Gaffes
Make sure of two things. Be careful – microphones are always hot, and understand that in Washington, D.C., a gaffe is when you tell the truth. So, be careful.
“Biden: ‘A gaffe is when you tell the truth'” by Talia Buford, www.politico.com. June 20, 2012.
The number one job facing the middle class. And it happens to be, as Barack says, a three-letter word: Jobs. J-O-B-S.
“Let’s talk about Joe Biden” by Mark Goldblatt, www.nationalreview.com. October 28, 2008.
My great grandfather, Raj, was from Punjab, India. My grandmother graduated Rajasthan University.
Interview with Chris Wallace, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 22, 2015.
Al Gore invented the Internet.
Interview with Chris Wallace, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 22, 2015.
His mom lived in Long Island for ten years or so. God rest her soul. And, although, she’s… wait… your mom’s still… your mom’s still alive. Your dad passed. God bless her soul.
“Only ABC Highlights Biden’s Gaffe About ‘Dead’ Mother of Irish PM, Stephanopoulos Lauds VP’s ‘Smile'”. www.newsbusters.org. March 18, 2010.
When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn’t just talk about the princes of greed. He said, ‘Look, here’s what happened.’
Interview with Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News, September 2008, verified by Snopes.com
[Editor’s note: FDR wasn’t president when the stock market crashed. There were NO personal television sets at the time]
We choose truth over facts.
Iowa State Fair (YouTube video) August 8, 2019
Abortion
No public funding for abortion; it imposes a view.
“Joe Biden On the Issues”. content.time.com. April, 2007
Big Government
“Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive,” he said. “In the middle of the Civil War you had a guy named Lincoln paying people $16,000 for every 40 miles of track they laid across the continental United States….No private enterprise would have done that for another 35 years.”
New York Daily News,October 27, 2010
[Editor’s note: except for little things like the assembly line, motion-picture film, air conditioning, the electric guitar, the personal computer, the mobile phone, aspirin, the automobile, …]
Collectivism
For too long in this society, we have celebrated unrestrained individualism over common community.
“Biden Joins Campaign for the Presidency” by E. J. Dionne Jr., www.nytimes.com. June 10, 1987.
Fearmongering Joe Biden
When you’re appealing to people’s fears and anxieties, you can make some gains.
Real Clear Politics
The more people learn about them (Obama and Hillary) and how they handle the pressure, the more their support will evaporate.
“EXCLUSIVE: The White Male Candidate Joe Biden, the Only Adult In The Room: ‘We all love the idea of a Black or Woman President!'” by Blake Fleetwood, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 30, 2007.
Gun Control
Banning guns is an idea whose time has come.
Interview to Associated Press, www.nwitimes.com. November 18, 1993.
Well, you know, my shotgun will do better for you than your AR-15, because you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire the shotgun through the door.
“The F&S Gun Rights Interviews: Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States”. Interview with Anthony Licata, www.fieldandstream.com. February 25, 2013.
Israel
What I was saying is that Israel cannot count on the United States.
Interview with Chris Wallace, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 22, 2015.
I am a Zionist. You don’t have to be a Jew to be a Zionist.
“Sen. Joe Biden on Shalom TV”. Interview with Mark S. Golub in Washington, D.C., www.youtube.com. April 4, 2007.
Plagiarism
In presidential campaign I released a 65-page file from the Syracuse University College of Law that showed poor grades, back in college, also. If I were plagiarizing consistently, my grades would have been better.
“Chris Wallace Interviews Joe Biden: A Retrospective”. spectator.org. October 22, 2015.
Puerto Rico?
Biden: “I was sort of raised in the Puerto Rican community at home politically.”
Racist Joe Biden?
“We should challenge students in these schools to have Advanced Placement programs. We have this notion that somehow if you’re poor you can not do it. Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”
New York Post, August 8, 2019
In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking.
“Political Gaffes to Spark Any Party”. “Weekend Edition Sunday” with John Ydstie, www.npr.org. November 5, 2006.
I once said, “You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.” When Bobby Jindal entered the Republican campaign, my comment should have been covered again, more prominently. I mean, Jindal is not Native American, he’s a real Indian.
“Chris Wallace Interviews Joe Biden: A Retrospective”. Interview with Chris Wallace, spectator.org. October 22, 2015.
“You got more questions? Well I’m telling you, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”
Interview with Charlemagne tha god, May 22, 2020, YouTube
I worked at an all-black swimming pool in the east side of Wilmington, I was involved in what the Negroes, I mean, blacks were thinking, what they were feeling.
Interview with Chris Wallace, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 22, 2015.
I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.
“Biden’s description of Obama draws scrutiny” by Xuan Thai, Ted Barrett, www.cnn.com. February 9, 2007.
President Clinton bankrupted Chrysler so that Italians could buy it to ship jobs overseas to China.
“Biden Makes Final Sales Pitch in Ohio, Calls Romney ‘Shameless'” by Arlette Saenz, abcnews.go.com. November 4, 2012.
Senator Joe Biden
I never had an interest in being a mayor ’cause that’s a real job. You have to produce. That’s why I was able to be a senator for 36 years.
“Joe Biden: If We Lose Election, It Could Be To ‘Barrage Of Super PAC Money’” by Jennifer Bendery, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 30, 2012.
Sexist Joe Biden?
I did not grope the wife of Defense Secretary Ashton Carter or the daughter of Sen. Christopher Coons. I don’t put drugs in drinks or give drinks to underage females. And all those photos about me inappropriately touching girls, they are blown-up.
“Chris Wallace Interviews Joe Biden: A Retrospective”. Interview with Chris Wallace, spectator.org. October 22, 2015.
I have never touched Hillary [Clinton] inappropriately.
spectator.org, October 222, 2015
Tax and spend
Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. Guess what? Yes we do.
“CBS Uncritically Promotes Obama Campaign’s Attack Hinting Romney is ‘Less than Truthful'”. Interview with Matthew Balan, www.newsbusters.org. October 5, 2012.
If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am going to strangle them.
“Biden: ‘If I Hear One More Republican Tell Me About Balancing the Budget, I Am Going to Strangle Them’”. www.huffingtonpost.com. May 10, 2010.
