Oops: Biden Forgets Which Century It Is in Another Campaign Gaffe
Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked a group of supporters in Blacksburg, Va., “where’s it written we cannot lead the world in the 20th century in making automobiles?”
“Once again, General Motors is the largest automobile maker in the world. Folks, where’s it written we cannot lead the world in the 20th century in making automobiles? I’ve not seen it written anywhere,” Biden said, forgetting that we’ve been out of the 20th century for about, oh, 12 years.
Considering that this is yet another in a really, really long line of campaign gaffes, is it any wonder some have jokingly suggested the VP is doing this on purpose?
Meanwhile, from Romney campaign spokesman Ryan Williams:
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will ensure America leads the world in the 21st century by strengthening middle-class families and creating jobs.
President Obama and Vice President Biden have taken our nation backward with failed policies that have resulted in higher unemployment, more debt, and a weaker economy. A campaign based on rage and divisiveness can’t hide the president’s failed record.
UPDATE: As Kieth Koffler of White House Dossier notes, this isn’t the first time Biden has mixed up his centuries. Back in 2010, he made the exact same mistake:
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commoncents5
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:57pmDo you think this is early signs of dementia? Or just the Heavenly Father having fun with the whole deceitful bunch of them. The White House will need to be fumigated to get all the creeps out of the wood work! We have awakened from our lack of discipline and are now taking names and kicking dragon! Have you seen pictures of all of these people from 2008 and then flash forward to 2012? They all look like old hags! Its hard work to keep up with the lies. They don’t even try to hide the lies any more.
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mersey
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:05pmWhen Joe’s gig as VP ends in January I’m pretty sure he can get a job at Government Motors as a crash test dummy.
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:13pmLol. There is always a job. Yes, that sounds like it might work for him.
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:39pmDementia? No, he’s just THAT stupid. Why hasn’t Hollyweird made a comedy movie out of Joe Biden?
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LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 3:12pmGM is NOT the biggest auto manufacturer in the world, that title goes to Toyota. Biden opens his mouth and proves he’s a lying idiot. I cant wait to see this fool try to keep up with Paul Ryan in the debates
Time for some R&R in 2012!
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rusooperman
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 3:18pmHe still thinks we are in the 19th century putting slaves in chains! They call Romney-Ryan the “Go Back Team”?
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BloodSweatandTears
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 3:26pm@RUSOOPERMAN– Better than the bend Forward team…
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mersey
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 3:36pmHey Joe, did you get to test drive one of those new Corvairs? Sweet!
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marybethelizabeth
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 3:58pmMis speaking is not forgetting.
It was a mistake.
Saying that enacting the Republican economic proposals will be like putting working people in chains is not a gaffe, it is the truth.
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turkey13
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 4:04pmDidn’t Jo get the word that GM profits were down 41% for last quarter. Thats with all the government agencys getting new GM cars. At least next yearr Romney can put a ban on any new vechials. Here in Oklahoma the two largest Indian tribes got the word to either buy GM or Government grant money would stop. I have a relative that works in accounting so thats how I know. Grant money is where our federal government matches each dollar spent on developement with a dollar for each dollar spent.
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4truth2all
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 4:24pmYo Mersey:
I don’t think he’d get the job, because crash test dummys actually provide useful information.
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kaydeebeau
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 4:35pmI think it is a sign he doesn’t read much – even a calendar
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JRook
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 5:08pmNo actually it is a sign of what neophytes like Beckett and the bunch here focus on when they can’t argue the substantive aspects of Biden’s speech and the clear demarcation he draws between Romney and Ryan. Bottom line of both their tax plans. Middle class taxpayers ($50,000 – $100,000) will pay between $500 to $4,000 more per year. While the wealthiest individuals will receive an average reduction in their taxes of $300,000 per year. Oh and let’s not forget the Ryan budget does not balance the budget until 2040. So Ryan would have us go another 28 years of deficit spending. If that makes sense to you then I would suggest you have something far worse than dementia.
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geotico
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 5:42pmIf you would like to see President Obama’s college records go to this site http://www.releaseyourcollegerecords.org. If he releases his records The Fisher House will receive all funds pledged. The more people pledge the bigger the problem becomes for Obama.
GO TO THE SITE AND SPREAD THE THIS INFORMATION!!
