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Posted on 08/17/2012 5:40:07 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
Gaffetastic!
Where Am I...?
During an August 14th speech, Biden attempted to fire-up the audience when he told them: "We need you to go out there and make sure, ladies and gentlemen, that with you, and I mean this: With you, we can win North Carolina again. And if we do, we win the election if we win you."
Unfortunately for Biden, the speech was delivered in Danville... Virginia.
Who Is He...?
One upping himself, the following day the VEEP made another campaign stop at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va. The former member of Congress seems to have forgotten the elected office his soon-to-be debate opponent holds: "Congressman Ryan and the congressional Republicans, as one person said, had all, have already passed in the Republican House what Governor Ryan is promising to give the whole nation."
Paul Ryan is the representative from Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District. He's never served as the governor of any American state or territory.
What Century Is This...?
Possibly sensing he was on a roll, the constitutional spare tire attempted to aggrandize Obama's mega-multi-billion dollar bailout of General Motors: "Once again General Motors [is] the largest automaker in the world. Folks, where is it written that we cannot lead the world in the 20th century in making automobiles? Ive not seen it written anywhere."
Yet again, unfortunately for Biden, this is the 21st century.
Get Excited, will ya?
About 200 Turkish-American and Azerbaijani-American Obama donors learned one April morning at a breakfast in Washington, DC. that, when attending a Joe Biden fundraising event, you can't just show up and write a checkyou've got to get excited! In typical Biden fashion, the ever-jovial VP teased the crowd for being subdued. "I guess what I'm trying to say without boring you too long at breakfast--and you all look dull as hell, I might add," he said. "The dullest audience I have ever spoken to. Just sitting there, staring at me. Pretend you like me!"
Carry a Big Stick
Biden attempted to explain how President Obamas foreign policy is better than Mitt Romneys by referencing Theodore Roosevelts classic quote, Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. Joe decided to hone in on, perhaps, the most important part of Roosevelts words saying, I promise you, the President has a big stick. I promise you. Bidens words instantly sent minds into the gutter, eliciting laughter from his audience and many a dirty joke on Twitter. New York magazine chose to interpret the VPs words literally and put forth a gallery displaying The Many Sticks of Barack Obama.
Offending the Irish
Biden has shown before that he loves a good doubleor even tripleentendre. In March, he welcomed Irelands prime minister to the White House by sharing An old Irish saying that his Grandfather Finnegan probably made up: May the hinges of our friendship never go rusty. Biden insisted that when it comes to the friendship between the U.S. and Ireland, theres no doubt about them staying oiled and lubricated here. When Joes audience erupted in laughter, he added, Now, for those of you who are not full Irish in this room, lubricated has a different meaning for us.
In another speech, amid several Irish proverbs and sayings, Biden referenced the prime ministers mother, saying: God rest her soul. Then the VP had a realization: Wait, your moms still alive! It was your dad who passed. God bless her soul! Biden corrected his mistake, the audience roared, yet it was unclear whether the PM found Bidens blunder amusing.
Joes big f-bomb
"This is a big f---ing deal!" An open mic caught the vice president uttering these congratulatory words to Obama during the health care law signing ceremony on March 23, 2010.
Keep calm and panic!
"I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now.
When one person sneezes it goes all the way through the aircraft. That's me. I would not be, at this point, if they had another way of transportation, suggesting they ride the subway." -- Biden, trying to allay public fears about swine flu, in a Today show interview, April 30, 2009
Get up, man!
Biden asked Sen. Chuck Graham to stand up to be recognized by the crowd at a rally on Sept. 9, 2008. Apparently, Biden somehow forgot that Graham uses a wheelchair. "Chuck, stand up, let the people see you," said Biden. Oh, God love ya...What am I talking about?"
You know, the guy who said the oath.
Jill and I had the great honor of standing on that stage, looking across at one of the great justices, Justice Stewart," Biden said in an apparent reference to Justice John Paul Stevens, who had just sworn him in as vice president, Jan. 20, 2009.
Math isnt his strong suit.
"If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there's still a 30 percent chance we're going to get it wrong." Biden warning members of the House Democratic caucus that they could face flak for the $900 billion economic stimulus bill, Feb. 6, 2009.
Wheres a crisis when you need one?
"Remember, I said it standing here, if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy." Biden, telling donors at a private fundraiser in Seattle that Barack Obama would likely be tested by an international crisis during his first few months as president, Oct. 20, 2008.
Maybe you should have gone with Hillary
"Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Let's get that straight. She's a truly close personal friend. She is qualified to be president of the United States of America. She's easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me. But she's first rate." Biden praising Obamaa former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sept. 10, 2008.
Generous - to a fault.
"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." Biden, being complimentary about fellow Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Jan. 31, 2007.
Equal opportunity offender
"In Delaware, the largest growth of 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 was talking the support he enjoyed among Indian-Americans in a private comment captured on C-SPAN in June 2006.
Stealing someone elses line
"I started thinking as I was coming over here, Why is it that Joe Biden is the first in his family ever to go to a university?" Biden during his first presidential run, Aug. 23, 1987. He lifted passages of that speech from a speech by British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock. The plagiarism revelations led Biden to bow out of the race.
Depressed about History
"When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed,'' Biden told anchor Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News. "He said, 'Look, here's what happened.' ''
The only problem is that FDR was not the president when the stock market crashed. Herbert Hoover was. The second problem is that television was not widely available during the October 1929 market crash, and the dominant means of communication at the time was the radio.
TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: biden; bidengaffes; gaffe; joebiden; obamajokes; ofst; silliness
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To: Lucky9teen
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posted on
08/17/2012 10:32:46 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
To: Lucky9teen
62
posted on
08/17/2012 10:34:20 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
To: Lucky9teen
63
posted on
08/17/2012 10:49:24 AM PDT
by
Clay Moore
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left. Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: Lucky9teen
Poor Joe. No one seems to respect him.
64
posted on
08/17/2012 11:02:42 AM PDT
by
ken in texas
(I was taught to respect my elders but it keeps getting harder to find any.)
To: Lucky9teen; Millie
From on old OFST regular via FaceBook...
secret to enjoying a good wine: 1. Open the bottle to allow it to breath; 2. If it does not look like it is breathing, give it mouth to mouth.
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posted on
08/17/2012 11:27:19 AM PDT
by
r-q-tek86
("It doesn't matter how smart you are if you don't stop and think" - Dr. Sowell)
To: Clay Moore
66
posted on
08/17/2012 11:35:05 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
To: ken in texas
67
posted on
08/17/2012 11:51:56 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
To: a fool in paradise
68
posted on
08/17/2012 11:54:04 AM PDT
by
unique1
To: a fool in paradise
69
posted on
08/17/2012 12:05:09 PM PDT
by
workerbee
(June 28, 2012 -- 9/11 From Within)
To: Lucky9teen
70
posted on
08/17/2012 12:07:07 PM PDT
by
unique1
To: unique1
“Spoons made me fat.”
I really, really like that one! Thanks for posting that.
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posted on
08/17/2012 12:13:25 PM PDT
by
Tau Food
(Tom Hoefling for President - 2012)
To: unique1
Nom nom nom
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posted on
08/17/2012 12:17:18 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
To: unique1
I always knew that those damn spoons were evil! Don't forget about those dinner Knives either, helping people all over this great country cut up the meat of those poor cows. I would like to propose C.O.C.K.S.
Committee Opposed to Commerce of Knives and Spoons
More people need to be aware of this sensitive issue.
73
posted on
08/17/2012 1:24:25 PM PDT
by
Mind Freed
(Maybe Obama was the Wright choice... Let's wait till everything Ayers out.)
To: Lucky9teen
74
posted on
08/17/2012 1:40:28 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat. - Reagan)
To: Lucky9teen
75
posted on
08/17/2012 1:40:46 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat. - Reagan)
To: JoeProBono
76
posted on
08/17/2012 1:48:41 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat. - Reagan)
To: Lady Jag
77
posted on
08/17/2012 2:23:43 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
To: Lucky9teen
Seven Degrees of Joe
FIRST DEGREE
Joe and his wife were asleep when the phone rang
at 2 in the morning. Joe picked up the phone,
listened a moment and said ‘How should I know, that’s 200 miles
from here!’ and hung up.
His wife said, ‘Who was that?’
Joe answered, ‘I don’t know, some guy wanting to know if the coast is clear.’
SECOND DEGREE
Joe and his wife are walking down the street. The wife notices a compact on the
sidewalk and leans down to pick it up. She opens it, looks in the mirror
and says, ‘Hmm, this person looks familiar.’
Joe says, ‘Here, let me see!’
So, Joes wife hands him the compact.
Joe looks in the mirror and says, ‘You dummy, it’s me!’
THIRD DEGREE
Joe suspected his wife of cheating on him, so he goes out and
buys a gun. He goes to his home unexpectedly and when he opens the
door he finds her in the arms of some guy. Joe is really
angry. He pulls out the gun and puts it to his head.
His wife yells, ‘No, honey, don’t do it!!!’
Joe replies, ‘Shut up, you’re next!’
FOURTH DEGREE
Joe was bragging about his knowledge of state capitals.
He proudly says, ‘Go ahead, ask me, ... I know ‘em all.’
Someone says, ‘OK, what’s the capital of Wisconsin ?’
Joe replies, That’s easy .. it’s W.’
FIFTH DEGREE
Q: What did Joe ask his single daughter when she told him she was pregnant?
A: ‘How do you know its yours?’
SIXTH DEGREE
When Joe was in college his Government class professor asked if he knew what
Roe vs. Wade was about.
Joe pondered the question then, finally, said, ‘That was the decision
George Washington had to make before he crossed the Delaware ...’
SEVENTH DEGREE
Returning home Joe was shocked to find his house
ransacked and burglarized. He telephoned the police at once and
reported the crime. The police dispatcher broadcast the call on the radio,
and a K-9 unit, patrolling nearby, was the first to respond.
As the K-9 officer approached the house with his dog on a leash,
Joe ran out on the porch, shuddered at the sight of the cop
and his dog, then moaned, ‘I come home to find all my possessions stolen.
I call the police for help, and what do they do? They send me a BLIND policeman!’
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posted on
08/17/2012 2:24:48 PM PDT
by
sockhead
(Socialism means equality . . . everyone is equally miserable.)
To: Lucky9teen
79
posted on
08/17/2012 2:50:17 PM PDT
by
al_c
(http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
To: Heartlander
80
posted on
08/17/2012 3:11:16 PM PDT
by
MeekMom
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