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MARION, Ohio -- Vice President Joe Biden assumed the role of jokester-in-chief on Wednesday in Ohio, alternating between a policy lecture and an amateur comedy gig in ridiculing the Republican presidential ticket.
Appearing in Ohio at the end of a three-day trip, Biden's campaign pitch offered comfort and glee for the base and occasional fodder for the opposition.
There was the assurance to a crying baby that Mitt Romney wouldn't win the election. "It's okay. He's not going to get elected," he mock-soothingly announced as a child in the audience wailed. "God, I shouldn't be scaring children like this!"
There was the groaner understandable only to aficionados of Buckeye State geography. Relating that he's traveled from the phonetic "Dayton, Ohio" to "Marion, Ohio," he cracked "I didn't think I was marrying y'all!"
And there was the slip-up quickly picked apart by Republicans familiar with Biden's occasional history of locality-based missteps. Lamenting the political ads he's seen in his travels, he said the commercials were saturating airwaves "here in Iowa." (That prompted a release from Boston offering Team Romney's "Response to Vice President Biden in Iowa ... Uh... Ohio.")
As the closing weeks of the election loom, Biden's speeches have become must-watch fodder for journalists - who often tweet highlights as they watch live video feeds from their offices - and for Biden foes eager to catch one of his famed rhetorical goof-ups.
Biden's rally of over a thousand supporters in a high school gymnasium disappointed neither.
Speaking of Romney and Ryan's tax plans, Biden related a teenage memory of wanting to hang out "on the corner" with troublemaking kids, only to be stopped by his mother's warning.
"She'd look at me and she'd say, 'Joey, if it looks like a duck, and it walks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, it's a duck!'" he declared.
While wasn't entirely clear how Biden transitioned from effective tax rates to poultry, the crowd loved it.
"Man," he concluded. "This is one quackin' duck!"
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Now I'm getting mad...Listen Biden, you stick to your side of the street...No respect! No respect at all!
“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.”
“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.”
That's a good one
What no in depth discussion about O grand second term plans?
Only comedy instead?
Huh.
Why it's almost like they really do got a whole lotta nothing.
And of course poor old Joe doesn't even know where he's at. Poor Joe.
Not as good as the comedy of Mitten's and Lyan. Especially the routine they do of "Who's on First".....
And the one where Mitt imitates the President during a debate. That one's really funny...
O&Joe 2012
Spanky-
Did you miss the comedy stylings of Mr Muourdok? He made election day a laugher for his opponent huh?
Didn't he?
Now that IS funny..Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory, Senate dept.
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Nobody-
Is happy when the joke is on them...
Nobody 2012
I guess you're cool with Republican efforts to make it harder to vote.
"Nobody 2012"
"I'd give up if I were you."
"Home of the ungrateful and self involved."
Who else here can make a critical statement about a conservative and get bashed by a liberal?
No respect I tell ya', no respect at all...
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. Winston Churchill
(I'm glad you didn't take it personally...)
Joe the Comedian ..is..sure..funny.
Tea Romney is not. Tea Romney is just hyper and aggrevating, when R-money endorced that Dickk (Richard) Mourdock the Dork who argues that God wants the Dork (himself) to produce childen in the way endorsed by his God
No one is making anything for anyone harder to vote other than what is already required. I don't know very many states that do not require I. D. for voting. Most people over the age of 21 have drivers's licenses and if they don't, it isn't that hard to get a photo I. D. with proof of birth certificate. The problem is the Liberals want dead people and illegals to be able to vote. Now tell me how is suppressing illegals and dead peoples' votes a problem for you? I know your motto is, vote early and vote often, vote in many states and under many names.
The Obama campaign has finally, the day after the debates, come up with the President's economic plan for the next 4 years. It is no joke. The plan is devoid of detail and budgetary information but is full of wishful thinking. Obamanomics is really impossiblenomics. This is one of the parts that I like the best"
Four years ago, without conditions of any kind to include any act of congress, the President promised that the 2012 federal deficit would not exceed 229.27 billion dollars yet in fact it exceeded 1.1 trillion dollars. That says a lot for the President's fiscal planning and sense of budget. For the past 4 years the President has been proposing a tax increase on the "rich" that congress has yet to pass. This increase in taxes would at most divert 100 billion dollars per year from the private sector to the public sector. The federal government has been trying to spark the economy by injecting more money. This move will have the opposite effect and will do little to solve our debt problem. so using 2012 figures the federal government will still have a trillion dollar debt to deal with.