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Jezcruzen
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 6:28pmI see old Tom Perriello sitting in the background. What a POS he is! We ran him out of the Fifth Congressional District here in Virginia. He obviously still has political plans. Well, not here, you lying piece of crap!
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quiltgal
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 6:40pmMy bet is on the beginnings of dementia. He gets carried away in tirades, says a lot of inappropriate things, and seems unable to censor his thoughts.
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Totally Domestic
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 7:23pmHey Mersey,
Plugs even looks like one of those crash test dummys
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dmerwin
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 10:58pmDoes Joe have someone follow him to wipe the drool off of his chin?
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KURT1010
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 6:43amLike Obama andhi 57 states ?
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KURT1010
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 6:44amtypo last post …..Gaffe of Obama , visting 57 states….
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:57pmSomeday, somewhere, sometime Joe Biden will implode because of all of the lies he has told. He has nothing in him but lies that make up his being. Who is this horrible sickly looking old man who came in with Barak Obama into a stolen Presidency? He needs some scrutiny as well. This man is really more like Bagdad Bob than Bagdad Bob was.
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starman70
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:56pmI truly hope that nothing happens to Joe, He is a better comedy show than Leno and Letterman combined.
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:11pmIt would be comical if it was not damaging to this country. They mean business and there is nothing they will not do that they can get away with to insure they stay right where they are.
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LIBERTARIAN T38
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:41pmWho are Leno and Letterman?
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Zipit
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 7:47pmI hope nothing happens to Dear Leader, lest Joe becomes Pres!!
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BlackCrow
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:56pmAnd he is going to debate Paul Ryan? Mr. Ryan you know it is not sporting to enter into a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.
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Gonzo
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:19pmRyan could have a lobotomy the night before the debate and still make this guy look stupid.
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:23pmFor sure, Gonzo.
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QuincySmith
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:56pmjoey, it is now a federal law: gm bailout, oblamacare, massive tax hikes; I see why you would like to go back to the twentieth century.
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mersey
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:55pmPlease Mr. President, never, ever think about replacing Joe Biden with an intelligent person. I love this guy!
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Centurian
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:39pmWhat is amazing is that you can’t see the little wind-up key on his back…
GO, JOE, GO!!!
I heard just yesterday Obama handed him a beer and Joe reached into his pocket and gave him a $10 tip!
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thibx
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:55pmthere is not enough words in the dictionary to describe these dem-o-nuts.
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TH30PH1LUS
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:55pmThis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gId6nrMDmUU
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RANGER1965
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:55pmThere is some reasoning behind this.
They know that Biden is extremely gaffe prone, but it works as a comparison to Obama’s polished presentations. In other words, it makes Obama look good.
And right now, Obama needs that.
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:15pmYes, he is looking more than ever like a brown turd.
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FNGRNFAN
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:44pmYou would have to have your head in the sand on another rock to not know how bad this guys policies look.
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DELTAJOHN
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 3:03pmI really believe that is why Obama picked this guy……………………to make himself look better AND protect himself from assassination attempts. IT worked!
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HKS
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:52pmI think Obama picked him as VP so if he looses he can blame it on the white guy. Could be it just makes him feel as a superior race. take your pick.
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:01pmObama just has a thing for old white men. Now Obama is looking like an old black man with all that grey hair going, but he may have sprayed it like that to look like he is concerned about things so much his hair is grey. He cares for nothing. He has nothing inside but what he has been indoctrinated with over the years. He has no closeness with family or anyone but legacys left to him by old white men, his communist mother, father, their friends, and his. He gravitated to those who he could relate to and he is carrying on their work trying to overthrow this country by any and all means.
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MDDAWG
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:50pmI’m sorry, but I feel bad for Joe Biden. He has made so many blunders, that I feel like if I criticize him, it would be the same as if I’m making fun of a handicapped person. So, I’m not going to make any mean-spirited comments.
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:19pmWe will do them for you. He should not be imitating a Vice President.
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elosogrande
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:50pmBiden made a double gaffe. I believe Toyota has solved their post-sunami problems, and is again the Number 1 auto manufacturer, leaving GM in their dust. Mindless Joe doesn’t know that.
GM never rocketed to Number 1 anyway. Toyota plummeted to Number 2, because of the sunami, leaving the “1″ spot open for GM to keep warm for the few months it took Toyota to get beck into production.
