Biden spreads his own special kind of St. Paddy’s Day cheer
posted at 3:25 pm on March 18, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
God love ya, Joe. If you didn’t exist, we’d have to invent you. Red Lasso picks up this remarkable round of diplomacy from our esteemed Vice President Joe Biden, who bungles an introduction for Irish PM Brian Cowen at a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Biden reminds us why none of us want to ever see Barack Obama impeached:
Vice President Biden added to his lengthy list of gaffes Wednesday when he took a moment to honor the memory of the Irish prime minister’s mother — a woman who’s very much alive.
“God rest her soul,” Biden said as he introduced Brian Cowen and President Obama at a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the White House Wednesday. …
“Wait … your mom’s still, your mom is still alive. It was your Dad (who) passed. God bless her soul. I gotta get this straight,” Biden said.
It would have been nice if he’d gotten it straight before opening his mouth — but then he wouldn’t be Joe Biden. Stand up and let ‘em see you, Joe!
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Oops,shes alive!!
canopfor on March 18, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Stand up….oh, she’s dead? Never mind.
Doughboy on March 18, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Washington has been so stressful, but Biden provides sweet comic relief.
myrenovations on March 18, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Ah, Joe Biden: what a classy act.
Good thing we don’t have idiots in the WH anymore. ….oh, wait…
CatsGodot on March 18, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Oops, I meant “God rest his soul”.
Stand up, Chuck!
Steve Z on March 18, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Man…. I’ll say it again, we really dodged a bullet on that Sarah Palin as VP huh?
davek70 on March 18, 2010 at 3:28 PM
GaffeIrishBiden !!
canopfor on March 18, 2010 at 3:28 PM
I for one am too embarrassed to fully enjoy his gaffes. If only Obama would keep him in the US. In a room.
jgapinoy on March 18, 2010 at 3:28 PM
stupid is as stupid does
Amadeus on March 18, 2010 at 3:28 PM
At least he didn’t acknowledge the dead in attendance.
thomasaur on March 18, 2010 at 3:28 PM
Not so sure right now. He’s not as dangerous as Obama.
AubieJon on March 18, 2010 at 3:28 PM
Captain Buffoon of all the buffoons ripping our Constitution to shreds.
fogw on March 18, 2010 at 3:29 PM
God Bless Him!
*the southern ladies way of showing how dumb one is”
upinak on March 18, 2010 at 3:29 PM
So, true.
Jeff2161 on March 18, 2010 at 3:30 PM
To be perfectly frank, I think I’m okay with a few years of President Biden.
Seriously.
radioboyatl on March 18, 2010 at 3:30 PM
I think we all know now why he picked him for his Vice President.
Dr Evil on March 18, 2010 at 3:31 PM
SNL couldn’t make this crap up!
upinak on March 18, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Stand up Dead Momma.
portlandon on March 18, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Biden selected just to add comic relief to the proceeding as the Far-left National Socialist democrats run the country into the ground.
Chip on March 18, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Er, Ed, I’d settle happily for Joe right now.
katy the mean old lady on March 18, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Could have been worse? Biden could have praised Ireland for creating such a great man as Mel Gibsons Braveheart! lol
capejasmine on March 18, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Gotta’ love this ol’ fool…
OmahaConservative on March 18, 2010 at 3:32 PM
It would help,if GaffeBiden would read a little more,
instead of winging it!!!
canopfor on March 18, 2010 at 3:33 PM
psssssssst. Mr. Obama! Bidens stupidity doesn’t make you look, or sound smarter. Just an fyi for ya. ;)
capejasmine on March 18, 2010 at 3:33 PM
Slow Joe, God love him, proof that the Good Lord watches over fools and drunks.
Daveyardbird on March 18, 2010 at 3:34 PM
Joe Biden needs a laugh track.
portlandon on March 18, 2010 at 3:34 PM
Our current ‘leaders’ are puerile buffoons.
Worry America, worry world.
