Amnesty for 'Grandfatherly' Glad-handers
While I agree that Biden's actions are kind of icky and inappropriate, I certainly do think they are "grandfatherly" and "cultural," which is exactly the problem.
April 09, 2019 at 09:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
You know who you are: You're part of the establishment (maybe a partner, senior corporate counsel, or of counsel), you're a born glad-hander (which is why you're so good at client relations) and you simply cannot keep your hands to yourself, especially when it comes to the ladies. You give them bone-crushing hugs, rub their shoulders or kiss them, lingeringly, on the forehead.
That more or less describes what Biden did over the years—and he's getting hammered for it.
Last week, former Nevada Lt. Gov.-nominee Lucy Flores wrote in New York magazine that Biden gave her “a big slow kiss” on the back of her head and sniffed her hair at an event in 2014. Then, congressional aide Amy Lappos told the Hartford Courant that Biden “put his hand around my neck and pulled me in to rub noses with me,” adding, “I thought he was going to kiss me on the mouth.”
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