# Three words for Joe Biden **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 17, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338 "2008-10-17T04:28:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/41 "2008-10-17T15:38:40Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > You know if Palin made the same mistake, there would have at least been an MPSIMS mocking her about it. I say give \*\*Carol \*\*a break on this one and let her have her nice moment. Besides, even our illustrious hippy **elucidator** would have to admit that Biden is always prone to Foot-in-Mouth disease. > > Heck, I don’t like Carol very much and would normally be happy to call her for bullshit, but this one looks like a legit if minor moment where she and \*\*Shodan \*\*can laugh at the Democratic VP candidate. > > I even believe her that she was making a joke in the Op with the “You are an idiot.” three words bit. > > Jim Ditto. I mean come on, liberals have spent the last eight years gleefully pointing out Bush’s every slip of the tongue - there are [calendars,](http://www.amazon.com/GEORGE-BUSHISMS-2008-DTD-CALENDAR/dp/0740766546) even! - and Biden is known for putting his foot in his mouth. Did you really expect conservatives to just ignore his gaffs? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/42 "2008-10-17T16:04:11Z")
> [@5-4-Fighting](#): > > There you go again, using scare quotes to demonize something somebody has done. > [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m sorry, but that is just not correct. Dan Quayle was and is an idiot of limitless depth and breadth, and I will not have you pin his idiocy on just one instance. The pit of his stupidity is bottomless, although you couldn’t dampen the soles of your shoes in the mudpuddle of his talents. He was a fool and a clown whose only talent was looking good for the camera. I stand “corrected.” ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/43 "2008-10-17T16:38:14Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > You know if Palin made the same mistake, there would have at least been an MPSIMS mocking her about it. Absolutely. There were plenty of people making fun of Bush’s linguistic gaffes a few years ago. This stuff is fun to point out, even if it doesn’t mean very much. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/44 "2008-10-17T17:31:54Z")
As Homer Simpson would say, “I am so smart! I am so smart! S-M-R-T!” Funny stuff, and we should throw Carol & co. a bone. After all, if the press actually had access to Palin, who knows what kind of gold mine of wisdom that would yield? ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/45 "2008-10-17T17:50:13Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > As Homer Simpson would say, “I am so smart! I am so smart! S-M-R-T!” > > Funny stuff, and we should throw Carol & co. a bone. After all, if the press actually had access to Palin, who knows what kind of gold mine of wisdom that would yield? A lot of SNL material. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/46 "2008-10-17T18:07:46Z")
Will Obama be helping all 57 states get J-O-B-S? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/47 "2008-10-17T18:23:59Z")
I think it was Bush back in 2000 who listed his priorities as - 1. Putting education first. Maybe an urban legend - [I can’t tell](http://www.martweiss.com/jokes/bushisms.shtml). Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/48 "2008-10-17T18:49:39Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I think it was Bush back in 2000 who listed his priorities as - > > 1. Putting education first. > Maybe an urban legend - [I can’t tell](http://www.martweiss.com/jokes/bushisms.shtml). > > Regards, > Shodan According to Lexis/Nexis: > [@](#): > > Texas Gov. George W. Bush unveiled his new Web site Wednesday at [www.georgewbush.com](http://www.georgewbush.com). The site lists his top three priorities in numerical order in the section titled “Why George W.” > > No. 1: “Reforming Social Security.” > > No. 2: “Lowering Personal Income Tax.” > > No. 3: “Putting Education First.” > > _The Washington Post_, July 21, 2000, Friday, Final Edition, p. A29 I checked the internet archive’s Wayback Machine to see if i could find that version of the [Bush’s website](http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.georgewbush.com/), but the Wayback Machine did not grab the website between June 21 and August 15, 2000. By August 15, the three top priorities were simply: > [@](#): > > 1. Social Security > 2. Tax > 3. Education ---
**Author:** ![HookerChemical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@HookerChemical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HookerChemical)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/49 "2008-10-17T19:14:32Z")
C’mon. I’m voting Obama, and I find it pretty funny. The kicker is that he goes back as spells it out. Get off Carol Stream for this pitting. The pitting is funny (three words) and there are much better things coming from the right to pit. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/50 "2008-10-18T00:35:30Z")
Ah, yet another one to add [to the list of Biden-isms](http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/02/raw-data-list-biden-gaffes/). Pretty soon we’ll have enough for the Biden-isms gaffe-a-day calendar! Also: I was under the impression Carol Stream is a dude, in spite of the chick-ish name. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/51 "2008-10-18T00:48:18Z")
Three words: amusing. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/52 "2008-10-18T00:50:05Z")
> [@lavenderviolet](#): > > Ah, yet another one to add [to the list of Biden-isms](http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/02/raw-data-list-biden-gaffes/). > > Pretty soon we’ll have enough for the Biden-isms gaffe-a-day calendar! > > Also: I was under the impression Carol Stream is a dude, in spite of the chick-ish name. She said at one point she was a she and even mentioned a husband once I think. One amnesia weekend she also thought about not being so negative, I haven’t been watching much, but maybe she really is turning over a new leaf. Anything is possible. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/53 "2008-10-18T01:05:19Z")
Oh, no you don’t, you’re not pushing her off on us, we got enough load to carry! And don’t even **think** of suggesting she might be a Texan! ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/54 "2008-10-18T02:57:16Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I think it was Bush back in 2000 who listed his priorities as - > > 1. Putting education first. > Maybe an urban legend - [I can’t tell](http://www.martweiss.com/jokes/bushisms.shtml). > > Regards, > Shodan This is actually pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/55 "2008-10-18T04:50:06Z")
I have two words why I will never vote Republican: **Carol Stream** Oh, wait, I have two more words why I will never vote Republican: **Sarah Palin** I even thought of two more words why I will never vote Republican: **John McCain** ---
**Author:** ![wmfellows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@wmfellows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wmfellows)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/56 "2008-10-18T23:02:51Z")
> [@Carol\_Stream](#): > > You are an idiot. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq-eeWow\_WU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq-eeWow_WU) > > “…as Barack Obama says, a three-letter word, jobs. J-O-B-S” > > Best part of the video is the spontaneous laughter in the background. Idiot? Oh clearly not, but that is a funny fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/57 "2008-10-19T03:40:34Z")
Man, who ever would’ve thought there’d be so many people _defending_ **Carol Stream** in a political pit thread? ---
**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/58 "2008-10-19T18:59:21Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > I have two words why I will never vote Republican: **Carol Stream** > > Oh, wait, I have two more words why I will never vote Republican: **Sarah Palin** > > I even thought of two more words why I will never vote Republican: **John McCain** :rolleyes: Wow One poster and a ticket you don’t like and you will can keep your mind closed forever. Must be nice **never** having to listen to both sides and making a informed vote. (FTR I am a life long Dem and voting for Obama on merit not on party affiliation) ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/59 "2008-10-20T17:14:32Z")
If he would have said a 4 letter word he would have had the derogatory connection that would include. 3 letter word sounds better. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338/60 "2008-10-23T00:36:19Z")
> [@CWN](#): > > :rolleyes: > > Wow > One poster and a ticket you don’t like and you will can keep your mind closed forever. Must be nice **never** having to listen to both sides and making a informed vote. > (FTR I am a life long Dem and voting for Obama on merit not on party affiliation) Well, pal, throw you a dead fish and I hope you don’t turn your eyes inside out. You go your way and I’ll go mine. And just for the record I never despised republicans until the last eight years. And now I do. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-words-for-joe-biden/468338.md?page=4)