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Blunderheaded Biden Bloviates, Boot in Bibacious Big Blimp of a Mouth

By SusanUnPC on February 25, 2009 at 3:10 PM in Joe Biden

I’ve gone alliteration mad from reading this piece produced by Jake Tapper that actually requires NO commentary. Read and — oh god — do not SIP anything before you read this. I hope you have 911 in your telephone on auto-dial:

Political Punch: At Capitol, Biden Feeling Great Because He ‘Doesn’t Have to Do Anything’

ABC News Capitol Hill producer Dean Norland reports:

Vice President Biden just walked in to Statuary Hall with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on his way to the chamber.

Reporter: "Mr Vice President, how are you feeling tonight?"

Biden: "Feeling great, cause I don’t have to do anything."

Big smiles and…scene.

Apologies for ripping off your entire post, Jake, but it was so short! And you OBVIOUSLY felt like I do — who can embellish on THAT?????

I PRAY that you readers have something to say about the Veep. Good god almighty.

All that alliteration in the title? I implore you to empathize with me, and chalk it up to “shell shock” from reading Tapper’s piece.

DAB

I guess you could interpret Biden’s comment as meaning he’s relieved that he doesn’t have to be up there explaining everything or he could be making a sly reference to the fact that he may have been sidelined by That one with little of substance to do.

Since I know how Biden likes to be the center of attention and how much he likes to talk, I’m prone to go with the second explanation.
I’m a Linda too

Biden makes Quayle look like a Professor.
tzada

Guess that is about all that could be said. Biden’s remarks spoke for themselves. I shudder to think of Ollie and his sidekick being in control of this nation.
Ashy1

Biden helped Obama get elected. He’s done his job, so it’s time he went under the bus.
Nocturnal Warrior

Better to give Biden nothing to do. I shudder to think what would happen if he had Cheney’s power.
Steve_in_KC

Susan, I’m saddened that you couldn’t finish the alliteration properly. I’m sure you wracked your brain trying to come up with a B word for mouth, but somehow missed the obvious:

BLOWHOLE

No charge. It’s on the house!
sowsear

Here is the latest in giveways:3/4 of which is in earmarks;
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090225/ap_on_go_co/congress_spending
Obamastolemyboyfriend

FOX news reported today that Biden could not think of Recovery.gov when asked, even though he is supposedly in charge of it.

We have an administration of bafoons!

SOS SOS (secretary of state, save our ship)!
Judy L. NC

And since this IS the alliterative presidency, your title is most appropriate.

“from crisis to catastrophy”

(let me go to the Obama speech bingo cards for more)
Judy L. NC

Have y’all seen this? Hysterical!

http://spectator.org/blog/2009/02/24/play-o-bingo-with-obama-tonigh
Mandelay

Best ****ing headline I’ve seen all day!
sowsear

Last week he was under the bus. BO pulled him out last night cause you don’t mess with Joe.
trixta

But didn’t Biden “choose” the VP spot over the SOS spot? Guess he’s tired of spending more time with his family, and is now bored to death.
http://www.moneymakerjobs.com Samuel Jones

Seems to me your making a big deal out of nothing. That’s just Biden being Biden.
http://www.sonicninjakitty.wordpress.com Sonic Ninja Kitty

Nice one Steve!

This whole thing is so funny, but in a very dark way. Depressing, really–nothing to be proud of or hopeful for.
The Lochner Era

Bumbling socialist Biden is up to no good as usual.
The curtailment of individual rights during these next four years is going to leave quite a stain on our nation. This is sad and angering at the same time.
Prem

If he has nothing to do, then why doesn’t he give up his salary as VP, that we taxpayers pay. Don’t employers fire employees that are not pulling their weight or doing their jobs. He could make attempts at trying to reduce credit card interest rates or try to make it easier for Americans to declare bankruptcy. What a frakkin’ moron—-it’s like he has just given us struggling Americans a big middle-finger salute. What a compassionate guy.

Sounds like he’s put himself into retirement—-let him collect his Social Security minus his VP salary.
basil

A little off topic but i wanted to share this:

Disclaimer; I swear, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would read, much less agree with any Conservative..

Having said that, here are some very interesting tidbits from John Batchelor’s column today about the repubs vs BHO. (I apologize for the length)

“Here’s how it looked from the Republican side of the aisle. “[House Minority Leader John] Boehner told us,” a senior Republican recounted to me after the President’s address on the financial crisis to a joint session of Congress,

“Behave, be cool, be nice, sit back, all smiles, no carping, no attacking the President, no trouble. For six months. And everyone is cool with that. The morale is great. The old guys are into it as much as the young. We just sat there through the speech and smiled and nodded. There was only one time there might have been towel snapping, when he mentioned there were no earmarks in the stimulus bill. The boys got a little rowdy at that point. A little out of line. Could you hear it on the TV? They were a little rude. The President kept looking to the Democrats for the love, and then he would look at us to act smug, and we gotta out of line at that earmark mention.”

