Breitbart:
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina — Former vice president Joe Biden began his address to a town hall meeting on Wednesday afternoon by paying homage to the late Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings (D-SC) — a segregationist who later changed his views.
Hollings began his career opposing integration, and was noted for raising the Confederate flag above the South Carolina State Capitol when he was governor. He later dropped his opposition to integration.
Biden, who eulogized Hollings at his funeral earlier this year, praised Hollings while campaigning in South Carolina in June.
As Breitbart News noted at the time:
Hollings, who passed away earlier this year, served in the U.S. Senate from 1966 to 2006. Prior to joining Congress, he was governor of South Carolina from 1959 to 1963, an office he originally sought on the basis of his opposition to the Brown v. Board of Education decision, which struck down segregation in public schools. Hollings kept that stance for the early portion of his term, but eventually changed course and supported integration. It has been noted, though, that full desegregation of South Carolina’s public schools did not occur until after he left the governorship.
In the Senate, Hollings cut a moderate to liberal profile by championing a national hunger policy and working to rein in the deficit. During his tenure, Hollings’ views on race appeared to grow and develop ,as exhibited by his endorsement of Jesse Jackson in the 1988 presidential race.
Biden came under withering criticism from rival candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) at the first primary debate in June, who said that “it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country. And it was not only that, but you also worked with them to oppose busing.” Biden later apologized, though critics — including Barack Obama’s former political adviser, David Axelrod — said that his apology came too late. more here
Biden’s words are nothing compared to the puke worthy speech Graham 2.Zero gave for, as he put it “My friend and mentor” Fritz Hollings. One of the interesting items about Hollings is he was the Governor of SC that signed the bill to fly the now reviled confederate flag atop the statehouse in Columbia SC. If he was such a “reformed” segregationist why was it still atop the statehouse when he left? Hollings probably figured it was cheaper to endorse Rev. Extortion and avoid being publicly called a racist than to cut him a check.
“And how about ol’ Dylann Roof? Stand up, Dylann! Oh my god, what am I talking about? He couldn’t be here today. Everybody stand up for Dylann!”
I think Biden is suffering form Alzheimer, Dementia, or some other form of general brain deterioration.
It happens when someone gets old, if they don’t die first, but most people recognize it and don’t want them put in high positions of leadership.
Perhaps that shrink that “diagnosed” Trump could give us her opinion of Biden….
She did, Cynic. On the Levin interview thread. She said he’s “not at his best”, but that she’s not worried about him clinging to power if he got hit with Article 25. So everything is cool with Joe lol
Bring back Joe kicking himself in the head meme!
Anon – That’s just Joe being Joe.
gropin joe is on the “fritz”
Biden boasted that he could work with anyone, even racists like Mississippi Senator James O. Eastland.
“In every stage of the bus boycott we have been oppressed and degraded because of black, slimy, juicy, unbearably stinky n——-s … African flesh-eaters. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to abolish the Negro race, proper methods should be used. Among these are guns, bows and arrows, slingshots and knives. … All whites are created equal with certain rights, among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of dead n——-s.”