{"id":353562,"date":"2021-10-16T06:38:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T03:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-says-former-sen-chris-dodd-would-never-disrespect-the-waitress\/"},"modified":"2021-10-16T06:38:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T03:38:54","slug":"biden-says-former-sen-chris-dodd-would-never-disrespect-the-waitress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-says-former-sen-chris-dodd-would-never-disrespect-the-waitress\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden says former Sen. Chris Dodd would never &#8216;disrespect the waitress&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Biden says former Sen. Chris Dodd would never &#8216;disrespect the waitress&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>President Biden raised eyebrows Friday when he praised former Senator Chris Dodd \u2014 and inadvertently referenced a notorious episode of alleged sexual assault involving the Connecticut Democrat and the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.).<\/p>\n<p>Biden lauded his longtime Senate colleague during remarks dedicating the Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, saying he measures a person\u2019s character by how they treat workers in the service industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople who tell me they care about people and then disrespect the waitress or a waiter. People who tell me they care about how, in fact, people are entitled to be treated with dignity and walk by someone at a shoeshine stand and doesn\u2019t say \u2018hello.\u2019 People who do not do the just simply decent things for ordinary people. That\u2019s the real measure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never seen Chris, figuratively or \u2014 speaking, walk by anybody,\u201d Biden said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-623.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., speaks at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19821538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-623.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-623.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-623.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. speaks at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 15, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Evan Vucci\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cdisrespect the waitress\u201d line was an unfortunate choice of words given Dodd and Kennedy\u2019s alleged sickening actions at Capitol Hill restaurant La Brasserie in December 1985.<\/p>\n<p>According to an account <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/kennedy-ted-senator-profile\">published by GQ magazine<\/a> in 1990, the senators asked for waitress Carla Gavglio while their dates were in the bathroom. When she arrived, the article said, \u201cthe six-foot-two, 225-plus-pound Kennedy grabs the five-foot-three, 103-pound waitress and throws her on the table,\u201d sending plates, glasses and cutlery flying.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8Wait, wait, wait, holdup.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden just said his friend Chris Dodd is not someone who \u201cwould disrespect a waitress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those who need the refresher, Dodd is INFAMOUS for being part of a &#8220;waitress sandwich&#8221; with Ted Kennedy, at a D.C. restaurant.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PazCHX90cS\">pic.twitter.com\/PazCHX90cS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1449124955984125953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Then, the magazine reported, Kennedy allegedly picked up Gaviglio and threw her again, this time on to the seated Dodd. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Gaviglio on Dodd\u2019s lap, Kennedy jumps on top and begins rubbing his genital area against hers, supporting his weight on the arms of the chair,\u201d reads the article, which adds that the assault was interrupted by another waitress, who had served Kennedy, Dodd and their dates. After the women\u2019s screams drew at least one dishwasher to the scene, Kennedy allegedly attempted to laugh the grotesque display off as Gaviglio fled.<\/p>\n<p>The senators and their dates left soon after, but not before the men had what GQ called \u201ca friendly argument\u201d over the bill. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-621.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., talk with reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this July 1, 2005 \" class=\"wp-image-19821536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-621.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-621.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-621.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dodd and Ted Kennedy (pictured here in 2005) reportedly were involved in a alleged sexual assault incident at La Brasserie 27 years ago.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dennis Cook, File\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The same article quoted a former La Brasserie waitress describing Dodd and Kennedy, who died in 2009, as \u201cdrinkers\u2019 drinkers\u201d who \u201cwould stay at the restaurant till three o\u2019clock in the morning, just drinking and drinking. By the time they got up, they could hardly stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The so-called \u201cwaitress sandwich\u201d incident had no effect on Dodd\u2019s political fortunes. He left the Senate in 2011 after 30 years in the chamber and went on to become the head of the Motion Picture Association of America, a post he held for another six years before stepping down in September 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Two months after Dodd left the MPAA, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/hc-op-rennie-dodd-kennedy-waitress-sandwich-1119-20171115-column.html\">Hartford Courant columnist<\/a> Kevin Rennie reflected on the reported La Brasserie incident, writing: \u201cWhy does anyone wonder why the victims of such attacks remain silent for so long? The power is all on one side. Few were inclined 30 years ago to call what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened that night an assault. Certainly no one was going to be punished. Instead, it was given a name to turn it into a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In May 2020, then-candidate Biden tapped Dodd to co-chair his vice presidential selection committee, a move that shocked Gaviglio.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-624.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with former U.S. Senator Chris Dodd at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights.\" class=\"wp-image-19821542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-624.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-624.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/biden-dodd-624.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with former U.S. Senator Chris Dodd at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Leah Millis\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what they\u2019re thinking, choosing someone like that,\u201d she told The Post at the time, latter adding: \u201cI don\u2019t think it was a great idea and I think they could have done a little bit better. There\u2019s so many people out there and why they had to make that choice is a little confounding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaviglio went on to say that while she blamed Kennedy for much of her trauma resulting from that night, \u201cwould it have killed [Dodd] to say, \u2018I\u2019m so sorry about what happened last night, I really apologize\u2019? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would have been nice. It certainly would have been appropriate.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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