Shhh: AP misquotes Biden’s latest dopey gaffe
posted at 6:49 pm on February 17, 2010 by Allahpundit
To cleanse the palate, a small but nifty little catch by Team Breitbart. Compare the vid to the AP rendering:
“I absolutely refuse to accept the notion that the United States of America is not going to lead the world economically throughout the 21st Century,” Biden said during remarks to supporters on the Delta campus.
He doesn’t say “absolutely” here either, which makes me think this is less a case of the AP deliberately changing his words to obscure a silly mistake than being lazy and quoting from a transcript of prepared remarks that was handed out beforehand. But you make the call! Intentional misquote to protect Slow Joe, or just good ol’ fashioned sloppiness?
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I’m pretty sure that was done on purpose.
cibolo on February 17, 2010 at 6:52 PM
Sloe Joe Fizz
chaswv on February 17, 2010 at 6:52 PM
Oh, wait, was I supposed to post “Firsties!”
cibolo on February 17, 2010 at 6:53 PM
He saw that on TV back in 1932.
fourdeucer on February 17, 2010 at 6:53 PM
Wha?
Stand up for Joe!
HornetSting on February 17, 2010 at 6:54 PM
At least, except for some grammar issues, he’s right for once.
exception on February 17, 2010 at 6:55 PM
If Palin,Romney,Huck,Pawlenty,fill-in-the-blank Republican had said that, it would have been blasted 24/7 by the libs on MSNBC & Huff P-ho.
portlandon on February 17, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Meh. I don’t see a big deal, either way. Crazy Joe is lying, anyway. He’s working with an administration dedicated to bringing America to our knees.
neurosculptor on February 17, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Sloppiness. They would have just axed the quote if they wanted to protect him.
omriceren on February 17, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Stand up Joe let ‘em see ya. Oh God (Will Salem let me type that?), what am I talking about?
The Associated Press is just lazy. I honestly don’t think this was deliberate. Cognitive dissonance perhaps, but not deliberate.
alohapundit on February 17, 2010 at 6:55 PM
I’m certain somehow Bush is to blame.
Disturb the Universe on February 17, 2010 at 6:56 PM
Having previously done transcription for a living, my guess is that it was straight sloppy.
Red Cloud on February 17, 2010 at 6:56 PM
Idgit.
darkpixel on February 17, 2010 at 6:57 PM
it was deliberate.
rob verdi on February 17, 2010 at 6:57 PM
But the press does intentionally clean up The Precedent’s piss-poor English when he’s off TOTUS and keeps saying things such as “aaay illegal” or “aaay enormous”. You never see any of that in the transcripts, though you can find the Indonesian imbecile doing it just about every time he’s speaking extemporaneously.
neurosculptor on February 17, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Deliberate, to further the “Palin is an idiot, unprepared to gevern!!” meme.
We can’t have the plebes discover that our Government is being run by people who don’t know what century it is.
Mord on February 17, 2010 at 6:59 PM
He feels more at home last century.
the_nile on February 17, 2010 at 6:59 PM
That’s what happens when you are too busy sniffing your fingers and applying lotion…
Seven Percent Solution on February 17, 2010 at 6:59 PM
After over a year as an HA die hard, I finally got my
1st virgin thread just yesterday! You gotta be quick with these HotHeads, they’re quick on the draw.
Archimedes on February 17, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Can’t it be both?
James on February 17, 2010 at 7:01 PM
GaffeBiden NitWit!!
canopfor on February 17, 2010 at 7:01 PM
The AP, just as slow as Slow Joe
Daveyardbird on February 17, 2010 at 7:02 PM
Joe Biden? Dementia. AssPress? a bit a both.
canditaylor68 on February 17, 2010 at 7:04 PM
They just cleaned up and ignored another of his embarrassing slips of the tongue, you know, just like they always do for Sarah Palin….oh, wait….
RBMN on February 17, 2010 at 7:05 PM
So,20TH Century,ya,thats about accurate!
After all,its 1938!!!
canopfor on February 17, 2010 at 7:05 PM
Hindsight is always 20/20
- The Cat
MirCat on February 17, 2010 at 7:07 PM
There’s something really stupid about misquoting Joe Biden.
