Posted on 01/31/2007 5:14:46 PM PST by Kitten Festival
Election 2008: Joe Biden tossed his hat into the presidential ring Wednesday, along with some choice racial gaffes. Curiously enough, his fellow Democrats had little to say about this. We'd like to know why.
The senior senator from Delaware said he'd run for president as a foreign policy wizard, but in a wide-ranging interview with the New York Observer he didn't exactly show any diplomacy. He badmouthed other candidates and did little to show voters what he has on offer.
However, Biden didn't conceal a thing. Commenting on rival Barack Obama, Biden all but told him he was a credit to his race: "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," Biden told the New York Observer. "I mean, that's a storybook, man."
So let us get this straight — mainstream black Americans whose achievements surpass Biden's, like Colin Powell and Vernon Jordan and Condoleezza Rice, are somehow all mumbling dullards, shucking and jiving, unwashed and ugly? One wonders what Biden's view of ordinary African-Americans is, the non-storybook crowd, and presumably people whose vote he seeks.
This isn't the first time Biden's mouth and ego have gone into overdrive to the insult of others. He's spewed many racial gaffes with little political consequence. A Google search of "Joe Biden" and "gaffe" turns up 44,200 entries.
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And he's a fool if he thinks Obama is mainstream.
Naw, Joe's running interference for Osamabama who is, in reality, just another Chicago politician whose corruption will eventually come out.
*Biden bragged about his state's role in slavery
“Better than anybody else. You don't know my state. My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state is the eighth largest black population in the country. My state is anything from a northeast liberal state.”
http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/08/is_sen_joe_bide.html
*Biden on Indian Americans
I've had a great relationship. In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking," Biden said.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/07/politics/main1785303.shtml
Amazing, ain't it?? The libs have nothing. The MSM has nothing...so we have "news" about a moron liberal mouthing off about a nobody socialist liberal....
This is news??? This country is in a lot of trouble.
Actually, when they are bad-mouthing one another, they are mostly telling the truth even when they do not. Thus they are performing a public service, despite all the isms which could be hanged on each of them, jointly or severally.
Election 2008: Joe Biden tossed his hat into the presidential ring Wednesday, along with some choice racial gaffes. Curiously enough, his fellow Democrats had little to say about this. We'd like to know why.
He's a Democrat. His Presidential hopes are finished.
That's a pretty silly statement. Let's play a little game. If you switch the words around to say this:
"I mean, you got the first mainstream Caucasian who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," Biden told the New York Observer. "I mean, that's a storybook, man."
Is that an insult? Perhaps the fact that a great deal of African-Americans embrace a culture of death and dispair is something we are not supposed to notice. If you look at the 'men' that African-Americans want to emulate, they aren't clean, they aren't bright nor are they worthy of 1% of the fame they have. Sports stars and Rap 'Artists' certainly aren't people I'd want to hold up as an example.
Good for Investor's Daily!
What is it with these Pennsylvania transplants? Biden in Delaware, Newt in Georgia?
Good point!
What's more amazing is that this moron has been in a 'leadership' position in politics for years? With racist views like this, he doesn't qualify to be dog-catcher......
They both get a pass. Not as if they said the dread word.....
macaca
Did you EVER think this would be this much fun this soon?
I wonder what Colin Powell thinks of his remark.
Wasn't there a kerfuffle some time ago about him saying something like I would like to be making love to my wife while my children sleep upstairs? Anybody have a link to that story? I've looked for it but I didn't find it.
Biden in effect said that blacks are ordinarily dirty, ugly, ignorant, and inarticulate.
Liberal projection: always ascribe to others your very own flaws. And be utterly devoid of insight.
It's more fun watching the Democrats engaged in these antics than watching what is happening on some of the threads hear about Republican candidates, I assure you.
And just think, the election is still 21 months away!
He's "clean"
What the H%ll does THAT mean!? That other black politicians have all been crooked?
Geez, wait'll Mark Levin gets done with him tonight...
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