If only Joe Biden had seized the moment with one brilliant burst of brevity . . .
This morning on GMA, Biden had the chance to turn his presidential candidacy announcement into a funny, feel-good moment that would have won him untold millions in free coverage. Sadly, the senator from Delaware couldn't resist his proclivity to pontificate.
Diane Sawyer had the scoop: Joe Biden appeared on this morning's Good Morning America to make it official -- he's running for president.
First came the obligatory questions about Iran and Iraq. Diane next tried lure Biden into expanding on his statement that Hillary's nostrums for Iraq would be a "disaster." Biden wouldn't bite: "I have great respect for Hillary Clinton . . . she is fully qualified to be president . . . She is a first-rate person."
Biden similarly declined to rise to Sawyer's bait about Obama's inexperience, responding: "This guy's incredible. He's fresh, he's new, he's got great ideas."
Talk then turned to Biden's Achilles heel: his famed motor mouth. Sawyer: "The Washington Post says your friends have told you that you have to learn to 'put a sock in it' and not talk so much, and that you're taking their recommendation to heart."
Biden launched into a 93-word response in which claimed he was taking his friends' advice to heart, but in the same breath added that "if it takes more than three minutes" to give an answer, he's going to do it.
Imagine if in response to Diane's question, Biden, after a pregnant pause, had let his entire answer be a big, smiling "yup!"
It would have been priceless, and splashed all over the media. But Joe just couldn't "hep" himself. Joe Biden: once again, victim of his own verbosity.
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Biden not only realizes he ha
January 31, 2007 - 09:59 ET by HumanEventsBiden not only realizes he has no chance at the nomination, he also realizes it's the Dragon Lady who will get it. My guess is he's running a token campaign, along with other Dems, in order to bolster his chances at being selected as her running mate, as well as helping make it look less obvious to the public that '08 is planned for Ms. Rodham.
He might NOT realize that he
January 31, 2007 - 11:16 ET by RoverHe might NOT realize that he has no shot at the nomination. It would be a mistake for us to underestimate the size of the egos of the Senators of either party. Most of them think they’re presidential material.
I suspect that he thinks he’ll be the choice of Democrats who feel that the nation is not yet ready for an African American president or for a female president, especially Hillary.
He might be right in that. And I suspect his chances of actually getting ELECTED, if he were to secure the nomination, might be better than Clinton or Obama.
Or it could be a play for the VP slot, or just to elevate his status in the Party nationally, or all of these possible objectives. After all, the only downside to his running is the money he’ll be spending, and I doubt that’s his own anyway.
Rover
:::: Big Smile ::::"Yup!&
January 31, 2007 - 10:01 ET by:::: Big Smile ::::
"Yup!"
Biden
January 31, 2007 - 10:20 ET by Gordon SchumwayNeil Kinnick said it first.
Gordo
Melmac
Man, how ignorant do you have
January 31, 2007 - 10:25 ET by truth_missileMan, how ignorant do you have to be to vote for this guy over and over... or Ted Kennedy -
We don't need term limits, we need basic IQ tests for voters.
Good Observation, Truth
January 31, 2007 - 10:39 ET by emjem24Good observation, truth. I'll go further than that. Every time there's an election cycle, let's give each voter the basic civic test that immigrants take to become American citizens. If they can't pass that (which is being dumbed down unfortunately) then they shouldn't vote. Only responsible, aware, intellegent, and civically savy voters should vote as it is. Not the ones who believe a party will give them nanny state government freebees but then that's how Teddy and his ilk have been winning elections for years. Make unenforceable, meaningless promises to the plebes and they will come in droves, won't they, Teddy (hiccup) Kennedy (we're seeing this in Iran and Venezuela)? Ya hear that Chicago, New Orleans, Boston, Denver, San Francisco, New York and other cities like you? This is nothing new. Politicians have been doing this since the big machine politics of the early 20th century. Unfortunately, nothing will change until more people decide to exercise their right to vote (we have a 50% voting average or I think even less than that right now for the presidential election).
