This will be the next Republican talking point

[hal]

deckeda wrote:
Hunter has already acknowledged his "bad judgment." You would think that counts for something.

it does

What are we supposed to do, demand Joe explicitly say it also?

yes

I get it, Joe isn't pure enough otherwise.

yes

Give me a break.

why?

I want Biden to say that his son never should have taken the job, that such things shouldn't be happening, that he's sorry to be involved in such a scenario and to promise that it would not happen again. And perhaps suggest that legislation be written to ban future behavior.

"look, do this for us or your son losses that high paying job" that is not a situation that a VP should be in...

[Acer]

Trump used state resources to force another country to cough up dirt on his political opponent. Don't take the bait.

[hal]

more whataboutism? Yeah, I know Trump is WAY worse. That's not an excuse.

[rjmacs]

hal wrote:
I want Biden to say that his son never should have taken the job, that such things shouldn't be happening, that he's sorry to be involved in such a scenario and to promise that it would not happen again. And perhaps suggest that legislation be written to ban future behavior.

"look, do this for us or your son losses that high paying job" that is not a situation that a VP should be in...

And he's got HIIIIIGGGH hopes, he's got HIIIIIGGGH hopes,
High apple pie, in the SKKYYYYYYYY hopes!

[deckeda]

hal wrote:
I want Biden to say that his son never should have taken the job, that such things shouldn't be happening, that he's sorry to be involved in such a scenario and to promise that it would not happen again. And perhaps suggest that legislation be written to ban future behavior.

You're wanting Joe to say he's sorry it looked bad, which completely equates it with being bad. Maybe he can change the past, or maybe in retrospect he can say (again) that if elected none of his family will have "any business relationship with anyone that relates to a foreign corporation or foreign country.”

Hindsight is a great luxury. Convenient also, you might agree.

hal wrote:
"look, do this for us or your son losses that high paying job" that is not a situation that a VP should be in...

Hunter wasn't in that position unless you'd like to publish a breaking news story about it here.

[Speedy]

Some of us have experienced nepotism including me. But this Hunter thing should never have happened in the first place. Hunter is sleazy. Joe needs to cut him loose, not defend him.

(I got a high paying union laborer summer job at age 16 because my father was the top foreman on the project.)

[deckeda]

Speedy wrote:
... (I got a high paying union laborer summer job at age 16 because my father was the top foreman on the project.)

Were you a bad worker? Did you intend wrongdoing? Or can we just assume it?

[RgrF]

Most east coast trade unions were/are only open to family and friends - this was true 50 years ago, it's true today.

[Acer]

"Who you know" is still a time-honored way to the top of the stack, even among the working poor. Being a friend of a friend of the manager can be leveraged even at McDonalds. When it becomes a problem is when it puts someone unqualified into the position. But goldbricking is much less tolerated in the lower tiers (Amazon employees pee in bottles to make quota) than it is in the Boardroom Class.

[samintx]

What about our gal from Arkansas? Daddy helped her get her job in the WH.