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Biden's Live Mic F-Bomb? (VIDEO)
Rachel Slajda | March 23, 2010, 12:46PM
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Did Vice President Biden drop the F-bomb on TV today?
Some, including Fox News, are saying that Biden said the F-word while giving President Obama a hug before the health care signing ceremony. We can't make it out precisely on the feed from CNN, but watch it for yourself.
To us, it sounds like he's saying "This is a big f---ing deal."
Agreed, Mr. Vice President. Agreed.
Late update: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs agrees too:
And yes Mr. Vice President, you're right...
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satrap
March 23, 2010 12:52 PM
So, if it's not, what was the big deal, 'Pubs?
LOLOL!
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justaJ0e
March 23, 2010 5:05 PM in reply to satrap
Interesting to keep in mind -
Former V.P. Cheney, set the precedent that the V.P., as president of the Senate, is not a member of the executive branch and therefore does not have to follow any protocols or rules of the executive branch ... and later he asserted that because the V.P is a member of the Executive Branch, he is not bound by any rules or protocol of the legislative branch.
Since he was never legally challenged on these assertions it would seem that ANY Vice President has those same privileges, ... basically not being under any rules.
I suppose this means Joe can do whatever the F#$& he wants!
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FebM
March 23, 2010 11:16 PM in reply to justaJ0e
Hell No he didn't!
video
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/3/23/849637/-BEST-PHOTO-DIARY-EVER!-:%29-Bring-tissue...
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spork_incident
March 23, 2010 12:56 PM
The same crowd who cheered when DeFib Dick told Sen. Leahy to go fuck himself will be collapsing onto the fainting couches now.
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Elizabeth2
March 23, 2010 1:03 PM in reply to spork_incident
Oh, you are so right. And if my children have to hear the word (like they don't all the time anyway) I'd rather it be a positive statement in celebration than an ugly personal insult. Gibbs response is spot-on.
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pppwww
March 23, 2010 1:48 PM in reply to spork_incident
+1,000,000 points
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Cal Damage
March 23, 2010 2:15 PM in reply to spork_incident
That was just Dick Vader's re-interpretation of the Lord's admonition to "Be fruitful, and multiply." (- Thx, Woody)
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Peter Principle
March 23, 2010 12:56 PM
Him and Chase Utley: "Fucking world champions!"
I guess you have to be a Phillies fan to get that one.
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MikeE
March 23, 2010 1:12 PM in reply to Peter Principle
Music to my ears!
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pppwww
March 23, 2010 1:43 PM in reply to Peter Principle
not to be annoying, but being a phils fan myself, i feel obligated to point out that chase said "world f*cking champions."
(phils in 2010: why can't us again?)
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Publishermike
March 23, 2010 12:57 PM
F--kin' A right, Joe!
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neurodoc
March 23, 2010 12:57 PM
Yep. He did. And it is.
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Stilton_Cheddar
March 23, 2010 12:59 PM
America, f$%k yeah!
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njlib
March 23, 2010 3:32 PM in reply to Stilton_Cheddar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=882E_eMJ3jU
explicit
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seamusoftroy
March 23, 2010 12:59 PM
This feels like the Mickey Kantor thing from The War Room all over again. It seems pretty clear to me that the Vice President is laughing while he's supposed to be saying "This is a" and then leans in to say something to the President. Unless Joe can laugh and speak clearly at the same time this story is a big f*cking load of BS.
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stayyoungmyfriends
March 23, 2010 1:02 PM in reply to seamusoftroy
No, no guys, he said "This is a big freaking deal." ;)
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satrap
March 23, 2010 1:04 PM in reply to stayyoungmyfriends
Does he really? I'm at work and it's blocked, but that's what I figured...
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mamamarti
March 23, 2010 1:03 PM
Yep, I heard it as clear as day watching MSNBC's coverage of the signing. Almost did a spit take at my teevee.
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seamusoftroy
March 23, 2010 1:10 PM in reply to mamamarti
I'll wait to see if his office confirms or denies that he said it. Just from when he laughs and when he appears to talk the words don't seem to match up but perhaps the audio sync is off.
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mamamarti
March 23, 2010 1:23 PM in reply to seamusoftroy
MSNBC's camera was close-up front and center on Pres. Obama and VP Biden, and you could hear him, as well as "read his lips". teeheehee
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jenesq
March 23, 2010 1:04 PM
Naturally this would be one of the major takeaways from this historic event. Typical.
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stayyoungmyfriends
March 23, 2010 1:06 PM
I bet this is going to be the headline on dear old drudgereport!
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Deep Brain Diarist
March 23, 2010 1:08 PM
Does anyone think this is NOT a big fucking deal?
Fuckin' Republicans think it's fuckin' OK to have their fuckin' vice president tell a fuckin' senator to go fuck himself, but they all get the VAPORS when the Vice President says that which is very, very true. This is a BIG fuckin' deal! So, Fuck You, Fox!
