pushed forward with a topic that was painful to Biden.


4 posted on 06/23/2017 1:33:08 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Le Pen: "Islamism is a totalitarian ideology that has declared war on our nation, on civilization.")
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To: I want the USA back

I agree. Ackman sounds like an ass.


5 posted on 06/23/2017 1:34:45 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: davikkm

I don’t like Biden, one bit, but IF this was done, it is very disrespectful to act like that...

I have lost two of my four children, it’s something you do not ever get over...and for that reason, I don’t blame Biden for going off, if it were I, he would be wearing what he was eating!!!


6 posted on 06/23/2017 1:34:45 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ( "The Force Awakens!!!"...Trump and Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: davikkm

The guy was a tad blunt but he certainly said nothing disrespectful about Biden’s son.

Biden overreacted.

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7 posted on 06/23/2017 1:36:50 PM PDT by Mears
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To: davikkm

There is no reason whatsoever to make light of or offend someone because of the loss of a loved one. That’s just damn crude, boorish and disrespectful.


8 posted on 06/23/2017 1:37:34 PM PDT by DeFault User
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To: davikkm

President Harry Truman (D)...did some very good things and some bad stuff....
one of his very best acts while in the Office of the President was this!

http://rjgeib.com/heroes/truman/truman-daughter.html


9 posted on 06/23/2017 1:37:35 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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To: I want the USA back

Agree completely. If it had been me somebody would’ve gotten an ass-kicking.

Can’t stand Biden but.....


10 posted on 06/23/2017 1:38:56 PM PDT by x1stcav (White. Male. Unreconstructed. Never owned a slave.)
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To: davikkm

it was actually a pretty funny comment that got Biden pissed - but Jeb Bush got it started by asking Biden why he didn’t run in 2016. Seriously, Jeb, you are expecting a straight answer from a Dem?


11 posted on 06/23/2017 1:39:44 PM PDT by ghost of nixon
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To: I want the USA back

Agree. I blame Dems/Biden for a LOT that’s wrong. But, I don’t blame Biden, for this.


12 posted on 06/23/2017 1:40:47 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: I want the USA back
Biden’s anger is justified. The bastard deliberately pushed forward with a topic that was painful to Biden.

Furthermore, I suspect Biden was told by his boss that "it's her turn" and privately believes she blew it and he could have won the election.

I've never fully believed that his son's passing was the primary reason he didn't run. I think this is what he told the public (and tried to tell himself).

13 posted on 06/23/2017 1:42:12 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: I want the USA back
Biden’s anger is justified. The bastard deliberately pushed forward with a topic that was painful to Biden.

Respectfully disagree. While his comment may not have been in the best taste, Ackman said nothing that could have been construed as disrespecting his son's memory. This is another example of Biden playing the sympathy card for all it is worth. His wife was killed in an auto accident when she pulled out in front of a car. Even though his wife was completely at fault, Biden's stump speech morphed the tragedy into one in which she was an innocent victim of a drunk driver, which was a complete lie. There is no level of behavior so low that this assclown won't stoop to achieve...

14 posted on 06/23/2017 1:42:16 PM PDT by awelliott (What one generation tolerates, the next embraces....)
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To: davikkm

Biden’s sensitivity comes and/or at opportune times...he should have accepted the man’s apology and moved on. Let’s not delude ourselves that Biden is a moral man or even a decent man - he’s quite dubious with a very long verifiable history of it.


15 posted on 06/23/2017 1:42:35 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: bigdaddy45

“Ackman sounds like an ass.”

ever meet a hedge fund guy ?

they are all douchebags


16 posted on 06/23/2017 1:42:45 PM PDT by vooch (America First)
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To: HarleyLady27

Keep in mind Biden is a slimy pol who has used personal tragedy in his political pitch before. I agree the hedge fund guy was rude, but it struck me as funny.


17 posted on 06/23/2017 1:43:20 PM PDT by ghost of nixon
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“”Then he turned directly to Ackman and stated: “look, I don’t know who you are, wiseass, but never disrespect the memory of my dead son!””

Damn Straight, Joe!


18 posted on 06/23/2017 1:44:07 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: davikkm

Ackman does that to a lot of people.


19 posted on 06/23/2017 1:44:53 PM PDT by mewzilla (Was ObamaThanks surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: ghost of nixon

I don’t care if anyone thought it was ‘funny’ or not, when you lose a child, no matter what the age, it’s NOT FUNNY!!!


20 posted on 06/23/2017 1:45:11 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ( "The Force Awakens!!!"...Trump and Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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