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MIAMI, Fla. -- It took becoming vice president to get Joe Biden to home plate.
Speaking at a high school commencement ceremony in the newly opened Marlins Park in Miami, Vice President Joe Biden joked that the 2012 election had finally offered a consolation prize for missing out on his childhood dreams of smashing home runs out of the park.
"As a kid, this was my dream, standing at home plate at a major league ballpark," he said from the podium in front of the pitcher's mound. "Not as a speaker, but as a batter. But I had to settle for becoming vice president."
Focusing on the lessons of tolerance and social change, Biden reflected on the historic election of the first black president in his remarks to Cypress Bay High School's class of 2012.
Standing on the Amtrak platform in 2009 awaiting the train that would carry him and the newly elected president to Washington for their inauguration, he said remembered how the streets nearby had been rocked by riots after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
But on that day in 2009, he said, "I was being picked up by a friend, an African American friend, Barack Obama," he said, prompting applause and a smattering of boos from the audience of graduates and their guests. "Regardless of your politics, this is not a political comment, it's about transition in America."
"We were taking that important ride to be sworn in as president and vice president of the United States of America," the vice president continued. "Not only can, but do we live together, we now govern together that much change in 40 years. Just think of what's going to change in the next 40 years of your life."
Biden also praised the students for the tolerance of their school community, calling graduates "the indispensable generation" for the coming era of America history.
"You will be at the forefront as we leave two wars behind us," he said. "You will be at the forefront of shaping if the age in front of us is an age of increasing conflict or increasing tolerance. You will be determining not only the future of this country but what its heart and soul is."
Biden spoke to the graduates of the high school, which boasts exemplary graduation rates, college admission rates, and advanced placement test passage rates, at the request of Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a local congresswoman and Democratic National Committee chair.
Wasserman Schultz said that it took years of "gentle but relentless cajoling" to get Biden to give the commencement address at the high school where her own children plan to attend in future years.
The commencement speech was the second of the spring season's graduation ceremonies attended by Biden. He gave remarks at West Point's graduation last month.
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Who can't equate with ol Joe?
I will take his refreshing gaffes and all over the BS the right wingers are slinging!
Joe Biden has done more for this country & it's veterans then any crap the uber-nuts want to fling!
Here come the trolls.. one...two... three.. spreading their hypocrisy! lol
For sure... you need to be proud & loud! lmao
Yep, sure didn't take long for the Lefty trolls to come out, and one in particular (Flyeisty) had to comment ABOUT her comment. Just goes to show that Liberals have lost all hope for this administration and will revert to just posting obnoxious comments in order to stimulate a response.
Oh, Mr. Biden will be reminiscing of his days as the V.P. next year after he finally wakes up and discovers a NEW President occupying the White House.
Joe Goofball is the best VP ever.
I see the paid bloggers kick off the thread again.... shocker.... queue the E-Trade "surprise baby" look.
Yep, hope you enjoyed sitting in "our" seat Joey. It's time for you to go. Obama, Biden, Organizing Against America, Obama Against America, have all had their run. It's over. The liberal / progressive / transformation of America experiment is done.
Most rationale Americans, not the Liberal parasitic lemming liberals, but real hard working Americans are done with this failed experiment.
5 TRILLION in new debt on Obama / Biden's & the Dems watch, the class warfare, the race baiting, the anti-business, anti-capitalism, wealth re-distribution, war on energy, war on the worker's pocketbook, etc. will ensure Obama and Biden's "recall" in November.
I can't wait to fire them...... Can't think to two more deserving incompetent dolts to show the door!!
"Stand up Chuck, let'em seeya!"
Good evening GF
Fiesty,
Trolls survive by propagating their Bullsh!t. They plant bad seeds wherever they go.
Trolls feed off of negativity!!!
They must grow their LIES LEAST THEY DO NOT .
For pure entertainment value I am going to miss him.
They (RIGHT WING TROLLS) must grow their LIES LEAST THEY DO NOT SURVIVE.
We The Trolls are in love with ... Joe The Goofball .... a delightful and healthy contrast to Dick the Waterboarder
Hey Feisty...were you tapping your head while at the same time doing that 1, 2, 3, count down....if so, the coordination of your mental and kinetic abilities has greatly improved.
jri 37
"You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.... I'm not joking." --Joe Biden, in a private remark to an Indian-American man caught on C-SPAN, June, 2006 (Watch video clip)
S-o-o-o-o-o???
Had VP Biden asked for a dot head donut; I would have thought it to be discriminatory. As you know most of the franchises are owned by East Indians. I see the VP as being appreciative of diversity. What about you?
What's you beef with the facts?
Oh I get it only kooky old Uncle Joe gets to stereotype.
