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Your past positions from the perspective of race being as relevant as they are? >> no. and i dont think theyre relevant because theyre taken out of context. what i didnt see is people who know me, i mean, they know me well. its not just like somebody out of the blue came out and didnt know me. its easy to go 30 or 40, 50 years take a context and take it completely out of context. you know, i get all of this information about other peoples past and what theyve done and not done. you know, im just...

Did you see the questions about your past positions from the perspective of race being as relevant as they are? >> no, and i dont think theyre relevant because theyre taken out of context. what i didnt see is people who know me. i mean, they know me well. its not like kmsomebody came o of the blue. its so easy to go back 40, 50 years and take it out of context. i get all this information about other peoples past and what theyve done and not done, and im just not going to go there. for example, t...

Positions arent any different as were finding out. >> senator harris says she sees it as a tool, not a must in all circumstances. >> look at my record. >> i dont think busing is about policy, mr. vice president. >> no, its not. >> i think its about principle. when you look back at your record on it, you were not in favor of busing. it was a different time, there were different applications. why not just own it and say i was against it but now ive changed. >> no. i was in favor of busing if a cou...

Or 40 years and take a context and take it completely out of context. and i mean, you know, i get all this information about other peoples pasts and what theyve done and not done and im just not going to go there. if we keep doing that, i mean, what we should be debating -- for example, this whole thing about race and busing, well, i think if you take a look, our positions arent any different, as were finding out. >> with senator harris, she sees it as a tool, not a must in all circumstances. >>...