Update (12:13 EDT): Video and audio links below.
CBS’s Bob Schieffer offered commentary on Senator and presidential candidate Joe Biden, but one would think he was describing former President Bill Clinton. On the May 2 edition of "The Early Show" host Harry Smith and Schieffer were ironically discussing a recent gaffe by Senator Biden, when Schieffer stated the Delaware Senator "has a habit of making these boners." Presumably Schieffer meant to say "blunders." For the record, Senator Biden’s gaffe was video of him telling a prospective voter that Democrats were "going to shove [the president’s veto] down his throat."
Video (0:20): Real (568 kB), or Windows (631 kB), plus MP3 (275 kB).
Update (16:34 EDT): Ace of Spades picked up on our item. "Is this guy trying to tell us something?" he snarks.
Editor at Large
Comments Policy
Hmmm... it just gets worse th
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 11:38 ET by HelenSHmmm... it just gets worse the more you think about it.
Yeah now that you mention it.
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 11:42 ET by vrwc13Yeah now that you mention it.
face piles of trials with smiles
I wonder what Freud would hav
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:21 ET by HadEnoughI wonder what Freud would have to say about that
how about what "Deep Th
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 14:03 ET by vrwc13how about what "Deep Throat" would say?
face piles of trials with smiles
It's just that the MSM runs
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 11:44 ET by MightyMouthIt's just that the MSM runs with Republican "boners" and Ignores Democrat "boners". Well... there was one Dem "boner" no one could ignore, but that was covered a long time ago.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Unfortunately, it wasn't &quo
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 11:50 ET by Hero SquadUnfortunately, it wasn't "covered" enough.
*****
"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine no possessions?'" - Elvis Costello
It could not be help consider
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 13:00 ET by Airforce_5_OIt could not be help considering it was sticking right out in front of them.
Reduce the U.S. Carbon Footprint. Send Rosie to Iran. Airforce_5_O 04/04/2007
"As plain as the nose
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 13:03 ET by MightyMouth"As plain as the nose on their faces"
<groan?>
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
No MM, it was covered a long
Thu, 05/03/2007 - 05:57 ET by old croNo MM, it was covered a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.....:-)
referencing erections
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 14:53 ET by MC Roveseriously? is this what it's come to?
I thought this was supposed to be a family site. What will I tell my children, when they ask, "daddy what does it mean on Newsbusters when they say "boner" describes former president Clinton."
my kids DO read newsbusters you know. Does Mr. Bozell know about this?
tsk tsk.
Sorry but if your kids are
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 14:59 ET by MightyMouthSorry but if your kids are old enough to read newsbusters they probably already know what a "boner" is. If they are not old enough then they shouldn't be on newsbusters. There really isn't a "kiddie" section that I have seen.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MC...What do you tell your ki
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 15:03 ET by Clear thinkerMC...
What do you tell your kids about all the Viagra and male enhancement commercials on TV?
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Yep, I had to explain to my
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 18:12 ET by Dan The Man 2Yep, I had to explain to my kids that having a boner for four hours isnt natural. Those commercials are really nasty.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
Sorry, guys, but "pull
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 15:49 ET by motherbeltSorry, guys, but "pulling a boner" used to have a different meaning from the vulgar one you all know and love, and Schieffer is old enough to remember that.
Ah mother but in the spirit
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 15:56 ET by MightyMouthAh mother but in the spirit of j frank Wilson: he actually said "...Making these Boners" which is different than "pulling" one. But I do know what you mean, I too long for the old days. When boners were "foul ups". But of course in this case there was no "foul up", Biden said what he meant. That message is getting lost by those slapping the sophomores (like me) around. :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Those were gay times, weren't
Thu, 05/03/2007 - 10:23 ET by Hero SquadThose were gay times, weren't they?
*****
"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine no possessions?'" - Elvis Costello
Bob must have had his Viagra
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:00 ET by midnight cowboyBob must have had his Viagra presrciption on his mind that he needs to pick up on the way home.
Good point cowboy, Schieffe
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:06 ET by MightyMouthGood point cowboy, Schieffer must be REALLY old, because "boner" hasn't had his definition for a LONG time! :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Gabby
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:10 ET by cvgbuckeyeThere was an old gabby named Biden,
Whose big mouth was never a-hiden,
For his brain was so teeny, more so than his weany,
And the donkey he was a-riden
Biden
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:25 ET by iveseenitallI heared that Biden was advocating that we have more "civil discourse" just this past Sunday on a news show. A few days later he says this? What planet does this idiot come from? He wants to be President of the United States. And what's with the people of Delaware who keep electing such an obviously ignorant blowhard? He reminds me of the pompous jerk we all laughed at in high school. O'Reilly's word "popinjay" fits him perfectly.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
What a bunch of schoolboys he
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:39 ET by MobiusStripWhat a bunch of schoolboys here. A boner is defined as an error, a blunder, a verbal gaffe. And you all take off on humor my 13 year old outgrew... looks like you would rather pull a boner than put it behind you. Don't you have better things to snicker at? What a bunch of boner-heads boneheads.
Puuuuleasse, Mr Holier than
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:42 ET by MightyMouthPuuuuleasse, Mr Holier than thou!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
So, you would prefer a boner
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:43 ET by Roger the ShrubberSo, you would prefer a boner behind you?
Just checking.
Sorry to have upset you, Mrs. Biden. We'll try harder to stay abreast of 1920's slang.
Funny, Mobi
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:43 ET by RJFunny, Mobi. You chastise, but can't help tossing out your own sophomoric humor.
Where's your sense of sarcas
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 16:18 ET by MobiusStripWhere's your sense of sarcasm, RJ? I actually thought some of the jokes were funny... although my definition of a boner is correct though somewhat archaic.
Where's your sense of irony, Mobi?
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 16:34 ET by RJWhere's your sense of irony, Mobi?
Mobius, you are such a pussy.
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 12:46 ET by Hero SquadMobius, you are such a pussy.
Mind you, I'm referring to the British definition of the word, which means "sweet or gentle," like a pussycat. But I'm sure you knew that.
*****
"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine no possessions?'" - Elvis Costello
HS...That post was priceless.
Wed, 05/02/2007 - 16:30 ET by bigtimerHS...
That post was priceless....I'm still snickering...thanks for the laughs.