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Biden puts foot in mouth with ‘gay waiter’ comment at Pride weekend fundraiser
Fox News ^ | 30 June 2019 | Ronn Blitzer

Posted on 06/30/2019 9:30:44 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Joe Biden continues to dig holes for himself with gaffes, even when he means well.

During a campaign fundraiser in Seattle on Saturday, the former vice president tried to illustrate how far the United States has come when it comes to the treatment of the LGBT community, but he apparently missed the mark.

Biden claimed that just five years ago, it would have been acceptable for a businessman to make “fun of a gay waiter,” the Washington Examiner reported. Those in attendance at the event, which took place at the home of public relations executive and gay rights activist Roger Nyhus, made it clear that was not the case - at least not in their city.

“Not in Seattle!” people called out, claiming that homophobic comments would not have been condoned in 2014.

The point of Biden’s remarks, delivered as the LGBT community and their allies celebrated Pride Weekend, was that the United States has made progress. He said the hypothetical businessman he spoke of “would not be invited back” today.

Biden also spoke about how he supported same-sex marriage when he was vice president, according to the Seattle Times, telling White House officials that the American people were in favor of this, even if leadership was lagging behind on the issue.

This latest misstep comes soon after Biden made tried to rehabilitate his image when it comes to race relations, only to be called out by opponent Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.

"That kid wearing a hoodie may very well be the next poet laureate and not a gangbanger," Biden said, illustrating the dangers of stereotyping while invoking the image of Trayvon Martin, a black teen who was shot in 2012.

Booker was not satisfied with how Biden made his point.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: 2020; biden; gaywaiter; joebiden; lgbt
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Slow Joe, the gift that keeps on giving.
1 posted on 06/30/2019 9:30:44 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Making fun of a gay waiter FIVE YEARS AGO? SERIOUSLY JOE???? OMG.


2 posted on 06/30/2019 9:33:07 AM PDT by Hildy (Don't get bitter, get better.)
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“....just five years ago, it would have been acceptable for a businessman to make “fun of a gay waiter,...”

Can I? I’m not a bussinessman.


3 posted on 06/30/2019 9:34:30 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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Senseless comment from an idiot. He’s not going to last another month if he keeps this up.


4 posted on 06/30/2019 9:34:32 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: Hildy

How does one know that one’s waiter is ‘gay’?


5 posted on 06/30/2019 9:34:38 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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6 posted on 06/30/2019 9:34:56 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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Wow, they’re really out to get him. Objectively, what he said is an observation of “progress” for the LGBTQetc group, not an accidental slur. He’s correct, from that point of view, unfortunately.

F’em all. Nobody deserves to participate in a circular firing squad more than the Dem hopefuls.


7 posted on 06/30/2019 9:35:42 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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So, you’re out of jail....again.


8 posted on 06/30/2019 9:36:35 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: Hildy

9 posted on 06/30/2019 9:38:42 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

In a lot of ways, Joe Biden is just simply telling the truth. Travon was a criminal. Gay waiters 10 years ago were not the norm in most of America. Joe Biden just does not know that the Democrats in 2019 do not tolerate the truth. And Joe Biden will do what the Dems tell him to do if elected president. Joe will be completely owned by the Dem Party Aparatus.


10 posted on 06/30/2019 9:40:12 AM PDT by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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11 posted on 06/30/2019 9:40:29 AM PDT by Drew68
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12 posted on 06/30/2019 9:40:30 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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Didn’t he say in the first debate “My time is up?”


13 posted on 06/30/2019 9:40:49 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I heard a joke the other day that the CNN poll showed . . . No that was it. The CNN poll.)
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Beat me by 20 seconds.


14 posted on 06/30/2019 9:41:38 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I heard a joke the other day that the CNN poll showed . . . No that was it. The CNN poll.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Wow...I was a waiter a quarter of a century ago and it wasn’t acceptable. And we had several on the staff at the time. I don’t recall any of them being made fun of. People were generally polite back then.


15 posted on 06/30/2019 9:41:43 AM PDT by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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Gory Booger isn’t impressed with Slow Joe Biden, because Slow joe doesn’t sniff black people.


16 posted on 06/30/2019 9:41:50 AM PDT by Beagle8U (It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.)
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To: Hildy

In a few years it won’t be acceptable to spit on a conservative - or make jokes about spitting on a conservative...


17 posted on 06/30/2019 9:42:40 AM PDT by GOPJ (How did the illegal community become the number one constituency of the Democrat Party? - - Rush L.)
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So, you’re out of jail....again.


18 posted on 06/30/2019 9:43:58 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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We need to lobby for longer sentences.


19 posted on 06/30/2019 9:45:16 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

When Carmello was reaming him a new one, he looked like a 9 y/o being scolded by his mommma.

Maybe that was just me,howevah.


20 posted on 06/30/2019 9:46:21 AM PDT by Daffynition (*I'm living the dream.* & :))
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