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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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......
The “poor man’s“SNL. 😉
So many greats from that group, and Canadians.👍
No one says that kind of thing about anyone else in that setting expecting a laugh without getting totally cancelled
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?
Regards,
Maybe one day he’ll own up to not really being Catholic due to his support for abortion, etc.
One of many funny scenes from the master Mel Brooks.👍
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