Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Biden Busy Being Old Uncle Joe
Lawrence journal world ^ | October 12, 2012 | Reasonmclucus

Posted on 10/15/2012 8:53:30 AM PDT by kathsua

Vice President Joe Biden was busy being good natured Old Uncle Joe in the debate. He spent much of his time trying to keep young Rep. Paul Ryan from talking. You know Uncle Joe. He's always interrupting everyone at the family gatherings. He wants to remind everyone his mouth still works even though he might be moving kind of slow. He smiles a lot to show he's enjoying the attention.

One of the problems some of us old guys have is wanting to remain the center of attention. I believe a lot of this practice comes from fear of being displaced by the younger guys. We want to remind the younger generation we are still around.

I don't expect much substance from the debate because two minutes per question is insufficient time to do much more than to allow the two parties to say "did so" / "did not" much like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck saying "duck season" / "rabbit season" in the old Warner Brothers Looney Tunes.

Biden is out of touch with the situation in the Middle East. He seems to think we are winning in spite of the fact that al Qaeda recently destroyed our consulate in Libya.

Biden doesn't understand that withdrawal from Afghanistan will be portrayed by al Qaeda as victory over the United States like their victory over the old Soviet Union. Osama bin Laden wanted us to invade Afghanistan because he believed the United States didn't have the willingness to go the distance.

He knew he couldn't defeat the United States. He believed he, or his successor, could get the United States to tire of the war and leave our allies behind without support like the Soviets did and like we did in Vietnam. The recent attacks on American forces by local Afghan forces are because they think the Americans are deserting them like bin Laden said we would. Afghan forces believe if we withdraw our troops we will eventually end support in the form of providing war supplies like we did in Vietnam. Many Afghans may believe the situation will be like the conflict with the Soviet Union when the Taliban took advantage of the chaos that followed the Soviet withdrawal to take over the country.

The War on Terror is an endurance contest like the Cold War was. The United States has to continue the effort if it wants to outlast the enemy. We still have forces in Germany even though we won that war almost 70 years ago. and we have had casualties there because of terrorist activity. We need to let the enemy know we will keep forces in Afghanistan for a similar period of time if we want to outlast them. Al Qaeda will use early withdrawal as a recruiting tool by claiming they have proved they can defeat the United States with terrorism.


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: debate; joebidenpaulryan; unclejoe
If the primary job of the vice president is being the comic release then Joe Biden showed himself the better candidate, but if vice presidents are supposed to participate in intelligent discussions about policy, then Paul Ryan is a superior candidate.
1 posted on 10/15/2012 8:53:36 AM PDT by kathsua
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: kathsua

Wouldn’t that be Crazy Old Uncle Joe?


2 posted on 10/15/2012 8:54:41 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: kathsua

Laughing, smirking and snorting while someone else is speaking is not being “good natured”. It is being infantile.


3 posted on 10/15/2012 8:59:54 AM PDT by DManA
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: kathsua

Prior to the debate with Ryan, I thought Biden was a relatively ‘harmless’ as a old coot. However, with his maniacal grin and outburst, I see him as very dangerous to the future of this country.


4 posted on 10/15/2012 9:06:25 AM PDT by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: kathsua
If the primary job of the vice president is being the comic release then Joe Biden showed himself the better candidate, but if vice presidents are supposed to participate in intelligent discussions about policy, then Paul Ryan is a superior candidate.
sophist
1542, earlier sophister (c.1380), from L. sophista, sophistes, from Gk. sophistes, from sophizesthai "to become wise or learned," from sophos "wise, clever," of unknown origin. Gk. sophistes came to mean "one who gives intellectual instruction for pay," and, contrasted with "philosopher," it became a term of contempt. Ancient sophists were famous for their clever, specious arguments.
philosopher
O.E. philosophe, from L. philosophus, from Gk. philosophos "philosopher," lit. "lover of wisdom," from philos "loving" + sophos "wise, a sage."

"Pythagoras was the first who called himself philosophos, instead of sophos, 'wise man,' since this latter term was suggestive of immodesty." [Klein]

Somebody should take the definition of “sophistry” - and insert a video of Joe Biden ridiculing the very possibility that facts and logic could point to any conclusion other than the one he was promoting.

5 posted on 10/15/2012 9:07:54 AM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion (The idea around which “liberalism" coheres is that NOTHING actually matters except PR.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: kathsua

When I think of “Uncle Joe” I think of “Uncle Joe” Stalin...same difference ideologically.

FUBO & FAD


6 posted on 10/15/2012 9:45:16 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson