Etiquette



DP Etiquette

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Sunday, January 15, 2023

About the Joe Biden document scandal.

 Personally, if you are going to wag your finger at other people, you better make sure you have your own shit in order.

So, this steady barrage of document finds on Biden properties is going to hurt and may hurt big time. AS SOON AS the Trump document scandal arose, I would have had my people scour every inch of my properties and lawyer's offices to make sure nothing would come back to bite me. Instead, Biden gloated about the scandal surrounding Trump, and now is eating crow.

My humble opinion aside, there is absolutely NO equivalency, as Biden is co-operating where as Trump was obstructing. That may end up being Biden's saving grace. 

Still, excuses are excuses. Not "knowing" about those documents is not going to fly. Doesn't the buck stop at the top?

Here is a more positive spin on the document story (and yes I take some of the following as "spin")

Why I Am Not Worried About The Biden Document "Scandal" And You Shouldn't Be Either

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/14/2147059/-Why-I-Am-Not-Worried-About-The-Biden-Document-Scandal-And-You-Shouldn-t-Be-Either-Saturday-s-GNR

Key arguments:

First, most people don’t care about this.  Yes, Twitter is having  a meltdown, but as we learn in election after election after election, Twitter is not the real world.

From the author of the article:

Second, I know an awful lot about Biden.  I wrote an entire 100 part series about why he should be our president before the election of 2020.  I read every book there was to read about him and read every interview.  The man is clean.  I have a really hard time believing that he stole those documents on purpose and/or has or had some nefarious purpose for them. 

Third, this just isn’t the same thing as Trump’s case.  Based on what we know, Biden is unlikely to face charges but Trump is likely.

Fourth, the special counsel on this may end up being great for us.  It may protect Biden from GOP witch hunts.

Fifth, this shows that Democrats walk the walk. If there is something that needs to be investigated — whether it is on our side or theirs — it should be investigated.

Sixth, we aren’t near an election and stories have a very very short life.

Do you feel better?  I hope so.

Again, a little too rosy a picture in the comments by the author of the article, but hey, some valid points as well. 

Do you think the author has got it right, or will this end up hurting Biden more than we want to admit?

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