Joe Biden, Hypocrite
posted at 7:40 pm on September 1, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
This pretty much sums up Joe Biden:
This morning, Joe Biden said today was not a day for national politics. He said it again during a roundtable discussion outside his childhood home here this afternoon. But before long, he couldn’t help himself, criticizing McCain for his views on offshore drilling and questioning his foreign policy judgment.
“The only guy in America in a position of some authority who is out of sync with the whole rest of the world is John McCain,” he told a small group of relatives and old family friends. “This Administration, the Iraqis, NATO, the Europeans, our friends around the world, the vast majority of the American people, the Democratic-controlled Congress, Republicans in Congress — they all agree. Barack Obama was right, and John McCain was wrong.”
Biden wants everyone else to refrain from political attacks — except for himself. While John McCain suspended political operations in the middle of his convention in order to focus on hurricane relief and raising funds for care packages, Biden offers his sanctimony and hypocrisy.
Typical.
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believe inmake up.Enoxo on September 1, 2008 at 7:43 PM
Jeez… Joe is the gift that just keeps giving. Kind of like the clap.
I do so hope that Palin rips him a new one in the debates.
Drunken Angry Clown on September 1, 2008 at 7:44 PM
What Biden can not figure out is the Surge worked and that is the reason we are in a position to remove our troops. Obama and Biden were dead wrong…..and I wonder if they even realize it.
victoryin83 on September 1, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Why don’t we ask Biden, no, all our local politicians what they have done to measure up to the Palin standard. She fought corruption, sold ego-assets, did more with less, and returned money to the citizens. I can’t think of a single Democrat that has done 10% of what Palin has done. Especially Biden. Mr. Credit Card profit guy.
NaCly dog on September 1, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Biden vs Biden. That’d be a good ad.
aunursa on September 1, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Gotta love Biden, he’s the gift that keeps on giving alright. Just another example of his daily “self crank stomping”. He can’t go 24 hours without whippin’ out his crank, and then promptly stepping all over it.
Tim Zank on September 1, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Hey lay off, this guy is the GOP’s greatest asset.
TheSitRep on September 1, 2008 at 7:45 PM
And this is exactly why I cheered when he was chosen. YAY!!!
Cindy Munford on September 1, 2008 at 7:45 PM
Caligula’s horse is looking better all the time.
My collie says:
CyberCipher on September 1, 2008 at 7:45 PM
And what, pray tell, was Obama “right” about??? Again with the timeline?
What is it about “withdrawing when conditions on the ground” that this a-hole cannot seem to comprehend?? That’s not what Obama wanted – that’s not what any Democrat (except for Joe Lieberman) wanted…
Will someone please pound this distinction into the man’s plugs???
D2Boston on September 1, 2008 at 7:45 PM
The only guy in America in a position of some authority who is out of sync with the whole rest of the world is John McCain
And who was the guy who wanted to split Iraq up into three nations? Oh yeah, JOE BIDEN!
Tony737 on September 1, 2008 at 7:46 PM
I’ve always noticed that Joe has an Old-Man-Mini-Mullet. It even sticks out at the back of his neck, like he curls it under. Eww.
:)
13Girl on September 1, 2008 at 7:47 PM
Joe needs to get those plugs loosened up a bit. They are cutting off the oxygen to his brain….
Jim M. on September 1, 2008 at 7:47 PM
Comment of the Day:
Tony737 on September 1, 2008 at 7:47 PM
I am lookinng forward to Sarah and Joe battling it out.
Wait until Sarah takes a bite out of Joe… in a diplomatic way and in which make him look like the a-hole he is.
upinak on September 1, 2008 at 7:47 PM
So just a standard press briefing, I assume?
Spirit of 1776 on September 1, 2008 at 7:47 PM
Love the pic, Ed.
I still say Biden looks like a younger version of Jeff Dunham’s Walter.
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GT on September 1, 2008 at 7:48 PM
They are overplaying their hand.
Cardiganfox on September 1, 2008 at 7:48 PM
Biden’s son is a lobbyist!
Chakra Hammer on September 1, 2008 at 7:49 PM
I know Obama is shooting the celebrity angle, but getting Richard Dreyfuss on the ticket is pure pandering.
Cold Steel on September 1, 2008 at 7:49 PM
well Joe thinks the rules are for plebes and “that’s just Joe being Joe”….
sven10077 on September 1, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Biden’s son is a Washington lobbyist, Biden is a plagiarist!
Hey media why not report it?
Chakra Hammer on September 1, 2008 at 7:50 PM
They all agree Obama was right? About what? LOL
Geez, what a doofas.
