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Biden Gives First Response to ‘Put Ya’ll Back in Chains’ Controversy: I’ve Been Saying It for Awhile

Sep. 3, 2012 10:15am Billy Hallowell

Vice President Joe Biden, known for uttering occasional gaffes, is still recovering from one of his most contentious verbal blunders of late — telling an audience that included African Americans that Romney and the GOP would put them “back in chains.” In the wake of the furor surrounding these comments, New York Magazine’s John Heilemann details Biden’s vehemently dismissive response.

Biden Responds to Unshackle & Put Yall Back in Chains Comments

Vice President Joe Biden addresses a campaign rally Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in Rochester, Minn. (Credit: AP)

Heilemann, of course, got some jabs in at conservatives, calling the response to Biden’s “put ya’ll back in chains” remarks “a flaming freak-show conflagration.” He also wrote that “an array of conservative ultra-Caucasians” accused Biden of “race-baiting.” Regardless, the comments coming from the vice-president, as reported by Heilmann, are fascinating.

While Biden was originally quiet in the wake of the incident, he had plenty to say in his recent interview with the magazine. In an effort to dismiss the critiques waged against him, Biden said that his words were nothing new, nor were they intended to offend. In fact, similar language, he maintains, has been used by Republicans.

Credit: FILE

“Look, I’ve been saying that exact same thing since [John] Boehner made his speech … where he used the phrase that you’ve gotta unshackle the economy, unshackle Wall Street,” Biden said. “You got a whole bunch of examples of where I said, ‘The last time these guys unshackled the economy, they put the middle class in shackles—they shackled you’ … It’s the exact same thing Romney’s talking about: first, being able to do away with Dodd-Frank, and, man, if that happens again, the middle class is gonna get screwed.

Biden maintains that he treats African Americans no differently than he does any other audience and that his language wasn’t particularly geared towards the black community. Also, he said that he has “a better relationship with the black audience than anybody you know” and that he doesn’t think blacks who heard the speech thought that he was saying Romney would literally put African Americans back in chains.

Vice President Joe Biden addresses the national convention of the American Federation of Teachers in Detroit, Sunday, July 29, 2012. (Credit: AP)

Biden said that the entire controversy was manufactured to help Romney’s campaign and that it was a move being taken out of “desperation.” Of Ryan’s candidacy, the vice-president said that “it didn’t go so well or they wouldn’t be looking for this whole thing.”

In the end, Biden told New York Magazine that his comments won’t impact voters. Read the rest of the feature on Biden here.

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barber2
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 1:03pm
Did I hear Joe say he was going to ” do away with Dodd and Frank ?”

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- RebelRouser
  Posted on September 3, 2012 at 8:20pm
  The bill or the individuals?
  
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- Wayner
  Posted on September 4, 2012 at 12:34am
  Biden is the white Uncle Tom when he’s around blacks…. pointing them out as if he know’s them all by name…. But the only one I saw him point out by name was “Mouse”,,,, “Where’s Mouse?” haha,, “Me and ol Mouse had us some times!!” haha… funny though. I never saw Mouse.
  
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repairsea
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 12:15pm
Star Parker would disagree with Biden. Read Uncle Sam’s Plantation.

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Eastinfection
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 12:04pm
Getting rid of Dodd/Frank will kill the middle class? Dodd/ Frank is a middle class- killing- nightmare! Like most lib entitlements, it’s designed to let the lower income families live a middle class lifestyle while devolving middle class investments into lower income pyramid schemes.

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piper60
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:50am
Biden needs to shut his pie hole and slither back home. Period.

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- Zipit
  Posted on September 3, 2012 at 6:03pm
  I’m sure the good folks in Delaware aren’t looking forward to that day!
  
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Shakespear
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:47am
“put ya’ll back in chains“ remarks ” and this is the exact reason that he “he has “a better relationship with the black audience than anybody you know”. Simply because he said “Ya’ll” all of the blacks thought sure he was from the South, so they immediately fell in love with him.

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- booger71
  Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:52am
  Plus he has got the Ebonics talk down pretty good
  
  Which is nice.
  
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- DIR
  Posted on September 3, 2012 at 5:39pm
  Didn’t Joe ‘plugs’ Biden play the main character in the Al Jolson story, the guy in black greasepaint sayin’ “Mammy!” I know if I were black, I’d be proud of ol Joe. His command of Ebonics is flawless. Until Barry became president, Bill Clinton was the first black president. How do I know that? Big media and the left kept telling everyone. Barry is being portrayed as the savior (a godly figure) apparently so as to not steal Bill’s black thunder, plus Barry likes to think of himself as a ‘god!’ The Democratic party is ‘the party of rediculous make believe,’ and has more nuts than a can of Planters. Whereas Joe is concerned, he’s just a standard issue nutty liberal VP, in the tradition of Owl Crap Gore.
  
