Vice President Joe Biden is well known for his verbal gaffes and has put his foot in his mouth many times. But Tuesday he misplaced his hands instead. He put them on another man’s wife, Stephanie Carter, wife of new Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. In public. While Carter was speaking, just a few feet away, … Continue reading Creepy ‘Uncle Joe’ Biden has gone too far
Yes, I started watching it. Yes, I gave up after an hour. Biden was good when serious, but all his laughing (at what?) drove me nuts. Ryan was well rehearsed and didn’t give up any details of Romney’s mysterious plans for our future, even though moderator Martha Radditz pressed him on it. She did a … Continue reading About that VP debate
By now the media have worked themselves into a frenzy over the looming presidential debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Who will win? What will they talk about? Will they answer the questions? Who will get in the most one-liners, talking points, and zingers? Who will look at his watch first? You know … Continue reading Presidential Debate: The game show
Oh, Joe, you didn’t. You didn’t really say that, did you? You didn’t really tell that Virginia audience that Republicans have pledged to “unchain” Wall Street and “put y’all back in chains,” did you? Apparently you did. It’s right there in the video. I know you’ve always had a bad case of foot in mouth, but … Continue reading Oh, Joe
When it comes to high finance, I’m a dunce, so it figures I don’t understand the details of big banking, bailouts, and bonuses, but … Pres. Obama is saying now, finally, he’s going to get all that bailout money back by levying a fee on those bailed-out banks. He figures if they can afford to … Continue reading Closing the barn door after the money’s out
The veep debate was last night. Joe Biden vs. Sarah Palin. Honestly, I found the whole thing pretty boring. Neither candidate stumbled notably, dammit. Biden choked up once, talking about the tragic accident that killed his first wife and almost took all his children as well. Other than that, he seemed to stay on message … Continue reading Palin avoids face plant in debate, salvages some pride
