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Douglas Wilder blasts Biden's 'in chains' remarks

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    Former Virginia governor on White House rejecting his views on Biden comments

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Example your world is front center right now do -- you remember this.

We all know his gaffe prone.

But when you make a statement that says they are going to put you all.

Back and saying it was -- I'm okay.

Not gonna have to make you and then -- your sanity count down -- -- the -- -- -- we'll work through it but you all.

Wouldn't be in -- that the slavery is nothing to joke about.

That became a big issue at the White House today.

100 -- while there would be offended -- I understand -- one person has expressed his opinion that he's offended by this person -- is that our staff here it's.

The vice president's intention was clear.

What he was talking about is clear.

Well I think -- competed -- you was he not talking about all I thought I personally.

I think when you use the word changes in the crowd with many African Americans you'd better be careful what you're talking about -- -- president at a later than.

Made clear that you know he his word choice was.

All.

Both starting here and now box on top -- up fast and furious reaction.

-- Welcome everybody I'm Neil -- and Doug Wilder likes to tell me he's just a modest former governor.

Well but in his scathing attack at Joseph Biden this particular.

Former governor stood out for one he is a Democrat.

Or another he is an African American the first African American governor in this country so let's just say when this otherwise gentlemanly Virginian.

Gets upset and catches something a certain vice president apparently even now.

This doesn't get -- this wind gets.

Noticed.

Speak to them as equals not.

They are going to put -- all but I can change surgery -- you are separating yourself from the Ole.

And again dance from a stammering White House today.

Do you think that the first African American governor since reconstruction is as you put it trying to make something out of nothing.

Policy and Internet -- a point he doesn't have -- point the vice president was talking about.

Wall Street reform.

Or governor -- is back with us right now governor good to have you back on the phone now -- that you didn't have a point -- artists that you really didn't happen.

What did you make it -- Well first of all you're good at it understand and recognize just how difficult -- Press Secretary is it is you have to clean up mess straightened up joke.

And tried to put words and the people smiled that -- out there ought to take words out there weren't there.

And these jaded ability -- -- with the -- and I think it's sufficient to play that.

Take this -- that should be pretty well understood and I know you understand.

I've tried not to speak for Doug Wilder and has peaked at Travis people of people that I -- with people that.

I come into contact with people that.

Have a reserved.

Opinion relative to what might be.

I'm going on and they want to hear it and sometimes when -- upgrade these things that might give someone the impression that.

I'm speaking to me you'd be surprised that the number of calls that I've gotten since being with mutual ammonia through.

From people in emails from all over the country of people -- thank god somebody is saying it -- -- -- that speak to people -- vehicles.

-- -- -- Are going to do -- to you all know you respect him now eat you contrive Tuesday it would lost reap what you and -- -- -- so it.

-- doggie -- port and really reduces itself to -- Do you think the vice president is it just apologize and be done with it is too late -- -- -- Well I don't think it's too late -- to Israel or wrong I don't think it's never too great -- -- are grouped.

But you got to remember it's something we didn't they just speak Cambodia they won the first thing is that Joseph Biden -- when he came good Danville Virginia.

What -- -- and guess what we are we'll go to Canada and North Carolina.

You're gonna continue to -- I think Allah to -- so you think you saw brought back.

But you shouldn't be surprised but they look bad that off -- just.

-- -- -- -- By.

By -- guy who's known for it.

But does this help Obama hit -- -- you.

That from what mattered and what.

I think all the people record.

This doesn't.

President and so.

Is it too late for him to do a thing about it that you -- -- -- John McCain and those stability yes it's two lead but is not too late for Joseph Biden to clean it up is that.

But is it too late as well to dump them off the ticket -- an earlier this is this the latest example and you know I've -- in other remarks and this really stuck in a lot of -- -- particularly yours.

But I mean.

Is it -- -- is double what did it because he's gonna have more insult to injury.

-- -- -- In it and they've just they're what they're doing it like batten down manages to make certain that you.

-- -- -- from -- of the bills because if you do you will be taking normal it.

But that's -- speak.

So bad situation the unfortunate thing for the president of -- -- yesterday.

He doesn't need this.

You don't need anybody injecting race in two -- campaign and which.

One of the present chronic is eight different reasons that has -- all these years -- He did that last thing that Obama.

And he knows that he's not a dominant.

Well I did read something that -- because they'll -- it has so.

That shocked me -- shouldn't have been shocked buttons that there's been 2010 there was little lesson imposed through today.

And there was very he.

He is getting -- to deal with purple right in -- senate in 2010.

This is what buttons riverboat Obama you know is smarter than I thought you.

But what of that -- Then.

If he is Smart about that you thought he would did you think he was just all -- -- name.

Did you think he was below pot if he's smarter than what you thought he was what does that mean why would just played it.

Two years -- The election and the guy that brought you along to a position at and you never would have occupied but fought.

Is being an individual -- get him elected and only.

You may have helped.

But really helped them -- time has revealed where you seem to have your doubts.

I do I have serious -- but it is too late -- somebody's duct is almost like to -- -- he's stuck with what he's been.

Douglas wells and thank you -- -- -- or right now.