whoa. yo, what s going on here? and so and i used to after i worked in the east side, you know, i spent a lot of time with folks going to the black church, reverend herring and others, because that s the place where i m a practicing catholic, i d go to mass, go over to church. that s a place where people would organize from. desegregate, you know, movie theaters, that kind of thing. i m not making myself to be a great sheik but that s how i got involved. people would say when they hear this, wait, is joe biden black? he came from the black community. i understand that. politically i come from the black community. i really do. it s the reason why i ran in the first place. that s how i got engaged. i didn t plan on running. i got engaged because of what was happening in my community. i got engaged as a county council man. i almost lost my seat. it was it really is the it s a little bit like today.
first place. it s how i got engaged. i didn t plan on running. i got engaged because of what was happening in my community. i got engaged as a county councilman trying to put, you know, public housing in the suburbs. i almost lost my seat. it was it really is the it s a little bit like today. a lot of young people seeing those kids in cages at the border. right. said that can t be true. yeah. well, i mean, there is a certain degree of comfort that you have with black folk. does that come from that? i ve never been uncomfortable. for real, yeah, it does. let me read this. sure. this is one of your competitors for the nomination, senator kamala harris. this is a quote. she said, for too long, candidates have taken for granted constituencies that have been the backbone of the democratic party. are you taking the black community for granted, assuming, you know, because you were the vice president with barack obama that you have the black community smoeupport?
reverend herring and others, because that s the place where i m a practicing catholic. i d go to mass, and then i d go over to the church, and that s the place people would organize from and desegregate, you know, movie theaters, that kind of thing. i m not making myself to be a great shake, but that s how i got that s how i got involved. people when they hear that, they say, wait, is joe biden black? he came from the black community? i understand that. what i meant is politically i come from the black community. i really do. it s the reason why i ran in the first place. it s how i got engaged. i didn t plan on running. i got engaged because of what was happening in my community. i got engaged as a county councilman trying to put, you know, public housing in the suburbs. i almost lost my seat. it was it really is the it s a little bit like today. a lot of young people seeing those kids in cages at the border.
people love you here. especially the black folks here. right? you said in the debate that you come from the black community. the support that you have, that you re ahead in the polls is largely in part for the black community. people say when they hear that, they say, wait, wait. is joe biden black? i understand that. what i meant politically i come from the black community and i really do. it s the reason why i ran in the first place. it s how i got engaged. i didn t plan on running. i got engaged because what was happening in my community. trying to put public housing, where i almost lost my seat. seeing children in cages at the border nap can t be true. a certain degree of comfort you have with black folk. does it come from that? i ve never been uncomfortable. for real.