According to the President's nomination acceptance speech, the troops will be coming home in 2014 so by 2015 the peace dividend will be in full effect. According to the President's plan, he is expecting to net more than 2 trillion dollars per year by bringing the troops home. It will take at least 1 trillion dollars to balance the budget and of course that has to be done before we can start running a surplus. Balancing the budget is done with just half of the peace dividend. That is why the peace dividend will have to be greater than 2 trillion dollars per year. So the President is claiming that we are spending more than two trillion dollars per year on the war on Afghanistan which is less than true. If the federal government cut out all defense spending that then cut the rest of the budget in half it would not generate the required savings. The President's plan is fantasy economics. The President's plan is mathematically impossible. It is the President who needs more math education.
This election is only about; 1) Creating American Jobs; in 2) Profitable businesses ,which 3) Generates much needed tax dollars, to 4) Pay for things we NEED & WANT our government to do on our behalf. It only works in that order...PERIOD!
Our capitalistic economic system is built on PROFITS...yes, (gasp) especially for the wealthy...OR the current alternative is 4) the Capitalists simply move away and they will take the jobs and tax money elsewhere! Then we don't have those jobs to buy anything from anyone, PERIOD!
Your responsibility to our national success is to read the labels of products you're buying and, predominately buy "American Made" goods. So, you're saying. "That's too much hassle and work... or, the overseas products are better". Well folks, let me emphasize a realistic scenario that line of thinking has created to the economy in this country.
"John Smith" started the day early awakening to his set alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) at 6 am. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). John put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA).'
'After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA); he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO); to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA); John got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY);pulled out of the driveway and glanced at his wife's car (MADE IN JAPAN). John noticed his wife's car needed new tires (MADE IN CHINA).'
'John filled his car with gas (IMPORTED FROM SAUDI ARABIA) and continued his search for a "GOOD PAYING AMERICAN JOB.'
'At the end of, yet another, discouraging and fruitless job hunting day, John sat down in front of his computer (MADE IN MALAYSIA), to check For nonexistent job responses.'
'John decided to unwind and relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL), poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA). All this while, John Smith is wondering why he can't find a "GOOD PAYING JOB IN AMERICA."
Does this scenario hit too close to home for you, a family member or close friend? This is what this election is all about folks... 23 Million Americans out of work OR living in poverty because parttime jobs are all they can find; American Companies moving jobs overseas with no end in sight, higher gas prices, rising home foreclosures.
As Americans, we have two choices this November... Four more years, like the last four years... Broken promises, beautiful speeches and a continued declining economy.... OR...
A real chance to pull our economy back from the edge of an economic and financial abyss... This election offers us a candidate who can put the country back to work, because, his records shows he has done that in the past... A candidate with a proven record of reaching across the isle and working with both political parties to reach a compromise that works for the American People. A candidate who won't merely ask, but, demand fair, equal trade agreements; a candidate who will create a positive tax environment for companies to bring jobs back to America...
It's time to stop blaming Bush for Obama's failures.. Obama may have walked into a 9 Trillion Dollar National Debt from Clinton/Bush.. However, the additional 7+ Trillion added to the debt in 3+ years , and another projected 4 Trillon in Debt over the next four years, is ALL OBAMA.. The buck stops with Obama!
So the choices is yours.... What do you want in the next four years...? Obama's "John Smith" Scenario... or, Romney's "5-Point Plan to a balanced and stable America? This election isn't about "Blue or Red".. It's about protecting our nation and future children from our current economic mistakes..
You Choose... Choose Wisely... You can't always undo a stubborn choice and Time Is Running Out.....
In true Arrested Development style, Vice President Joe Biden’s brother, James Biden, has received a cozy deal from Hill International, a firm that builds homes in the Middle East. James was hired as executive VP of the company in 2010. Six months later, Hill won a contract from the federal government worth some $1.5 billion to build homes in Iraq. The Iraqi government is supposed to provide the cash for the deal.
As Charles Gasparino writes in The New York Post, “One friend of James Biden’s estimates his net worth at around $7 million, yet he seems to have a remarkable lack of concrete business experience. An attorney who’s done work for him called him a “serial entrepreneur,” but didn’t name the startups he was responsible for.”
So what’s his value? Gasparino explains: “James Biden’s obvious value comes from his connection to the Obama administration.”
They say that the economy starts with solid families. Joe Biden should know, apparently.
