Biden on Bureaucrats
From David Frum's Diary on National Review Online:
A friend with a position in the French government writes:I might have told you already, but I met Joe Biden twice (in 2004) and he didn't strike me as a particularly serious leader. For instance, during the same meeting (April 2004), he told participants that the US troops would surely withdraw from Irak within six months ("Mark my words"!) and then asked them to consider allowing a NATO mission in Irak . At one point, while he was trying to make some kind of point, he pointed his finger as yours truly and said something like "bureaucrats are sad - look at this man"). Well, I was actually just bored to death, but that was no reason to wake me up.
Let that be a lesson to you: If Biden and Obama win next Tuesday, learn to appreciate his rhetorical skills.
(Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan)
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I don't know about Biden but at least he probably knows how to spell Iraq.
My gawd that is ignorant.
Linda Robinett Posted Monday, November 3, 2008 10:25 AMBiden should know how to spell "Iraq," he's been in the Senate since the Nixon administration. If not, he could always copy it from someone else.
{Note to self: Work on inner monologue.}
Barney the Elf Posted Tuesday, November 4, 2008 8:38 AMOkay, who didn't take serious the lesson taught earlier in their life. Do you give up now.(That should be a hint) Read the whole statement, before you comment. The person spelling "Iraq" as "Irak" is in the "French government" not Senator Biden. I believe by now people should know this simple fact.ROTFLMAO
I guess I'm a romeo, now. Posted Thursday, November 6, 2008 7:25 AM