SEN. BIDEN SHOCK INTERVIEW: OBAMA FIRST 'CLEAN' BLACK IN MAINSTREAM

Drudge Report ^ | January 31, 2007

[West Coast Conservative]

SEN. BIDEN SHOCK INTERVIEW: OBAMA FIRST 'CLEAN' BLACK IN MAINSTREAM...

'I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy'...

[ShandaLear]

LOL! True enough. I think Biden and Carter make a lovely couple. A racist and an anti-semite: poster children for the DemoCRAT Party.

[X-Ecutioner]

I know it sound racist....but he does have a point compared to the rest....

[mainepatsfan]

State of Biden's campaign.

[dfwgator]

Live by PC, die by PC.

[SevenofNine]

Is that racist or what????

[areafiftyone]

Heh heh!

[mainepatsfan]

I wonder if he considers Condi Rice to be "clean"?

[jennyjenny]

Biden is a pro at sticking his foot in his mouth.

[NinoFan]

I'm not surprised at all. This is what elitists on the Left REALLY think about african-americans.

[ShandaLear]

What about Harold Ford?

[Preachin']

I sure wish he'd said that after getting nominated.

Now we have to wait on another one to do the same at a much later date.

[SDGOP]

Gotta feel bad for george allen. He says one silly comment and the media destroys him over it. Dems stay stupid #@$#@ all the time and they get a pass.

[zeugma]

Mr. Washington, rebuked the liberal musings of Meryl Streep during their publicity tour for the "Manchurian Candidate". He has continually voiced his support of the troops and our President.

He also paid for some housing for families of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed IIRC.

[freeperfromnj]

Gotta feel bad for george allen

I forgot about that! This is 10 times worse

[aculeus]

Aw, I was looking forward to Old Joe's campaign.

[Graymatter]

Quite so, and thanks for the clarification, I hope it didn't sound like I was criticizing you in my response, for I wasn't! :)

If there's any justice left anywhere, Biden will be in deep retirement by Groundhog Day.

[cake_crumb]

What happened to the article?

[jdm]

I don't think I necessarily agree with Jonah 100% on this one...

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

In Defense of Biden   [Jonah Goldberg]

I'm not responding to Yuval's post below so much as to the email I've been getting about Biden's statement. Of course, everyone knows what the guy meant to say. He's simply missing  "candidate," or "presidential candidate" to be more accurate, after African-American:

“I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”

And, if you don't count Colin Powell — which you shouldn't since he didn't run — and if you read him as saying Obama's the first mainstream black Presidential candidate, Biden's right.

Biden has a not unrare condition in which the gear box that normally regulates the speed of your mouth has been ground down to a nub and so his mouth can rev at great speeds heedless of where his brain intends to steer it. Those flashes from his enormous teeth are really the equivalent of flashing your brights; he's saying "GET OUT OF THE WAY, I CAN'T STOP THIS THING!"

Yes it is infuriating that when conservatives make similar mistakes, we're automatically interpreted in the most damning way possible. And, yes, of course, if Bush said something like this — and given his staccato speaking style that's not  unimaginable  — the usual suspects would be calling Bush a bigot or fool (again). But I see no reason for conservatives to play the same game dishonestly. Of course, if you really think Biden believes Obama is the first clean, nice-looking or bright African-American, ever, by all means have at him.

Now, there is a bright side for partisans. A fair reading of Biden's statement clearly draws the reader to conclude that Biden is calling Jesse Jackson  and Al Sharpton filthy, ugly, and dim-witted. Hey, that's not me talking. That's the Democratic Senator from Delaware.

01/31 01:00 PM

[mainepatsfan]

I can't wait to her Jesse Jackson's comments on this.

[areafiftyone]

I agree. That's because we let the Dems get away with it without causing a big stink like they do. Live and learn. Hopefully!