Keep in mind that The U.S. Taxpayer, not the government, gave GM over $100 million dollars to get things turned around. They only have $29 million left, ******* the rest away at our expense.
How successful is that, Mr. Biden?
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Edohiguma
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:57pmCorrect. Toyota is back. Not only had they a massive tsunami to deal with, but the parts manufacturers in Thailand were hit by floods as well.
And still Toyota is back as #1, without government bailout.
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Tri-ox
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:50pmDon’t fall for it. Every single “gaffe” made by Biden is carefully scripted – this is all part of the plan to create the necessity to remove Biden from the ticket – soon, a “medical emergency” will force Biden to drop out. It is unlikely that Biden is smart enough to see what lies ahead for him – he just keeps bumbling along, reading the ridiculous scripts that he is handed and he doesn’t seem to have a clue that his days as VP are numbered. 10/11 will be the single VP debate and we know that obama cannot risk allowing Biden to debate Ryan, so, obviously Biden will be gone within the next few weeks.
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:21pmHe might put Pelosi in there. She is a bigger idiot, well that is a hard record to beat, but she is. She is definitely hanging on one hinge.
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conge44
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 3:15pmI think you are right. This is a plan to remove Biden and put a new VP on the ticket to boost Obama’s re-election bid. Would Hillary take the chance of joining a ticket that could lose or wait 4 years and run on her own as the candidate ” you should have picked in 08″.
Either way we do not need 4 more years of Obama!!!!
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MeteoricLimbo
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:50pmSo if Obama resigns or whatever this guy takes over……well alrighty then…
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pwatkins
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:49pmThe chip is his brain needs adjustment.
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:54pmAs I said: ‘Joebot is broken.’
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QuincySmith
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:57pmOr drying out and rehab.
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QuincySmith
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:03pmBlacky;
I appreciate your humor, good one!
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:26pmThanks Quincy.
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:44pmI pray nothing happens to Obama before the election, this guy has truly lost it………
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RightUnite
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:42pmThis guy is KOO KOO in the KLAH KLAH!
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HKS
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:50pmHe be the village idiot.
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ibedavey
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:41pmHe must have got into some of obama’s bad weed.
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michael48
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:41pmwell they need to keep things in perspective…bite-me hasn’t a clue what century hes lost in..chairman ocommie hasn’t a clue what of the 57 states he’s been to… and planet piglosi is just tickled crapless with the devine readings of dirty harry… yep , this shows the mindless have a firm grip on the meaningless…
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:33pmThese are the “intelligencia”; “self adorned elitists” running this country. They did not have to be dummed down, they were already there. The worst thing is they are trying to rewrite history for those in schools. These people set out to ruin this nation in every open gate they could enter. They have got a foot hold, but we are going to have to get them out before the newer dummed down generation gets to where they cannot see anything wrong. They need time to be re-educated into the Truth of what has been going on for the past several generations of our educational system in this country. No wonder they are so confused. They hear one thing at home and another at school from people who are supposed to be teaching them. These people need to be fumagated from the schools.
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gbfreak
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:40pmOMG…someone HAS to write a book about the most irrelevant VP EVER! I think he does this just to remain newsworthy!
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Owt_Raged
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:37pmThe man is a train wreck!
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ThoreauHD
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:35pmI’m starting to like this guy. He’s the true heart and soul of the willfully ignorant and insane of the Demonrat party.
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Lee_in_PA
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:34pmKeep him talking until the last possible moment, he’s doing a fine job.. for R&R, and costs them nothing.
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Landon410
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:33pmno one has ever accused Biden of being smart…..
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Gonzo
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:32pmBarack Hussein Obama thought it was a good idea to put this idiot a heartbeat away from the Presidency.
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Apple Bite
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:38pmOnly because it would prevent him from being assassinated, or prevent any attempt thereof…
After all, Biden is Useful Idiot #1
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Stelex
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:47pmGonzo, he’s keeping Obama alive.
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Landon410
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:57pmwe only have 57 states so it couldnt be THAT HARD for Biden to run them in the 20th century
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QuincySmith
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 1:59pmGonzo;
I’m told it is a president’s first official act: yikes.
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blackyb
Posted on August 15, 2012 at 2:17pmThat proves he wants to destroy America if he is not here to do it. He figures if he dies or is incapicated Joe is so stupid it is a wrap.
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