Did Biden just refer to "President Gore"?

[bluestateguy]

Not that that bothers me, or anything...

:rofl:

[MarkInCA]

1. Yes, I heard it too. n/t

[DesertFlower]

2. yep. nt

[gblady]

3. he did....

made me chuckle....

reminds me of how Barack said once that Gore won the election...g

[ecstatic]

4. wow. I hope it was a simple mistake and not

indicative of his well being.

[Bjorn Against]

19. No mistake. Anyone who knows what happened in FL should refer to him as President Gore.

[Clio the Leo]

5. Your brain goes to mush when you get a new puppy. NT

[democrattotheend]

6. Freudian slip, I guess

[jberryhill]

7. I'm going to guess you never read Biden's assessment of the 2000 election

Umm... for Joe that was not a mistake.

[blueclown]

9. Link?

I'd like to hear his assessment.

[jberryhill]

12. There's a passage in his book "Promises to Keep"

But I can't find a link online at the moment.

[CTyankee]

8. What was the contex of the reference? Do you have a link? n/t

[YvonneCa]

11. During Obama's press conference...

...today.

[CTyankee]

15. Oh, what did he say? Is there a transcript? A video?

I would really like to know what he said about her establishing a "dynasty" since it seems like he's the last person I would think would be interested in dynasties...

[YvonneCa]

16. Her? n/t

[CTyankee]

30. Sorry, I think I have confused this thread with another...

my apologies...at home taking care of a sick husband and a little spacey just now...

[YvonneCa]

36. It's okay. I figured that...

...out. :7 Hope Hubby is better today. :)

[CTyankee]

38. Thanks. He's got a heart condition and I'm worried sick.

So I divert myself at DU. Not much is going through my brain right now that isn't geared toward his health...

[YvonneCa]

52. ...

...:hug:

[YvonneCa]

10. He did. I've heard a few Dems say tha Gore was elected...

...but not inaugurated President. ;)

[Cha]

18. Nice we can speak the truth now

without the bush brown boots coming down on their heads.

[karynnj]

21. Kerry has often said that

One occurrence was in Kerry's 2006 Faneuil Hall environmental speech.

[YvonneCa]

26. I know. I have it on ...

..a CD. ;) I was trying to be 'discreet.' :7

[karynnj]

33. "oops"

Given who you are and the exact way you phrased it, I should haev realized that was the case. :)

[YvonneCa]

37. It's okay...

...you know I love singing Kerry's praises whenever possible.:hi:

[AspenRose]

13. Heh.

:rofl:

[FreeStateDemocrat]

14. All democratically elected former presidents are referred to as president including President Gore.

Only idiots that are selected by the Supreme Court rather than the will of the American electorate should not be addressed as president under any fucking circumstances.

[AtomicKitten]

17. Yes he did and it sounded right and true.

[ellie]

20. Yes he did.

I heard it and commented on it.

[Jennicut]

22. Well, it is true. Joe was right. Gore will always be MY Prez in 2000

Shrub is the Resident, illegally occupying the WH. And he and Dick Cheney have thankfully almost ended their 8 year rule of tyranny.

[Blue_In_AK]

23. I heard that .

It sounded good.

[question everything]

24. Didn't he, or Obama, have a similar slip

when Biden was introduced as Obama's running mate?

[tabbycat31]

25. at the DNC

he was talking about John McCain and started to say "George Bush" and IIRC refered to his "Freudian slip". I was cracking up when I watched it.

I posted the video of his speech at my blog
http://outspokenliberal.blogspot.com/2008/08/joe-biden-dnc-speech.html if you want to watch it.

[YvonneCa]

28. Didn't Obama introduce 'President Biden'...

...the day he announced Biden as VP? It's all in the family...the Democratic family. ;)

[question everything]

34. Yes, that was it. Kinda cute (nt)

[me b zola]

27. I heard it and I cheered

:thumbsup:

[Alexander]

29. I remember Obama saying "I think Al Gore won" during the primaries.

Nice to have a team that respects democracy for a change.

[sohndrsmith]

31. Biden is like a puppy... full of enthusiasm that he doesn't quite have all

arranged yet as to how it gets expressed... : ). Just a little, somehow...

