Even the reliably liberal Time magazine is admitting the obvious: Joe Biden wouldn't get a pass for his creepy habit of putting his hands on women if he wasn't a Democrat. Writer Karol Markowicz conceded, "The only reason Joe Biden gets away with getting handsy with women is because he has a (D) after his name."
The headline trumpeted, "America Shouldn’t Tolerate ‘Biden Being Biden.'" In a question that could be aimed at her fellow journalists, Markowicz chided, "What then can be said of people, today, looking the other way as the vice president of the United States paws woman after woman in public, with cameras flashing and their husband or parent three feet away?"
She added:
We’d love to imagine that the husband or father would step in, remove Joe Biden’s hands from his wife or daughter, and give him a hard, warning look. The truth is, Biden’s harassment often comes at the swearing-in events of the husband or parent. These men, reaching the pinnacle of their career, stand on a stage or at a podium with their supportive families at their side. The vice president’s attendance is itself a showing of respect and a recognition of their success. It is not the time for anyone to make a scene.
Markowicz reiterated, "Others find the humor in sexual harassment in a way they likely wouldn’t if Joe Biden didn’t have a (D) after his name."
She concluded, "It might be hard for the families of these girls and women to stand up to the vice president. It shouldn’t be as hard for the rest of us."
On Wednesday, CBS excused Biden's actions as "comforting" and "friendly."