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Papadoc
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:35am
“He said that he has “a better relationship with the black audience than anybody you know.”

I bet Sheriff Joe can even tell you about his black friend.

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fuzzy20841
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:32am
Long live Joe! Keep the oral, idiotic spasms coming! He is very important to a Romney victory! “It takes a village”, of which he is the idiot in chief!.

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Hugh Williams
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:32am
The village idiot said “The last time these guys unshackled the economy, they put the middle class in shackles—they shackled you’ … It’s the exact same thing Romney’s talking about: first, being able to do away with Dodd-Frank, and, man, if that happens again, the middle class is gonna get screwed.”
Has he seen what he and Lord Obama have done to the middle class? Since Obama ascended to the throne my wife and I have taken a 45% decrease to our income. Obama is destroying the middle class. Look at the countries he has ties to. Indonesia and the African continent along with the rest of the 3rd world there is NO MIDDLE CLASS.

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NancyBee
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:27am
Back in the day…when Republicans wanted to free the slaves ..they were called by the Dems…”Radical Republicans”………….(a bit of history)

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fixer
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:12am
he said that he has “a better relationship with the black audience than anybody you know”

good,drop him off in downtown detroit at 1 am and let him walk home.

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RIGS
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:12am
A perfect picture of a human backside leaking foul gas.

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RIGS
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:05am
The perfect picture of what a talking ******** sounds like leaking gas.

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Patriot12
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:04am
Biden is living in a dream land. He thinks he is important. If only he knew how embarrasing he really is. He reminds me of an angry old drunk attorney who is always in trouble and who thinks he is smarter than everyone else. He is the one at the party who gets drunk and wont shut up. Biden is a joke.

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- barber2
  Posted on September 3, 2012 at 2:41pm
  Yes. But Biden is Obama’s joke on America. We have a Far Left ( wink, wink ) president and a dumb VP.
  
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 11:03am
Democrat welfare and foodstamps are worse than slavery ,,,,,at least slaves had their Dignity…….WELFARE IS SLAVERY……………

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Tri-ox
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:56am
Biden has BEEN SAYING IT FOR AWHILE – ever since his slaves were taken from him in 1865.

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woodyee
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:43am
Biden says the Repubs will “put ya’ll back in chains.” He WOULD think that way, having been a life-long member of the party of slavery – the DemonicRats, who, up until VERY recently, were honoring and promoting congressmen who served high up the KKK food chain.

But note Hellerman’s response – “He also wrote that ”an array of conservative ultra-Caucasians” accused Biden of “race-baiting.”

In Hellerman’s eye, only “conservative ultra-Caucasians” could possibly see Biden’s comment as race-baiting. Hellerman is a Racist. And I’m NOT retracting that accusation.

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progressiveslayer
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:40am
The bombastic buffoon Biden is a joke,a drunken fool who’s VP because of his ties to unions.He’s an embarrassment to he office just like his Marxist POS boss.

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LOJ
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:39am
Our Motto is We will Give you back as bad as we get! Not giving up no matter how deceptive, slanderous, and divisive the left is….

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alrunner58
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:32am
The spin masters are at work again. These people are tireless. Libs sure keep them busy. Hope they get paid well.

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PA PATRIOT
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:30am
“Biden said that the entire controversy was manufactured to help Romney’s campaign and that it was a move being taken out of “desperation.” Of Ryan’s candidacy, the vice-president said that “it didn’t go so well or they wouldn’t be looking for this whole thing.”

What? I read the last line of this quote 10 times and I am still confused?
What the heck is this drunk saying?

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The Jewish Avenger
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:28am
“I’ve Been Saying It for Awhile”

…and look how long it took for us to give a crap about what you were saying…

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scrudge
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:28am
Ah Yes….. what a pathetic moron this piece of mule DUNG is

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scdave
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:26am
I guess Joe never learned to keep his mouth shut and let people Think he’s a fool. Thanks for proving it Joe.

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- PA PATRIOT
  Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:37am
  A Delaware Dumbo.
  
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- RetiredAmericanNavyTaxpayer
  Posted on September 3, 2012 at 8:36pm
  I didn’t know they said “y’all” in Delaware.
  
  NOBAM**2012**
  
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rox
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:25am
“nuff said

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NHwinter
Posted on September 3, 2012 at 10:24am
Politics has become all about blaming, never take responsibility for what they say or do, being angry about something, almost always yelling when they give a speech, then blame again, again, again. We have no civil, mature, or remotely intelligent people running our country. No record to run on, so blame again. When your goal is to divide and destroy America, I guess that is what you do.

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