Uncle Joe is an f* F-Bomber, OUR F* F-Bomber.
Poor old Joe his 'hair plug' thing must have rendered him even more senile than prior ? First of all we do not have a BLACK President.
No, we don't. What we have is a mulatto in the Oval Office.
Remember he said his mom was a ' white gal from Kansas’ ? Well that was also a lie. But by now we expect everything he says to be a lie even if the current lie contradicts yesterday’s lie.
But he is a mulatto not a black President.
"But on that day in 2009, he said, "I was being picked up by a friend, an African American friend, Barack Obama," he said, prompting applause and a smattering of boos from the audience of graduates and their guests. "Regardless of your politics, this is not a political comment, it's about transition in America."
Yeah, what he said....no political boo-ing while I give a political speech to young skulls full of mush that were 14 years old in 2008 and can't possibly remember the Rock Star Idol that was Obama back then....Just cause he lookin' like Fred Sanford and Morgan Freeman these days doesn't mean he isn't cool and dreamy anymore...
And remember kids...As you go to vote for the first time, Obama needs you just as much as you need him........A vote for Obama now is a vote for College Loan Debt Forgivness when you're $80,000 in debt....Vote early and vote often....
That Obama has a Carrot-on-a-Stick for everyone....
Every good comedy show needs a hilarious sidekick.
The next 40 years jo? We will probably still be paying off the debt, if china hasn't bought us by then.
Exactly GermanGem... and their answer is let's keep going "Forward" wth the same policies. Really, right off the freak'in cliff? I don't think so, and I don't think most American's think so.
I believe the 5 TRILLION plus is all part of O's wealth redistribution plan. It's all by design. He could care less how much debt he and his Dem ilk rack up. The drones, liberal parasitic lemmings will never contribute to paying down the debt, most of them don't work nor contribute much now... just suck the system dry and try to game the government system for anything they can get.
The exeriment is over, a community organizer with ZERO real life / business experience can't run jack.
Can't wait for the debates.... Romney is going to school the little community organizing / ACORN training, empty suit. Get the popcorn ready.
Hey German, your name reminded me of something. America needs Angela Merkel as a leader. She's probably the smartest leader in the Western Hemisphere right now. As long as Germany keeps Merkel as their leader, they shouldn't fall into the major crisis's that other countries are experiencing.
one small fact. clinton left bush a surplus and bush left obama a sinking ship. small but people should know even the smallest fact ofcourse?
yes Random(and fellow)Pennsylvanian, I've been watching the scene in europe, very interesting...
the best VP is a bumbling fool..with good senses (Good ol' Joe), not a maniac with murderous rage (Dick the Waterboarder)
Poor old Joe his 'hair plug' thing must have rendered him even more senile than prior ? First of all we do not have a BLACK President.
No, we don't. What we have is a mulatto in the Oval Office.
Remember he said his mom was a ' white gal from Kansas’ ? Well that was also a lie. But by now we expect everything he says to be a lie even if the current lie contradicts yesterday’s lie.
But he is a mulatto not a black President.
terryknight...what year was it that Clinton left a surplus...you know what a surplus is, right? It where expenses are less then tax revenues. I looked for such a year in the history of the US, and I wasn't able to find it in the government files or web sites, so I'm sure you have it right there at the tip of your finger...the only problem is, there never was a surplus, but you can continue to believe the BS spread by the dem machine without thinking, you will eventually be led down the primrose path.
Terryknight- get your little facts straght. Clinton had a few budgets that were lower than the tax rolls, BUT WE STILL HAD A NATIONAL DEBT.
Prepare for many more speeches from Biden for the next 4 years.
So Gutter Queen, what's good ol Joe done for us Vets?
huey,
Over the long haul, the Dems have much more for veterans than the repubes. Anytime there has been cuts, or attempted cuts to the VA, 90% of the time it was initiated by the GOP. Recently, Obama has done more for Vets than Bush ever dreamed. In fact, when the Vets needed it the most, Bush was cutting funds to the VA. Huey, you have a short memory that you don't remember the Iraq/Afghan vets fighting the Bush admin for benefits and medical care.......
Obama/Biden 2012
Yes more speeches for Joe as he and Obama become shills for Goldman Sachs!
What... is he doing stand up at the Laugh Factory in his next job?
At least we don't have Hitlary Clinton as our VP. Comparing her to Biden makes Biden look like a genius.
At least we don't have Hitlary Clinton as our VP. Comparing her to Biden makes Biden look like a genius.