Midas on September 1, 2008 at 7:50 PM
People like to compare Obama to Lincoln. Well, Obama’s VP hopeful would have indeed wished to divide Iraq because he thought that the three religious and ethnic groups couldn’t coexist. And Lincoln fought to keep the union together. And if Biden was around back then, maybe this would have been his great solution as well. If you want to compare people to Lincoln, how about comparing the people who wanted the surge, planned it to help keep the nation together and ultimately get the formerly warring factions to seek tolerance and peace. People such as John McCain. Not you, Biden.
wise_man on September 1, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Joe looks more than a little like the guy playing Todd Palin in the “Palin’s husband” video.
PA Cat on September 1, 2008 at 7:51 PM
“Our friends around the world”? That’s funny. Friends like Kim Jung Il, Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro? Yes, they all agree with Obama and want desperately to see him elected president. And we know why: because they recognize him as a weak-kneed, Carter-like fool who cares more about what “our friends around the world” want than he cares about what’s good for the U.S.
As he does every time he opens his mouth, Biden just demonstrated once again what a dim bulb he is.
Keep yapping, Slow Joe.
AZCoyote on September 1, 2008 at 7:51 PM
Biden was referring to Obama’s call for a timeline for withdrawal … “Barack Obama was ahead of the curve; John McCain is still way behind the curb,”
Hey, Dumbazz, Obama wanted a timeline for withdrawal BEFORE the war had ended in OUR VICTORY! See the difference???
He also said the Republican nominee’s statement that Obama would lose a war to win an election is embarrassing.
Yeah? Embarrassing for WHOM? Your guy Obama, because that Mac is correct in saying that.
Tony737 on September 1, 2008 at 7:51 PM
Good point!
Maybe because Biden is a career blow hard political hack who is only good at making speeches and appearing on Sunday News programs to push the propaganda of his political party, and even in times of disaster in America, he can not change who he truly is.
Seven Percent Solution on September 1, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Biden has had 2 brain aneurysms, one of which was leaking, if he dies on day one at 2:30Am and the phone rings at 3AM will Obama be ready?
Chakra Hammer on September 1, 2008 at 7:53 PM
Shout-out to brilliance on Caligula’s horse.
As for Joe Biden, he is the gift of gifts. My only fear is that Geraghty is on to something, and we may see him mysteriously disappear a few weeks hence, followed by an announcement of some vaguely but ominously described medical ailment that forces him, very much against his will, to sideline himself, closely followed, of course, by the announcement that Hillary! will be the vice-
co-presidential candidate.JudetheFossil on September 1, 2008 at 7:53 PM
Someone else mentioned that he hoped that Palin memorize the timeline of all of Biden’s failed and wrong decisions. At the debate, she should be able to respond to every time his record comes up when there is a question or that he mentions one of his ‘accomplishments’ that supposedly proves his outstanding resume for the job.
And I hope she does.
wise_man on September 1, 2008 at 7:53 PM
that should have said, of course,
vice-co-presidentialJudetheFossil on September 1, 2008 at 7:54 PM
They better get him to the hospital to make sure that he isn’t having a recurrence of aneurysms and tumors exploding inside his skull again.
Buddahpundit on September 1, 2008 at 7:55 PM
Hey I’ve got nothing to say about Joe…so I’d better say it here.
Nothing.
Over.
1GooDDaDDy on September 1, 2008 at 7:55 PM
If she is given the oppurtunity. She will eat him alive.
upinak on September 1, 2008 at 7:55 PM
You’re right! LOL!
RushBaby on September 1, 2008 at 7:55 PM
At 70 yrs of age, I’ve seen some real political oddities and for most of my adult, political, attention paying life, Biden has been the village idiot and senatorial jester…He, being the dummo…uh..demmo VP pick thrilled me almost as much as the GOP pick…Two absolutely perfect choices….Hahahaha….whoda thunkit?….Thank you Baraka…uh..Baroka….uh…whatever!
b4lucy on September 1, 2008 at 7:55 PM
The best thing we can do is get Sen. Biden a bigger audience & a megaphone.
Remember Evan Thomas saying in 2004 that the media would be worth “15 points to John Kerry”? This time around, Joe Biden is worth 5 points to Republicans. MINIMUM!!!
LFRGary on September 1, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Their motto should not be ‘Change you can beleive in’ but rather ‘Keep moving – nothing to see here’.
Fuquay Steve on September 1, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Joe Biden has his own perfect family storm brewing
William Amos on September 1, 2008 at 7:57 PM
I’ve heard it said that people who walk around with the Blue Tooth thigamabob in their ear are called “Blue Tools.” What with the “red state” – “blue state” thing, could we call Biden a “Blue Tool?”
Star20 on September 1, 2008 at 7:57 PM
This disgraceful son of a b**ch! It was Obama who was wrong about the surge. The surge that made the potential future withdrawal of troops possible, you worthless POS.
