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[carnivorousplant]

Biden's son fathered a child of an Arkansan to whom he is not married. How many votes will this cost Biden? 1

[Happy Lendervedder]

How many votes will this cost which Biden? Cuz Hunter's not running for anything. 2

[Steken]

Forty-six votes. 3

[Ethilrist]

Heck, it might win him Arkansas. 4

[Iggy]

I suspect that any voters who would care about the child of a candidate fathering an out-of-wedlock child are the sort of voters who wouldn't be inclined to vote for a Democrat anyway.

Barring any revelations about the candidate himself behaving improperly in some way related to his son's parentage of this child I don't think this issue moves the needle at all in Biden's campaign. 5

[dalej42]

It’s nothing. Sounds like something out of a book I was required to read for English class. 6

[Smapti]

Originally Posted by carnivorousplant

Biden's son fathered a child of an Arkansan to whom he is not married. How many votes will this cost Biden?

Shocking.

By the way, did you know the President cheated on his wife with a porn star and illegally paid her off to keep quiet about it? 7

[Blank Slate]

He cheated on all three of his wives, but he's also the champion of evangelical Christians. How's that for some unholy fuckery? 8

[The Stainless Steel Rat]

Maw, Maw, where's Grandpa?
Gone to the White House Ha, Ha Ha

And if you don't have to google the above, you are a history nut (or maybe just a nut what knows history...) 9

[Oakminster]

Originally Posted by The Stainless Steel Rat

Maw, Maw, where's Grandpa?
Gone to the White House Ha, Ha Ha

And if you don't have to google the above, you are a history nut (or maybe just a nut what knows history...)

I'll leave the type of nut I may be to others, but I didn't have to google it. 10

[Telemark]

The is just the break the McCain campaign has been waiting for! 11

[carnivorousplant]

Originally Posted by Telemark

The is just the break the McCain campaign has been waiting for!

I believe Trump will capitalize on it, but Iggy makes a good point. 12

[digs]

And what's with the title "Hurt for Biden"?

Is that like some kind of urban cheerleader talk? "Oh, yeah, we bringin' a world o' hurt!"
I'll bet the OP thinks that's the worst... it's not just bad polling, or a lost election for Biden... no it's Hurt. 13

[Smapti]

Originally Posted by digs

And what's with the title "Hurt for Biden"?

For some reason I can't stop hearing it set to "Hot For Teacher". 14

[pool]

Wasn't he also banging his dead brother's wife? That gains him big votes in West Virginia!!! 15

[madmonk28]

Originally Posted by digs

And what's with the title "Hurt for Biden"?...

The title “Stop Talking about Impeachment and Look at This!” was too subtle. 16

[Beckdawrek]

I may know the woman () 17

[QuickSilver]

Originally Posted by Ethilrist

Heck, it might win him Arkansas.

18

[QuickSilver]

Originally Posted by digs

And what's with the title "Hurt for Biden"?

I believe OP is expressing genuine concerned for Biden and his family.

Bless his heart. 19

[dontbesojumpy]

Originally Posted by Blank Slate

He cheated on all three of his wives, but he's also the champion of evangelical Christians. How's that for some unholy fuckery?

Hang on, hang on--

He's an unrepentant SERIAL adulterer who has cheated on every person he's been legally wed-locked, including with pornstars he's paid off. ILLEGALLY. His fixer is in jail for it. He's made a point that he's never asked God for forgiveness for anything, ever, because he's never done anything that wrong.

And he's not just the darling of the evangelicals--he's the GOP Messiah. He's GOD'S LAST HOPE to SAVE AMERICA.

When you challenge them about how immoral he is as a person, the response is "well, God spoke through the mouth of an ass, so..."

Trump's God's Ass speaking to America. 20

[Try2B Comprehensive]

Originally Posted by dontbesojumpy

When you challenge them about how immoral he is as a person, the response is "well, God spoke through the mouth of an ass, so..."

Wait a minute, I don't remember that one. Where does it say that? 21

[Lamoral]

No, this revelation is not going to hurt Biden. Biden doesn't need any help hurting himself. 22

[thorny locust]

Originally Posted by Try2B Comprehensive

Wait a minute, I don't remember that one. Where does it say that?

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage...38&version=KJV

All kinds of surprising things in the Bible.

Though it reads to me more like God was supposed to speak through the mouth of Balaam, and the ass was empowered to speak for herself. 23

[dalej42]

Originally Posted by The Stainless Steel Rat

Maw, Maw, where's Grandpa?
Gone to the White House Ha, Ha Ha

And if you don't have to google the above, you are a history nut (or maybe just a nut what knows history...)

Nitpick. It’s Ma, Ma, where’s my Pa?

I think it’s a fairly common example that history and political science teachers will bring up when we’re in a presidential election cycle and the media is claiming that it’s the nastiest one ever. 24

[Try2B Comprehensive]

Originally Posted by thorny locust

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage...38&version=KJV

All kinds of surprising things in the Bible.

Though it reads to me more like God was supposed to speak through the mouth of Balaam, and the ass was empowered to speak for herself.

Thanks for that, I plumb didn't remember that one, even though it involved more ass-smiting than a bad rap video.

I agree with your interpretation. But someone would have to connect the dots for me to explain how that can be turned into a defense of Trump. Ok, humble/crass people can be tapped as God's mouthpiece. But if the message is a relentless torrent of (possibly treasonous) lies, that would make him the mouthpiece of the other guy, yanno?