…………..That was why the “towel snapping” moment during the president’s speech. Whether they are right or not, the GOP House members sense animal weakness in the Obama adminstration on just this point, that the stimulus plan won’t work, that the polls show the American voters doubt it will work, and that the Obama administration is clumsily defensive and prickly because they cannot demonstrate it will work.

………………“I feel sorry for him sometimes,” confided a senior Republican House member about President Obama. “He invited us over to the White House to explain to us how the stimulus plan is working, and how the budget is going to work, and he spoke to us a couple of times. He doesn’t act like he knows what’s going on with the economy. He’s so afraid of confrontation, when you challenge him, he backs off, like he doesn’t know the right answer. ….. That’s why you kinda feel sorry for him. …………The president is like a perfect vice-president. That’s what the big speech was like. A vice-president was talking.”

………………Asked about the President’s soaring approval ratings, the senior Republican said, “Yeah, he’s really popular, like in the 70s, but it’s his personal approval rating. On his handling of the econony, he’s down around 60 and sinking. That’s why we won’t attack him. We praise him. Bipartisan this and that, bipartisan anything. Go to the meetings, listen closely, shake hands. The President is a star. His financial team isn’t. And he knows it.

………………….“Inspiration is not what you hear from the President,.” said my best White House source. “The one thing that comes across from being in the chamber with him is, that the thing you felt with Clinton, it’s not there, there’s no magic. The Democrats don’t feel it and we sure don’t. The President didn’t earn what he’s got, and no one’s afraid of him… Dictatorial power? Fascist. That’ll be the day. No ones worried about what he’s going to do. People applaud. What’s it mean?”
beebop

What was he “being” when he honestly assessed an attack on the new 0bomba administration? An oracle?
http://www.rabblerouserruminations.blogspot.com/ Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy

Isn’t that incredible?? It still staggers me that this man, Obama, and BIDEN, of all people, are the ones in control! I mean, BIDEN???? WTH?

Like I said, staggering. ARGH!!

I agree – GOOD one, Steve! Blowhole – perfect!
http://www.rabblerouserruminations.blogspot.com/ Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy

I did see it last night, but it presupposed I would be able to WATCH Obama! Another four years of not watching a president give a speech (eight, with Bush. Though I was forced to hear him this morning on the news – blech.).

It was funny, though!
http://www.rabblerouserruminations.blogspot.com/ Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy

Holy toledo, basil – that is unbelievable! Wow…(And believe me, I completely understand the disclaimer…)
Sassy

If Biden had some pointed ears to go with all those capped TEETH, he could play Dracula!
If the economy were in better condition, I could sit back, relax, and laugh my head off!
These clowns are so dumb, they think we are impressed with them!
If they only knew what we really think!
pinkslip

He should give Al Gore a jingle…
Ellen

Oh get off it – you know damn well what he meant – why do you take every statement the Pres or VP makes and turn it into an attack on the person. this is ridiculous and really gives a window on your level of intelligence and obvious lack of ideas to write about.
Ferd Berfle

That you support That One indicates that you checked your brain in somewhere along the way, troll.

you know damn well what he meant

Yep-it means he likes not having anything to do. You see, I take him at his word, Oblahblahbot.
elise

What did he mean, Ellen?
andrew191

Yes Ellen, what did he mean? Almost daily Biden blurts out something that either makes no sense, or inadvertently reveals disturbing facets about an administration that treats him like the court jester that he is. Or, perhaps you consider Biden to be like one of the fools in a Shakespeare comedy that actually have the wisest commentary in the play.
Ignignokt

Translation (for anyone who actually is as dumb as a box of rocks):

Feeling great, cause I don’t have anything to do (during this event).
Ignignokt

(Bear in mind, Ellen, that these are people who actually believe each of Pelosi’s marsh mice will be given their own electric golf cart and assigned a newly hired federal employee as their designated driver.)
athena

Well I believe he said today that they are going to “embarass” any state that refuses the stimulus money…
andrew191

Don’t give Pelosi any more preposterous ideas, chauffeur operated electric golf carts for rats might make sense to her. Aren’t there already jets for top democ”rats”, like her?
athena

That’s funny I sent it to all my friends to play next time – which since it appears that he is on TV about every other day making a speech will be soon. Winner gets a BOBO Inauguration commerative plate!
basil

Here’s the link to the entire article.

http://therealbarackobama.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/batchelor-republicans-smell-weakness-in-obama/