This is the face of a woman thinking, "If we can just get this doddering geezer across the finish line, then I could be like the next Mrs. Coolidge."

 

Joe Biden did an excellent job of not just defending himself but also knocking down the right with false propaganda noise machine talking points such as why doesn't he release the records at the University of Maryland. That is up to the university but what good would it do? There are no personnel files in those records. Anything dealing with Read's would be in the Senate records and/or national archives. And those records are released.

 

Oh no! Joe denied it! All is lost... boo-hoo
After all, denying is completely conclusive, right?

This just reminds me of something...

 

I admit I was getting frustrated by Biden and his campaign not coming out and addressing the allegations of sexual assault and worried about how Biden would deal with them if and when he ever did address them.

And I was wrong. Campaign wise it was a stroke of genius. Biden not saying anything about the false accusation allowed interest to build until nearly all media and a majority of the country was watching. And especially watching this morning.

So what that did was give Biden an opportunity to first bat down the false accusation and right wing talking points. And then go straight into what he would be doing right now to combat COVID-19 if he was president and more importantly what he will be doing about it when he is elected president.

And that was devastating to Trump on multiple levels. One, it highlighted all of Trump's failures and what actually needs to be done. But I think more importantly anyone watching saw someone that talks coherently, makes sense, has solutions, and is not lying. All of which reveals just how terrible and deadly it is to be under the thumb of a mad king dictator.

 

Initially I believed her, but then I claimed to doubt her claims. The party she claimed to have attended was like no party I attended in high school. A lot of alcohol and no parents? She could not remember the address, or even the location of the home where it was supposed to have happened.

 

Joe Biden dick [sic] head...

He know [sic] crooked lesbo Hillary will threaten and take care of Reade for him.

- Mitch254

@Mitch254, you write like one of those poorly educated whites Trump pretends to love. You people love him because he is as inarticulate and ignorant as you are. Don't think he loves you. He has made a career of coning gullible fools.

 

Joe Biden Doth Protest Too Much, Insists (Strongly) Records Won’t be Found at UOD
Posted at 9:37 am on May 1, 2020 by Elizabeth Vaughn


Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at New Hope Baptist Church, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)


Team Biden could not have chosen a more sympathetic environment in which to break his silence over former staffer Tara Reade’s allegations of sexual assault than MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” (Unless, of course, Chris Hayes were to show up.)

Rather than fading away, the accusations have actually gained steam ever since a video surfaced last Friday of a telephone call from Reade’s late mother to the “Larry King Live” show shortly after the alleged incident occurred in 1993. Reade’s account was further bolstered on Monday when a neighbor from that period of time and a former colleague came forward to corroborate her story. These allegations had been previously corroborated by her brother and a friend.


There were no bombshells. Nor did Biden have any moments of confusion. There were times when his speech wasn’t perfect, but nothing crazy happened.

The show’s co-host, Mika Brzezinski, conducted the portion of the interview about the Reade allegations, and to her credit, she was surprisingly aggressive in her questioning. She continued to press and asked the same questions in different ways.

Biden repeatedly answered, “It did not happen. Period.”

The interview lasted for about 20 minutes. There were times when Biden was clearly beginning to lose his patience, and had to work at keeping his temper in check.


Asked whether Reade’s allegations are true, Biden replied, “No, it is not true. I’m saying unequivocally, it did not happen and it didn’t.”

The former Vice President said his campaign has not reached out to Reade.

He dodged the question of whether or not he remembers Reade.

Minutes before the interview began, Biden “called on the National Archives to release the complaint Reade says she filed back in 1993.”

Biden remains adamant that the documents currently housed inside the University of Delaware Library do not include any personnel records. If a record of a complaint by Reade did exist, it would be found in the National Archives and his campaign has asked them to search for any such document.

He told Brzezinski, “I’m confident there is nothing, no one that I’m aware of filed a complaint, no one in my office at the time is aware of any such request or complaint. I’m not worried about it at all. If there’s a complaint, that’s [the National Archives] where it would be.”