Schadenfreude on March 18, 2010 at 3:36 PM
I’m glad he’s our Mideast foreign policy ‘expert’.
AUINSC on March 18, 2010 at 3:36 PM
http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/political-pictures-joe-biden-in-democracy.jpg
canopfor on March 18, 2010 at 3:37 PM
Not good publicity for those considering Botox or hair plugs. “What if it affects me like that?”
jgapinoy on March 18, 2010 at 3:37 PM
God Bless Him!
*the southern ladies way of showing how dumb one is”
upinak on March 18, 2010 at 3:29 PM
upinak:Yup,hehe!:)
canopfor on March 18, 2010 at 3:38 PM
Oh,I don’t know. He’s a bumbling fool but from what I gather, not inherently evil. We could use a break from hell.
sherry on March 18, 2010 at 3:38 PM
Democrats can do nothing but embarrass the American People, can they?
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 3:41 PM
Yet, people more stupid than him elected the dunce.
Hening on March 18, 2010 at 3:41 PM
..and to those of you who stayed home and didn’t vote last election out of protest? Thanks. Thanks a lot.
HAnthonyWayne on March 18, 2010 at 3:41 PM
But those Republican Vice Presidents/Presidents, now they were really stupid. Funny how one gets emphasized and the other basically ignored (except nowadays on the righto-sphere, thank goodness).
WitchDoctor on March 18, 2010 at 3:42 PM
ROTFLMAO! My Granny would rise from the grave and kill him herself! Hell, I got caught “mercy dating” a Campbell. You could hear the woman yelling from Baltimore to NYC. “Fetch me the will and an eraser!”.
katy the mean old lady on March 18, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Ya just can’t fix stupid…but then again why would we want to? Joe’s just too much fun to laugh at!
KDANAZ on March 18, 2010 at 3:43 PM
Worse than insulting our Country, Democrats embarrass the People who make up this great Nation. They do it at every turn, not because they hate America but more because they’re inept, ignorant, and just plain pompous when they realistically have no place to be.
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 3:43 PM
Does anybody else listen to Papa Joe just waiting for him to step in it?
If Joe Biden tried to kiss the Blarney Stone, the rock would jump from the wall and knock his teeth down his throat!
walkingboss on March 18, 2010 at 3:44 PM
Just think, this joke is a ‘heart beat away from being president’.
GarandFan on March 18, 2010 at 3:44 PM
“But they taught the Republicans a lesson!”
Del Dolemonte on March 18, 2010 at 3:45 PM
AKA “Why,bless his heart!”
katy the mean old lady on March 18, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Then he turned and asked for the prime ministers dad to stand up and take a bow…
right2bright on March 18, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Bless your heart, Joe.
Brat on March 18, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Maybe what Biden meant was that she should have just taken the painkiller.
Electrongod on March 18, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Ah come on guys. Be nice. For an idiot I think he handled that little gaffe just fine.
Heck, I make the same mistake with my mother-in-law all the time.
Rod on March 18, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Make an honest woman out of her Joe. Just get into your motorcade and go for a drive.
keep the change on March 18, 2010 at 3:48 PM
LOL, true…
upinak on March 18, 2010 at 3:48 PM
His speech at the radio and tv correspondents dinner last night was absolutely embarrassing. I cringed for him many times. However, I’d take that blithering idiot over Obama. He’s stupid, by not dangerous and evil.
Monica on March 18, 2010 at 3:48 PM
I think that’s an MSM construct. Really, Patriot–what might be the numbers? I’ve yet to see a ‘study’ done on that. I bet it’s maybe all of 3%.
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 3:48 PM
O’Biden can’t tell the living from the dead.
debg on March 18, 2010 at 3:48 PM
Wow, just imagine if
Sarah PalinTina Fey said this…MNHawk on March 18, 2010 at 3:48 PM
It’s on the underside of another cliff. Joe would let go of the hand holds.
katy the mean old lady on March 18, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Campbells? They’re still around?
