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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:32 PM
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Biden apologizes to Roberts for oath of office joke
Biden apologizes to Roberts for oath of office joke

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/27/biden-apologizes-to-roberts-for-oath-of-office-joke/



(CNN) — An aide to Vice President Joe Biden tells CNN he called Chief Justice John Roberts last week to apologize for a light-hearted remark he made over the flubbed Inauguration Day oath of office.

"My memory is not as good as Justice Roberts, Chief Justice Roberts," Biden said last Wednesday, as he asked for a copy of the oath he was using to swear in senior members of the White House staff.

Several staffers reacted to the comment with groans and laughter, though President Obama, standing next to Biden, did not crack a smile.

An aide to the vice president said Tuesday the two men spoke privately after that comment. “They spoke and had a good conversation,” said the aide, who declined to give further details.
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More Than A Feeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:33 PM
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1. Probably a good move.
Roberts felt bad enough about the flub to get dressed up as Chief Justice and come to the white house to do it again.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:46 PM
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8. Oh, come on. It gave Roberts an excuse to wear the lingerie under his robes again. n/t
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More Than A Feeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:57 PM
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11. He's discussed this already! It's strictly a comfort thing!
Gosh!
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:33 PM
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2. Yea, Joe, fix it and make it better, then move on
got work to do.
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:34 PM
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3. Yeah, I heard about it on MSNBC.
I personally didn't think he was out of line to say what he said since I found it funny and it was a good dig but the thing was it was not diplomatic and as politician in that respect he should know better. As such although I understand Biden's point, if he's working for and with Obama he needs to hold his tongue a bit.
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:40 PM
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4. a first grader can memorize that extremely short oath, why not roberts? nt
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:44 PM
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7. In fifth grade, we put on a show for the school about the United States.
Singing songs like My Country Tis of Thee, 50 Nifty United States, etc.

Well they had some speaking roles and mine was the presidential oath of office. :D
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 11:17 PM
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15. put that on your application for Supreme Court Justice :)
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awoke_in_2003 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 10:50 PM
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14. but a 5th grader doesn't
have to say it in front of 1.5 million people, plus tv audience
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 01:18 AM
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19. Maybe Lush Rimbaugh has been sharing with Johnny.
NGU.
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 08:56 AM
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25. Sometimes the simplest things are the most difficult.
Roberts should had had a copy of the oath for a reference.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:41 PM
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5. Nice Vice President.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:43 PM
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6. Boy, what a huge insult. Cheney will apologize for using "fuck yourself" on the Senate floor, when?
Cut it out, Dems. This is ridiculous.

We won.
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:53 PM
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10. Everybody hates Cheney too
so maybe it was a smart move on Biden's part. :hi:
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 10:24 PM
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12. Perhaps voters voted for change for a few reasons.....
civility being one of them. Perhaps we don't need the new VP acting like the Old VP? :shrug:
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 09:51 PM
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9. I'm sure Barack would have insisted on that anyway
and I wouldn't be surprised if he initiated it. I thought the jab was funny, but I'm not setting a new tone in Washington. He was visibly and decidedly not amused.
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Liberal_Stalwart71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 10:39 PM
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13. Hey, Joe! Stay exactly who you are because we love it and we love you and Jill...
...and Mama Biden!! Why can't people just allow Joe to be Joe?!??!
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 11:37 PM
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16. because he hurt a fuckwit's feelings
oh boohoo
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 11:38 PM
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17. And when does Roberts apologize?
That was a pitiful recitation of 38 or so VERY IMPORTANT WORDS.
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 01:19 AM
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20. Excellent question.
Yeah, c'mon Chief. You owe our nation's president some respect.

NGU.
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 02:34 AM
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21. Seriously, what a dimwit, 38 words...
To blow someone's most important ceremony. I, for one will never forgive. :mad:
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bottomtheweaver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 12:48 AM
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18. Joe's mouth is the best part of the whole deal, I swear.
Don't go changin' Joe! :rofl:
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gkhouston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 02:13 PM
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27. Agreed. Just for a minute, imagine Cheney apologizing for anything.
Okay, you can stop now. I wanted to limit it to a minute, because more than 60 seconds of imagining Cheney acknowledging regrettable behavior would probably make your head explode.
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Norrin Radd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 03:13 AM
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22. He shouldn't have to apologize.
What he said was fuckin' funny.
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 03:13 AM
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23. Meh...
Fine.

Unneeded, but very, very classy and un bush-like.
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4lbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 03:33 AM
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24. It must have really burned Justice Roberts to give the oath to two men who voted NO to confirm him.
:D
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 08:58 AM
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26. Joe was being nice but the joke had me LMAO
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