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What Joe Biden Expects of His Presidency
In his first interview after his inauguration, Biden explained what he got wrong about Trump and what he still hoped to squeeze out of Republicans.
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Joe Biden had been president for less than two weeks when he told me something he’d heard from a friend after the election. Biden was like the dog that caught the car, the friend told him after a lifetime of dreaming of becoming president, he’d finally done it. “I said, ‘No, I think I got the bus,’” Biden told me, reflecting on the combined crises of the pandemic, the economic collapse, and the shaky future of American democracy. “I’m the dog that caught the bus.”
let this president divide us with white supremacist rhetoric? at this point, kristian, if you had an audience with the president, and you may, he watches a lot of morning television, what would you say to him? what do you hope from him right now? i would say that the president should reach out to all americans. that he should reach out to the latino community. and he should apologize. it s the right thing to do. words matter. his words, especially. as the president of the united states, he has an opportunity to help lead us to a place that is not divisive, that is not awful, right? he s the president! please, show some leadership for christ s sake. reporter: kristian ramos, thank you very much. we appreciate you being with us this morning. the billionaire owner of the miami dolphins and luxury fitness brands like soul cycle
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some other way. can his example help the other people in the institution? nick murphy was maybe the quintessential role for jack nicholson. how about it. it was a part where he could be completely wild and crazy and bounce off the walls. and bring that kind of unhinged energy. he s someone who all the other patients want to be. i m hot to trot. next woman takes me on is going to light up like a pinball machine and pay off in silver dollars. louise fletcher s performance as nurse ratchet is one of the great villains of the 1970s. no, mr. mcmurphy. when the meeting was adjourned with the vote as 9-9. there was a sensibility back then of being fed up with authority, its rigidity. i want that television set turned on right now! and that s nurse rachet. so this is a film kind of about a rebel. what do you you are for christ s sake, crazy or something? uh-huh. well, you re not.