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(Gaffer Joe) Biden to House Democrats: 'Words matter'
WaPo ^ | 1/21/11 | Felicia Somnez

Posted on 01/21/2011 12:43:34 PM PST by markomalley

CAMBRIDGE, Md. - Addressing the more than 130 House Democrats gathered at a resort here for their annual issues retreat, Vice President Biden urged lawmakers to treat each other with civility in the wake of the mass shooting in Tucson that killed six and wounded 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).

Biden struck an uncharacteristically somber tone as he spoke for more than 50 minutes onstage at a ballroom of the Grand Hyatt hotel here on the shore of Chesapeake Bay.

"There is sort of a generic recognition that we've got to change the way we talk to one another," Biden said to applause. "Tone matters. Words matter. ... It matters in terms of how we're going to deal with the problems in this country."

Noting that he has survived two craniotomies, Biden said that one's attitude and determination are "an incredible, incredible weapon in dealing with what you're facing."

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


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Noting that he has survived two craniotomies

Well, that would explain a lot about good ole Joe...

Perhaps one of those craniotomies was done to facilitate a lobotomy that they forgot to tell him about.

1 posted on 01/21/2011 12:43:36 PM PST by markomalley
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To: markomalley

“Stand up, Chuck...take a bow!”


2 posted on 01/21/2011 12:45:46 PM PST by Emperor Palpatine (I'm shocked! Shocked to find out that gambling is going on in here!)
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He spoke for more than 50 minutes?

Good heavens — I have contempt for House Dems, but even they don’t deserve to be sentenced to an hour with Slow Joe.


3 posted on 01/21/2011 12:48:11 PM PST by Nightbird
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To: Nightbird

I really miss the bar car on the Amtrak!


4 posted on 01/21/2011 12:50:29 PM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: Dr. Ursus

this congresswoman was a set up. wheres the grassy knoll shooter? she was glaze so she can become a hero .she fits the profile and will be trotted around till kingdom come. smart,good looking,middle,smart husband astronaut, the list is endless. make no doubt about it this will be a political toy for the next 2 years.


5 posted on 01/21/2011 12:58:20 PM PST by truthbetold11 (truthbetold11)
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To: markomalley
Some people have absolutely no self-awareness, but Joe the Gaffer is in a class all by himself.

How do you think he keeps this level of idiocy? Does he take daily medication to make sure he has no memory of anything he's said in the past?

Un-freaking-believable.

6 posted on 01/21/2011 1:00:32 PM PST by WarEagle (Can America survive a President named Hussein?)
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To: markomalley
Shake any tree in Delaware and ten guys just like Joe fall out. Impeachment insurance once again fulfilling his role.
7 posted on 01/21/2011 1:17:30 PM PST by jpf (http://flood-mybigmouth.blogspot.com/)
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To: markomalley
Biden struck an uncharacteristically somber tone as he spoke for more than 50 minutes

Now that right there really is a "Big F'n Deal"!


8 posted on 01/21/2011 1:24:34 PM PST by Iron Munro (When a society loses its memory, it descends inevitably into dementia - Mark Steyn)
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To: Nightbird
"He spoke for more than 50 minutes?"....
9 posted on 01/21/2011 1:27:02 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: markomalley

Was this from The Onion?


10 posted on 01/21/2011 1:35:16 PM PST by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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To: Emperor Palpatine

Prepare to exit to the right....Clowns will soon leave the building.

Bye bye Bidy!


11 posted on 01/21/2011 2:10:31 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (demonicRATS= Obama's Mosque, taxes, painful death. Is this what you want?)
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To: markomalley

Is he in the same party as Congressman Cohen?


12 posted on 01/21/2011 2:32:38 PM PST by jennings2004 (Sarah Palin: "The bright light at the end of a very dark tunnel!")
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To: jpf

>>Shake any tree in Delaware and ten guys just like Joe fall out. Impeachment insurance once again fulfilling his role.<<

Ready for a Mega-Barf? He has sired children who are just like him. The daughter is a drunk (arrested, story disappeared), one son is a scam artist and one is a politician. Bottom feeders, all.

Stand up, Joe, you mindless POS.


13 posted on 01/22/2011 2:16:05 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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