If you watched the second Democratic debate in Miami on Thursday night, you know that “Sleepy Joe” Biden really earned his nickname, even if his staff insists there was no “freaking out” among the ranks after his disastrous debate performance.

About the only thing that seemed to get Biden fired up was when he was directly challenged by Kamala Harris on his congressional record on busing; and you know it was planned from the start because her campaign team had the tweet ready to post simultaneously as she attacked him on his record:

There was a little girl in California who was bussed to school. That little girl was me. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/XKm2xP1MDH — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 28, 2019

Keep in mind that as early as June 19, literally a full week before the debate, people were passing around Twitter a copy of a letter Biden had sent to Sen. James O. Eastland thanking him for his support of his anti-busing legislation.

Biden wrote a letter to arch-segregationist James Eastland thanking him for his support for legislation aimed at killing forced busing policies to desegregate schools. pic.twitter.com/Ex27ROzYLh — pregnant w/ a better version of myself (@_BradleyOlson) June 29, 2019

In case you missed both the letter, all the news reports on Biden’s past votes, and the debate, don’t worry; NPR has your back:

NPR found audio in our archives quite relevant to last night’s debate. Joe Biden Supported A Constitutional Amendment To End Busing In 1975 : NPR https://t.co/sEPJ6CdluV — Tamara Keith (@tamarakeithNPR) June 28, 2019

No way.

Amazing how this was buried all these years. — EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) June 29, 2019

Lol “found” — Adam Trahan (@AdamTrahan) June 29, 2019

He has been in the public eye for decades but only now you found it? Why wasn't this released circa 2012 or 2008? — Glenn Amurgis (@gamurgis) June 29, 2019

Just poof, out of the blue, huh? — Ursa Minor (@AysaJaysa) June 29, 2019

So weird that you guys just found that now ? pic.twitter.com/9rPx3ghRjZ — Shay (@DeplorableShay) June 29, 2019

Just magically turned that audio up did we? https://t.co/Ix7sZRwbuQ — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 29, 2019

NPR archives mysteriously under strict secret coded lockdown from 2009-2016. — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 29, 2019

And this keeps happening without a hint of self awareness. — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 29, 2019

*Hillary threatens to run again*

“We just found audio in our archives of Hillary Clinton admitting she murdered Vince Foster.” — BT (@back_ttys) June 29, 2019

Blindly trust these people…that couldn't find out the racist intent of our former VP. Yeah. — Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) June 29, 2019

First African American major party nominee selected a racist – zero news value. Sorry, audio unavailable. https://t.co/pCl26zJ4b9 — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 29, 2019

Such firefighting. — Dan Goldwasser (@dgoldwas) June 29, 2019

The same NPR that doesn't have any old tapes of Bernie Sanders? — Annie_Bannany (@Annie_Bannany) June 29, 2019

We had a racist segregationist a heartbeat away from the presidency for 8 years & literally not a single journalist found news value in that until 2 weeks ago. Sure guys, Facebook spoof videos are the problem here. https://t.co/4te2rFnxsS — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 29, 2019

Ah well… at least you guys showed that random plumber who runs things. — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 29, 2019

Yeah, funny how quickly the Daily Beast was able to track down the day laborer who posted that “Drunk Pelosi” video, post his mugshot, and let us all know he’s on probation after pleading guilty to domestic battery. But finding unflattering audio of Sen. Joe Biden? It’s a miracle.

How the hell did such a bigot get so much power in the Democrat party? pic.twitter.com/o0NWLJP3zw — Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) June 29, 2019

Really gonna taint Obama's legacy. — Heather Champion (@winningatmylife) June 29, 2019

Speaking of Obama, where the hell is he? He's gonna let Joe wriggle out here on the line with no back up? Sad! — Angela (@HIandED) June 29, 2019

Last we checked, Barack and Michelle and the girls were on a private jet headed to George Clooney’s mansion on Lake Como, Italy. Biden might be on his own for the moment.

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