Biden Brings up Rep. Ryan‘s Deceased Father While Questioning the Congressman’s Values
- Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:47pm by
Becket Adams
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Vice President Joe Biden on Monday brought up Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) deceased father while questioning the Wisconsin congressman’s values:
“My dad used to have another saying, for real,” Biden said to a crowd in Durham, North Carolina. “And, by the way, I’ve been saying this for 30 years. And I’m glad to see that Congressman Ryan likes his dad, too, and quotes his dad. I mean that sincerely. But my dad [had] a lot of wisdom.”
“Every time someone tells you, say, ‘Look, let me tell you what’s important to me, what I value.’ My dad would go, ‘No, no. Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I will tell you what you value,’” he added.
Rep. Ryan’s father passed away when he was only 16-years-old.
Watch Biden address Rep. Ryan’s record at the 28:30 mark [via WRAL]:
Final Thought: Reaction to this video has been generally of the furious variety, and one can certainly see how the vice president’s comments do come off as inappropriate. However, they’re vague enough that no insult may have been intended.
What do you think?
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(H/T: WZ & Weekly Standard), front page photo source: The Associated Press
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Comments (166)
marine249
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:19pmuncle joe is a 1st class a$$-Ho!e
Report Post »americansfightingforcommonsense
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:22pmI finally understand why Obama picked Old Joe. He needed the White man to look like a bunch of idiots so he himself would look intelligent.
Report Post »bigdaddyt46
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 3:27amnaaaaaaa obummer picked joe for 1 reason, and one reason only. insurance against assination. because noone want biden as president.
Report Post »dublinthewagons
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 7:02amEveryone has a right to be stupid. Having said that. Joe has abused his right
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 9:33amBiden has been a government leech since the age of 28………….
Report Post »michael48
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 10:07amtypical dem-wit…classless and willing to prove it…hourly 24/7/365…
Report Post »Ran60
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 10:21amFortunately we are above this sort of thing, where we aren‘t digging up Biden’s dead wife and putting words into her mouth…the LSM would howl with indignation.
Report Post »LiL Skeptic
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 11:10amHow can you go FORWARD when your facing BACKWARD?
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 11:17amWell, maybe your tax returns that show you donated 1.4% of your income to charity shows what you value. It looks like you believe everyone else except yourself should donate to those less fortunate. Good one Joe!
Report Post »Wayner
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 11:29amYeah sure…. That’s what my dad would always say too “show me your budget”… If I heard him say it once, I heard him say it a million times.
Report Post »TheRedneckBlogger
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:18pmI know when I was a young boy my father and I always discussed budgets. Isn’t that what all kids want to talk about. He can’t get through a day without confirming his stupidity!
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 6:13pmEven IF (big if there) Biden’s dad talked about budgets with him I would have to ask Joe and Barrack where in the hell is their budget? Why hasn’t the Hypocrats put forward a budget? Why right do they have to talk about anyone elses budget right, wrong, or indifferent when they can’t even be bothered to put one forward? Hell at least Ryan has proposed a budget and a sensible one at that.
Hey Joe! Show us YOUR budget!
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:17pmI can’t believe these people clap and yell for him!!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:26pmDemocRAT voters .. all they hear is we will give you …
Report Post »zipzap
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 1:02amI think that noise you hear is the din of his own people telling Joe to “sit down and shut up, stupid!” That jerk has to be the embarrassment of his party, if that party had such a thing as embarrassment.
Report Post »zipzap
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 1:04amThe hair-transplant surgeon drilled a little TOO deep when planting Ol‘ Joe’s hair plugs. Sumdummy’s got dain brammage.
Report Post »dublinthewagons
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 6:58amThey aren’t paid to listen just do what the cue cards tell them to do.
Report Post »He’s long overdue for a whipping
minoltagirl
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:17pmWasn’t this the same man who gives just a few hundred dollars to charity every year? I think this shows what is important to him. Oh, he gives OUR money to charity.
Report Post »team1blazer
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 2:04amOK Joe, we will take the bait, SHOW US YOUR BUDGET. Oh, wait, you still have not produced one in the last 3!/2 years! But, you did show us your tax return for 2007, which showed less than 800 dollars of charitable giving on almost two million dollars of income (not bad for a liberal hack, who has never workeked in the private sector.
Report Post »termyt
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 9:01am‘No, no. Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I will tell you what you value.’
Indeed those are wise words, Joe. Now let’s see what Obama and Congress values – spending money you don’t have and forcing others to pay for it.
Report Post »AmericanBorn
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:16pm“Every time someone tells you, say, ‘Look, let me tell you what’s important to me, what I value.’ My dad would go, ‘No, no. Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I will tell you what you value,’” he added.
Report Post »——
Does anyone believe that Biden’s father would say such a ludicrous statement – “show me your budget”. Me thinks the nose is growing.
Diane TX
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:15pmIt was the six years of a Democrat controlled House and Senate that got “us” in this mess, Mr. Biden.
Report Post »CK1911
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:11pmThe sad part is that he’s such a moron, I don‘t think he had any idea Ryan’s dad had died 26 years ago. He’s an equal opportunity offender.
Report Post »americansfightingforcommonsense
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:19pmActually, as bad as this might sound I’m glad nothing happened to Obama and put this idiot into the driver seat. Good Old Joe is just one big mistake!
Report Post »Mosell
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 10:22amMy dad died 34 years ago. The statement about Ryan liking his dad. Nothing is wrong there. As I said My dad has been gone for 34 years. I still like him. So… there was nothing wrong with that statement.
That being said. Two OK statements from Biden does not a trend make. He is OK saying Ryan likes his dad, he is also correct stating Obama inherited a 1.5 trillion dollar deficit. But what did he do with the 1.5 Trillion dollar deficit? He added his own 5.5 Trillion as icing on the cake.
