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Campaign says Biden misspoke on Iraq War
TH ^ | - 09/09/19 11:16 AM EDT | CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO

Posted on 09/09/2019 9:08:28 AM PDT by conservative98

Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden's campaign said Monday that the former vice president misspoke when he said that he immediately opposed the Iraq War.

"Vice President Biden misspoke by saying that he declared his opposition to the war immediately," senior campaign adviser Antony Blinken told The Washington Post for a fact-checking piece on Biden's Iraq stance.

"He opposed the way we went to war and the way the war was being carried out. He has for many years called his vote a mistake and takes full responsibility for it."

Biden in 2002 voted to give then-President George W. Bush the authority to launch the war.

Now the Democratic primary front-runner, Biden has said he opposed the Iraq War from the “moment it started.”

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The Post's fact check comes days after political commentator David Axelrod called out Biden for allegedly distorting his record on Iraq.

Axelrod, who was chief strategist to former President Obama, linked to a story from Slate titled "When Did Joe Biden Start Believing He Had Opposed the Iraq War?"

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Delaware; US: District of Columbia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: biden; bidengaffe; bidenhealth; davidaxelrod; dementia; iraq; joebiden; obama
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1 posted on 09/09/2019 9:08:28 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Yet. Another. Gaffe. I'm not going to make it to Iowa.
2 posted on 09/09/2019 9:09:04 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Groper has processing issues among others.


3 posted on 09/09/2019 9:11:13 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: conservative98

I actually feel badly for Joe.

This
Charlotte vs. Charlottesville
VT vs. NH
Medal Pinning

And that’s just in the last month or so.


4 posted on 09/09/2019 9:12:23 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
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To: conservative98

I think Biden is just so used to saying whatever he thinks will sound good that he can’t help himself.


5 posted on 09/09/2019 9:12:33 AM PDT by JudyinCanada (Aim low, avoid disappointment.)
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To: conservative98

Why doesn’t he say, “Look, I’ve been a public servant for a long time, and always tried to do right by you, even if I can’t remember what I did. And I’ll try to do right by you in the future.” ?


6 posted on 09/09/2019 9:13:23 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: conservative98

If you are a Republican, you lied. If you are a Democrat, you misspoke.


7 posted on 09/09/2019 9:13:42 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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8 posted on 09/09/2019 9:13:53 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: conservative98

These days Joe is lucky if he remembers to wipe.


9 posted on 09/09/2019 9:15:06 AM PDT by Freedumb
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“Guys, apparently President Biden misspoke. Have you launched yet?”


10 posted on 09/09/2019 9:19:28 AM PDT by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: conservative98

He was against it after he was for it? Truth over facts?


11 posted on 09/09/2019 9:25:33 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (If it weren't for fake hate crimes, there would be no hate crimes at all.)
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To: conservative98

“...senior campaign adviser Antony Blinken...”

Is he with the Winken, Blinken and Nodd Group?


12 posted on 09/09/2019 9:26:54 AM PDT by euram
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Axelrod, who was chief strategist to former President Obama, linked to a story from Slate titled "When Did Joe Biden Start Believing He Had Opposed the Iraq War?"

Axelrod has been a very harsh and instant critic against all things Biden.

So who is paying Axelrod?

I'm sure he has a paymaster... Doubt he's doing this because he has become conservative or simply doing his civic duty...

13 posted on 09/09/2019 9:38:31 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The media is after us. Trump's just in the way.)
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To: conservative98
misspoke (past tense)
express oneself insufficiently clearly or accurately.

accurately or clearly......in a way that is correct in all details;
i.e., not made up...

14 posted on 09/09/2019 9:40:41 AM PDT by yoe
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To: conservative98

Same press release, different content, different day.


15 posted on 09/09/2019 10:10:08 AM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: conservative98

Obama had a Team of people that would follow him around and correct what he said ,LOL


16 posted on 09/09/2019 10:42:19 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Alas Babylon!

hillary


17 posted on 09/09/2019 10:43:30 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: conservative98

Joe Biden goes to sleep during an interview:!

https://youtu.be/gz-dwe3O8Co


18 posted on 09/09/2019 10:50:27 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( The line that separates satire and Democrat Stupid has vanished. (thanks to jonascord)!)
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Biden probably was misquoted for saying “I advised Ike when I was Vice President to wait another day for better weather at Normandy.”


19 posted on 09/09/2019 11:35:06 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud & harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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These days Joe is lucky if he remembers to wipe.

NOW you tell him. Can't remember everything.

20 posted on 09/09/2019 11:37:05 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud & harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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