[Jennicut]

35. He stuttered as a kid too. I think that has a lot to do with it.

[sohndrsmith]

39. I think he has a heart of gold - I'd forgotten about that. You're right...

He blurts out things that aren't helpful, and he does it often, but I find it endearing somehow. Oddly it doesn't make me worry about his abilities as VP. He's not stupid and he's not confused. His words just - he just reminds me of a puppy... verbally, anyway. I can't describe it any more reasonably than that (not that that is at all reasonable, it's the only thing that fits for me right now)... : )

[Jennicut]

40. I agree with you.

There is one passage in his book Promises to Keep that makes me feel so bad for him when he was a kid. He used to memorize what page they had to read in class according to where he sat in class because the reading always went in aphabetical order. Well, the teacher did not like the way he pronounced a word and since he had it memorized he got nervous and couldn't talk without stuttering and the teacher made fun of him (called him Mr. Bu-bu-bu-bu -Biden) so he just got up and walked out of class. Poor Joe.

[sohndrsmith]

42. oh damn... that's just painful. I have to say I feel really guilty in some respects, because

as a kid, the only thing I remembered about him (and it was a big deal - especially in English class) was the plagiarism scandal. I really knew nothing else.

Come to find out more about him and that and his life and career and I wish I hadn't misjudged him (okay, I was a kid but still). I have nothing but respect for the man, and I like the fact that he trips over his words - for whatever reason. I'm in his camp... I will always be so after seeing him say that if the Senate thing didn't work out, that was okay, because they can always find another Senator but his kids can't find another dad (in so many words). That is the kind of person I want making decisions that affect future generations and the fact that Obama thought he was the best guy to serve as his VP just sealed the deal for me. : )

Lovely character, good leader, right choice... verbal goofiness included...

[PatSeg]

44. I'm glad people are finally seeing Biden

for who he really is. He is not as prone to verbal gaffes as the media would have us believe. Once the "tag" was put on him, he was under constant scrutiny and any misstep was magnified.

Having read his book and listened to many of his speeches and town hall meetings, I believe he is absolutely brilliant. He can pull facts, figures, and names out of thin air - he's like a walking encyclopedia and fascinating to listen to.

We are very lucky to have him in this administration!

[sohndrsmith]

45. Well said. I think you're right about the presumption, too, but

I still think it's endearing - especially given the fact that the legend was borne out of some perceived "flaw". He really is sharp, and I guess that has been overshadowed by other things... took me too long to see, and I am not proud of that, but I'm thankful I reviewed my own information. What I had was wrong.

Despite being a stellar politician, I get the sense that he'd be really fun to know - and that is never a requisite for whom I consider a good leader or not... Obama - I'd need a lot of coffee to keep up with him, I fear... Biden, maybe half the time : )

[PatSeg]

46. I had the advantage of not having a

preconceived impression of Biden when I first took real notice of him back in '04, so I took him at face value. Both my grown children responded to him quickly as well. I guess that makes me even more aware of how the media can affect our opinions and perceptions. Now I am more conscious of how the media may have shaped my beliefs about people and situations over the years.

I agree about the endearing part. The more you see him, the more lovable he becomes (funny too). AND his family is amazing - wonderful people who are a great compliment to the beautiful Obamas. The next eight years will be such a treat to witness.

[sohndrsmith]

47. well put... I love the caption you have for the photo... I'm still

giggling... : )

[PatSeg]

48. First I added the photo to my sig line

but couldn't come up with the right quote. After a couple of weeks, another poster came up with that one and it was just perfect!

Of course like many, I'd still love to know what Joe was really saying to them.

[sohndrsmith]

49. you made that up!!?? Even better! Priceless! it's perfect! : ) n/t

[PatSeg]

50. Oh no

Another DU'er came up with the actual line! I was trying to come up with something and then someone else came to the rescue. I feel badly, because now I can't remember his name, but I'm still grateful.

[sohndrsmith]

51. either way - it's perfect. I'm glad it came from a DUer... it's great. : ) nt

[Alter Ego]

32. It's funny because if we had gotten President Gore, chances are we wouldn't

have gotten President Obama.

[tabbycat31]

41. we could have gotten president lieberman

and that thought scares me. Maybe Al would have been smart enough to replcae him in 2004.

[Uncle Joe]

43. Or government sanctioned torture, the shredding of the Constitution,

illegal wiretapping of the American People, a war based on lies with Iraq, the abandonment of the victims of Katrina, secret hearings shaping energy policy with the oil corporations, the rape of the environment, the Great Recession, the administrative betrayal of a covert CIA agent and her company whose job was monitoring nuclear proliferation, male prostitutes posing as journalists at press conferences and scripted questions all for the sake of furthering propaganda, and maybe no 9/11.

I suspect energy policy would've taken an entirely new direction under President Gore and it could be the automobile industry would've been all the stronger for it, the nation and the planet would most certainly have been more secure.

Maybe Lieberman would have been enlightened and if not he probably wouldn't have served a second term.

I can't imagine a wider discrepancy in the abilities and character of two candidates for the Presidency than Al Gore and Bush the Least.