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:10pmJoe’s playing the compassion card again. He is so compassionate he will spend you into destitution trying to help the less fortunate. Him, he will always get his cut. Values? Don’t see any.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:09pm“But my dad [had] a lot of wisdom.”
Report Post »T bad he did not pass any on to you,Joe.
garbagecanlogic
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:08pmCome on folks – give joey some breathing room. He has a lot of empty space between his ears so you have to give him the benefit of the doubt. (In other words – don’t pay any attention to him, change the channel or something.)
Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8
The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
Report Post »The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
Daveed
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:03pmI was taught if you can‘t say something nice don’t say, but if we are talking about this Administration, then I would not have spoke for the last 5 plus years. There is nothing I can compliment Biden or Barry about or Michelle, or Harry, or Barney or Father Cass, or Georgie, or Bernadette Dorn, or Bill Ayers, or Debbie wasserman schultz, or Barbara Boxer, they do not even compute.
Report Post »Seadawg
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:15pmDid he seriously just make that crap up?? How fitting his dad talked about his ‘budget’ 30yrs ago. Oh yeah, well my dad told me 30 yrs ago not to ever believe anything that comes from the mouth of a VP named Biden. And he has bigger muscles than your dad, and he can beat your dad up so HA !
The fact that he follows the sincerely statement with “BUT my dad had a lot of wisdom” – yeah that’s pretty tacky if you ask me.
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:02pmWhen you lose a parent at a young age it affects you differently, my best friend growing up lost his father at the age of ten and a switch went off in him that later in life I could only envy.
Report Post »At 10 our friendship changed because he took on a man’s responsibilities, but the subject of his father was difficult for him even into adulthood because of his age when he past.
Point: some personal things should be just that personal!
Dismayed Veteran
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 9:57amMy father passed away at age 56 at the beginning of my senior year in high school. Something does happen to you. Part of your childhood is replaced by adulthood. I resent Biden mentioning Ryan‘s father and throwing the not so subtle jab that his father had wisdom and Ryan’s did not.
My parents were Democrats. They would not recognize their political party today.
Biden is a mean-spirited person. Folks say he is likeable. BS on that.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:01pmJoe BIDEN: Ryan’s daddy so stupid he tried to throw a rock at the ground and he missed.
Ryan’s daddy so got damn dumb when somebody told him that it was chilly out side he came out with a bowl.
Hey folks, tomorrow I will be telling some Ryan’s Momma jokes. Hey, man, I’m the friggin Vice President, I am classy, and that is a big F’ing deal, man.
I am Barrack Obama, and I can’t believe I picked that joke of a loser as my VP.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 12:22amYep
BIDEN is NO BFD
OMG 2012
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 12:23amYou shaking your head in disgust as well?! It’s almost getting comical and completely sad at the same time.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:00pmThe “always sane and classy” Biden can always be counted to on to provide a good video of classy quotes /sarcasm off
Report Post »This sleazebag will do and say anything to stay in power, just like his boss. In fact, I am surprised his boss has let him loose to walk among us, spouting his wisdom.
Psychosis
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:00pmNo, no. Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I will tell you what you value,’
well, lets see your budget you tool ……………………..im sure all that money you spend on charity shows us what you value
charity for a liberal…………………………giving away OTHER PEOPLES money , and taking the credit while keeping the needy dependent on them for their next handout
Report Post »MajorLeagueInfidel
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:59pmWhere is YOUR budget Mr. Biden? Oh so you do not have a plan in writing? I’ll go with the guy who has something on paper and a plan, not vaporware.
Report Post »marcus_arealius
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:59pmThe only thing I’d like to hear Biden bring back up is his lunch.. I’d put that on an infinite loop.. to keep the crows off my roof… Braaaap!
Report Post »wordweaver
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:59pmJoe seems to like to tell stories, but he is terrible at it.
Report Post »kiwi1
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:59pmWhat do you expect from the Classless BFD Vice President. He is a National Embarrassment.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:23pmNext .. they will go after the his kids … that is what they do.
Report Post »Listen_then_think
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:58pm“Show me your budget, and I will tell you what you value,’” he added.
Obviously Biden values nothing and does not honor his father. He did not listen to him as he has had no budget the entire time he has been in office. Proving once again that liberals are blithering idiots, liars, con men, and valueless.
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:06pmBiden has NO budget and no sense. As I remember his dad asked him to show his budget to see what his values were. According to his charitable contributions, he doesn’t value people in need, according to releases of charitable contributions mentioned the last 2 years.
Report Post »hotforbeck
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:58pmI want to see and hear a lot more from Biden… He‘s so unbelievably inept it’s comical. October 11 vp debate can’t come soon enough!
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:56pmLiberals are amoral. They do not think like we do. I can not lose sleep over an absolutely idiotic statement from somebody that has no moral grounding. It is to be expected.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:32amYou’ve hit the nail on the head. Why get upset over something said by a moron with absolutely no morals. He’s a Democrat. They’re the lowest form of life on this planet, and we all know what a pea brain this man is. I laugh just thinking about a Biden/Ryan debate.
Report Post »AWAKENEDAWARE
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:56pmBiden was a shi##y senator in DE and he is a P))*PY VP, thank God BHO isn’t gone, because this Country would be SC#$#WED if we had PRESIDENT BIDEN.
Report Post »Paul
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:53pmShow me your budget you half witted drunk freak !
Report Post »kfogs1957
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:52pmBiden has shown himself time and again to be classless. And people are concerned with Paul Ryan when this guy is the Vice President??? Wow!
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