Romney wouldn't be so open to ridicule if he didn't change his policy positions about as often as he changes his magic underwear.
Steve, I guess you would prefer someone who lies to the American people about serious things like the murders in Benghazi or Fast and Furious. Great set of morals you have.
Jersy Girl 1, drinking Rmoney Tea I see. You ppl know Rmoney lies, you know he is paying to be president. You think somehow you will get some of the money he has, that he will just give it to you. You believe that he is your saviour. Let me tell ya something. That man could give a rats behind about you or the things you say to kiss his rear. Keep believing that he is king. You will soon be one of the fold soon. I just hope the rest of us don't have to be a part of it with you. SMDH
Biden's 1.5 bil plan
In true Arrested Development style, Vice President Joe Biden’s brother, James Biden, has received a cozy deal from Hill International, a firm that builds homes in the Middle East. James was hired as executive VP of the company in 2010. Six months later, Hill won a contract from the federal government worth some $1.5 billion to build homes in Iraq. The Iraqi government is supposed to provide the cash for the deal.
As Charles Gasparino writes in The New York Post, “One friend of James Biden’s estimates his net worth at around $7 million, yet he seems to have a remarkable lack of concrete business experience. An attorney who’s done work for him called him a “serial entrepreneur,” but didn’t name the startups he was responsible for.”
So what’s his value? Gasparino explains: “James Biden’s obvious value comes from his connection to the Obama administration.”
They say that the economy starts with solid families. Joe Biden should know, apparently.
I love me some Joe Biden. Everybody's favorite Uncle! I would LOVE to have him over for Thansgiving dinner. I am certain we would laugh until our sides hurt!
Obama/Biden 2012
Romney/Ryan 1040
Perhaps Romney will visit some of his off shore money for Thanksgiving? It's what he's MOST thankful for - and he'll most likely have PLENTY of time!
Imagine, if this Libyan coverup thing is real, Obama could be impeached over it. Biden would then be on the throne. Now isn't that a freightening thought.
But let's all hope that the nation believes in MYTH and the above thought could never happen.
if this Libyan coverup thing is real,
Trust me, its not!!
O&Joe 2012
Clara, I like Joe Biden too. For one thing, he's honest. For another, he's one of the few in Washington who seems to know what his job is. You never hear of Joe causing turf wars in the administration, or creating enemy lists. He just focuses on what is best for the country. Nice wife too.
Future Presidents will say to their Vice Presidents "why can't you be more like Joe Biden?"
Ames,
Another thing I admire about Joe, is his eyes!
Unlike Willard & Lyin Ryan, they reflect a sense of authenticity!
glazed over like the rest of you thorazine recipients
yeah, trust someone that has an avatar of donkey screwing an elephant. I take it Feisty is the elephant? She still doing the TJ act eh?
Hey Caes -
Which candidate are you voting for? The "Extremely Consevative" Mitt, or the "I wanna be like Barry" Mitt?Just curious...
O&Joe 2012
[Hey Caes - Which candidate are you voting for?]
Why, he's voting for ABO! Don't you know?!?
...just as soon as he gets past the shiny nickels in his path...you know..."Flammin Cheetos" and "20oz soft drinks"...those shiny nickels.
DAMN THOSE SHINY NICKELS!
PIZZA! PIZZA!
Uncle Sam is my favorite Uncle. Biden is a loonytoon. It's a scary thought that he is only one breath away from being President. I can just see Biden going to a foreign country and insulting some dignitary with his stupid comments.
Everyone notice that Gallup polling has moved 4% toward Obama in the last several days.
Romney was terrible in the third debate when Americans saw him sweating like a pig.
What was going on with Willard?
Then when the debate was over Willard was leaning over to shake hands with some of the attendees, Queen Ann had both hands around his waist, holding him.......as if to prevent a fall. Why?
Everyone notice that Gallup polling has moved 4% toward Obama in the last several days.
Yes I have. The sun is slowly setting on Willard and Co.......
Negative momentum is still momentem so the r/r campaign isn't totally lying on having it.
I think the third debate exposed Romney for what he is: a guy who could play a President on TV, but only with a tight script and the rights to syndication.
President Obama sounded like a guy who has been living this job for four years - and, unlike George Bush, paying attention.
It hasn't really moved toward them. Gallup ran some seriously outlier polls during days 2 and 3 of their last cycle and it's taken most of the week for them to work through and get them out of their 7 day rolling tracking poll.