He repeated, “This is an open book. There’s nothing for me to hide – nothing at all.”

Questioned over the discrepancy between his comments about Christine Blasey Ford and Tara Reade, Biden said women should be believed. He added, “Women have a right to be heard. In any case, the truth matters and in this case the truth is the claims are false.”

He added, “I’m not going to question her motives. I don’t know why she is saying this. I don’t know why after 27 years this is being raised. I don’t understand it.”

Brzezinski rephrased her question about the difference between his remarks on Ford vs. Reade, and he answered, “The facts of this case do not exist. There are so many inconsistencies in this case. I assure you it did not happen. Period.” She should have reminded him that Reade’s account has been corroborated by five people while no one corroborated Ford’s story.

“Why is it real for Dr. Ford and not for Tara Reade?,” Brzezinski asked.

Biden replied, “I’m not saying she doesn’t have the right to come forward…But only the truth matters.”

She asked if he’d ever required a staffer to sign a non-disclosure agreement. “I never asked anybody to sign an NDA. There are no NDAs, period, in my case.”

Brzezinski asked Biden several times if he was confident that no record of a complaint exists. He answered, “I know of no one who was aware of any complaint was made.”

She also asked him multiple times why he doesn’t simply approve a search for any records with Tara Reade’s name on them in the University of Delaware Library. Biden was adamant that personnel records would not be found there. On one occasion, he told her, “I don’t understand the point you’re trying to make. There are no personnel records by definition.” He added that the records in the university library contain information about his personal, private conversations with world leaders and the President.

In the end, Biden did what he had to do which was to address the allegations and to strongly deny them and MSNBC fulfilled their journalistic obligation.

 

Joe Biden Just Poured Gasoline on the Fire of Suspicions Around His Senate Records
Posted at 10:05 am on May 1, 2020 by Bonchie


Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)


Joe Biden finally addressed the sexual assault allegation against him publicly today. He appeared within the friendly confines of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, though he was asked a few tough questions, to make his denial.

But it wasn’t just the denial that was newsworthy. We all knew that was coming. What really caught my ear was his comments on the sealed records which currently reside at the University of Delaware. When asked about why he won’t just make them public or, at the very least, agree to a search for Reade’s name, this was his response.



Tom Elliott@tomselliott

Full exchange on Biden saying he won't release his Senate records at the Univ. of Delaware --

"The idea that they would be made public while I was running for public office, they could be taken out of context ... they could be fodder."






As my colleague Nick Arama wrote yesterday, Biden found those records concerning enough that he sent operatives to search them in March, with the indication there being that they could already be compromised. But for now, Biden is simply refusing to release anything from them, including doing any kind of search pertaining to the Reade allegation.

When pushed on that specific matter, Biden became speechless.


Daily Caller

✔@DailyCaller

Mika Brzezinski presses Joe Biden on opening up his Senate records at the University of Delaware:

"Are you certain there was nothing about Tara Reade in those records?"

"I am absolutely certain."

"If so, why not approve a search of her name in those records?"







This answer by Biden is going to pour gasoline on the suspicions surrounding those records. Now, it’s not just about the sexual assault claim anymore. His answer about providing “fodder” and his concerns that they could be used against him open up speculatory paths for many other things he could be hiding. Biden’s tenure in public office has been marked by more failures and bad decisions than one can count. I suspect on foreign policy alone that these records contain many examples of his awful judgment.


Greg Price

✔@greg_price11

I mean if Joe Biden doesn't want his UDel records opened because stuff in there "could be used as fodder," I wonder what else is in there besides a possible sexual harrassment complaint




Regardless, someone running for public office should probably not be arguing that the records of his public service should be hidden. That seems an almost insane contention.