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njlib
March 23, 2010 3:33 PM in reply to Deep Brain Diarist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=882E_eMJ3jU
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kash79
March 23, 2010 1:12 PM
Stupid petulant middle school media..they behave as the word "fuck" is a major surprise in American society.
It is used all the time by a 7 yr old to 70 yr old. It happens to be one of my favorite, and to use it rightly is a linguistic art form.
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kash79
March 23, 2010 1:14 PM in reply to kash79
And Joe rightly knows the gravity of the word and gravity of the occasion.
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666dorado
March 23, 2010 1:14 PM
i'm sure i heard him say "IT'S a baby killer"..../s
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nathanrudy
March 23, 2010 1:16 PM
Sounds like "freaking" to me.
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bluestatedon
March 23, 2010 1:19 PM
This is an awful display of a lack of decorum on the part of Democrats, something that Republicans, Teabaggers, and all the other residents of Dumbfuckistan would never be guilty of.
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twoviragos
March 23, 2010 1:33 PM in reply to bluestatedon
Exactly. Teabaggers never use the word "fuck" before calling somone a "nigger" or a "faggot."
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satrap
March 23, 2010 1:42 PM in reply to twoviragos
lol
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njlib
March 23, 2010 3:35 PM in reply to satrap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=882E_eMJ3jU
i love this song
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backupsinger
March 23, 2010 1:28 PM
My only regret is that dear old Joe's mouth dis-fuck-tion will erase the teabaggers' f- and n-wording off the national memory board a moment sooner than would have happened otherwise.
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crazycarnypoptart
March 23, 2010 1:31 PM
oh no he didn't swear. He said "I wanna vacuum the bastille", yeah I am sure thats exactly what he said.
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crazycarnypoptart
March 23, 2010 1:32 PM
or maybe it was "I need to buy a trucking wheel"
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njlib
March 23, 2010 3:37 PM in reply to crazycarnypoptart
America - TRUCK YEAH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=882E_eMJ3jU
Scott Browns favorite
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Dorn76
March 23, 2010 1:34 PM
Maybe he said "freakin"...who cares?
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tinmanic
March 23, 2010 1:36 PM
Until Biden shoots a man in the face, Biden wins.
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mamamarti
March 23, 2010 2:40 PM in reply to tinmanic
ROFLMAO! Best one of the day.
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Lestatdelc
March 23, 2010 3:06 PM in reply to tinmanic
ROFL
That was covered in win.
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LarsThorwald
March 23, 2010 1:37 PM
Fuck 'em.
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Hey Obama - Get in the Fight!!
March 23, 2010 1:47 PM
Fuck yeah!! Democrats fightin' and winnin' -- I love it!!
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njlib
March 23, 2010 3:39 PM in reply to Hey Obama - Get in the Fight!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=882E_eMJ3jU
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barnacle
March 23, 2010 1:54 PM
I fucking love it.
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WNCBlue
March 23, 2010 1:54 PM
All I know is that even with this bill, the economy is still in one joojooflop situation.
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ohyeathatsright
March 23, 2010 2:22 PM in reply to WNCBlue
Take your Belgium somewhere else.
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bluesplashy
March 23, 2010 2:24 PM
Go Joe Go! Next time just go ahead and say it right into the mic - you know your mama would love it!
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couser
March 23, 2010 2:31 PM
Fucking A-baby straight!
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JohnW1141
March 23, 2010 2:45 PM
I went through WWII, I'm in my 80s, and I can say, I have never used that word. And I can also say that Dick Cheney is a likeable fellow.
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congoman
March 23, 2010 3:11 PM in reply to JohnW1141
Really?
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JNagarya
March 24, 2010 2:33 AM in reply to congoman
80s? Alzheimers.
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Dutch
March 23, 2010 2:49 PM
Well you can take the Hamite out of the Gatto but you cannot take the Gatto out of the Hamite. Just look at what has happen with V.P Biden, by just hanging around Obama. Obama and Bide, fuccant as President and Vice President!
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dickday
March 23, 2010 2:57 PM
That's because it is a big fucking deal!!!
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georgecs
March 23, 2010 3:00 PM
It sure as fuck sound like he did.
So now can we all stop acting like a nation of five-year olds with silly words like "F-bomb." Honestly every time I hear that moronic phrase I have to look around and make sure I'm not in a Chucky Cheese or one of those goddamned states at the bottom of the education rankings.
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chard
March 23, 2010 3:03 PM
I prefer thinking the VP is obliquely rubbing the GOP nose in its' mess.
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thisisabfd
March 23, 2010 3:06 PM
Check out another version of the video at http://www.thisisabigfuckingdeal.com
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nellieh
March 23, 2010 3:34 PM
So what!? Has he caught up with that Mfer Cheney yet for dropping F bombs??
