Did Biden Apologize for ‘Forcing Obama’s Hand’?
- Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:31pm by
Mytheos Holt
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It’s generally agreed that President Obama never would have seen the political necessity to restate (and revise) his position on same sex marriage if Vice President Joe Biden hadn’t said on “Meet the Press” that he was “absolutely comfortable” with the idea. And despite the President getting virtually universal positive coverage for his support of the idea, this apparently didn’t sit well inside the White House. In fact, the New York Times is reporting that Vice President Biden may have had to apologize to the President for forcing him to make his shift in position public:
A few hours before President Obama offered his historic endorsement of same-sex marriage on Wednesday, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. apologized to the president in the Oval Office for forcing Mr. Obama’s hand by airing his own views three days earlier, several people briefed on the exchange said on Thursday.[...]
Mr. Biden has said nothing publicly since his remarks on the NBC program “Meet the Press.” But he has told staff members at the White House that he regrets putting the president in an awkward spot, several officials said. These officials declined to characterize his precise remarks to Mr. Obama, or Mr. Obama’s response.
The White House had planned for the president to endorse same-sex marriage as soon as next Monday, when he was scheduled to give an interview to the ABC program “The View.” Instead, in the wake of Mr. Biden’s interview, the president’s aides hastily scheduled an interview Wednesday with Robin Roberts of ABC News.
It’s not as though this is the first time a Biden gaffe has heard the White House. Still, it’s intriguing that the President might have planned to do this anyway, and that Biden’s honesty only pushed him back a few days. Yet one more piece of evidence that the President’s position really wasn’t “evolving” at all.
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Comments (44)
raderby
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 6:01amBS.
liars, lying, BS, criminals.
Report Post »FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 2:22amReid is no more a Mormon than Hilter was a Christian. (As defined by the Bible)
Pelosi is no more a Catholic than Hilter was a Christian
Obama is no more a Christian than Hitler was a Chistian
Hitlers Own Words —-
“AS A CHRISTIAN I HAVE no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice. Adolf Hitler
I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator.
Adolf Hitler
(Killed 5+ million people, How many has Reid, Pelosi, and Obama killed in the Middle East?)
Report Post »berlet98
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 2:15amObama’s Phony Evolution
Now that President Barack Hussein Obama has emerged from his political closet and announced he has resolved his long-standing confusion, indecision, and lack of surety regarding the morality–and practicality–of same-sex marriages, his motivations should be examined.
Republican low-lifes will no doubt attribute the president’s sudden, radical flipflop as concrete evidence that he has no core values and he “evolved” only because he needs both gay money to supplement his campaign coffers and gay votes to supplement the ballot box in November.
They will say he has long favored men marrying men, women marrying women, and undermining the religious institution of marriage and was being coy about it all until he had “more flexibility” in his second term.
They will say Vice President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan shamed Obama into his alleged epiphany by indicating they would be “comfortable” with gay marriage.
They will say North Carolinianians forced his hand when they voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to join 38 other states in opposing same-sex marriages and civil unions.
They will say that since Obama’s Democrats have already repealed the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy and his DoJ secretary announced his administration would not defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court, the president wou
Report Post »Satrix
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 11:40pmI think our President is a smarter than you think. Perhaps the script went something like this:
Report Post »Obama: “Joe, we are going to lose the 2012 election, badly. I need you to say something stupid to create a distraction from the real issues.”
Joe: “Whaddoo I say?”
Obama: “Say something about gay-marriage. Tell them you are for it. I know I said I wasn’t for it, but we gotta get something going here.”
Joe: “Yeah, yeah, I like it. Wow, this is a big F.%$##G deal!”
Obama: “It is, Joe, it is, now get Travolta on the phone…”
FaithFamilyandFriends
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 12:57amDon‘t you think it’s a bit interesting that this all goes down right now? I mean… today he spent time in the #1 and #2 most gay populated cities in America. San Francisco and Seattle.
Nothing is an accident.
Report Post »vtxphantom
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 10:41pmobama has apologized to everyone for America. Now, Biden can go around to everyone to apologize for his mistakes. In a crazy way it all makes sense. Like father, like son? Like dumb and dumber.
Report Post »Boogie Mann
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 9:29pmHysterically funny. Ole Joe goes out and lays out a t*urd and BO follows behind and tries to pick it up by its clean end!! LOL!!
Report Post »marhee9
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 9:42pmActually I don‘t believe for a minute that Joe Biden didn’t say that as part of a grand plan to distract the American voters away from the real issues. Right after Odumbo made the statement they had a fundraising ad out on it. Then first thing this morning they had a Romney bashing ad about how Romney would “take us backwards” on marriage. Backwards to when? To when gay marriage used to be legal? When was that? This whole thing is just another act in this very bad Obama play.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R83lXxK_8SI
TakeTwo
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 9:28pmBeck was really really on today! WATCH it if free trial only. May 10 2012 show date. GBTV
Report Post »Boogie Mann
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 9:26pmHysterically funny. Ole Joe goes out and lays out a turd and BO follows behind him and tries to pick it up by its clean end!! LOL!!
Report Post »ULYSSESG
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 8:33pmBiden = IDIOT.
Report Post »Guy is like your drunk relative you hide at every family outing. D_O_U_C_H, B_A_G
This whole administration is your drunk relative.
