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Biden jokes he’s ‘really not Irish’ because he’s sober, doesn’t have relatives ‘in jail’
The New York Post ^ | Steven Nelson

Posted on 03/17/2023 4:01:02 PM PDT by thegagline

President Biden told a series of cringe-worthy jokes about his Irish ancestry to mark St. Patrick’s Day, cracking that he’s surprised his distant Irish relatives aren’t “in jail” and that he’s “really not Irish” because he doesn’t drink alcohol.

The 80-year-old president, who is roughly five-eighths Irish, made the seemingly stereotype-laden attempts at humor***

“I’ve been to Ireland many times, but not to actually look up, to find my actual family members. And there are so many — and they actually weren’t in jail,” Biden said to scattered laughs as he recalled a six-day visit in which he met his relatives.

“There’s still a place called Finnegan’s pub… that’s related to my family,” the president went on.

“I’m the only Irishman you ever met though that’s never had a drink, so I’m OK. I’m really not Irish.” ***

At one point in his remarks Friday, Biden recounted meeting a corrupt Scranton political leader named “Paddy” as a child — noting humorously that the crooked pol always did what he said he would do.

Paddy was like “a late [Chicago] Mayor Daley, you know, brother-in-law on the payroll kind of thing,” Biden recalled — just a day after House Republicans released bank-record information on Biden family income from China to Hunter and James Biden, presidential daughter-in-lawn Hallie Biden and also an unnamed Biden. *** You’re wondering why I like Paddy?” Biden’s grandfather supposedly said.

“He said…. let me tell you something, ‘He’d looked at you say, ‘Ambrose. I’m going to cut your heart out.’ And you know he’d mean it,” the president recalled.

“Or, ‘Ambrose, I’m going to jump off the bridge for you.’ Whatever he said, he’d do — just remember, do what you say. Do what you say.” ***

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To: CletusVanDamme

Uzbeks - They are the weak link In The Great Chain of Socialism.


81 posted on 03/17/2023 6:32:08 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: thegagline
Replace "Irish" with "Black" and see how many yucks he gets …

82 posted on 03/17/2023 6:36:35 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: canuck_conservative

Saw that one Friday night when it was first out in 1981. My brother and I remember the dialog well. Thought the Von Strelnikov vodka ad with the recycled music from the 1971 era Miller Beer commercial was very clever. When work is done......


83 posted on 03/17/2023 6:38:20 PM PDT by CletusVanDamme (The breaking point will be reached soon. )
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To: canuck_conservative; dfwgator; CletusVanDamme

Then there was Air Dogs Over The Pacific...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VHV0-Gre8f0


84 posted on 03/17/2023 6:40:17 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: canuck_conservative

The “poor man’s“SNL. 😉
So many greats from that group, and Canadians.👍


85 posted on 03/17/2023 6:44:45 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck (lol Keep the change, you filthy animal! )
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To: Tired of Taxes

No one says that kind of thing about anyone else in that setting expecting a laugh without getting totally cancelled


86 posted on 03/17/2023 7:00:00 PM PDT by stanne
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To: MotorCityBuck; Bobalu

87 posted on 03/17/2023 9:07:39 PM PDT by DoodleBob ( Gravity’s waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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88 posted on 03/17/2023 9:08:06 PM PDT by DoodleBob ( Gravity’s waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: thegagline

89 posted on 03/17/2023 9:08:41 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: thegagline

Biden jokes he’s not really black because he doesn’t eat fried chicken and watermelon and he doesn’t have relatives in jail. This is not ok with the black racists, the white wokester racial justice crowd but the other is a joke right?


90 posted on 03/18/2023 3:03:41 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: thegagline
Reminds me of when Obama joked about not really being African-American, because he didn't like fried chicken and watermelon, and none of his relatives were drug pushers.

Regards,

91 posted on 03/18/2023 4:03:24 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: thegagline

Maybe one day he’ll own up to not really being Catholic due to his support for abortion, etc.


92 posted on 03/18/2023 4:37:15 AM PDT by Chicory
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To: DoodleBob

One of many funny scenes from the master Mel Brooks.👍


93 posted on 03/18/2023 8:14:49 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (lol Keep the change, you filthy animal! )
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