RightWinged on September 1, 2008 at 7:57 PM
He;s a democrat. Any investigation will be postponed until after the election.
lorien1973 on September 1, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Man, I want some of whatever Joe was smoking. That must be some good stuff!
irishspy on September 1, 2008 at 7:59 PM
BTW joe how is that “Saddam is a threat” meme working for you now ?
William Amos on September 1, 2008 at 7:59 PM
What took you so long to find an article for this headline? I mean it, this guy is the breathing definition of hypocrite.
InTheBellyoftheBeast on September 1, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Very interesting.
Add that to the list. Such as, Michelle Obama’s salary being tripled after an Obama earmark for her employer.
wise_man on September 1, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Now that the Surge -which Obama opposed- has worked, Biden can claim credit for his team’s “plan” and hope that the dolts who don’t remember history for more than two weeks will believe their disinformation/lies about Barry’s wisdom.
Obama was dead wrong.
Biden is a pimp for the b.s.
profitsbeard on September 1, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Lol. That’s going to be the thread winner.
Spirit of 1776 on September 1, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Not to mention that what he said is an unconvincing bald-faced lie.
Seixon on September 1, 2008 at 7:59 PM
“Change you can
believe inmake up.Enoxo on September 1, 2008 at 7:43 PM”
No, you can’t even make up some of this stuff. You just have to wait and see what emerges from The Twilight Zone next.
Yoop on September 1, 2008 at 8:01 PM
I’ll chip in the marble doghouse if your collie will take over Biden’s job.
HawaiiLwyr on September 1, 2008 at 8:02 PM
When you’re compiling Biden’s list of stupid statements (if anybody has that much computer memory!), don’t forget his moronic idea after 9/11 to send a no-strings-attached gift of $200 million to Iranian mullahs to try and pacify the Muslim world. (I wonder how much that little “gift” would have speeded up their nuclear weapons development program?).
AZCoyote on September 1, 2008 at 8:03 PM
Every time Biden says that Barack Hussein Obama was right about something (and I can’t figure out what, since I don’t know anything that BHO has been right about) it only sheds more light on the Dems’ utter stupidity.
Keep talkin’ Joe. We love ya!
progressoverpeace on September 1, 2008 at 8:04 PM
be careful he could have gotten “I’m from Scranton vertigo*” and offered the 200 mill in plutonium instead of credit.
*vertigo by Jim Beam
sven10077 on September 1, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Biden doesn’t even know Barack’s real history. He has swallowed the “raised in Kansas” mythology hook, line, and sinker…or he’s propagating it out of pure dishonesty.
Or as he said in 1988, ”I exaggerate when I’m angry,” Mr. Biden said.
Obama’s Not in Kansas Anymore — And Never Was
Peace_Sells... on September 1, 2008 at 8:05 PM
How about a ………………… Blue Meany?
Seven Percent Solution on September 1, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Focus on Biden is only part of the story. His being picked for veep surely calls Obama’s decision making into question, doesn’t it?
I’ll ask it again: If Hillary had won, does anyone here think she would have chosen Biden? Anyone? Bueller?
Doug on September 1, 2008 at 8:07 PM
I’m with “Drunken Angry Clown”: Joe Biden will do us more favors with his mouth than he will do for Sen. Obama.
Jill1066 on September 1, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Hey, maybe Biden doesn’t want Obama elected either–so he’s going all out to sabotage the O-boat.
m064404 on September 1, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Why not also mention that Joe Biden avoided the draft for the Vietnam by claiming a non-existent case of asthma?
He never mentions the asthma in his biography or public speaking.
MitchFlorida on September 1, 2008 at 8:10 PM
That’s back from when Barry was Clark Kent before he started trying to be Jesus’ understudy rhetoricwise.
sven10077 on September 1, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Manbitch.
whitetop on September 1, 2008 at 8:13 PM
“Focus on Biden is only part of the story. His being picked for veep surely calls Obama’s decision making into question, doesn’t it?
Doug on September 1, 2008 at 8:07 PM”
Sooner or later the truth will come out. I suspect that the first four ahead of Biden on the “short list” turned down the offer to be VP. Obama was already in a nose dive in the polls and none of them wanted to ruin their future prospects by being tied to what they preceived might be a loser.
Yoop on September 1, 2008 at 8:15 PM
“He’d (Obama) cover your back.”
Hey Joe! That why you just told the Israeli’s to get used to the idea of the Iranians having the bomb?
Bet there are a lot of heads-of-state right now who are worried about the possibility of President Obama telling them “I’ve got your back”.
Followed of course by the sound of Obama’s zipper going down.