SlaveDog on February 17, 2010 at 7:08 PM
Out Of Touch!!
canopfor on February 17, 2010 at 7:08 PM
And FDR went on TV in 1929 to address the nation.
And JOBS is a 3-letter word.
And France kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon.
Just remember, folks. Biden’s the genius and Palin’s the idiot.
Doughboy on February 17, 2010 at 7:09 PM
The AP should absolutely start charging more for its content.
Johnson on February 17, 2010 at 7:09 PM
And what does Biden think about the notion that the United States of America is going to lead the world economically throughout the 21st Century?
SlaveDog on February 17, 2010 at 7:09 PM
Oh well, what’s a hundred years?
tru2tx on February 17, 2010 at 7:10 PM
Do you put ketchup on that or do we do it ourselves?
Trusser13 on February 17, 2010 at 7:10 PM
Hey Joe!!! Keep on strumin’ big guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=pykcjv1EaDw&v=m8Ebcx-mTns
yoda on February 17, 2010 at 7:14 PM
When President Roosevelt went on TV to discuss the stock market crash in 1929, he made a similar blunder.
forest on February 17, 2010 at 7:14 PM
Match Game ‘10
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=16137
canopfor on February 17, 2010 at 7:16 PM
Biden = Idiot
Plus press enablers equals culpability.
Ragspierre on February 17, 2010 at 7:18 PM
The AP is already a Democrat scribe. It might as well be an editor too.
RadClown on February 17, 2010 at 7:19 PM
Dude doesn’t even know which century he’s in.
Guardian on February 17, 2010 at 7:19 PM
Yes AP covered for him. This is a surprise? Must be a very slow news day.
Meremortal on February 17, 2010 at 7:19 PM
Gird your loins!!!!
Captain America on February 17, 2010 at 7:19 PM
Workin’ Out
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=15820
canopfor on February 17, 2010 at 7:19 PM
Good Old Joe…he’s got himself a brain of steel.
BigWyo on February 17, 2010 at 7:22 PM
Hey Joe!!! Keep on strumin’ big guy.
—————————————
http://www.youtube.com/watch?playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=pykcjv1EaDw&v=m8Ebcx-mTns
yoda on February 17, 2010 at 7:14 PM
yoda:Perfect,but,I can’t help to think,that there might
be a little Amy Bishop,in all Democrats,er,I mean
Socialists!!:)
canopfor on February 17, 2010 at 7:22 PM
20, 21 . . . counting that high is above Joe’s pay grade.
The Reasonable Man on February 17, 2010 at 7:23 PM
I will never eat sloppy Joes again
seven on February 17, 2010 at 7:24 PM
It’s pretty standard for reporters to clean things up like that, thankfully.
pedestrian on February 17, 2010 at 7:27 PM
canopfor – Here’s Joe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANCa-Y2nvOc&feature=fvst
yoda on February 17, 2010 at 7:28 PM
I will never eat sloppy Joes again
seven on February 17, 2010 at 7:24 PM
seven:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH MY Freaggin ears,first
its tea bags,and now sloppy joes!!!!!!(i kid):)
canopfor on February 17, 2010 at 7:28 PM
I saw somewhere today where he said they inherited a $1.3 trillion deficit, too. He’s the gaffe master!
scalleywag on February 17, 2010 at 7:28 PM
Dan Quayle redux. . . .
karra on February 17, 2010 at 7:29 PM
They cannot even get QUOTATIONS correct.
So, why would I believe ANYTHING that I read from the AP ????
bridgetown on February 17, 2010 at 7:31 PM
He kind of reminds me of Archie Bunker.
scalleywag on February 17, 2010 at 7:32 PM
canopfor – Here’s Joe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANCa-Y2nvOc&feature=fvst
yoda on February 17, 2010 at 7:28 PM
yoda:Gawd thats funny,where is it,an airport!!:)
canopfor on February 17, 2010 at 7:32 PM
Just a case of early onset of senility. Really, really early, like about 1978.
ontherocks on February 17, 2010 at 7:33 PM
My memory must be failing me……I thought Palin was the doofus and that Joe was Mr. Gravitas.
