Disadvantaged. There caller beneficiaries joe biden being joe biden. Guest host we looking you year its not and just a minute. Gasoline are getting this for you. You can also send us an email. Fifth it is late. He writes. He left to her as an washington with his ear and grace. He is seeing and the background. He put his arms on stephanies shoulders. It could be interpreted as an embrace. It does on tuesday this conflict needs signatures. It brought by the being vitamin c enhances general. He planters assets anything. This has been lost for last minute this support is in a difficult position. When it this ok winky Vice President got it. We went to get your documents. Apr has is coming out to their website. He is making news for all the wrong reasons. He is doing this. He was caught with the defendant chief life. People mocking joe biden and sit understand ship not be embarrassed. When does it go too far. You can see the picture and the headlines. He Time Magazine on their website. Lets do you think about this behavior. This is just joe biden being joe biden. The 2015 president ial contender on their website. Here is what really happened here he this is the headline gas happened. A publication online. Net this. His answers to the name joe biden. This is extremely and she pb. He ducking this is appropriate behavior . I do not think it means anything. He is trying to be friendly. D think he can get away with that . Caller it is a picture of a moment. Have you seen the video . Caller yes. Host do you remember when Angela Merkel track headline from july 20 2006 . This was the headline. Caller they are just blowing things out of proportion. Host caller what is the big deal . He is a liberal socialist. He live the women be destroyed. Eli he lied that the women hed destroyed. To check into this. Now it has come back he has been prowling around with some kind of islands the caribbean. Host you think that democrats can get away with it republicans cannot . Guest not get away with a time that they get a life more get a lot more slack. This thing comes up with things and getting things under a girl. He is probably palling around with these characters. Obama is not a college graduate. He has a lot to all of his colleagues records. The hypocrisy is simply cant is so blatant. Host good morning. Go ahead. Caller interest 2007 when i was running for president. It is a nomination that he developed and the ship. Gas developed amnesia. He ran a stop sign. That is just the democratic way. He kicked a free every time. Host why do you say that . Why do you think they would get a free pass over republicans . Caller it is not an exact science. I am speaking teachers. The truth. Host good morning. What do you think . Caller the contract do not clearly get a free pass on sexually inappropriate behavior. As far as you abide in him a techie elite kind of guy. Far as joe biden, he is starting to get inappropriate. He has please the shoulders. Squeezed his shoulders. He needs to be reminded. I went to make sure he is ok. He is fearing. Feeling her. Caller host do you think having this conversation is there . Did he should be reminded he is they are . Caller people who care at the public persona should remind him. Maybe even his wife had a sign chat with him. You can only go so far. Please. He is holding her shoulders. He is kissing and her ear. Again me a great. Give me a break. Interesting my. Not anymore. The deal yet. That cannot happen in the 19. Host we are talking about joe bidens gesture to show you the image. It is trendingo n the social media websites. It is npr time . Magine. Here is the new york magainze. Humanitarian creepily eight with nine kind seeks eagerly was wo he creepily whispered in their ears. We are turning into all the year. Is it appropriate . Inappropriate . Go ahead. Host caller who cares . This is a. It is getting out of control. Like a thief in the discussion to the American People . Host you do not think this is a discussion to be had about what is appropriate and inappropriate . Caller if you are a democrat and he wanted to keep your words so nice, it is appropriate for you. For the ordinary american citizens trying to get their job, no, who cares . Host all right. Democratic colleague. Good morning to you. Caller i agree with the previous color. Follow . Hello . Get a grip. Jo biden has known her for 2030 years. They are friends. This was an innocent family gesture. Your husband will be away for issues, good luck to you. Is there something wrote in encouraging and mans wife . This is the United States of america. I cannot see why there is the political aspect. I do not get why they ahve to attack the Vice President. Host d. Scott davis as appropriate behavior. His behavior getsives critics plenty of ammunition caller iw anted to remind every one, are oyu aware that prior to meeting that ms carter is outside and the secret service and the defene secretary was so involved. Maybe you are not aware that Vice President biden fell in front of ice on the pentagon prio mayber. Whispering to her are you okay . She was saying than god it was not caught on camera what would they be darrell issa Something Like that . I watched it. Saw the car pull up. It was made very clear the poor woman has fallen on the ice. I was immeditaely on there. I trained as an immigrant. I said this is something that the nurse that with year after year. It is too close to women with rain in their air and shelling gestures. Very foten children were being abused. They will sometimes go to strangers because they are so start over attentino. He knows there is a longstanding name. The most critical aspect of this is there is an element with the situation can with the Vice President aware. We have had people slip on ice and i. They have one camera. Flaring and are always a matter feed. He raped him over to his side at the podium. The moment was captured. His social media being hard . This shared maggie during this. Biden was simply whispering word s and encouragement. It can appear to be a uniquely awkward experience for