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
Biden Is Nothing But A Butt Boy Phoney
January 31, 2007 - 10:28 ET by emjem24Wow, so much for all that critical wisdom Biden gave us regarding his fellow "compadres in revolution." I like how Biden mentions that Shrillary is "first-rate" and a "fully-qualified" person to be president. Since when? Shrillary is nothing but a lying, power hungry shrew and the last time I looked senators didn't have the sense God gave them to be anything but shameless self-promoters instead of selfless patriots which is a necessary character trait (not a character flaw as liberals would see it) to be President (not liberal traitors). Then he goes on to mention how Osama Obama is "fresh, new" and has "great ideas." C'mon! Since when did Osama Obama parrot anything other than the liberal talking points? I've never heard him vote with anyone other than liberals because their arguments are based on "reason." Yeah. More like hypocrisy, stupidity, deception, and emotion. Biden is nothing but another butt boy phoney partisan whipping boy who thinks that the only thing the military is good for is as his personal security force.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
Talk then turned to Biden's A
January 31, 2007 - 10:29 ET by ghotifunTalk then turned to Biden's Achilles heel: his famed motor mouth.
Funny, the first thing I think of when the topic of Joe Biden comes up is plagiarism.
I'm sure glad that Obama's fresh, he's new, he's got great ideas. 'cause Joe ain't. He can't even come up with fresh, new, gushing, gooey things to say about Obama.
Hey, Joe! The next time you think about putting a sock in it, make sure the sock is fresh and new. Otherwise, it'll leave a bad taste in your mouth...
Bye-Bye Biden...Smudge says Biden says Barack is "clean black"
January 31, 2007 - 10:37 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasThe "Smudge", commonly known as Drudge, is reporting that Biden referred to Obama as a "clean" African-American (the liberal bigot word for black). Bye-bye Joe...your time just expired! Hahahahahahahahaha!
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Guy you forgot an important point
January 31, 2007 - 10:43 ET by Carl KolchakGuy, you forget that Biden is a Democrat, so the left wing MSM really won't care what he said, nor will they want to report it much.
"I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane" Waylon Jennings
That's right. Take Robert Byr
January 31, 2007 - 10:50 ET by HumanEventsThat's right. Take Robert Byrd. Since he's a Democrat the MSM doesn't care that he was a leader of the KKK, nor that he used the "n" word on national tv as recently as 2001 (or was it even 2003?).
I think...
January 31, 2007 - 10:54 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasI think that the MsM won't play it big but liberal blacks in America are generally taught to be hyper-reactionary and easily offended and so Biden has marginalized himself significantly with that statement. Even Sharpton will be a bit quiet on this one because he knows Dems self-destruct and he can't afford that right now. But in the black community it will be talked about and whether Al or Jesse call it racism (it really isn't but that is how most blacks have been taught to define and identify racism) they will call it that among themselves and Biden will be outside the circle. It is taboo to admit there are a lot of unpleasant sounding and appearing blacks in society and in politics in the eyes many whites and apparently this includes Joe Biden. Of course this can be said about any gender and any race through the eyes of another group but when it comes to speaking about blacks, honest dialogue from the lips of whites isn't allowed. Now, back to balbozo at the Democratic apologylooza. But you are right, the MsM will probably give Joey a soft landing on this one but the blacks won't forget.
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
And don't forget his little b
January 31, 2007 - 11:12 ET by Prester JohnAnd don't forget his little blooper in which he seemed to take a perverse pride in the fact that Delaware had been a slave holding state.
Been listening to the brillia
January 31, 2007 - 11:32 ET by HumanEventsBeen listening to the brilliant talk radio host Mike Gallagher this hour and he's talking about Biden. He agrees Biden really put his foot in it with this and even said "this might be the shortest campaign in history. Biden may drop out today!"