Wow, another stunning performance that makes President Massivedebtthatourchildrenwillinherit seem like a verbal genius.
PappyD61 on February 17, 2010 at 7:33 PM
canopfor…how about Aerosmith for Amy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQn2ADZE1A
yoda on February 17, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Biden is such a nitwit, who can take him seriously, seriously!!
whatzit2u on February 17, 2010 at 7:35 PM
Just great, a Marxist precedent, and a Groucho as VP.
ontherocks on February 17, 2010 at 7:38 PM
Stop the presses ! Dan Quayle the dumbest VP ever !!! Still ?????? Hmmmmmmm…….
I think we have a new clear winner!!
Thank heavens we have the unbelievably intelligent “Groucho” Biden leading us into the “20th ” century . I feel so much better that dic**ead is VP and not that , that , evil mooooooose hunter Sarah Palin !
/
cableguy615 on February 17, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Joe Biden missed his calling…
Seven Percent Solution on February 17, 2010 at 7:43 PM
On the bright side… what he said WAS correct. The United States DID INDEED lead during the 20th century.
ExSubNuke on February 17, 2010 at 7:44 PM
I’m going with laziness or cleaning up obvious mis-statements from the prepared text (no biggie).
I’m more interested how the sidekick to the evil dictator who has spent us into more debt than FDR is so certain that we won’t be China’s poolboy by 2050.
highhopes on February 17, 2010 at 7:44 PM
My liberal friends told me that if I voted for McCain/Palin then I would end up with an idiot for VP.
Well, I did.
And they were right.
DuctTapeMyBrain on February 17, 2010 at 7:45 PM
Sloppy.
Stuff-classified-material-down-your-socks sloppy.
Rhinoboy on February 17, 2010 at 7:45 PM
canopfor – Here’s a Speech tip from Joe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZeqL0CUvjY
yoda on February 17, 2010 at 7:48 PM
Of all the things that he could have refused to accept in the last few years, that’s probably the least helpful.
ontherocks on February 17, 2010 at 7:51 PM
joe biden is pre-alzheiner’s and needs to resign.
reliapundit on February 17, 2010 at 7:51 PM
So ask them about their choice! All my liberal friends who were pretty much non-stop Obama lovers this time last year have pretty much gone to ground. At most they’ll give a half-hearted defense that somehow always gets around to blaming Bush for stuff that happened long after he was back in Texas.
highhopes on February 17, 2010 at 7:51 PM
canopfor…how about Aerosmith for Amy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQn2ADZE1A
yoda on February 17, 2010 at 7:34 PM
yoda:Your on a roll girl!!:)
Janies got a gun!!haha:)
canopfor on February 17, 2010 at 7:52 PM
You sure about that “pre” part? He isn’t showing up in the Oval Office wearing shower shoes and a parka but he’s definitely not firing with all four cylinders.
highhopes on February 17, 2010 at 7:54 PM
Can we have a Bidenism of the Hour?
Rocks on February 17, 2010 at 7:54 PM
Don’t be ridic. That was not done on purpose. I’d bet good money AP didn’t hear the speech and merely copied and pasted the transcript of the speech into a story, rather than watching it live.
When the choices are between big web of conspiracy or laziness of a single reporter, go with the latter every time.
Scranton on February 17, 2010 at 7:55 PM
Which century is it, Joe? He’s got prepared remarks that get it right, yet he gets it wrong anyway? Gotta love our Joe.
petefrt on February 17, 2010 at 7:57 PM
Ole Barkin’ Joe’s been on the loose a lot lately. Musta found a way to slip his collar.
ontherocks on February 17, 2010 at 8:01 PM
Wait . . . does it say on the Delta campus?
Given the other glaring error, does that mean there was at least a possibility Joe thought he was speaking to Delta House?
Biden: “What? Over? Did you say over? NOTHING is over until we decide it is!
“I refuse to accept the notion that the United States of America is not going to lead the world economically throughout the 20th Century!”
AP Reporter: (aside) “20th Century??”
MSNBC Reporter: “Forget it … he’s rolling!”
