Harwood: Biden's Racially-Insensitive Gaffes 'Actually a Strength'

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

You know the old software programmer's excuse: "that's not a bug. That's a feature!" John Harwood of CNBC/NYT came up with a political variation on the theme this morning to buff up Joe Biden. Biden's gaffes, including the racially-insensitive ones, are actually . . . "a strength."

Harwood was chatting with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on a special Morning Joe edition today, and the topic of Biden's famous "clean and articulate" comment about Obama arose. Biden also made headlines of course with his crack about 7-11s being populated by people with Indian accents.

JOHN HARWOOD: He is not somebody who is infused with political correctness, the verbal equivalent of putting his pinky up when he opens his mouth. So this is what, the way ordinary voters are as well. They're not always worried about sort of calibrating every single word by "ooh, is this racially insensitive?" That's something that Joe Biden brings as an asset to the ticket. The gaffes actually show one of his strengths.

View video here.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[ken21]

yuk! yuk! yuk!

they’ve chosen the two most arrogant of the limousine democrat elite, both of whom pose as working folks.

[babaloo]

John Harwood never met a Democrat he didn't like. His reaching here is pathetic.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

MSM spin machine on High for Biden ping to Today show list.

[Caipirabob]

[the OlLine Rebel]

Wow. Major equivocating and triangulating.

So now, a lib admits PC is some snobbery? And that “everybody does it” so it’s OK for 1 of thiers?

Essentially, does this mean it’s not so bad to be un-PC? Are we all off the hook?

[the OlLine Rebel]

OMG! That is funny! Is there a sticker (better yet, magnet) for that?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Just let a conservative try it . . .

[Iron Munro]

Obama VP Pick: "LOOSE CANON JOE"

[diverteach]

Change? Unity? Hah! Biden is a 35 year entrenched partisan hack with the 3rd most liberal record next to Odumbo’s number 1 most liberal record.

My opinion is that no other dem wanted to jump onto a sinking ship while Biden in his mid 60’s had nothing to lose.

It’s all good though because Odumbo just gave it all away to McCain.

I can hardly wait for Rush’ monday radio show.

[tiredoflaundry]

Wow. Major equivocating and triangulating. So now, a lib admits PC is some snobbery? And that “everybody does it” so it’s OK for 1 of thiers? Essentially, does this mean it’s not so bad to be un-PC? Are we all off the hook?

I wonder if that means it is ok for George Allen to be McCain's VP now?? ;0)

[PGalt]

The gaffes actually show one of his strengths.

Insight into the mind of an idiot and his enabler.

[the OlLine Rebel]

(Um...that’s double-N, there. Although I guess the 1-N version could have some double entendre there, too.)

[EDINVA]

perfect ... I want one

[Iron Munro]

Ooops!!

CANON CANNON

Didn't want to wear out my spell checker!!!

[syriacus]

Biden defending his plagiarism during college,

"...if I had intended to cheat, would I have been so stupid?'

[chessplayer]

Next they will say that Bidens plagiarism is an asset to the ticket.

[vietvet67]

[Bender2]

[Malesherbes]

Biden: “I have a higher IQ than Obama, but enough about me.”