None of these people represent me NOR my families American beliefs, LEFT OR RIGHT…
They are all playing the game, the game is against the AMERICAN PEOPLE. WAKE UP AMERICA.
Tri-ox
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:50pmWhen is Biden (is he still VP?) going to apologize for forcing his hand down obama‘s pants at last year’s White House “HOLIDAY” Party? I know that he is fascinated with obama’s “big stick”, but really, it was soooooo inappropriate.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:31pmBiden has a pull string in the back of his neck.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:51pmBut he is entertaining, and he tells the truth, sometimes.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:23pmJoe Biden IS Igor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH97lImrr0Q
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:12pmjoe got his pee pee whacked..lol
Report Post »dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:01pmAnother pointless story by the “blaze”…LOL!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:38pmand you read it because ???
Report Post »Maxim Crux
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:00pmNobody said that demons were smart. Funny, makes me think of all those old batman series where all the helpers of the villians were incredibly stupid. Of course, they picked Biden to be VP for a reason. Goes to show you also how stupid the people that live in the state that elected him to the Senate all those years.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:59pmThis is nothing more than political theater. Who cares what any of these leftist morons say about a STATE issue? Obama won’t be able to do anything until he becomes a Dictator…..then we may really find out if he is truly a Muslim or merely a narcissist.
Report Post »tradexpertbuysell
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:07pmIt’m more than political theater. This was scripted at least a week ago to create yet another diversion from the economy and unemployment. Remember, last month it wasn‘t religous freedom but a woman’s right to buy a spermicidal ***** or whatever. They’ll keep this BS up non stop until election day.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:24pmI agree, TRADE, but isn’t what you described the definition of political theater? The O machine is controlling the headlines and the stories. Nothing like state-controlled media!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:59pmI’m so confused; is it BIDEN or BI nla DEN or OBAMA BI nla DEN? Who is running this Country?
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:57pmJust being subversive again. Why do these authoritarian pushovers let me post on here?
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:53pm“Talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too much.”…
Biden never had enough brain cells in his head to learn that basic rule of being an Honorable Man…
Report Post »fastfacts1
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:51pmThis story has taken on so many directions and the media doesn’t like it. That is why they started taking on Romney, making up a story about his ‘bullying’ and yet their sources are liberals who are against Romney and some weren‘t even there and didn’t know about it until WaPo contacted them and were told.
Why don’t we talk about all the campaign measures that Obama took after making the announcement. How about how he used a black reporter to make the interview on purpose. That is right, Politico even reported this: http://www.americanparchment.com/
Report Post »momrules
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:45pmI just saw three Black ministers from Houston being interviewed on the local Fox news. To a man they said homosexuality is wrong according to God’s word.
Every single one of them said they will still vote for Obama.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:01pmWas Voddie Baucham one of them? Regardless, KUDOS to the SANE Black ministers in Houston! I know they exist!
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:26pm@MOMRULES….that is scary, that a man of the cloth would compromise his Faith and principles for political gain, and state it out loud…such a sad world we live in when people turn their backs on their own convictions and morals…Lack of Integrity is destroying our Nation…destroying it.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:44pmCan’t you see why the Democrats chose Obama over Clinton? Race. The issue that blinds and divides people – especially when coupled with the ” anti-rich ” social class divisive rhetoric that the Democrats are inciting their angry, ” out-sider” base with !
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:50pmOops…missed your last sentence MOM. Was happy they all denounced gay marriage!
Otherwise, agree with everything Mark said. I’m finding that a lot on other stories. :-)
Report Post »FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 2:26amWhen color is more important than vile sin, a Country is morally bankrupt. God’s judgement is next.
Report Post »Usually comes in the way of natural disasters, slavery, and war in the Bible.
FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:44pmALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BIDEN IN HIS OWN WORDS —
“How I Learned to Love the New World Order” — Article by Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. in Tthe Wall Street Journal (April 1992)
Biden is a NWO elected VP backed by the UN. His agenda is to move the US forward towards a nation state of the one world gov. This vison tears down Your heritage and all the US represents.
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:44pmYou can BET it was a SCAM of some kind.
Biden doesn’t have the BRAINS to do something on this large of a scale ON HIS OWN.
With Obama coming out in favor of same sex marriage, there MUST BE some kind of
financial OVERLOAD ON THE SYSTEM that a surge of married partners can collect,
such as Social Security, Medicare, etc…which is right in line with his plan
to further financially bankrupt America – AND ON A FASTER TRACK!
Either way – you can bet it WAS NOT THE TYPICAL BIDEN GAFFE…
Report Post »IT WAS PLANNED.
barber2
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:43pmThe president’s stand on same sex marriage did not ” evolve.” His stand on this issue, like his school records , was just hidden . Obama could no longer ” vote present ! “
Report Post »mainey-ack
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:42pmThis whole ordeal was a set up from the get-go…team Obama sent out the water boy to gin up the base so that the Prez had a context so he could “come out”…They are hoping that Romney takes the bait so they can brand him as a bigot…This is just another in a long line of distractions on social issues that the Dems will be throwing out to keep the press distracted from the real problems…The economy and our crushing debt!
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:48pmABSOLUTELY!
There is ALWAYS a scheme behind what they do…Joe Biden doesn’t have the BRAINS
Report Post »to THINK something like this up on his own.
The-Monk
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:02pm@PettyDave3
Bye, bye newbie spammer. : (
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