Posted on 03/07/2026 1:40:48 AM PST by Libloather
Former President Joe Biden told mourners at Rev. Jesse Jackson’s memorial service Friday that he is “a hell of a lot smarter than most of you,” a pointed remark that stood out during his tribute to the late civil rights leader.
Biden made the comment while recounting how he was mocked as a child for his stutter and how speech impediments are often mistaken for a lack of intelligence.
“If I told you I had a cleft palate or clubfoot, none of you would have laughed,” Biden said.
“But it’s OK to laugh at stuttering. … It’s the one place where people think you’re stupid.
“Oh, really? I’m a h— of a lot smarter than most of you,” he added, before quickly pivoting back to his broader point.
“But all kidding aside, it makes you feel really small.”
Biden made the remark during a memorial service in Chicago that brought together prominent Democratic leaders and civil rights figures to honor Jackson’s decades-long political influence.
Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton attended the service along with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Rev. Al Sharpton.
The event was held at the 10,000-seat House of Hope arena, where hundreds gathered to celebrate Jackson’s life and legacy.
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Could split one with Hussein. The flak/adoration tower and carnival ride opens in June.
Our next door neighbor suffering from severe dementia says sh!t like that all the time. 😁 That’s when he’s not on the dock counting logs that are floating by, and keeping a record. Or chatting up any utility workers in the area. (Like those two guys in the Progressive commercial with Dr. Rick.)
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Oh, REALLY, Joe? Have someone change your diaper….
lol
Read somewhere - could have been here - that the minister referred to five presidents being present - he included Hitlery and Cackles!
He was not mocked. He was merely appraised for his merit.
“Oh, really? I’m a h— of a lot smarter”
…they won’t spell out hell? They spell much worse all the time
Trump is quite lucky that Biden did not take him behind the gym as often threatened.
King of the tough asses, in his aviator shades.
I’ve never heard an actually smart person say what Biden said.
I have, however, heard plenty of morons with delusions of competence say it.
Figured he should avoid the Newsom approach...
Not my comment.
Given his advanced dementia and stage 4 prostate cancer, Im surprised Old Joe is still alive or not in a nursing home. Are we seeing a Biden body double?
I would like to know the context of these remarks, because it looks like another time in which he makes things all about himself. Did he mention Beau’s funeral too?
Here is my perception of Biden. He is like the pain in the rear neighbor who, if you see him out in the yard, you avoid eye contact because if you don’t, he’ll come over and you’ll be a captive audience for his bragging about his house, yard, kids, etc., and his thinly-veiled criticism of yours.
Who is dumber, Brandon, or his voters?
LOL!
That statement wouldn’t true even if he said said it in a room filled with only him and house plants.
Bragging about one’s intelligence is a tell displayed by people who are stupid.
lol
I’d expect to see W there between Clinton and Obama. I wonder if they stuck him in he back or whether he just didn’t attend.
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