Posts in "Joe Biden"

By Elliot Engstrom at 1:06PM

Mar 28, 2011

Biden staff traps reporter in closet during fundraiser

An Orlando Sentinel reporter is claiming that members of Vice President Joe Biden's staff confined him in a closet at a Democratic Party fundraiser. Drudge Report broke the news, followed by a reports from The Daily Mail and New York Daily News. The latter reports:

Vice President Joe Biden is known for putting his foot in his mouth. Now, his staff is allegedly stuffing reporters in closets.
A Florida newspaper reporter claims Biden’s staffers placed him in a storage closet last week to keep him from chatting up guests during a high-priced fundraiser.
Scott Powers, a veteran political reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, was the lone newsman assigned to cover the $500-a-head bash for Sen. Bill Nelson at the home of developer and Democratic bigwig Alan Ginsburg on Wednesday.
But when he showed up at the posh Winter Park mansion, a "low level" staffer hustled him into a storage closet and stood guard outside the door, Powers told The Drudge Report.

Our Sacred "Ally"

Why is Israel our ally? And why do their crimes, even against American citizens, go practically unnoticed?

Some of Israel's most friendly encounters with the US include:

The sinking of the USS Liberty that left 34 Americans dead and 171 wounded. Officially deemed an "accident," many of the survivors vehemently dispute this claim.
Their repeated spying on both government and corporate activities.
And now, the slaughter of an innocent, 19 year old American who was on a humanitarian aid mission.

But who does the American government stand up for? The Israelis of course! Joe Biden succinctly summarized American foreign policy in just a few words when asked about the Flotilla incident: "So, what's the big deal here?"

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By Adam Fowler at 4:19PM

Apr 19, 2010

Cheap on Charity?

With the release of both President Obama's and Vice President Biden's 2009 tax returns last week comes some revealing information. Though the Obama's reported that less than 6 percent of their $5.5 million income went to charity, the most interesting tidbit is that the Bidens gave less than 2 percent of their $333,000 income to charity. Even the standard church tithe -- considered a charitable donation -- is supposed to be 10 percent.

Far be it from me to criticize anyone for the amount of their charitable donations. Under normal circumstances, a person's private giving wouldn't be a point of criticism; it is, after all, a matter of personal conscience. However, these low levels of charitable donations, particularly on the part of the Bidens, stand out because of earlier statements from Obama and Biden asserting that we need to "spread the wealth around" and that paying more taxes was the "patriotic" thing to do.

Here's Obama:

So much for transparency...

Unfortunately, rumors that the Veep would have an actually transparent meeting were unfounded:

Unsubstantiated rumors that Vice President Joe Biden had suddenly gone a little loopy and ordered some of his official meetings opened to at least cursory public or media attention were just that -- unsubstantiated rumors.

After a recent public sighting, fears had mounted that the one-time, long-term senator might rebel against traditional White House strictures and start acting on all the administration's oft-promised promises of government transparency and official openness running back into 2008.

But the VP's public schedule today puts all those fears to rest.

Tonight's fairytale is about imaginary jobs!

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By Kelse Moen at 10:19AM

May 23, 2009

Joe Biden's Well-Deserved Reception

Joe Biden's visit to Serbia has engendered quite the amusing reaction:

“Biden, you Nazi scum, go home,” said the posters brandished by opposition Radical Party deputies during the live national broadcast of a parliament sitting which coincided with the start of Biden’s visit. The Radicals, who occupy around a fifth of places in the 250-seat assembly, then pasted the signs which also labelled Biden a “fascist” on a notice board and hallway. They all appeared in parliament dressed in T-shirts bearing the image