Saagar Enjeti: Obama's Endorsement Shows Biden Is An Empty Husk

Saagar Enjeti discusses Biden's endorsement from former President Obama, who plans to go to work right away as a fundraiser and top surrogate for the campaign.

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[Iris-hxox]

He's touting Bernie's policy and platform but endorsing Biden. There is a definite problem here.

[gothamonline]

"The most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history."
Barack, you're reading the Sander's website, not Biden's.

[michelhammack]

It sounds like he was endorsing Bernie Sanders not Biden

[AllTimeScary]

“Finish the job, so that healthcare isn’t a right, but a reality for everyone” - Obama wtf does that mean?

[elliemaeclampett]

doesn't matter. i will not vote for joe.

[delbertwinters]

That Obama clip was funny, when he’s going on about how workers have always been essential and have been underpaid, all I could think was “hey weren’t you president for 8 years?”

[DJsGameRoom]

Obama: It’s clear that we need structural change.
Biden: Nothing will fundamentally change

[wok-onbai]

Obama: "Biden has the most progressive platform..." Seriously Obama? How disingenuous and hypocritical.

[jonathanhernandez]

Obama doing his best Beto-Mayor Pete impersonation. This man is now a walking parody of himself.

[Cangeltibon]

I used to like his speeches when I started out on my political self discovery....now it seriously makes me sick to my stomach to hear him. And worst is when I go to someones house and see mail/letters/magazines with his image selling bags, books ugh...the embodiment of neoliberalism, I might actually just straight up hate him.

[michaelpatterson]

He used to be such a good liar. Now he sounds like a used car salesman!

[ochaco]

Perhaps Obama was worried because Bernie represents everything that we thought Obama would be.

[dmt]

DNC: Here's your candidate: a broken plate.
Voter: I don't want to vote for a broken plate.
DNC: If you don't vote for this broken plate, then you OBVIOUSLY want to give Trump a second term.
Voter: No, YOU want Trump to have a second term, by offering me a broken plate. Give me a REAL candidate that represents the issues that MOST AMERICANS support, like M4ALL and I'll vote for them.

That's it in a nutshell. The DNC wants you to vote for whomever or even whatever they put in front of you. Including a broken plate. And if you don't it's your fault.

NOPE! It's THEIR FAULT.

I didn't and don't want "Bernie". I want the ISSUES and POLICIES that Bernie was talking about. If they accuse you of making it about Bernie, REFUSE this FALSE SHAMING & DON'T CAPITULATE.

[hpdre]

Obama's speech here really ticks me off. The gaslighting is thick.

[kedanpie]

Look at this wolf in sheep clothing. “Oh what lying eyes you have”.

[PlanetCharnBaby]

I can't believe I did not see through this man's BS in 2008, when now it's painfully crystal clear that he has always only been a highly paid liar.

[MrDolphins]

And why didn't Obama do any of those things during his 8 years in office?

[celesteconnor]

"Husk" is the perfect description of 2020 Joe Full O' Malarkey Biden.

[josealexi]

"Joe has the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history."

Really?? sucking up to banks isn't exactly progressive IMHO. If you wouldn't have screwed Bernie (again) we could have a REAL progressive platform, not a dementia ridden joke.

[MH-edqc]

To me it sounded like Obama was listing all the failures of his administration.