(Both reporters enthusiastically jot down and underline 21st Century in their notebooks.)
Trochilus on February 17, 2010 at 8:09 PM
AP giving AP the benefit of the doubt.
(This comment approved by the Mobius Strip Society)
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on February 17, 2010 at 8:09 PM
I’ll pick C; I think it’s a Freudian slip.
LFRGary on February 17, 2010 at 8:23 PM
I doubt they’d not have quoted Mrs. Palin exactly the way she said it, had she said it.
SouthernGent on February 17, 2010 at 8:39 PM
Did y’all know Joe was Irish?
BigAlSouth on February 17, 2010 at 8:53 PM
deliberately sloppy!
Mini-14 on February 17, 2010 at 8:54 PM
He should have watched old video clips of FDR’s fireside chats. He could learn a few things.
manwithblackhat on February 17, 2010 at 9:05 PM
Come on trolls ,,,,come and and defend ol Joe and I can’t wait to see what our trolls would have said if Dan Quayle or any other conservative would have said. The MSM surely is in bed with the lefty demos. I can’t believe how in love the MSM is in bed with this administration.
garydt on February 17, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Surely all AP mistakes are accidental…as is the fact that all their mistakes cut in the same direction.
AUINSC on February 17, 2010 at 9:17 PM
A century here, 7 states there.
GaltBlvnAtty on February 17, 2010 at 9:18 PM
Swift protection of the slow of mind.
DrStock on February 17, 2010 at 9:21 PM
I’m gonna say both….
They were too busy trying to correct his idiocy in print, so they accidentally threw in an extra word or two, because they are lazy and/or incompetent.
Imagine if someone else had done this…..
HAnthonyWayne on February 17, 2010 at 9:38 PM
Where are our friendly trolls tonight? Is it boot licking sycophant night at Sizzlers?
Red State State of Mind on February 17, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Now I know where Obama got his experience to describe how he bowls.
bluemarlin on February 17, 2010 at 9:42 PM
Let’s face it, it’s Biden and he needs all the help he can get. Cheney wiped the floor with him Sunday. The AP has to save him. You certainly don’t think Biden can save himself, do ya?
ranzofola on February 17, 2010 at 9:49 PM
Biden’s melon must be twisted with all those financial figures “ol’ sheriff Joe” has saved us from the stimulus waste by our government…..or he’s just really stupid.
dthorny on February 17, 2010 at 9:52 PM
I would say a little of both. Would the AP let Bush get away with a gaffe like this? NO, because they would be listening for any mistake Bush made in an effort to amplify their narrative that Bush is a idiot fool that can’t speak. I don’t think they ignored Biden’s gaffe intentionally but they probably didn’t stick around to hear a speech that they were given a copy of before hand. They do not look for mistakes from Dems, they don’t care if Biden screws up and they have no interest in highlighting his gaffes like they do when it’s a high profile republican. Intentional or not, it is just more evidence of leftist bias from the AP.
Dollayo on February 17, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Fake but Accurate
SlimyBill on February 17, 2010 at 10:09 PM
OMG Truly LMAO
SlimyBill on February 17, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Dang! That shows how tired I am…took me a minute. LOL
Chewy the Lab on February 17, 2010 at 10:16 PM
I’d love to see a conservative pol prepare a vid, in advance, to punk the media and then deliberately mis-state something as Biden seems to do like clockwork…then, when they try to turn it into something it isn’t, whip out the prepared vid(with proof it was produced prior) and say something like, “Really? This is your news story?” Why wasn’t Biden? Why wasn’t Obama?
Why? Why? Why?
heh.
Mistahtibbs on February 17, 2010 at 10:23 PM
When God was passing out brains, Joe thought he said trains and asked for a slow one.
PatMac on February 17, 2010 at 10:35 PM
Why is Joe Biden (apparently) standing in front of a bunch of chemical storage or process equipment without wearing at least some eye protection? I work in the biz; I would not be allowed to.
dissent555 on February 17, 2010 at 10:40 PM
Yeah while he watched the Germans bomb Pearl Harabor on CNN.
Oldnuke on February 17, 2010 at 10:41 PM
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