Drew Holden@DrewHolden360

“The things I did while in elected office should not be made public while I am seeking a higher public office” is not an argument that makes any sense. https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1256199505017528320 …

Tom Elliott@tomselliott

Full exchange on Biden saying he won't release his Senate records at the Univ. of Delaware --

"The idea that they would be made public while I was running for public office, they could be taken out of context ... they could be fodder."






What’s Joe hiding? And will the media have any interest after spending years fretting about Trump’s tax returns? The answer to the latter question is likely no. In fact, we’ve already got some “journalists” saying the quiet part out loud. Namely, that they view these records like Hillary’s emails and do not want to see them investigated.


Charlotte Alter

✔@CharlotteAlter

Mark my words: "what's in the records at Delaware" is going to be the new "what's in the emails?"

Regardless of whether there's a "there" there, we live in a climate where suspicion can be easily weaponized. See: Clinton, Hillary.




So much for the picture of the dogged reporter searching down the truth with an unstoppable curiosity. Instead, the media are going to try to memory-hole all of this. Biden gave the interview, he made his denials, and he says there’s nothing there. That will be the line going forward.

But I suspect more is going to come out. Biden isn’t out of the woods yet. Not by a long shot.

 

We can always count on you to post the right wing false propaganda talking points almost instantly after they come off the pro Trump PR shop presses. Why is that? What do you do for a living? This?

And let me ask you one more very simple question. If Trump doesn't have to release any of his records, including the ones that have been subpoenaed why should Biden have to release any of his records? Let's see you answer that one.

While in the meantime I will expose your latest non-fucking lies.

‘This never happened’: Joe Biden calls for release of any documents related to sex assault accuser

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/th...sexual-assault-allegations-by-former-staffer/

 

You are nothing more than a phony ass fraud leftwing lying machine. Do you even believe the lies you tell?

Biden Called on National Archives to Release Any Complaint from Reade, But There’s a Big Problem With That, As He May Know
Posted at 12:30 pm on May 1, 2020 by Nick Arama


Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill Biden, speaks at a primary election night campaign rally Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
While Joe Biden is still stalling any look into his Senate records being held at the University of Delaware, he said that any complaint filed with the Senate should be in the National Archives.

He made a big thing during his interview with Mika Brzezinski and in a separate statement, saying he was calling on the National Archives to release any complaint they might have.


But there’s a big problem with that, as he may well know.

They aren’t there, according to Business Insider’s Nicole Einbinder.

Einbinder outlined this on Thursday in her story about Biden operatives accessing the University of Delaware’s collection of his Senate records since he declared for president. What were the operatives looking for and what, if anything, was removed? She also raised the question of why the agreement for how long the records would remain sealed was changed last year after Biden declared his run for the presidency?

She also outlined how she discovered any complaint made to the Senate in 1993 wasn’t in the National Archives.


Nicole Einbinder

✔@NicoleEinbinder

Joe Biden said that Tara Reade's complaint could only be at the National Archives, at what was then called the Office of Fair Employment Practices. But, a National Archives spokesperson told me that they do not hold records from that office.








Nicole Einbinder

✔@NicoleEinbinder
Replying to @NicoleEinbinder

Instead, a Senate Historical Office staffer said the Fair Employment Practices records are governed by a Senate resolution mandating that "records containing personal privacy, information closed by statute, and records of executive nomination are closed for 50 years."



1,102
8:39 AM - May 1, 2020
Twitter Ads info and privacy

451 people are talking about this



In other words, the place he’s calling to release them, doesn’t have them. So he’s in no real danger when he calls on them to release them. He knows they can’t comply. It’s a ‘no harm no foul’ request, he can say it to make himself look good knowing they can’t comply.







The place that might have them has them under seal for 50 years from their taking.


Nicole Einbinder

✔@NicoleEinbinder
Replying to @NicoleEinbinder

If Reade's complaint was filed to the Office of Fair Employment Practices, the record will remain closed until 2043 — more than two decades from now.


