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From the Senator who was found to be a plagiarizer in his last campaign for president, comes the unforgettable and hateful words that President Bush is “brain dead.”
And we wonder why there is no respect for the president when people in positions of power say stupid things like this.
DES MOINES — Joseph Biden, the Delaware Democrat running for president, is a man of strong opinions. During a campaign event in a Des Moines backyard today, Mr. Biden had some choice words for President Bush and two of the Republicans running for the White House.
“This guy is brain dead,” Mr. Biden said to surprised applause and laughter from the crowd. “I know I’ll be quoted, I’ll be killed for that.”
“This is a guy who is on the balls of his heels, [In gym class I was always told to run on the balls of my feet, which were near the toes, but balls of his heels? Bush has cajones, but they're not in his heels. Let's say it this way: He clanks when he walks. Admin] here’s a guy who is lower off in the polls than any president in modern history [lower off in the polls? How about lower in the polls, but then remember Jimmy Carter] and he goes ahead and he does something that just flies in the face of the sensibilities of the American people.”
A few minutes later, Mr. Biden turned his sights on Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, and a Republican running for president. “I can hardly wait to debate Rudy Giuliani if he is their nominee,” he said. “Because I will eat his lunch. [How about if you just take his lunch money? Or clean his clock? But eat his lunch? Admin] The next time I hear a Republican talk about us being tough on terror – give me a break!” [You have to get the nomination first, Biden. Admin.].
Finally, Mr. Biden’s target was Mitt Romney, the Massachusetts Republican running for president. “I found Romney’s statements yesterday profound – crazy — when he talked about going to war with Iran,” he said. “Why are we talking about going to war with Iran?”
This is from the NY Times, far from a right-leaning Republican newspaper, which calls itself the Newspaper of Record with all the news that’s fit to print.
This jerk (and I do not use this term lightly) got a big har-har from the crowd and is receiving accolades for saying it from most of the commenters on the newspaper story.
Biden is setting the bar low for the next president and nothing will be off limits, whether it be a Republican or a Democrat, so if it’s a Democrat, don’t complain when you hear prominent people question the intelligence of the next Democratic president.
You respect the office if not the person holding it. Period. End. Of. Story.
Written by ~J~
Sue Says:
July 5th, 2007 at 11:23 pmVisit Sue
We now scraped the bottom of the barrel when it comes to politics and the reporting of such. After reading all the mixed metaphors in Biden’s comments, I would say that by his definition of brain dead, he and the individuals in the crowd who found this humorous should go on a speaking tour together.
I hope this comes up at tomorrows press conference. It will be something to behold if Tony Snow does a takedown of Biden.
While I try to be respectful of those in public office, this man by his own words has proven he does not deserve any admiration from me.
Absolutely disgraceful!
~J~ Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 12:12 amVisit ~J~
I broke my own rule by calling him a jerk, but what he said is something I would consider only a jerk to say, so don’t get on me for name-calling.
Ayschlay Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 6:43 amVisit Ayschlay
I understand from past postings that some people here are tired of the Bush-bashing. And I agree that Biden was just way out of line here, but this isn’t a story? Journalists are supposed to report only on people being proper and respectful to our elected leaders?
And I am surprised by the balls talk. We’re supposed to respect the President because he’s such a man?
Finally, I understand picking on Biden’s grammar to get back at him for insulting Bush’s intelligence, but “balls of his heels” and “eat his lunch” are acceptable English phrases.
Guss Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 8:37 amVisit Guss
This sort of thing happens to all presidents. You shouldn’t take it so personal.
~J~ Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 9:39 amVisit ~J~
This was a fisking of what Biden said because he called the president brain dead. It shows he’s not the brightest bulb in the box either.
Guss, I haven’t heard any other president described as brain dead, have a movie made based on his supposed assassination, people calling for his impeachment if he signs or doesn’t sign legislation etc.
If this does happen all the time we need to point it out and it needs to stop because this kind of talk gets us nowhere.
Ayschlay Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 9:48 amVisit Ayschlay
There’s this history of presidential campaigns by Paul Boller that suggests that it may have been dirtier then than now.
Here’s something from the blurb:
“Presidential Campaigns brings these boisterous contests to life in all their richness and complexity. In the old days, Boller shows, campaigns were much rowdier than they are today. Back in the nineteenth century, the invective at election time was exuberant and the mudslinging unrestrained; a candidate might be called everything from a carbuncle-faced old drunkard to a howling atheist.”
~J~ Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 10:10 amVisit ~J~
That very well may be and I’m sure is true, Aysclay, but does it make it right?
Is it right for a sitting senator to call a sitting president “brain dead” because someone called someone else “carbunkle face” in the 19th century?
We are out of the 19th century now and into the 21st century. Don’t you think people should comport themselves better two hundred years later?
Is it right for someone to make a movie based on the assassination of the sitting president? I remember when that would have caused outrage in this country, but it didn’t this time.
If someone doesn’t like the man’s policies, is it right to go after him as a person?
How many times I have heard people say they hate Bush, and when I ask why they hate him they have no reason. What do you suppose influences statements like that? Maybe Keith Olberman of the “fair press”? Or Bill Maher who is whatever. Or the daily stories in the NYT and WaPo about his incompetence, those two reliably rightie newspapers. /sarcasm off.
When I ask these people if they know the man and they say no I ask them how they can hate the man then. They can’t answer because they know their statement is foolish. They can hate his policies but unless they know the man they cannot hate him.
I can’t stand Bill or Hillary Clinton’s policies, but I’m sure if I were to socialize with them I would find them to be charming people—well at least Bill, but I would find no reason to hate either one.
I’d really like a civil discussion about what I’ve asked on this post, because I’m tired of all the hatred in this country.
Sue Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 10:20 amVisit Sue
If this had something to do with a presidential campaign then Biden should have directed all of his remarks at one of his potential opponents.
President Bush is not running for office again in 2008.
This was nothing more than a cheap shot at a sitting president and one which will not be forgotten.
Ayschlay Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 10:25 amVisit Ayschlay
My goodness, I wasn’t defending Biden.
J, you said “If this does happen all the time we need to point it out. . .” So I remembered this book that gives us some historical perspective on the issue of rough or dirty electioneering.
~J~ Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 10:35 amVisit ~J~
I didn’t think you were defending Biden, but I brought up some topics I would really like to see discussed. Sorry for the confusion.