Will Biden's dropping out coi
January 31, 2007 - 14:21 ET by Roger the ShrubberWill Biden's dropping out coincide with him receiving matching taxpayer campaign dollars?
Yep.*****"I thought you
January 31, 2007 - 10:48 ET by Hero SquadYep.
*****
"I thought you might say something stupid... or liberal." - Frank Barone
Yes, Joe B needs to put a soc
January 31, 2007 - 11:26 ET by NoMoreClintonsYes, Joe B needs to put a sock in his mouth . . . preferably one of Paul Wolfowitz's.
Biden
January 31, 2007 - 12:00 ET by iveseenitallI think Hillary will be the nominee. She has the best chance of winning of all Democrat (ic)s. But both she and Biden have the same "foot in mouth" disease. Dims hope Clinton waits 'till she's nominated before she, too, says something stupid. After that she may self-destruct. If she does, all will be lost for the socialist / liberal "progressives" in '08. (Osama H.Obama can't win).
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Biden
January 31, 2007 - 12:00 ET by iveseenitallDouble click---sorry
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Aside from Biden's inability to attribute thoughts...
January 31, 2007 - 12:10 ET by acaiguanaAside from Biden's inability to attribute thoughts...
as in Plagarism, what about his brain? Did he ever disclose how much damage he suffered? I'm sure he's over it.
Being Biden is a Democrat there are two ideas I'm promoting here. One, his inability to attribute plagarized speeches is 'normal' for Democrats; Two, no one could possibly notice a 10-50 point drop in his IQ which is probably South of 100 anyway.
:-)
ACA
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
Right
January 31, 2007 - 12:17 ET by iveseenitallRight, AC. Biden is almost as dumb as Sharpton ( maybe dumber). Most of the Dims really are mentally challenged.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
My new favorite Joe Biden Quote...New York Observer.
January 31, 2007 - 12:48 ET by acaiguanaMy new favorite Joe Biden Quote...New York Observer.
“I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
Remember the great line from "Hard Days Night?" "Such a clean old man..."
:-)
ACA
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
Nice Beatles reference! We
January 31, 2007 - 12:55 ET by Mark FinkelsteinNice Beatles reference! We don't like grotty old men around here.
Four score and seven years ag
January 31, 2007 - 14:11 ET by Chris NormanFour score and seven years ago, I had no platform on which to stand, but in the course of human events, I can not tell a lie, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself and I have but one life to give for my country so, the buck stops here. If nominated I will run and if elected I will serve because I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky. In conclusion, I want a government as good as it's people and Come Home, America. ..
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Boy, that screenshot says it
January 31, 2007 - 15:53 ET by Darth DutchBoy, that screenshot says it all - I don't remember a Republican Presidential candidate being able to laugh it up with Diane Sawyer in recent elections.
Dutch
Sorry Joe Joe, the milk is spilled...Obama the "clean black"
January 31, 2007 - 15:58 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Off went the alarms as Joe Joe Doe Doe Biden this time spilled the milk, or should we say chocolate?
Senator Joe Biden, attempting to spin his "clean" reference about Obama pretended he was referring to momma Biden's old saying, "clean as a whistle" and Obama being unsullied by politics, his newness so to speak.
The problem is the context of Biden's remark, "you got the first mainstream African-American who is articluate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy" was that of Obama's appearance and how he comes across to people.
Biden will of course, lie his way out of this. Nothing of the context hinted anything about being politically clean.
Hey Joe, can you or will you name us some, UNCLEAN BLACKS (oops maybe I should use the liberal bigot word for blacks, African-American that denies blacks the right to claim their own heritage and automatically forces one assigned)?
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Biden's a real girly man
January 31, 2007 - 22:04 ET by j17ghsBiden has made it a priority to do the bidding of radical feminists for years. People who have known him say he's a mama's boy and that he's unstable and has low standards.