1,043
8:43 AM - May 1, 2020
Twitter Ads info and privacy

476 people are talking about this



Einbinder also reports how the process at the time was complicated.


Nicole Einbinder

✔@NicoleEinbinder
Replying to @NicoleEinbinder

That staffer said that rules for filing a complaint to the Office of Fair Employment Practices were complicated and that it was possible that a staffer attempting to do so without proper guidance may not have taken the necessary steps to get an investigation started.





So it may have been made, but it may not have proceeded for that reason.


Nicole Einbinder

✔@NicoleEinbinder
Replying to @NicoleEinbinder

It's also important to note that Reade isn't just looking for the complaint. She has other reasons for wanting the University of Delaware to unseal the records:





That’s why the importance of looking at the Senate records being held at the University of Delaware, as we said, that might reveal all the attendant action taken concerning Reade and/or her complaints/discussions with staffers.

That may also be why Biden doesn’t want those records plumbed.

 

Here Are the Problems With Biden’s Response and How He’s Not Acting as He Demanded Others Act about Transparency
Posted at 10:30 am on May 1, 2020 by Nick Arama


Vice President Joe Biden, participates in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios, Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Joe Biden appeared on Morning Joe with Mika Brzezinski.

It was some interview as we reported earlier here and here.


But I wanted to point to his statement about the University of Delaware records which I reported about yesterday.
From Redstate:

The records cover the period from 1973 to 2009. They were given to the University in 2011 and the agreement at the time said they would be sealed “for two years after he retires from public office.” But then, the day before Biden launched his campaign, it was changed to the later of either December 31, 2019, or when Biden “retires from public life” without defining what that meant. Tippett is now saying “two years” from that point, extending it still further.

Mika actually asks him a good question he never answers. Mika asks why was the date changed? Biden never actually answers the question.


Tom Elliott@tomselliott

Full exchange on Biden saying he won't release his Senate records at the Univ. of Delaware --

"The idea that they would be made public while I was running for public office, they could be taken out of context ... they could be fodder."











She then pursues why wouldn’t he unseal the records or allow a search for her name in the records.

His answer is hilarious, as my colleague Bonchie reported: because it could be “used for fodder.”

Um, yeah, so now that makes us more inclined to want to know what’s in there.


Greg Price

✔@greg_price11

I mean if Joe Biden doesn't want his UDel records opened because stuff in there "could be used as fodder," I wonder what else is in there besides a possible sexual harrassment complaint


103
8:11 AM - May 1, 2020
Twitter Ads info and privacy

40 people are talking about this





He even mentions a conversation with Vladimir Putin that he’s concerned about. Why? Why shouldn’t anything that isn’t classified be released or media given access to it?

This was the same guy who said there should be an FBI investigation into Kavanaugh, that a woman should be believed.


Tom Elliott@tomselliott
Replying to @tomselliott

Biden, Sept. 17, 2018, on Blasey Ford: “You’ve got to start off with the presumption that at least the essence of what she’s talking about is real, whether or not she forgets facts, whether or not it’s been made worse or better over time.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-when-a-woman-alleges-sexual-assault-presume-she-is-telling-the-truth/2018/09/17/7718c532-badd-11e8-a8aa-860695e7f3fc_story.html …



224
6:41 AM - May 1, 2020
Twitter Ads info and privacy

125 people are talking about this



He claims that he never asked anyone to sign an NDA agreement. “I never asked anybody to sign an NDA. There are no NDAs, period, in my case.”

Reade says that she reported harassment to multiple staffers including Ted Kaufman who is now forming the Biden “transition team.” She claims he took notes of the complaint. That’s what may be in the records. Biden is claiming there aren’t personal records in the collection. There are also all the other claims of inappropriate touching. It’s pretty hard to believe that no one ever complained.

So why not release the records? Why not allow a search of them as Mika asked?

Why were his operatives sent to search the records after he announced his run for the presidency? What were they looking for and did they remove anything? Why not release the agreement with the University of Delaware and the sign in sheet of the people who visited the records?

