One thing I usually prefer not to do is to risk politically dividing communities that I happen to belong to.

However, Joe Biden has done precisely what I hoped he would do. He has restored a sense of legitimacy and dignity to the office of the United States presidency, and he has pulled us back from the brink of an internecine conflict that would have torn us asunder.

There are other Democrats I would have seen in his place, but that is a compliment to them, not any slur against Biden himself.

@Sigma
> ''My name is Joe Biden. I'm Dr. Jill Biden's husband,''  the president began, addressing a gathering of women-owned businesses. ''And I eat Jeni's ice cream — chocolate chip. I came down because I heard there was chocolate chip ice cream. By the way, I have a whole refrigerator full upstairs..You think I'm kidding? I'm not,''

Joe Biden's reaction to a mass shooting by a trans gendered person.

If this person is who you imagine when you talk about a dignified president, then I also understand why you think you are a woman.

Maybe this was an offhand comment before the formal interview? Cause it seems so juvenile from a man so old. Seems like a comment from someone who's high or just embarrassed.

@corfiot

It's actually a normal part of populism. Populism is focused with connecting with voters on unifying aspects of their lives, which are usually the simple things in life. Enjoying ice cream might have little to do with running a country, but it does have a lot to do with showing that the person that runs the country is aware of what gives happiness to average, working-class moms and dads. It is deliberately simple.

I do not favor the approach, but the execution is not wanting.

It's going downhill, obviously. The top political personality is talking about ice cream when people are dying. They're so detached from the working-class moms and dads I bet they're ordering drone strikes using a dartboard.

Then again, you should see our own prime ministers speaking. Check this out for a laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IE-80ohawU

@corfiot

When talking to a group of female entrepreneurs, ice cream was a relevant subject.

Wailing over yet another mass shooting does not help a hardworking businesswoman get her small business off the ground.

Wait, this was on a totally separate instance from the shooting? Still juvenile but not nearly as reprehensible. If the original outrage was about the timing, who is surprised? None of the elite give a crap about people dying, it's obviously business as usual for everyone up there

@Corfiot @Sigma
I find it almost more amazing, that someone is able to read out some "women entrepreneurship" support out of that senile ramblings.

And I like watching TV noise for the plot.

@LukeAlmighty @corfiot

I have not owned a television in years.

But the stuff on women entrepreneurship was right there in that bit that was posted. It wasn't something I had to research. I just had to read. Most likely, the speech had already been scheduled months in advance.

Therefore, ice cream was actually relevant to the occasion.

I want to note that I got rear-ended earlier this week, and Biden didn't even mention it, much less drop everything he was doing to start a crusade over it.

@Sigma @Corfiot
Can you at least try to not be a total stereotype?

Comparing mass shooting to your bad driving skill is.... Well, fuck it.
I see why people want to see dead trannies now.