I figured last week that the +7 lead would regress to the mean. I figure Gallup's tracking poll right now is probably more like a +2 to +3 for Romney and generally because Republicans are a lot more eager to participate in those sorts of things.
The national result is sort of meaningless anyway, but it's one of the few areas where looking at the polling averages is better than looking at the number of polls that favor one candidate over the other.
Obama should have been torn a new one for his lies on Benghazi. Mr. President it was a terrorist attack and you knew it the very next day. You knew the next day who responsible for the attacks, but it didn't fit your campaign agenda. You are responsible for the deaths of four Americans because it was your team who failed to provide adequate security for our people. You didn't even have the decency to stop campaigning for even one day to hold proper security briefings. I want to know who told people to go out and say it was a movie trailer that was responsible for the attack. Was it you Mr. President?
Jersey, get a new script please. Benghai? Is that all you can talk about. What about at home? Go to bed please
Clara KCMO: Joe Biden over for Thanksgiving dinner. The VP, my sister and I fighting for the two drum sticks. I would lose.
But 4 more 4 44 and Joe
Biden's a dumbass. Why anyone would care about the stupidity coming out of his mouth is beyond me.
JFK-2112
Biden's a dumbass
Yes, and you're not?
He speaks the truth Biden equals dumbass
There was a time in this country that the Office of the President and Vice President were respected. Under the current administration however, it has turned into the DC Comedy Shack. VP Biden has completely destroyed the respect and confidence in the office with his adolescent and embarrassing displays of folly. If Obummer isn’t going to control HIS Vice President, or even worse, supports his actions… then our country is in serious danger. Can we chance another 4 years towards Socialism.
Time for a change !
Socially Fed-Up,
If something were to happen to Obama thats the man that would take his place. I guess he would joke his way thru office also. Thats a scary thought!!!!!!!
Fodder for the GOP horses patoots?
The real sick joke is the one being played on the Sensata Technology Workers in Freeport Illinois. Have my fellow citizens in Ohio? Read about what the GOP/RNC "Bain Trained Speculator" is continuing to do in Freeport Illinois yet? Remember Ohio! Polls do not vote. People do!
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Presidency Obama gave an interview where he said if he hasn’t solved the nations economic problems within three years it’s going to be a one term Presidency. “It is a three‑year anniversary of a very important statement by the President of the United States, and I believe that we should all pay attention to this because he’s the one who said this.Three years ago today, Obama said, “If I don’t have this done in three years, then this is going to be a one‑term proposition.”
He didn't expect your teaparty/repubs would sell America down the tube to keep him from getting it done. I wanted to slap him myself for believing that people would actually help him pull the country from the brink of destruction, simply because he was president. I dare he think he "black as he is" could possibly believe they would not move heaven and earth to make him a failure. But that's okay, you reap what you sow.....the repubs/tea's who refuse to see on purpose will have to share. You dig a ditch for another, be careful you might fall in that ditch yourself.
I love Joe Biden. He's the perfect man for every job in politics............. except President. But then he could get serious enough for that job, too. At least he cares about people more than money. So it's for damn sure he's not a Republican! I gotta think that man is special good in today's political world.
JR 827,
Biden is a "GRANDSTANDER" he likes the attention no matter have it is recieved.He even embarasses the White House!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And you embarrass yourself.
I guess that all the failed economic policies and unkempt promises are just one big joke on the American people. The lies about the terrorist attack in Libya are just one joke too. Just tell that to the families of the dead men.
Promises? If the repub/teabaggers had not decided, even before President Obama got to the white house to sell America down the river in a dark infested room of cloak and dagger, we wouldn't be talking about broken promises. How do you build a house, when they refuse to bring the cement? You guys know this, you know it, but one day....you will as we are not, make all of America pay for being so stupid.
do you forget he had total control of both houses for two years and still couldn't get a damn thing accomplished>
Obviously you are not familiar with fillibuster. Having control doesn't always mean success.
trish@9.0
Even Romney is saying it will take him 8 years to accomplish his goals. Eight years! Two Terms. Elect him and hope and pray that you love him for the next four years! Yet OB had only four? Should you now reconsider your comment.
Obama himself promised it would take him 4 years... blame Romney for that too? Reconsider your failed logic.
Yes Romeny is smart enough to know he cant fix this mess in 4 years.
Obama said I can do it in 4 years. Whos exaggerating now?
I rest my case!
