Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Joe Biden and David Letterman

On Tuesday, Joe Biden was a guest on Late Night with David Letterman.

He was the second guest and was given just one short segment.

He seemed to be there more to plug his new book rather than as a presidential candidate. (I know. I forget that he's running for president, too.)


Serious presidential contenders don't get put in the second spot.

The book, Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics, is a whopping 400 pages. That doesn't compare with Bill Clinton's 1008-page My Life, but Biden has less explaining to do.

It was sort of strange when Biden talked about his first days as a U.S. senator. He spoke of the deaths of his wife and daughter in an accident just after he was elected.

He said he started off his time in Washington "in a bad mood."

"Bad mood" was a bad choice of words.

When Letterman asked how he managed to go on, he spoke about his experience at length, relatively speaking given the confines of his short time allotment. It was a very heavy topic.

They switched gears very suddenly, probably because the segment was so brief. Letterman brought up the plagiarism charge. Biden brushed it off as a mistake. (I hope he used lots of footnotes in his massive new book. )

Needless to say, this was not a light-hearted interview.

Then, Biden referred to his cranial aneurysms and that his odds of survival weren't good.

Shockingly, Biden actually said that he thought his odds of becoming president were good.

He should have just said, "I am clinically delusional."

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's a shame that people like you don't take Senator Biden seriously. And can't see how this country needs someone with his experience. He's the BEST candidate we have. But this country gets what it deserves. Just look who's been in office since Reagan.

Mary said...

I take Biden seriously. I think he poses a serious danger to the country.

All the Democrat candidates would be disastrous.

Referring to President Bush, Biden said, "This guy is brain dead."

Biden is really a disgrace.

Anonymous said...

I really wish the Democrats would stop bashing Bush and talk about the issues. I have voted Republican forever but am always open to any party's canidate. The fact they are so hateful and disrespectful of the office he hold's really puts me off. I also wish the media would do more serious reporting of the other Demo's running and stop only focusing and reporting on Clinton, Edwards, and Obama.

Mary said...

The Dems don't seem to realize that they can disagree with Bush, and disagree strongly, without being so hateful and disrespectful.

I thought when the Dems took control of Congress they were promising a new civility.

What a joke!