Vice-President Joe Biden has had some memorable gaffes, most of which are underreported by a supine American press that regards protecting Democrat politicians from embarrassment and scandal as one of its sacred duties. The British press is less dainty. From the Daily Mail online, here’s some Joe Biden whoppers:
In a speech this year, this vice president told a gathering of African leaders that Africa was a country, not a continent.
It brought back memories of a 2008 photo-op outside Biden’s home where he told journalists that he had just returned from ‘a successful dump,’ which turned out to be a trip to a nearby landfill.
In 2010 he had a diplomatic face-palm moment by consoling Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen on the loss of his mother – who was very much alive.
In 2012 he made the sign of the cross while on stage to address a group of more than 1,600 Jewish rabbis.
Reporters guffawed later that year when he tried to capture the spirit of President Theodore Roosevelt’s famous ‘Speak softly’ philosophy, by noting that ‘the president has a big stick. I promise you.’
During a campaign speech during his first vice presidential run, he criticized then-GOP candidate Sen. John McCain for what he called a ‘last-minute economic plan’ that did ‘nothing to tackle the number-one job facing the middle class.’
‘It happens to be, as Barack says, a three-letter word: jobs. J-O-B-S, jobs.’
In the US, Republican Representative Trey Gowdy demonstrated why he’s completely unfit to hold office by telling the truth about Biden. In a Fox News interview, he was asked about the possibility of impeaching President Obama. His response:
‘Have you met Joe Biden? I’m not going to take it [the bait of discussing impeachment] because I’ve met Joe Biden,’ he explained. ‘That’s not the answer. … He could be the new president!’
A senior aide to a House Republican, more in line with usual Washington practice, was quoted by the Daily Mail, but not for attribution:
‘Avoiding the “I” word’ [impeachment] is a case of “better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.”
Only in this case, we’re pretty sure we know both devils. And Biden – he’s two floppy shoes short of a complete clown outfit. Let’s be honest: He’s Obama’s insurance policy.’
There you have it. President Obama can commit Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors with impunity, because he wisely chose a buffoon as his running mate.