those watching it on both. Unfold. He was known for years. We it doesnt appear entirely that he makes Stephanie Carter uncomfortable. We are asking you to weigh in on this. People have documented other incidences where the Vice President has conducted himself in this way. Is this joe biden being joe biden . Democratic color in north carolina. Caller in north carolina. Caller i want to know if cspan is affiliated with fox news. Yall need to get a grip on what you put on tv. This is disgusting. John boehner want to even fund dhs. What is up with that . Host do you think that this criticism is coming from conservatives. We are talking about the immigration debate coming up next in about 25 minutes on washington journal. Expert, pennsylvania. Republican caller. Caller yes, it looked like a simple fatherly cap on the back of the head. Tap on the back of the head. He looked like he was being supportive of her and it is just as simplistic as that. It is being blown out of proportion. We have bigger fish to fry in this country. Domestic abuse, that sort of thing. This should not really be news. Host if you saw that behavior in your workplace, would you think that that was appropriate or inappropriate or would you have the same explanation . Caller you know what, yes. I have worked with a lot of italian men. They grab you and touch you and that sort of thing. They would not grab me inappropriately. That is just the way they express themselves. It is the same exact thing. Host robert in augusta, georgia. Republican line. Caller i dont think there is anything wrong with him touching in the positive sense of a frame of mind. I would say biden has a defamation of character and slander case against fox news. If there is no Sexual Activity or conversation to these women or affection and so on and so on , he can soothe the paper or the television station sue the paper or the television station for defamation of character. Host joe is a democratic caller. Caller good morning. How are you . This is joe from the bronx, new york. I am listening to what you wrote in reference to it. My goodness. We are tlakalking about joe biden now. Everybody loves this man. Anything this man do, leave joe alone. This man is a democrat to begin with. Women of all colors, they love to hold, hold me more, hold me more baby. Stick your hand, way back. Baby, do it. Democrats have it that way. They are the people that are in this country want to help the people. Which is the majority of the people. People know that. Im glad to have that on tv today. What the republican wants republicans want our to spread fear and war. We have we dont have that many people in this world that is natural born teflon. Everybody loves this man. Host we will show this headline with you from the washington times. Lawmakers are pushing Ashton Carter and want his commitment to address sex assault in the military. A Bipartisan Group sent a letter to Ashton Carter last week. There is still a lot of work to be done. A Bipartisan Group of 50 lawmakers sent the letter to the new secretary, who was sworn in yesterday. Keith in fargo, north dakota. Good morning. Caller he asked just like a father to that young daughter. I can daughter. Like a daughter. He is not touching her back part , he is not touching her front part. He has her hand his hand on her shoulders. It must be a republican making a big issue out of it for their next election. Host you dont see this as an issue. Do you think somebody in your workplace could do what you see in this video . It is ok . You dont see it as inappropriate . Caller no. At one time, i was in a group home. I probably should not say this. There was a staff there that i gave you aher a shoulder rub. Other women tried saying that i was touching her, which i wasnt. Host ok. That was viewed as inappropriate and that situation by some women. That is the conversation we are having. Mark. Weigh in on it. Caller i agree with a lot of the callers. In the early days of washington journal, when brian lamb and susan were the main anchors this would never have been talked about. This is titillating Image Entertainment four trailer trash. As far as his behavior, i was 13 years old in 1969. By now, everyday life in the entire country should be just like woodstock and a party at the playboy mansion. Host we are going to be talking about obama immigration plans. We are talking about the texas judges ruling to disguise decide on an injunction about president obamas action on immigration. The white house will decide whether to seek an emergency stay, which would allow them to go ahead with the executive action. Also in the papers this morning front page of the Washington Post. New policy on arms, drones. President will allow more sales to allies. Long internal review. It is a significant step for u. S. Arms doctrine. Egypt is urging unbacked strikes in libya after the beheading of those egyptian christians in libya. That truce between ukraine and russia more in the papers on that this morning. Separatists are dancing and it is imperiling this ukraine truce advancing and it is imperiling the ukraine truce. Putin said the ukrainian troops were surrounded and that they should surrender. Nick in el paso, texas. A republican. What do you make of this debate . Caller if it has become a problem now because the Washington Post and the wall street journal have it. It has been talked about on twitter and social media. I would take this as a dirty old man. He cannot keep his fans to himself. If i saw that on my wife or anyone of my five daughters i would go up to him and kill him tell him, keep your hands off my wife and my daughter or the next time, im going to give you the five finger sandwich. Host the Vice President said himself that he has known Ashton Carter for years, knows his wife. Caller i would have told my wife, go ahead and sit in the front, i dont care if the Vice President tells you to come. Just say no. Host what kind of conversation should this spur . A conversation about appropriate behavior in a workplace . Caller this is inappropriate