Biden Again Points Out Military Aide Carrying Nuclear Codes at Clinton Rally (2nd joint appearance)

Washington Free Beacon ^ | September 1, 2016 12:35 pm | David Rutz

[Dave346]

Vice President Joe Biden repeated a gaffe from last month on Thursday when he pointed out the military aide who travels with him carrying the nuclear launch codes.

Again criticizing GOP nominee Donald Trump as unfit to be commander-in-chief during a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in Ohio, Biden cited the responsibility of holding the nuclear codes.

“He has no idea what the hell he’s talking about, and guess what? That’s OK sometimes … But I’ve got a military aide with me carrying a briefcase,” Biden said, pointing to his left. “No, I mean this sincerely. That briefcase has the nuclear codes in it and, God forbid, if something happened to the president and a decision had to be made, I open it up and the nuclear codes are there. Just imagine giving this guy access.”

The crowd laughed, and Biden grew stern.

“No, no, no, I really mean it!” he said. “Imagine giving this guy access to the nuclear codes. A guy who says how he’d consider using nuclear weapons. A guy who talks about how may other countries should become nuclear powers. I mean, my God.”

He did the same thing last month during his first appearance alongside Clinton:

Speaking in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden assailed Clinton’s Republican opponent Donald Trump as not being worthy to know such sensitive information.

“There’s a guy who follows me, right back here,” Biden said, pointing behind him to the right, “has the nuclear codes, so God forbid anything ever happened to the president and I had to make a decision, the codes are with—he is not qualified to know the code! He can’t be trusted!”

[cport]

Effing moron

[DoughtyOne]

Biden is just plain nuts.

[SaveFerris]

God forbid we have Joe Biden making decision.

He who thought FDR went on national TV during the 1929 Stock Market Crash.

Well, he’s at least as smart as BamBam.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Isnt it major.violation of procedure, and maybe violate laws, to publicly identify the guy with the “nuclear football”?? We all know somebody is with the pres and VP with these nuclear codes. But the general public, or observant terrorists, should not know these details.

[ClearCase_guy]

Reminds me of the Fawlty Towers skit “The Germans”:

After accidentally bringing up the Nazis and their defeat by the Brits (dozen of times!), Basil mentions to a co-worker:

“Don’t mention the war. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.”

[Bringbackthedraft]

OK, Biden has the code, so what? If anything happens, he’ll get up there and tell the military to use shotguns? Is he on drugs? Mr. Public Disaster #1?

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[Buckeye McFrog]

Basil had upset some German visitors by mentioning the war.

“Well you started it!” he said.

“No, you did”

“Didn’t”

“Did”

“Didn’t”

“Yes, you did. You invaded Poland!”

[drypowder]

typical libterd, doubles down on his own stupidity

[Lower Deck]

Isnt it major.violation of procedure, and maybe violate laws, to publicly identify the guy with the “nuclear football”?? We all know somebody is with the pres and VP with these nuclear codes. But the general public, or observant terrorists, should not know these details.

He isn't hard to miss. He's the guy in uniform with the big briefcase.

[ken in texas]

If anything happens, he’ll get up there and tell the military to use shotguns? Is he on drugs? Mr. Public Disaster #1?

He just confirming again that Slow Joe isn't VP because he's smart.

[A_Former_Democrat]

If not, there should be

Imagine terrorists knowing who the guy is and somehow able to take him hostage

[vette6387]

“Stop the Ice Creaam Truck, Joe Heard the Music”

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/262897696968182221/

[Gasshog]

aw jeez when will America be rid of this joker?

[Lower Deck]

aw jeez when will America be rid of this joker?

January 20 of next year.

[JBW1949]

He is, in his own stupid way, trying to say, “Look how important I am...”

He is all but inviting trouble....

[VanShuyten]

If Obama is truly as smart as the Dims say he is, there’s a 1911 in that case, not the nuke codes.

[JBW1949]

“Hey, stand up, Chuck!!!”

[Ditter]

Biden announced to the entire world that the nuclear codes were right there behind him? Oh Dear God! Trump would never do that!