Politico has collected some of the very best Bidenisms. Go over and check them out:
On ambition:
“I never had an interest in being a mayor ’cause that’s a real job. You have to produce. That’s why I was able to be a senator for 36 years.” —March 29, 2012On the campaign trail:
“You got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” —Jan. 31, 2007“There’s a gigantic difference between John McCain and Barack Obama, and between me and I suspect my vice presidential opponent. … She’s good-looking.” —Aug. 31, 2008
And so forth.
God love him, I’ve just gotta say this: We make fun, but Joe Biden is no dummy. I’ve had the privilege of sitting and talking with him at length a number of times (any time you sit and talk with Joe, it’s “at length,” only he’s the one talking). And Joe says lots of smart stuff. It’s just that he talks so much, and so freely, and with so little hesitation, that occasionally it’s not going to come out right. Or as he would say:
“If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there’s still a 30 percent chance we’re going to get it wrong.” —Feb. 6, 2009
Of course, some of the things he says are not just mistakes, but revelatory of character. And I’ve gotta say this, too: I enjoy the character that it reveals. To find someone so genuine at the top of the heap is no small thing these days; it’s a BFD. We need more real people in politics.
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BTW, it was Biden who convinced the president of Ukraine to step down.
Biden gets things done. He’s an affable, goofy Frank Underwood, without the murdering….
One of my favorites was his simple “Yes” when Brian Williams asked him during the 2008 Democratic debates if he would be able to reassure America that he would have the discipline to avoid gaffes.
Yes! That was a classic.
I was a volunteer with Joe’s 2007 primary campaign. Met him a couple of times. What a great guy.
His 30% chance comment of getting things right makes sense.