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Charleston, south carolina. several prominent democrats have come to the vice presidents defense. tulsi gabbard is also running for the democrats. she said biden has misrepresented his message to get key votes. there needs to be civility in washington and the country. in order for congress to work with the american people, we need to find common ground with each other. when asked about the comments, congressman and icon john lewis forcefully defended joe biden. >> i dont think the remarks are ...

Speaking the langrage wf the new left. he doesnt talk about these race issues in a way that they want them spoken about today. how big a deal is it for you and for him? >> well, look, i think right now that everybody needs to look at folks records as well as what theyre saying. i think theres a lot of loud voices right now on the democratic party on the left. but at the end of the day the needle is going to move back. people like joe biden and so many others weve got running for president have a...

Forgotten civility in politics. cory booker pushed for apology. here is how booker draefrs addressed the controversy eye. >> i dont think there was a hatchet. i have the obligation. i have this with people i love and respect that you speak truth. that doesnt mean youre not kind and empathetic. as a person spending my entire community standing up for populations marjleized or did he meend or degraded when he said the word boy not understanding how the word has been used. i did what i think is the...

Planned parenthood forum in the state also. the palmetto state very important because its holds the first southern primary and is seen as key to winning the democratic nomination. peters doocy has been covering it all in columbia, south carolina. it seems the candidates are going after joe biden a lot. >> reporter: on the contrary, joe bidens name hasnt really been coming up at all here at the south carolina democratic convention. and neither are mentions directly or indirectly of the dust-up ov...

Best case he can for that, try and be update and not do -- >> have you met bernie? >> fair. in a way, he did the same thing vice president biden did. he used an awkward quote to make a point about race and civility that landed like a dud. these guys are going to have to go on their own merits. they arent the unicorns of donald trump and hillary clinton. >> i think matts right. i dont think socialism is a winning general election message. im surprised its working in the primary. there doesnt seem...

>> well, look, i think right now everybody needs to look at folks records as well as what theyre saying. i think theres a lot of loud voices right now in the democratic party but at the end of the day i think the needle is going to move back to where were going to see -- look at somebodys complete record, where things are. people like joe biden and so many others that we got running for president have always been there in civil rights and human rights, with basic respect and dignity and civility...

Create such broadscale fear. if he thinks hes going to try to intimidate us into capitulating into his outrageous immigration policies, his wal a -- wall and more, he has another think coming. >> you were in the hearing on reparations hr-40. >> i testified in that historic moment. >> why was that important to you? the reparations of descendants of africa? >> because you know the kind of fears we have in economic inequities to inequities of civility. these are all slaveries that we have well into...

Microcosm on what were talking about here. everybody talked about race and we can get sucked into a meaty discussion about race. pete buttigieg does not view the world through the same lane that kamala harris does. there is a different style of democrat that exists in 2019 than when joe biden first entered the senate. theres an air of civility. you used to have these sister solja movements. theres no one who sits with a d next to their name to reach out to republican and frankly vice versa. a lo...

Offensive were joe bidens comments to you? explain your perspective. >>and >>andria, its personal for me and millions and millions of americans. eastland was not just a segregationist. he called for violence against black people. he was very overt about it. he thought white people had a right to kill black people in america. and he said those things publicly. and it is not just a part of our past, were living with so many of the legacies of segregation to this day. including horrendous economic ...

Should join ranks and support them and help them. in any way, in dialogue that we have been seeing, not just me but others in the african-american community have been speaking out, i hope it makes and is a learning process. i believe in a kindness and i have friends across the aisle that i can write desertations with. i believe in kindness and decency and civility, but i also believe that truth must be told. we should hold folks accountable and you shouldnt try to gloss over or cover over when t...