JOE Biden sparked social media fury today when he referred to Satchel Paige as "the great negro" during a bizarre Veterans Day speech. The president blundered over his words while talking about the baseball icon's time playing in the Negro League. "I’ve adopted the attitude of the great negro at the time, pitcher in the Negro leagues, went on to become a great pitcher in the pros, in the MLB after Jackie Robison, his name was Satchel Paige," Biden said.