Anyway, I hope Biden Jr. hasn't hooked up with my ex gf. Hey, Beck, what does your suspect look like? 25

[Euphonious Polemic]

Did Hunter Biden pay off this woman, using money he got from his father?

And was she a porn star?

No?

Then the Republican voters are unlikely to vote for Joe Biden, because this is the sort of thing they seem to like. 26

[SmellMyWort]

Obviously if Hunter Biden just jerked off while prostitutes pissed all over stuff he wouldn't be in this mess. 27

[Czarcasm]

Originally Posted by carnivorousplant

Biden's son fathered a child of an Arkansan to whom he is not married. How many votes will this cost Biden?

That's the claim. Do you have any interest in finding out whether it is true or not? 28

[Beckdawrek]

Originally Posted by Try2B Comprehensive

Thanks for that, I plumb didn't remember that one, even though it involved more ass-smiting than a bad rap video.

I agree with your interpretation. But someone would have to connect the dots for me to explain how that can be turned into a defense of Trump. Ok, humble/crass people can be tapped as God's mouthpiece. But if the message is a relentless torrent of (possibly treasonous) lies, that would make him the mouthpiece of the other guy, yanno?

Anyway, I hope Biden Jr. hasn't hooked up with my ex gf. Hey, Beck, what does your suspect look like?

I was being facetious. I could probably make a good guess how this person looks. 29

[snfaulkner]

Originally Posted by Smapti

For some reason I can't stop hearing it set to "Hot For Teacher".

I read it as "Hunt for Biden" and desperately clicked on it thinking it was a shitty game like Hunt the Wumpus. 30

[nearwildheaven]

Originally Posted by Iggy

I suspect that any voters who would care about the child of a candidate fathering an out-of-wedlock child are the sort of voters who wouldn't be inclined to vote for a Democrat anyway.

Barring any revelations about the candidate himself behaving improperly in some way related to his son's parentage of this child I don't think this issue moves the needle at all in Biden's campaign.

How about a candidate who, in addition to being divorced, fathered a child out of wedlock (and never married the mother) shortly afterwards?

I think Bernie Sanders should step aside for other reasons, but that didn't matter in 2016 and doesn't this time either.

And remember Bristol Palin, who was 17, unmarried, and pregnant when her mother was on the Veep trail?

In short, it won't make any difference. 31

[Superdude]

Originally Posted by pool

Wasn't he also banging his dead brother's wife? That gains him big votes in West Virginia!!!

Could be worse. He could be banging his brother's dead wife. 32

[thorny locust]

Originally Posted by Try2B Comprehensive

if the message is a relentless torrent of (possibly treasonous) lies, that would make him the mouthpiece of the other guy, yanno?

I have more than once been tempted to ask somebody claiming to speak as a mouthpiece for God whether they're really, really sure that's God and not a demon who they think is giving them instructions. 33

[asahi]

Originally Posted by Lamoral

No, this revelation is not going to hurt Biden. Biden doesn't need any help hurting himself.

Nope. He really doesn't.

The Senate trial won't be about Donald Trump only; it will be just as much about Joe Biden as it will be Donald Trump. The Republicans will push conspiracy theories that will compete for attention with Donald Trump's quid pro quo and obstruction. The result will be that the public will come away from the experienced confused, frustrated with both parties.

Worse, two or three of the Democratic front runners won't be able to campaign much in the weeks before the primaries. 34

[Boudicca90]

I'm no fan of Biden, but I can't see how this deals with him at all. It's his son who's the douchebag here.

It's like Jimmy Carter getting blamed for everything Billy did. 35

[asahi]

Originally Posted by Boudicca90

I'm no fan of Biden, but I can't see how this deals with him at all. It's his son who's the douchebag here.

It's like Jimmy Carter getting blamed for everything Billy did.

Just wait and see.

I told you so. 36

[elucidator]

Fathers often need to be cautioned not to influence their sons too much, as sons are naturally attuned to a respectful and obedient alignment with the views of their fathers.

And I am the Queen of Romania. 37

[Mundane Super Hero]

Originally Posted by elucidator

And I am the Queen of Romania.

"I didn't think Rome had a queen."


"Shut Up, Eric..." 38

[Wesley Clark]

Originally Posted by Boudicca90

I'm no fan of Biden, but I can't see how this deals with him at all. It's his son who's the douchebag here.

It's like Jimmy Carter getting blamed for everything Billy did.

You've never met right wingers. They're the same peopel who chanted 'lock her up' at Hillary Clinton for being 1/100th as corrupt and criminal as Donald Trump. 39

[Try2B Comprehensive]

Originally Posted by thorny locust

I have more than once been tempted to ask somebody claiming to speak as a mouthpiece for God whether they're really, really sure that's God and not a demon who they think is giving them instructions.

Huh. I am not sure I have met anyone even once who claimed to be the mouthpiece of God. Overzealous, haranguing preachers? Sure. But never literally I Speak For God- though I suppose enough people act like it. Ask 'em next time and report back.

Anyway, I will never understand how Trump became the hero of Bible-smiters, and I grew up in red state Jesus land. I do believe they will be able to at once be blind to Trump's shortcomings while being outraged at Biden's or whoever's, but I think that is more a function of being driven half mad about a Liberal Menace that doesn't even really exist. 40

[Try2B Comprehensive]

Originally Posted by Beckdawrek

I could probably make a good guess how this person looks.

That doesn't sound like her then. 41