In just a couple of weeks Joe Biden went from the Democratic frontrunner for president in 2020 to a floundering candidate mired in scandals.
The media knew about a lot of these before now but they essentially ignored them. He got good press for years when he was just a senator or a vice-president. Now? When he might become president? The stories come out. It seems the media has an agenda doesnt want Biden to be the Democratic nominee.
Theyre piling on. And its fun to watch.
Now Hes a Racist
Critics accuse Biden of racism. First for praising work he did with two segregationist senators in the 1970s. He bragged that one of the senators James Eastland never called him boy." Racists used to call black men boy" as an insult. Biden sent letters to Eastland praising him for his joint work stopping school integration through busing. He was flattered and grateful" for his help. Did Biden agree with the segregationist views of Eastland? He sure seemed to admire Eastland a lot.
Bidens come a long way from being the one accusing Republicans of racism.
Second for co-authoring the 1994 crime bill which disproportionately affected blacks. It created extra punitive penalties for crack cocaine which was plaguing the black community at the time. The bill didnt penalize the sale and use of powder cocaine nearly as harshly. It seemed a bill aimed at black males more than fighting crime.
Trump recently tweeted that this bill would cause blacks not to vote for Biden. He also tweeted that the bill addressed Super Predators." Hillary Clinton used that phrase in 1996 to refer to the felons the bill would affect. It was widely viewed as directed at blacks. It was what liberals now call a racist dog whistle."
Biden used to be the one accusing Republicans of racism. In 2012 during a campaign stop in Danville Virginia he said Theyre going to put yall back in chains." Hell have a much harder time using that line now.
Bidens Scandal-prone Son
Bidens scandal-prone son Hunter Biden is all over the news. A woman just filed a petition for paternity and child support claiming he fathered her child who was born last August. The younger Biden recently ended a relationship with the widow of his brother and presumably got the other woman pregnant while he was still with her. Now hes married a South African woman. This follows a messy divorce in 2017 where his first wife accused him of spending money on drugs and strip clubs. Help us champion truth freedom limited government and human dignity. Support The Stream Then theres Hunters foreign business dealings. Hes been active in Ukraine and China. Hunter sat on the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings while his dad was vice president and Obama was mulling over what action to take due to Russias invasion of Ukraine. The elder Biden threatened the Ukrainian president into firing a prosecutor who was looking into the company. He told him the U.S. would not give Ukraine a billion dollars unless authorities fired him. They promptly did. In December 2013 Biden and his son took a trip to China. Coincidentally after that Hunter began doing business as a participant in a firm called Bohai Harvest RST. The company formed an investment partnership with other top Chinese state-owned firms. Even though the younger Biden had no background in China nor any background in equity he landed the sweet deal.Piling On
These just add to Bidens scandals that have been around for awhile. Biden was forced to drop out of the 1988 presidential race after it came out that he had plagiarized both in law school and on the campaign trail. He plagiarized a law review article for a paper in law school. While campaigning he lifted portions of a speech by Labour MP Neil Kinnock. It was obvious plagiarism. The speech didnt even fit his situation. For example in it he claimed to be the first in his family to graduate from college. But other relatives had graduated before him from college.
In 2007 Biden referred to Barack Obama in a condescending racial way.
In 2007 Biden referred to Barack Obama in a condescending racial way. He said it in the context of evaluating Obama running for president. I mean you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy" Biden said.