Random - Its possible that Hillary may be your president in 2016
Obama/Biden 2012
GT: Please show me the year in which the budget for the Veterans Administration under Bush...did not exceed the previous years funding? In his first four fiscal years Bush's VA budget went up $37.6 %, his second four years saw an increase of 24%. So please show me where he was cutting funds??? I'll save you the effort...you can't. You have employed the tactics often used by the left and his critics, which is to take an actual budget increase over the previous year, and call it a cut because it did not meet expectations or was lower than previous increases. A disingenuous tactic at best...and an outright lie at worst.
Good job CEO. I love it when the facts blow up in a liberal's face.
At commencement, Biden reminisces about 2008 election
We should see a rerun of the 2008 election in 2012......
Obama/Biden 2012
Yep, that OLD rerun of Mr. Obama's FAILED policies he is running on now as his "Forward" theme which is nothing more than the same ol' thing he has done for the past 3 1/2 years.....more projects for his campaign contributors and special interest friends. He crertainly does not care about Main Street America.
I was crying too in 2008. I hope the lesser of two evils will win. Depending on the political premises, it is a toss at best.
Forward you, Barack Hussein Obama, never mind their prejudices or perogatives. Keeep them headed forward. Even Klansmen will find they cannot interfere.
Biden and Sgt Schultz at the same event....it has the same effect as running nails down a chalk board...yikes!
But on a serious note....After the event, Biden went a bit further with some of his comments on the community organizer. I believe it went something like this..."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 story book, man." Can you now understand why he was chosen as the V.P.?
At least it seems Biden stuck to a professionally written speech for once.
He probably had a SS sharpshooter at his back aiming at his last foot should he screw up.
Viewer_Ready: Cant believe you haven't heard. Biden can no longer write his own speeches or ad lib in public until the election is over.
who would rommel pick as his vp? i here scott walker is becoming available. or big chris, or bob. sounds just like the good old days again. joe would fit right in. only he's not rich enough. probably wouldn't like all the fakes anyway. if joes anything he is a real American. WAKEUPAMERICA. we need real americans running this country.
Real Americans DO run the country.
The same ones who have been running it for generations.
Surely you are not so naive as to think a "President" runs America?
Too bad for all of us who have also had to settle on Joe.
"In my state of Delaware, you can't go into a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin Donuts if you don't have a slight Indian accent...I'm not kidding"
Joe, the gaff man, Biden
Unfortunately Romney is in close contention for Gaff man title. We have to choose the lesser evil again this year, neither ROmney or Obama is worthy of being president.
"As a kid, this was my dream, standing at home plate at a major league ballpark," he said from the podium in front of the pitcher's mound. "Not as a speaker, but as a batter. But I had to settle for becoming the number one POS in the USA."
MSNBC .I don't have a Fackbook account and never will have, so please stop trying to get me to sign up for the Sorry junk web site
Hey - Guess who is the main funding source for Obama & Romney - "GOLDMAN SACS" The one whom gambled on derivates and lost - and we bailed out with TARP. "GOLDMAN SACS"
Remember Obama - No lobby in an Obama administration! Hey Guess who is in every important government position - "GOLDMAN SACS" JP Morgan.
Hey - Who is in government in Greece, Spain and all the hot spots in Europe - YOU GOT IT . " GOLDMAN SACS"
Getting ready to bow out......Can he still spell his name?
Joe, you sicken me.
I am surprised Joe remembers 2008.
Its certainly time the unions in this country got a serious wake up call. Its the 21st Century not the 19th Century. Your membership doesn't deserve the excessive salaries and benefits that the rest of American workers don't. The former control unions had in this country has been waning for years and now will hopefully be over. Do your job, do it well, get paid, save your money and live like like the rest of us do...on your own.
Surprised this Senile, Old Relic Biden didn't "reminisce" about his PLAIGERISM days in college. It's beyond laughable that anyone would invite this Half-Wit to speak at a college commencement?
Reminisce all he wants, he will be known to have lead America down the crapper in his part of the history books.
Hair plugs and all.
Anyone but Obama in 2013 will be an improvement.
Yep, Joe as usual was right on target...Obama's campaign has adopted the word forward to mark the 2012 camapign, and what does Good Old crazy Unlce Joe do...focus on the past. This man is a walking gaff waiting for a microphone so the world can understand just how backward this man is. He is considered the foreign policy expert in this administration...clearly shows why we have lost standing all around the world. No one takes him or Obama seriously.
Hey Joe, should we go after Bin Laden..."no, the risk is too great...". Good job, Joe. Wrong again!
draft dodger joe how come he didnt say hope change that was 2008
I thought the title of this article was, "Biden reminisces about 2008 erection".
Joe said it was a big fahking deal.
That's right , Joe, keep shooting yourself in the foot. Your days are numbered. tic toc tic toc