VP Joe Biden has put his foot in his mouth again. His “there’s still a 30 percent chance we’re going to get it wrong” quote is put straight to President Barack Obama during the White House press conference last night and he seemed to want to say: “Vice-President Who?”
As reporters started snickering, Obama came close to conceding that Biden was indeed a joke. “You know, I don’t remember exactly what Joe was referring to, not surprisingly.” I am still wondering, after all this time, what was the logic behind President Obama selecting Joe Biden, ‘gaffe machine extraordinaire, as his vice president.
President Obama went on to say that “I think what Joe may have been suggesting, although I wouldn’t ascribe any numerical percentage to any of this, is that given the magnitude of the challenges that we have, any single thing that we do is going to be part of the solution, not all of the solution.” Hello, Biden was saying nothing of the sort and Obama knew that, just like the rest of us.
Biden’s exact quote, which was read out by Faux News’ Major Garrett at the presser was: “If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, if we stand up there and we really make the tough decisions, there’s still a 30 percent chance we’re going to get it wrong.” Joe Biden has loose lips, the kind that can do some serious damage. Folks, we should all get used to President Obama explaining “what Joe may have been suggesting.” Geez, I wonder if we have another Dan Quayle on our hands? Hmmm.
Filed under: Barack Obama, Dan Quayle, David Axelrod, FOX, Joe Biden, Major Garrett, press conference, White House
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