behavior in a workplace. I know it is not tolerated at mine, especially nowadays. Especially with men. Men have to be extra careful especially i have to tell my phone son. You have to be extra careful with women. You never know when the word rape will come up or something. I would say he is just a dirty old man. Host daniel, what do you think . Caller i want to let you guys know you do a good job most of the time, i dont want a really poured on you, but i will agree with a lot of the callers that this really should not be news. It is not something that we have to have a National Debate about. I think it is an inappropriate gesture and a weird thing for him to do, especially when you add up all the other times he has done things in the past. If you do Something Like that for a short amount of time, i could see how it would be ok, but when you are standing there and the cameras are on and you have your hands on this guys wife and you are talking to her in the background, it is just a weird look. It is not suitable for a Vice President , in my opinion. Host yet, you dont think they should be a conversation, a National Conversation. I dont caller i dont think it is the most important thing we could talk about right now. This guy has bigger fish to fry. Ash carter. The guy who has the job. We should talk about him. This is something that, i guess we are talking about a regardless of my opinion. It is not something that is newsworthy. Host david, madison heights, michigan. Democratic line. Caller how are you . Thank you for taking my call. I really dont think it is a big thing. Shame on cspan for even having this subject. We have so much other important stuff. They probably hold the party for him. Just a bunch of whining, crybaby republicans. Thank you very much. Host let me show you the 2006 headline on the cbs news website. The headline at the time on july 20 2006 bush backrub gets bigplay. And independent in washington dc caller good morning and thank you cspan for making this a part of the National Conversation. As citizens of this country, we have to question why we have not taken our leaders to task in approving and equal rights amendment for women. We have to question why we allow this type of sexist behavior, not only in the work lace, but in our homes, by socializing boys and men to think it is ok to treat women as property or to be overly familiar. Lastly, cspan we have to question why as citizens in this country, we dont point how this is also linked with lgbt discrimination because most men wont be have that way toward other men, especially in public because they are fearing they will be called gay or bisexual. Thank you so much for making this a part of the National Conversation this morning. Host so you do see this as appropriate. You have heard it from our viewers saying that there is so much other news, why would we talk about this . Do you see this as respond to the callers who say that. That this is not a high priority, it is not a high priority for the defense secretary, or that people are saying it should not be or that there is more news to be talking about. Caller this issue is linked to all of the type of aggression and violent behavior we are experiencing in our society. The recent rash of nonindictments over male cops who were overly violent with people in their communities. This issue is linked to what my first point was why we have not taken our leaders to task in approving an equal rights amendment in this country. It is highly significant in how men and women and human beings relate to one another. It is extremely significant to read if we dont socialize our children from very young to show respect for themselves and respect for one another and not engage in this type of behavior, where you are being overly familiar or touching inappropriately, then i believe are young adults will have a greater chance at being professional in their own lives. Host have you been listening to the conversation . For the past 35 minutes or so . What do you make of what other viewers have said . Caller i think the other viewers are very passionate about their ideas and i am happy that they do call in. But i do believe they are nothing honest with themselves that we have to take responsibility and take on the mantle of making more progress happen and actualized and not just for the sake of helping women and girls to feel self empowered, but for the sake of boys and men to realize that they do not have to engage in this kind of behavior, whether it is being overly familiar and touching inappropriately or viewing women as unequal commodities where this type of behavior is acceptable. Host greg, jacksonville, florida. Caller i am a very serious, 36 year watcher of cspan ever since it debuted in 1979. Let me say, i am here trembling at this particular discussion. One of the things i have problems with and i have called at times and said that iran york byron york is a conservative. He has nothing ever good to say about a democrat. That is byron york. The second thing that you lead is that conservatives brought this up and think that this is an issue that Vice President biden happened to touch a young lady on her shoulders. When he said conservatives, you put it in a political perspective again. This is a ploy to criticize Vice President biden or or a democrat. I look for objective, good reporting, not this kind of trash that would trash the man of joe bidens character or even when you talked about president bush. What have americans subjected themselves to when people cant show they are still touchy feeley people . Of course, you will have people who take it out there as a pervert. We show people we care by touching them sometimes. Host did you hear dee talking about how she sees this as a conversation to be had about men being over familiar with women giving women the words, power, encouragement to stand up when they feel uncomfortable in a different situation . Caller that is unfortunate. With all due respect to dee, all of us have personal opinions about that. I know some wome