[BunnySlippers]

But Biden did not say the word FIRST.

I detest Biden but he did not say what is being quoted. FR gets a bad rep from this kinda stuff IMO.

[dinoparty]

Do you have the actual quote? The quotes that I've seen have the word "first".

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

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

The quote, as it appears on Drudge. Do you have another source?

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

FULL QUOTE:

Mr. Biden is equally skeptical—albeit in a slightly more backhanded way—about Mr. Obama. “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.”

NY OBSERVER Story

The quote is accurate. You are mistaken.

[jdm]

Look at the quote on Drudge:

SEN. BIDEN SHOCK INTERVIEW: OBAMA 'CLEAN' BLACK... 'I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy'...