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about the conversations you and I have had, Whoopi, so many times about the co-opting of the word woke. And the fact that the right somehow has made it a dirty word. To be woke is a word that came out of the African-American community. And it was about being, acknowledging social justice inequities, acknowledging people's suffering.
about the conversations you and I have had, Whoopi, so many times about the co-opting of the word woke. And the fact that the right somehow has made it a dirty word. To be woke is a word that came out of the African-American community. And it was about being, acknowledging social justice inequities, acknowledging people's suffering.
It is not a bad thing to care about other people, to care about the sufferings of others, and to act upon it. And so Whoopi will often tell me, well, I've never been asleep. And that's how I feel. My parents, you know, they grew up in the civil rights movement. I grew up in the late 60s, 70s. I was always a part of it. And so I've never been asleep. And so it angers me when people are like,
It is not a bad thing to care about other people, to care about the sufferings of others, and to act upon it. And so Whoopi will often tell me, well, I've never been asleep. And that's how I feel. My parents, you know, they grew up in the civil rights movement. I grew up in the late 60s, 70s. I was always a part of it. And so I've never been asleep. And so it angers me when people are like,
this woke stuff has got to go. That's telling me that you don't care about my lived experience. You don't care about the oppression of the LGBTQ community. You don't care about the oppression of the disabled. You don't care about the oppression of immigrants. You don't care about your fellow neighbor. And that is ungodly. That is not Christian.
this woke stuff has got to go. That's telling me that you don't care about my lived experience. You don't care about the oppression of the LGBTQ community. You don't care about the oppression of the disabled. You don't care about the oppression of immigrants. You don't care about your fellow neighbor. And that is ungodly. That is not Christian.
about the conversations you and I have had, Whoopi, so many times about the co-opting of the word woke. And the fact that the right somehow has made it a dirty word. To be woke is a word that came out of the African-American community. And it was about being, acknowledging social justice inequities, acknowledging people's suffering.
It is not a bad thing to care about other people, to care about the sufferings of others, and to act upon it. And so Whoopi will often tell me, well, I've never been asleep. And that's how I feel. My parents, you know, they grew up in the civil rights movement. I grew up in the late 60s, 70s. I was always a part of it. And so I've never been asleep. And so it angers me when people are like,
this woke stuff has got to go. That's telling me that you don't care about my lived experience. You don't care about the oppression of the LGBTQ community. You don't care about the oppression of the disabled. You don't care about the oppression of immigrants. You don't care about your fellow neighbor. And that is ungodly. That is not Christian.
What is your response to these allegations and are these sources wrong?
What is your response to these allegations and are these sources wrong?
Why do you think the vice president lost? And were you surprised?
Why do you think the vice president lost? And were you surprised?
Well, Dr. Biden, I do want to ask you, naturally, you are your husband's fiercest advocate and a close advisor. And it's been reported that you created a sort of cocoon around him and kind of limited his interactions with the media and others.
Well, Dr. Biden, I do want to ask you, naturally, you are your husband's fiercest advocate and a close advisor. And it's been reported that you created a sort of cocoon around him and kind of limited his interactions with the media and others.
kind of limited his interactions with the media and others. Do you think you could have been too close to the situation to objectively gauge whether he could handle a full four years?
kind of limited his interactions with the media and others. Do you think you could have been too close to the situation to objectively gauge whether he could handle a full four years?
You are a disgusting man.
You are a disgusting man.
What is your response to these allegations and are these sources wrong?
Why do you think the vice president lost? And were you surprised?
Well, Dr. Biden, I do want to ask you, naturally, you are your husband's fiercest advocate and a close advisor. And it's been reported that you created a sort of cocoon around him and kind of limited his interactions with the media and others.
kind of limited his interactions with the media and others. Do you think you could have been too close to the situation to objectively gauge whether he could handle a full four years?
You are a disgusting man.