'Now was I wrong a few weeks ago, to somehow give the impression to people that I was praising those men who I successfully opposed time and again? Yes, I was.' Former VP Joe Biden apologizes for comments on segregationist Democrats in wake of criticism.
Former Vice President Joe Biden apologized at a campaign event on Saturday for citing segregationist senators he once worked with as an example of his ability to work with others.
"Now was I wrong a few weeks ago, to somehow give the impression to people that I was praising those men who I successfully opposed time and again? Yes, I was." Biden told a mostly black audience at a community in Sumter, South Carolina."I regret it. I'm sorry for any of the pain or misconception that I caused anybody."
"The point I'm making is you don't have to agree. You don't have to like the people in terms of their views," Biden said, adding that Eastland called him"son," rather than"boy" -- a pejorative way that white segregationists addressed African Americans.
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