The entire Joseph Biden, Democratic Presidential candidate’s quote with the New York Observer was "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."
While possibly trying to pay Obama a compliment, Biden has created just another page in an already storied-past of verbal gaffes.
Which is unfortunate since very few can deny that Joe Biden the Delaware Democrat and former Presidential hopeful is articulate and bright and almost looks like “Mr. Clean” if he would really let his hair down.
The problem is that Biden too often lets his mouth open.
His statement last year that "You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." is further evidence that Biden might be biding his time in this Presidential race where he cannot raise the money or get the crowds of Hillary Clinton or first-termer Barack Obama.
Which is really a shame since Biden is serving his sixth term as a U.S. Senator, knows the ropes better than most and has more experience in his attaché then his two major opponents.
He might even be the ultimate compromise candidate as the purpose of the primary is to present a candidate who can beat the Republican candidate and some Americans might consider Clinton to be too “woman” and too “Clinton” and Obama as too “black” or too “Islamic sounding” at the wrong time in history.
Biden might have the best resume, one of the best minds but his mouth is what is torpedoing his campaign.
Obviously, it is all still too early and the Democratic primary has a long way to go.So do many of the other candidates who can catch on despite what appears to be overwhelming odds at this time.
If the past has taught us anything, even a victor in the early primary can squeal himself or herself out of the running.If Biden has any chance to win, he better appear more Senatorial than squeal.So far, he is learning that the road to the nomination will be through his experience and brain.He has a good story to tell.He just needs to focus more on the story than the telling.
If Barack Obama is “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy”, then Joseph Biden the real storybook.
“the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy” can you please put in the rest of the sentence and the type of conversaton this was in ? if you are trying to ruina good candiate please dont its the only person that could possibly help us from the bush regime
Written by liz
on 2/8/2007
We have now a President who, before he was elected could not speak intelligently, and after being elected and with much practice,,,has learned how to enunciate much better.
His native intelligence however did not increase. However, his common sense ability has. Now that our President is trying his best to "build his legacy", he will start doing the things he knows is best for our country, and he will cease being the "pathetic puppet" that a few around him have forced him to be.
All I want is for our country to re-gain half the respect we used to enjoy around the world and for us to stop declaring un-founded reasons for war!
Oh, yes....and thirdly, for the Democratic Party to stay in control of Congress long enough to bring us back to the prosperous years of the Clinton Administration.
Thanks for reading........
Written by Audrey George
on 2/5/2007
That is the real story of how we elect a leader, the American people do not want a real person, they want some fancy image that some old school teacher imprinted on their brain. The public in this country is not ready to use their own common sense, they need the left wing and the right wing and everybody in the middle to tell them who should be the president.
Joe Biden is a guy who would be a real president. He can make a mistake and admit it. Can the guy we have now do that?
Wake up America!
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