Here’s how Biden attacked Mike Bloomberg over releasing records in February. Joe Biden, meet Joe Biden.


Joe Biden

✔@JoeBiden

Let me be clear: Mayor Bloomberg should release folks from their non-disclosure agreements. This is about transparency. The American people deserve to know the truth.




3,960
7:25 PM - Feb 20, 2020
Twitter Ads info and privacy

2,727 people are talking about this





So Joe, why don’t you do what Joe demanded?

 

If there is evidence of this then the crime should at least be in the stage of discovery by now. If there is compelling evidence, then there should be a trial. Otherwise we get into an endless speculation paralysis. But even if he did it the vast political machine will see to it that he is not convicted or that it even gets to trial. Biden is too important to them right now.

It is peculiar that it took him so long to comment on these charges. Were I in his position I would have wanted to get in front of this right away.

 

Trump has gotten away with it for decades. Along with his pal Epstein.

 

You got away with attempted murder... Or at least you claim you did...

 

I have no idea if Biden did this or not but saying that republicans did bad things is a red herring.

People from both parties who are accused of crimes need to have the allegations proved and if the charges are meritous then adjudicated.

Talking about this through endless speculation is beyond pointless.

 

Now a woman came forward to complain about what Biden did to her when she was 14.
What is next?

 

I'm offended by his actions!
Now excuse me, I have to go visit some anal sex gangbang video. See you guys there.

 

Apparently, it was a very inappropriate comment, perhaps somewhat dismissible in a court of law, but it certainly shows a perv at work. The woman, Eva Murry's statement has been corroborated by friend and her sister (not sure if it's Murry's sister or the friend's), to whom she repeated the remark moments after it happened.

https://www.redstate.com/joesquire/...xually-harassed-her-when-she-was-14-year-old/

What grown man tells a 14 year old that he's impressed by the size of her tits? Seriously? Come on Libfucks - defend him? Tell everybody it's nothing - show your true colors. Come on Pedo supporters, speak up!

The most interesting thing about this is that I googled the exact phrase from Msman's post and got NOTHING - look here:
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1VFKB_enUS648US729&sxsrf=ALeKk01zJzFusBmhVgppwWHckmfA4dwmEQ:1588379579198&ei=u7-sXpjSC4TH-gSUkKf4AQ&q=a+woman+came+forward+to+complain+about+what+Biden+did+to+her+when+she+was+14&oq=a+woman+came+forward+to+complain+about+what+Biden+did+to+her+when+she+was+14&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQDDIECCMQJ1AAWABgy8gtaANwAHgAgAFciAGDApIBATOYAQCqAQdnd3Mtd2l6&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjYm9iE95PpAhWEo54KHRTICR8Q4dUDCAw

However, pasting the same exact query onto Bing, this was the first search result:
https://www.bing.com/search?q=a+wom...s=n&sk=&cvid=D47C757DB9AB4807A3ABD8EC3BB87AD4

And people claim Google isn't playing politics. We need anti-trust legislation against ALL of the Tech giants.

 

Biden made a deal with the Board of Trustees of the UoD to keep records of the deal sealed.

Strangely, the head of the board, John Cochran, was also the head of credit card company MBNA at a time when Joe fostered legislation that he claimed would 'help' his constituents, but actually allowed card companies to commit usury to the tune of over 20% interest rates. His history with Cochran doesn't end there - it's deep. Cochran and 6 other members of the board donated to Biden's various Senate Campaigns, gave Biden's son a high paying job, and even bought Biden's old house - for reportedly above market value. Chummy indeed.

Expect no help from the UoD.

Small Bravo to typically Fake News Brzezinski for pursuing Joe on this. Maybe she chose Womanhood over Party Politics - perhaps it's more important to her to out sexual predators than it is to toe the Dem line. She will no doubt pay for this indiscretion to be sure.