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06 Oct 2010 11:25

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U.S.: Vice President isn’t ‘Biden’ his tongue

  • If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am going to strangle them.
  • Vice President Joe Biden • In an interview with ABC News. Makes sense, given that the GOP position of extending the Bush tax cuts for the rich would cost the country about $830 billion. source
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26 Jul 2010 10:37

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Politics: Andrew Sullivan: Wikileaks proves how tough Afghan War’s end will be

  • What do we really learn from the Wikileaks monster-doc-dump? I think the actual answer is: not much that we didn’t already know. But it’s extremely depressing – and rivetingly explicit – confirmation of what anyone with eyes and ears could have told you for years.
  • Mega-blogger Andrew Sullivan • Describing the nature of what’s inside the Wikileaks data dump. (We couldn’t have said it better.) The Atlantic Wire has a pretty succinct report of what the data shows. Sullivan, meanwhile, says that the data shows how politically treacherous all of this is for the U.S.: “A president who withdraws and then presides over a terror attack will be vulnerable to cheap political attacks of the Palinite variety.” Is he right? Should we take a more minimalist approach to the war, as Joe Biden is pushing? source
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18 Jul 2010 10:34

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Politics: Joe Biden’s bullish on Democratic prospects in the midterms

You know … basically the opposite of what Robert Gibbs said like a week ago. Also, is it just us, or does Biden strike a King Hippo pose here? source
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18 Jul 2010 09:18

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Politics: Biden’s presidential campaign nicked: A big #O(&ing deal?

  • $219,000owed over
    violations source
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22 Jun 2010 10:28

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Politics: Stanley McChrystal Rolling Stone excerpts: Joe Biden or “Bite me”?

  • It was a 10-minute photo-op. Obama clearly didn’t know anything about him, who he was. Here’s the guy who’s going to run his f-ing war, but he didn’t seem very engaged. The Boss was pretty disappointed.
  • An adviser to Gen. Stanley McChrystal • Quoted in the Rolling Stone article, which, stupidly, Rolling Stone isn’t milking on their Web site this morning. Instead, we have to go to CNN for excerpts, including one where he and his staff imagine dismissing Vice President Joe Biden with this one-liner: “Did you say ‘bite me’?” If dude doesn’t get fired over this, it’s gonna be a sad day. source
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23 Mar 2010 20:28

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Politics: Joe Biden is f(#@ing right, isn’t he? Yeah, he really is.

  • And yes Mr. Vice President,
    you’re right …
  • White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs • On handling a major political gaffe with a little bit of levity. Joe Biden told Obama that signing the health care bill was a “big ducking deal.” Except he wasn’t ducking. The video is here. We have to say, Joe Biden amuses the spit out of us. source
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22 Mar 2010 10:39

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U.S.: White House: Our stimulus plan means a big tax refund for you

  • 10% boost in tax refunds,
    Joe Biden sez source
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10 Mar 2010 10:15

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World: Israel learns building stuff on the West Bank unpopular with the U.S.

  • Yesterday the decision by the Israeli government to advance planning for new housing units in East Jerusalem undermines that very trust, the trust that we need right now in order to begin … profitable negotiations.
  • Vice President Joe Biden (in tandem with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas) • Regarding Israel’s decision to begin building Jewish settlements on the West Bank, which was great timing because Joe-boy just happened to be in town. Abbas wants Israel to reverse its decision. This is also bad because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put a halt to all housing starts for ten months back in November. For those playing at home, it hasn’t been ten months. And Netanyahu is pissed. source
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22 Feb 2010 09:48

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Politics: Most people say the government’s broken, and then some

  • 73% of Americans think that the government is broken, as Joe Biden sez
  • 15% would venture to disagree with that sentiment
  • 12% would venture to not give a crap about that question source
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14 Feb 2010 22:41

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Politics: Max Headroom: Joe Biden’s smile kinda weirds us out a little


  • No second-guessing Dick Cheney’s daughter is gay, so his take on this might be different from many conservatives, but he’s willing to trust the military’s judgment on allowing gays in the military, calling it a “generational thing.” Good show, Dick.

  • Biden gnashes Cheney “Let me choose my words carefully here.” After being asked on about Dick Cheney’s take on Obama’s security, Joe Biden basically rips Cheney a new one, noting the underwear bomber was treated just like the shoe bomber.

  • Eye-rooooool A mini-war broke out between Fox News and MSNBC over Chris Wallace’s eye-roll after showing Sarah Palin’s interview on Fox News last week. Wallace quickly compares Joe Scarborough to “Son of Sam,” which is awesome.
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