BobMbx on March 18, 2010 at 3:50 PM
How’d this guy get an attractive and intelligent wife?
OmahaConservative on March 18, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Faith and Begore!
Tis an idiot in serious need of a village he is!
pilamaye on March 18, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Hey… just remember the people in that town pee on the stone, and if Biden wants to kiss it… God BLESS Him!
upinak on March 18, 2010 at 3:51 PM
The Irish are bad luck for this administration. Last year Obama thanked himself instead of the Irish PM. Now Biden puts the wrong person in the grave.
Perhaps it’s the ghost of Reagan in them there Lucky Charms that bedevils these scoundrels. Magically delicious.
keep the change on March 18, 2010 at 3:51 PM
OT: Michele Bachmann on Hannity tonight.
OmahaConservative on March 18, 2010 at 3:52 PM
C’mon…REALLY!?
Joe needs a reality TV show. It would be the funniest thing on.
Sefton on March 18, 2010 at 3:52 PM
OT: Don’t kiss the Blarney Stone. An Irish friend told me all the locals pee on it and then watch all the tourists put their lips on it.
KeepOhioRed on March 18, 2010 at 3:52 PM
The election of Obow was really a foregone conclusion. It ‘needed’ to be done, to get certain matters out of the way.
Really, too, did McCain have a genuine chance being elected president? Was McCain the best the GOP had to offer?
I recall one former black Congressman–I forget his name–but I’d have voted for this guy in a New York Minute.
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 3:54 PM
No, I’d prefer a dunce who might ruin the country on purpose to the “smartest president ever” who is trying to ruin it on purpose.
mwdiver on March 18, 2010 at 3:54 PM
Seriously..how many Dan Qualye moments does Joe Biden have to have before the MSM, late night comics etc treat him..like they treated Dan Qualye??
galtg on March 18, 2010 at 3:54 PM
Obama Signs Executive Order Issuing Blanket Denial of Vice President’s Future Remarks http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/07/obama-signs-executive-order-issuing.html
Mervis Winter on March 18, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Oops. Fixed it.
mwdiver on March 18, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Never. That’s not the template. Same goes for ObaMao.
mwdiver on March 18, 2010 at 3:56 PM
I agree. It would be just like having Michael Scott as president.
Rod on March 18, 2010 at 3:57 PM
I would gladly and even enthusiastically take Biden as POTUS if it meant we were rid of Obama!
CCRWM on March 18, 2010 at 3:57 PM
I saw a bit of this last night. What I caught was pretty funny and he went up +1–just for bein’ Joe. I did like the bow reference and a couple other things. His timing was pretty good, he musta been drunk.
ted c on March 18, 2010 at 3:58 PM
With Obama we have stupid and evil and people keep making excuses for him. With Biden we just have stupid. I’d take Biden any day for president over Obama and even Hillary. He’s a lot more likable than Obama and he is a real American
BetseyRoss on March 18, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Oh hell yeah! The current Duke of Argyll is a cutie pie.
katy the mean old lady on March 18, 2010 at 3:59 PM
+1
And, for kicks, I’d have voted for Bullwinkle Moose.
Peter Griffon
Herman Munster.
Herman’s Grandpa!
Homer Simpson.
Jessica Simpson…
Well, you get my thinking here.
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Did anyone notice Jesse Jackson’s reactions? Someone should make those into a video collage.
Key West Reader on March 18, 2010 at 4:01 PM
Snort! I don’t think it’s possible to pee upside down.
katy the mean old lady on March 18, 2010 at 4:02 PM
Just Biden our time until November 2012.
chickasaw42 on March 18, 2010 at 4:03 PM
What was the last thing he protested–feather pillows over foam? I forget, but it was ludicrous!