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amber
March 23, 2010 3:40 PM
I love it. It's not like he told a U.S. Senator to go f*ck himself. It was completely accurate if he did indeed say it.
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lousgirl84
March 23, 2010 3:41 PM
It is a big fucking deal. Go get em joe
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njlib
March 23, 2010 3:44 PM
what joe should say next..............
"I said 'freakin' not 'fuckin', so Fuck you"
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chico
March 23, 2010 4:14 PM
One of these days, Joe will grow up.
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twoviragos
March 23, 2010 5:06 PM in reply to chico
God, I hope not; what fun would that be? I think he's great just the way he is; we all say things we wish we hadn't.
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cinesimon
March 23, 2010 6:39 PM in reply to chico
He's more an adult than his detractors.
To you a swear word is now a sign of childishness? That basically means every single adult in the world is a child.
What about the insane tantrums right wingers have been having ever since Obama was elected?
Yet you jump on a silly word...
Grow up yourself, mister chastity belt...
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Stan of the Sawgrass
March 23, 2010 4:44 PM
No, no--
Biden said 'baby FILLer" or something. Something else starting with F.
Of course it doesn't make any sense. But if Randy gets a mulligan, Joe should too.
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nova voter
March 23, 2010 5:50 PM
saw this on twitter and it made me LOL:
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InfiniteMonkey
March 23, 2010 5:53 PM
If you can't beat 'em, cry about them saying bad words. A Republican strategy for 2010 the whole nation can get behind.
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RobbyLove
March 23, 2010 6:35 PM
Not a big deal, but not very classy either considering the occasion.
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AirBoss
March 23, 2010 7:06 PM
Eat your hearts out, 'pugs. It IS a BFD.
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Q Jordon
March 23, 2010 8:51 PM
I believe everyone misheard the word that was spoken by the Vice President.
He said, "This is a big funky deal."
It was then that George Clinton and Parliament entered the room and started playing - Atomic Dog.
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Peter Principle
March 23, 2010 8:54 PM
In the beginning, there was the New Deal. Now we have the Big Fucking Deal.
I'm trying to imagine howt FDR might have said it:
"My friends, I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a big fucking deal for the American people."
Would have made his first inaugural address even more interesting.
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pstamler
March 23, 2010 9:25 PM
I sincerely hope Joe Biden keeps on saying what he wants to say. I live in the home town of my guru, Yogi Berra, and he is deeply loved for his pearls of wisdom. As Joe should be.
I like the idea of updating the "New Deal".
Peace,
Paul
"You can observe a lot just by watching."
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Heraldblog
March 23, 2010 10:02 PM
I recall an exchange between Dick Cheney and George Bush (I think it was in one of Woodward's books) that went something like:
W: I'd give Dick a big hug but he doesn't go for that.
Cheney: So I guess a little anal play is out of the question?
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Slideguy
March 23, 2010 10:09 PM
Forgive me, but who the fuck cares?
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John Crandell
March 23, 2010 10:48 PM
As Kate Hepburn once said: "Well fuck a duck!"
If something should happen such that Joe Biden become the POTUS, I have a feeling that this country would have the most interesting presidential administration since TR.
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Megan97401
March 23, 2010 10:49 PM
Am I the only person who heard "This is a big thing to do"? I don't know but to me the last word didn't sound like "deal" but rather "do". I don't care whatever he said, but then again I'm not part of the hypocritical and immature masses in our country who will spin this "gaffe" as some kind of a "big fucking deal".
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Sir T
March 23, 2010 11:21 PM
America, cluck yeah!
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Verified
March 24, 2010 12:43 AM
Or friggin or freakin or who cares. He's been spending a lot of time in the company of Rahm.
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TJ21
March 24, 2010 12:59 AM
Joe's the man.
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manyamile
March 24, 2010 1:33 AM
well, bless his big heart. We love you Joe, and it IS a big deal.
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lede3957
March 24, 2010 2:36 PM
Generally being not one to cuss, must say that
old Joe captured the moment with his blurting the word. Go Joe, the healthcare bill is a F.....g deal.
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Tosh
April 26, 2010 10:20 PM
Am I the only person who heard "This is a big thing to do"? I don't know but to me the last word didn't sound like "deal" but rather "do". I don't care whatever he said, but then again I'm not part of the hypocritical and immature masses in our country who will spin this "gaffe" as some kind of a "big fucking deal".
Tosh
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Tosh
April 26, 2010 10:21 PM
This feels like the Mickey Kantor thing from The War Room all over again. It seems pretty clear to me that the Vice President is laughing while he's supposed to be saying "This is a" and then leans in to say something to the President. Unless Joe can laugh and speak clearly at the same time this story is a big f*cking load of BS.
Tosh
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