UPI Coming to Joe Biden's Rescue


As expected, Joe Biden is fast becoming the clown prince of Washington D.C. His never ending case of athlete's mouth resulting from his penchant for sticking his foot between his chompers is something that should be no surprise to any long-time Biden watcher. But, amusingly, UPI tries to re-center the Biden story, rescuing him from ridicule, to discuss the supposedly important things that President Obama has entrusted to the vice president.

In "Biden soldiers on amid comedic jabs," we find UPI trying to tell us of all the important, important stuff our gabby VP is in charge of. But even the UPI can't hide the fact that these things that Obama put Biden "in charge" of are nothing more than meaningless make-work programs.

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Nonetheless, UPI tries to make Biden's doings sound important.

Amid jibes from comedians, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden continues the serious task of overseeing distribution of billions in stimulus money, his office said.

"Serious"? Really? Let's face it, the only serious thing Obama wants from Biden is for him to seriously shut up and stay out of the way.

UPI goes on to say how "sobering" Biden's work has been and how he is "leading" one of Obama's "top priorities" with the middle class task force that Biden is ostensibly heading. Then there are the "major" foreign policy speeches Biden is giving about the world.

This is all puffery at its worse. Biden has been utterly inconsequential as vice president thus far and all these show efforts he is "in charge" of are meaningless fluff meant to make it seem as if the vp is somehow important in the Obama administration.

So, it's no wonder that the late-night comedy shows are skewering Biden. The vp’s bluster and big mouth are ripe for fun making.

Now, UPI isn't the only news agency trying to rescue Joe Biden from himself. As Mark Finkelstein notes, the AP is also employing euphemisms to puff Joe up and detract from the guffaws he inspires. Instead of reporting those moments of Biden's foot-in-mouth disease, the AP softens the perception to present a Joe that is "known for speaking freely," instead of known for speaking like a nitwit.

So, the media is trying as hard as it can to prop up the fool on the Hill as much as possible. Too bad Joe is tearing down all that support every time he opens his mouth.


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NEWSFLASH: 

NEWSFLASH:  Vice
Presidents are not really supposed to do anything…you kind of hit the nail on
the head concerning vice presidential responsibilities “meaningless make-work
programs.”  I am personally pleased to
see the Dick Cheney interpretation of the position to be an aberration, and not
a new norm.  Please, any day of the
week, give me Biden popping off at the mouth and doing nothing over a Metternich
wannabe with sinister motives. 

Oh, good, we got the

Oh, good, we got the obligatory Cheney-bashing out of the way right out of the chute.

If they're "not supposed to do anything" then why does each new President boast that his VP is going to be "very involved" in things and have a "real role" in the administration?

I won't expect an answer, since you are a drive-by troll with a history of making your "deposits" like a dog out on a walk, and moving on.

They might say "Wow, that sucks!"  But at least they'll say "Wow!"  -Duff Goldman, the Ace of Cakes

  Wow!  We have Joseph

  Wow!  We have Joseph Stalin as President and Rodney Dangerfield as Vice-President. 

We all know that there is no fix for Joe...

We all know that there is no fix for Joe. Every time I see him, I think about the movie Zorro, the Gay Blade where Diego Zorro says: "Spread the news...that he is back! To help the helpless! To befriend the friendless! And to defeat...the feetless!" Joe couldn't have said it better.

LOL!

Not that he doesn't try!!!

They might say "Wow, that sucks!"  But at least they'll say "Wow!"  -Duff Goldman, the Ace of Cakes

Biden Re Fox Sunday

On Chris Wallace's Fox News Sunday show, he interviewed the dynamic duo, Sebelius and Napolitano. They were discussing Biden's erratic statements on the Mexican Flu, and at one point he simply asked -'is the Vice-President of the United States a crackpot?'.

The two ladies hardly batted an eye, and continued with their talking points. Wallace can be blunt at times, but the lack of reaction to his question is more the story.

Keep talking Biden

Exactly.  Napolitano and Sebelius blew it off, just like everyone else does.  That's great if Biden wants to "speak freely" but the more often that he runs his mouth, the more people ignore everything he says.  It's all starting to seem questionable.

biden, looks just like jeff

biden, looks just like jeff dunhams puppet walter, LOL I am not kidding, you tube jeff dunham, walter acts just like biden

kangaroo

  THATS who that little guy reminded me of!!! THANK YOU!  It was driving me crazy every time I saw him I would think, "I know him from somewhere..."   LOL

→ Walter

Yup.  That observation comes up every couple of months.

Dunham's a genius.  I like the Dead Terrorist and the Jalapeno (on a stick) too.

LYDSEXICS UNTIE!

How's this

OK, funny idea you guys had. I made this gif real quick...

Well??

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Excellent choice

For the pic of the Biden dummy.

 

I hope he fails, too.