On Tuesday, March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into one of the most groundbreaking (and also controversial) reform bills in the history of the United States -- meanwhile, Vice-President Joe Biden is probably getting a call from the FCC. Thanks in part to one sentence said on live TV, Biden now gets to join the annals of Vice-Presidential gaffes that includes Dick Cheney shooting a guy in the fame.
The scene? A press conference to announce the victory of Obama's health care reform bill. Biden was introducing the President to a throng of supporters, and in the midst of all of the applause you can hear the VP utter six words: "this is a big f---ing deal."
What will happen as a result of this? Probably not much -- Biden will issue an apology, get a few complaints from Congress, and then everything will go back to business as usual. More than anything the process is embarrassing to the White House, who would like people to think that they know certain young people on Spring Break are watching (after all, Justin Bieber on "The View" was pre-empted in some places for the President).
What do you make of Joe Biden's gaffe? Check out the video below (with a warning for language) and feel free to share your thoughts.
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Comments
OMG! This is the WORST thing he could have ever done! NOT!
Come on people...I'm not condoning this by any means, but you have to know that kids today hear the F word, as well as a lot worse, from THEIR OWN PARENTS, the TV, song lyrics, online game chats, it's EVERYWHERE! I've heard a lot worse come out of a 3 yr. olds mouth! Black people call each other the N word! To me that's much worse.
No, Joe should not have said it with a microphone so close, but it's not like HE SHOT SOMEONE, now is it?
my comment is blocked for inappropriate language so who cares?
This is just indicative of the quality of people we have in the White House. Wow, how intelligent of our VICE PRESIDENT!!! Not. Wow, let's just let it all hang out, smoke a doob, and get wasted, dude! How ridiculous for a man of his position to use language like that. Just think, he could become our president if something happens to Barry!
This is indicative of sophmorish leadership in Washington... Democrat or Republican these days. How thoughtful and respectful of the majority of Americans who believed they were electing patriots into the White House and Capitol Hill. Yeah let's laugh it up smile, drop the F-Bomb it conjures images of frat party win at touch football game. In such delicate place in our country's history I can't imagine demonstrating the lack wisdom that Mr. Biden demonstrates. Bush A--hole comment same category. My true wish for his country is the return of true patriots not filled so obviously by egotism. I can just see John Adams and Thomas Jefferson now... "we just showed those stupid British M****ERFU**ERS didn't we"(ChestBump)People WAKE UP... we are facing real unrest with the direction of this country. Demonstrate humility at a minimum.
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