"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man." -- Senator Joe Biden, speaking of Barack Obama, in the New York Observer
Aren't you so very glad that Barack Obama is not like all those other inarticulate and dull and dirty and ugly African Americans?
We're embarrassed to admit it, but Senator Biden from Delaware is indeed a Democrat.
Update -- Obama Responds, With Class -- Historically Inaccurate:
"I didn’t take Senator Biden’s comments personally, but obviously they were historically inaccurate. African-American presidential candidates like Jesse Jackson, Shirley Chisholm, Carol Moseley Braun and Al Sharpton gave a voice to many important issues through their campaigns, and no one would call them inarticulate."
Update #2 - Biden should give it up:
Washington Post: "Biden Stumbles at the Starting Gate"
New York Times: "Biden Unwraps His Bid for '08 With an Oops!"
Chicago Tribune: "Hat in Ring, Foot in Mouth"
New York Post: "Biden Blows It"
New York Daily News: "Senator Stupid!"
via Political Wire
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