b'OPINIONBiden Our Time"He that hath ears to hear, let him hear"we do something about this, my children are goingdontknow,unliketheAfricanAmericancommu- Matthew 11:15 to grow up in a jungle We have got to make somenity, with notable exceptions, the Latino community move on this.isanincrediblydiversecom-By Linda Waller Short, Activist Bidenalsodraftedtheinfa- munity.essentiallycalling mous1994crimebill,popu- us monolithic, having a "herd" larly known as the 3 strikes lawmentality,whichisnotonly I n1974,JoeBiden,emergedastheDemocraticwhich many have cited as onedemeaningbutracist.When Partysleadinganti-busingcrusaderhejoinedofthedrivingfactorsbehindspeaking of with many Southern segregationists, which helpedmass incarceration and the dis- PresidentObama,Biden change the dynamic of the Senate at that time, heproportionateimprisonmentofsaid famously in the New York turned some of the leaders in his own party againstpeopleofcolor.BidenfortheObserver,Imean,yougot busing as a desegregation tool.mostpart,however,hastypi- thefirstmainstreamAfrican-In1981Mr.BidendeclaredwithaflourishWecallyrefusedtoapologizeforAmerican who is articulate and want to stop court-ordered busing. Mr. Biden dur- the1994crimebill,andinbrightandcleanandanice-inghis2020presidentialcampaignhassaidthata2016interviewcontendeditlookingguy.Imean,thatsa his record has been misrepresented, but if anythingrestored American cities.storybook, man. It reminds me it\'s been downplayed by the Democrats, the liberalBidenalsodrewcriticismof back in the day when if you media and himself. I oppose busing, Mr. Biden saidfor allowing Anita Hill, a blackhadproperenunciationsome in a lengthy 1975 interview which was entered intowoman who testified during USwhites made the racist remark the Congressional Record Its an asinine concept,Supreme Court Judge Clarenceof"howaffluent"youareas the utility of which has never been proven to me. Thomas\' hearings, to be treatediftheblackcommunityasa Mr. Biden joined renowned segregationists Jessedisrespectfully (he was head ofwhole was not.Helms and with his dogged persistence passed anthe Judiciary Committee at thatThereareotherquestions act that was reported as the greatest setback to civiltime). In Anita Hills biography,Linda Short aboutBidensrecordthatdo rights since 1964. He then turned his attention toSpeaking Truth To Power, shenot specifically affect the black the courts. In 1976, he introduced legislation to barcriticizedBidensroleinthecommunity,likehowallegedly theJusticeDepartmentfrompursuingdesegrega- hearings,suggestingheinappropriatelyweightedhis son Hunter Biden received a $3.5 million wire tion cases that might result in court-ordered busing,Thomass presumed innocence and forced her to gotransfer from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow alarming lawyers in its Civil Rights Division. Unlessinto details that disgusted her.(Russia). Or how Joe Biden was involved in Ukraine The senators tendency toward ad hoc rulemak- dealings while he was Vice President! ing weighed in heavily against fairness, she wrote.Note how the media (run by liberals) suspiciously Then there is Mr. Biden\'s association with a leaderneglects to report information that would make their in the KKK!!candidate look bad. All this to control our mono-He was a Klansman recruiterIn case you forgot, Joe Biden gave the eulogy atlithic thinking. But we woke. We are not ignorant concerning their devices.Robert Byrd\'s funeral. He was a Klansman recruiter who filibustered the 1964whofilibusteredthe1964CivilRightsactfor14This is why our parents and grandparents pushed hours. Biden called this man his mentor, friend andeducation, they wanted us to be smart and wise so Civil Rights act for 14 hours.guide.we wouldn\'t be taken advantage of like they were. Their land, wages, and property were stolen. And we Biden called this man hisThe Bible says, how can two walk together exceptknow that\'s not the half of it. they be agreed? (Amos 3:3)While speaking of the ViolentCrimeControlandLawEnforcementActSend a message to media journalists like Rachel mentor, friend and guide.of 1994, Joe Biden referred to Black Americans asMaddow, Don Lemon, Tucker Carlson and corrupt predators,andsaidduringarecentinterview:media executives to only report the truth. !e can and Bytheway,whatyouallknowbutmostpeopledo think for ourselves! 16 NOVEMBER 2020 BOCNEWS.com'