GarandFan on September 1, 2008 at 8:16 PM
Oh, for cripesakes, Biden told small group of relatives, old family friends and a gaggle of reporters who dutifully reported it to the world.
Dusty on September 1, 2008 at 8:17 PM
Do we have a count on the gaffometer yet?
flyawaybird on September 1, 2008 at 8:20 PM
I’ve always noticed that Joe has an Old-Man-Mini-Mullet. It even sticks out at the back of his neck, like he curls it under. Eww.
:)
13Girl on September 1, 2008 at 7:47 PM
This is a scary thought! Joe with his blow dryer and ionic curling iron, whipin it up.
Mercy4Me on September 1, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Who would have thought that someone as elderly as Biden can take on the Dan Quayle idiot role in politics. AARP must be so proud. Cranky liberal bastard heading the ticket of one party and demented idiot in the second slot on the other.
highhopes on September 1, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Do you think all Hot Air readers would understand the scientific notation needed to quantify this?
Loxodonta on September 1, 2008 at 8:27 PM
When is the Mccain group going to get together a video of the support Iran comments? The people need to know!
Mercy4Me on September 1, 2008 at 8:30 PM
This just in: Biden is still a blowhard!
morganfrost on September 1, 2008 at 8:31 PM
“Would you like to compare IQ with me, AllahPundit?”
– Blo Biden
silverfox on September 1, 2008 at 8:33 PM
And you expected…….what?
conservnut on September 1, 2008 at 8:36 PM
Hatred knows no bounds. It has no morals, no standards, no capacity for decision making.
Biden embodies hatred.
madmonkphotog on September 1, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Well put.
DRod on September 1, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Joe Biden – dirtbag
bill30097 on September 1, 2008 at 8:51 PM
I probably ought to go get me another drink about now …
tarpon on September 1, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Hypocrite? Say it ain’t so, Joe.
TooTall on September 1, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Biden is the best political operative ever invented by Rove.
Keep it up, Joe. Keep it up.
coldwarrior on September 1, 2008 at 9:15 PM
And because it was an anti-McCain diatribe, the LSM obediently puts it out there.
ex-Democrat on September 1, 2008 at 9:21 PM
About what I’d expect from Senator 89th percentile (his law school rank).
The Best and the Brightest? Try the Loudest and the Dimmest.
Cicero43 on September 1, 2008 at 9:24 PM
What a colossal douchebag.
rockmom on September 1, 2008 at 9:25 PM
The funny thing is, I was a C-Span junkie back in the mid-late 90s, and whenever Biden came on I always thought “can this idiot even form a coherent sentence?” He was always all forcefully and made thoughtful hand-movements, but what came out of his mouth was always “blah blah blah.”
How badly did Obama piss all the other hopefuls off that BIDEN was the only guy he could get to sign on?
Merovign on September 1, 2008 at 9:32 PM
Now I know whom Howard Dean learns it from.
ZK on September 1, 2008 at 9:34 PM
Useful idiot!
alwaysright43 on September 1, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Biden’s been hangin’ around the Flip-Flopper-In-Chief too long. Now he’s got the flip-flop fevah.
eea on September 1, 2008 at 9:51 PM
That pic is a little too “Smiling Bob” from those Enzyte ads. Holding up his fingers like that doesn’t help.
(I keep telling myself that I need to be above such petty commentary, but Joe brings out the worst in me)
innominatus on September 1, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Obamalomadingdong made one heck of a choice, ‘eh? If Americans take this ticket seriously, we may mark this down as the year the U.S. tired of being a serious country. They obviously believe that the average american is stupid. That’s scary, because that means the Obama/Biden team also believes 1/2 of them are even dumber. (Well, roughly 1/2 are either supporting them, or still undecided. Maybe they’re right). YIKES!
Nostradamus on September 1, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Leave Joe alone. He’s had a tough weekend. His new boss treats him like an ugly trophy wife and won’t let him answer questions, he’s been upstaged by a woman that got more votes to become mayor of a town of 9000 than he’s managed to get in 2 national elections, the entire argument his new campaign has been making about McCain being Bush’s twin went up in smoke and he just realized that his opponent is hotter than his wife… and we all know how Biden feels about smart women.
Damiano on September 1, 2008 at 10:28 PM
I have to say this.
HA has the BEST pics of Clinton, Edwards, Biden, Obama, etc. etc. on the PLANET.
Should be a line of T-Shirts.
TheCulturalist on September 1, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Joe Biden, Hypocrite
A redundancy.
mojo on September 2, 2008 at 10:27 AM
I think that I am OK with the U.S.A. being out of sync with the rest of the world…considering that most of the rest of the work are a bunch of commie/socialist losers…but I mean that in a good way.
rgranger on September 2, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Greasiness
in actioninaction.Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 2, 2008 at 2:11 PM