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 4:04 PM
This administration is at least 3000% smarter than the last one.
rogerb on March 18, 2010 at 4:05 PM
You’d be amazed what perverts can do…LOL
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 4:05 PM
An anonymous comment found appending an article on Reuters:
Schadenfreude on March 18, 2010 at 4:06 PM
Oh, wait. Now I recall!
A Constitutional right to play Bingo.
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 4:06 PM
And for you libs: What does Bush have to do with the bullsnot Democrats come up with?
A ‘right’ to Bingo? How does that compare to Bush?
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Do you mean like: Bless his heart! Obama makes Biden look intelligent?
Chip on March 18, 2010 at 4:15 PM
He’s not stuck on stupid — stupid is stuck on him.
bluesman on March 18, 2010 at 4:18 PM
I agree. I’m sure Barry’s a nice person or something. But he’s a terrible President.
And people I know have this cultish devotion to this terrible President. It both frightens and amuses me.
mjk on March 18, 2010 at 4:21 PM
I am from the Clan Donald. We don’t like Campbells. And they don’t like us.
BobMbx on March 18, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Stay away from those Micks ,Ohio. We’re bigger liars than Barry. Just more fun and not as destructive.
katy the mean old lady on March 18, 2010 at 4:24 PM
I am Clan Fherguis. In Gaelic that’s Is mise Clan Fhearguis.
I forget the history, but I think our Clans are allied.
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 4:24 PM
As it was planned. Frozen into inaction.
journeyintothewhirlwind on March 18, 2010 at 4:25 PM
Add me as another who would rather have ol’ Lonesome Joe as President than the angry, destructive, narcissistic man-child in chief we have now. Stupid can be fixed, the sabotage and vandalism being perpetrated upon our country and its institutions by Obama and his sycophants will take much longer to undo, especially if he is allowed to continue with his vandalism.
AZfederalist on March 18, 2010 at 4:26 PM
An anonymous comment found appending an article on Reuters:
Hmmmmmmm is Dr. Zero now anonymously commenting on Reuters?
Chainsaw56 on March 18, 2010 at 4:26 PM
Ummmmmm, from a southern lady, that would be “Well Bless Your Heart”….suga
sicoit on March 18, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Obama’s lies and Biden’s gaffes, never a dull moment. Like they say, you don’t have to be smart to be elected,just smarter than the fools who elected you. Oh well…….
volsense on March 18, 2010 at 4:33 PM
What could they possibly come up with for April 1st?
nolapol on March 18, 2010 at 4:36 PM
You know, if Obama ended up resigning because of scandals/impeachment, etc., at least Biden would make us laugh with his buffoonery… I think I could put up with that over Dear Leader’s arrogance.
atheling on March 18, 2010 at 4:37 PM
At one time, all the clans were united. And I’m proud to say under the “guidance” of Clan Donald.
Are you familiar with Hadrian’s Wall? When the Romans faced the Scottish Highlanders (the 13 Clans), they quickly built a wall to keep the “barbarians” away from them. Imagine that…of all the countries and cultures the Romans conqured, they were afraid of the Highlanders, now known as the Black Watch.
BobMbx on March 18, 2010 at 4:39 PM
Got that right! That’s why Granny was pitching a fit! She was a MacDonald on the maternal side and a whackadoo hedge schooled Murphy from Antrim. Never had a days formal schooling, but spoke impeccable French and the most beautiful English you have ever heard.
katy the mean old lady on March 18, 2010 at 4:40 PM
I wouldn’t even give the benefit of naming him a “nice person”. Someone bitterly angry at the United States and in perpetual victim mode is a more apt description. This man has some serious “daddy” issues that he has transferred from his non-idyllic childhood to the country for which he has been elected steward of the Constitution.
From what little we have been allowed to see of his inner person, it is not a pretty picture.
AZfederalist on March 18, 2010 at 4:40 PM
We hold a special election and all Cons vote for Obow. Sort of like telling the your cheating spouse “I love you”, then shouting “April Fool!”
And people say I have no sense of humor…
Liam on March 18, 2010 at 4:41 PM
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