Should we all feel safer with this Obama/Biden ticket? Biden doesn't even know which state he is in, and Obama himself, has "57" states to campaign in! Check it out! Can you really pick a commander-in-chief, when he is a failure in American History? Do all of you democrats "REALLY" think that these idiots, that need their lunch money pinned inside of their jacket can run anything? Moochelle says that he doesn't even know enough to flush the toilet, after using it. Even his brother, George Obama, has more sense than that! USELESS OBAMA is a disgrace!
So are you and pencil headed Mittens and lying Ryan. Go with that flush.
herewego** So you are one of the Osama obama food stamp, and welfare program recipients! It is not a disgrace to hold down a job! I suggest that you go back to school, get your GED, graduate, and try to make something of yourself! You might see your Osama Obama sitting next to you in HISTORY class! Please do as I suggested, and try to get a job, and amount to something! Good Luck!
Dandydon is a dumbass.
Obana is getting ready to pack his belongings in the White House for a permament move to Chicago. Good Bye Odumba and don't let the door hit you on your way out.
Wishful thinking? Anytime you want to know the truth just check the Vegas odds.
Two words for Obama and his administration: epic fail
The joke is on you Joe Biden
I guess this country has turned into a bunch of comedians. The VP is always saying stupid out of date stories he thinks is funny. The Pres goes on national TV and downs "The Donald". It appears to me he would rather be a stand up comic than president of the United States. I guess he really thinks it is a joke. And you YOYO"s who voted for him and that other clown think they are funny. Well when all your rights have been taken away and your freedoms gone what will you be laughing at then?
STFU Nancy and go back to watching Hannity.
A lotm of people get mad at the rich, because they have a lot. Most of these people earned there monsy from the ground up. They had the ambition to be where they are in the world. We all have the freedom to make it in life if that is what we want. The rich give us a place to go to work. If there wasnt any big business where would you be working? The goverment doesnt put you to work. They are slowly taking from you. Sad things most people have there eyes closed because they are wanting something for nothing. And the goverment is using it to there advantage. Wake up smell the roses before its to late......We do not need another four years of two clowns running this country!!!!!!!!!
Do you people not read your commentaries before you post them with their endless spelling, punctuation and grammar errors? It certainly does not support your intelligence argument. Geez!
Notice:
The president's PLAN doesn't come out until after the debates (wouldnt want to answer any specific questions of course)
The whole comedy thing... really presidential. How abouty making time for a news conference instead of Leno and Stewart. (Oh, I forgot, more tough questions)
Joking all the time, it seems. The joke is that you NOW have a plan after 4 years of doing nothing and blaming everyone.
Obama says that Romney is unseasoned in foriegn affairs. well Obama look at your on record you arent doing so well either. You caused americans to be killed at the embassy because you were to busy campaigning instead of paying attention to business. you talk a good show, but that is all it is. No action just mouth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You realize that FOX is the only station covering this made up story?
you mean the Joe Biden that doesnt even know what state he is in??
visit three states a day for weeks on end, most of which have no topography to distinguish one from the other, and see if you can't make make one 4 letter, 3 syllable state sound like another 4 letter, 3 syllable state!
Biden was not trying to be funny, those laughs from the crowd were because Biden is such a joke. Biden was physically in Ohio, but because he has amnesia, he thought he was in Iowa. God help us if B.O. and JBi get 4 more years--we got a current president who is an idiot and a vice president that is a bigger idiot.
I love Joe Biden, finally a guy in Washington that is true and not fake. The republicans are not acustom to truth and honesty. WELL GET USE TO IT, WE ARE FED UP WITH YOUR SHANANAGANS.
What planet are you own???? Anyone who goes to Washington gets corrupted sooner or later! JB is is a clown and so is the Pres.
And you are the typical gullible hick that FOX nooz preys on.
Clint Eastwood made a good point with the "Empty Chair" routine. The Whitehouse has been empty for the last four years. Lets do something about it. Change is needed.........,.!
Who had the lowest ratings for the last two years? It was congress not the president
This is how Biden handle America. Laughs at it. Laughed at Libiya embassy when they cried for help. Laughes at American people while he gets rich. He laughs, laughs, laughs with such a serious job. Let laugh at your spending, unemployment and the people in chains.
and to think this guy is a heart beat away.
yeah, but he is smart, and the least political politician in the world; that's why he's so fun to watch. Meanwhile, the more of Ryan I see, the more he scares me...I used to only be scared of his knee jerk Teaparty attitudes, but the more he talks, the stupider he seems.