Sunday, May 17, 2009

Biden and the VP Bunker

When Dick Cheney was vice president, especially in the months following the 9/11 attacks, he was often described as being in an undisclosed and secure location.

Where?

Now we know thanks to current VP and blunderer-in-chief, Joe Biden.

From FOX News:

Vice President Joe Biden, well-known for his verbal gaffes, may have finally outdone himself, divulging potentially classified information meant to save the life of a sitting vice president.

According to a report, while recently attending the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, an annual event where powerful politicians and media elite get a chance to cozy up to one another, Biden told his dinnermates about the existence of a secret bunker under the old U.S. Naval Observatory, which is now the home of the vice president.

The bunker is believed to be the secure, undisclosed location former Vice President Dick Cheney remained under protection in secret after the 9/11 attacks.

Eleanor Clift, Newsweek magazine's Washington contributing editor, said Biden revealed the location while filling in for President Obama at the dinner, who, along with Grover Cleveland, is the only president to skip the gathering.

According to the report, Biden "said a young naval officer giving him a tour of the residence showed him the hideaway, which is behind a massive steel door secured by an elaborate lock with a narrow connecting hallway lined with shelves filled with communications equipment."

Clift continued: "The officer explained that when Cheney was in lock down, this was where his most trusted aides were stationed, an image that Biden conveyed in a way that suggested we shouldn't be surprised that the policies that emerged were off the wall."

With all due respect, Biden is such a buffoon.

Amazing.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

We are so screwed. Imagine if Dan Quayle had divulged this info. There would be calls for resignation every hour on the hour.

Mary said...

It's scary to think that Biden is getting briefed on the most sensitive, classfied matters involving the country's security.

In that context, Biden's blunders aren't really all that funny.

Unknown said...

I love the "all due respect" zinger you hit him with at the end.

I was laughing so hard I almost spewed.

My favorite Gaffe so far? "No, one messes with Joe"

Anonymous said...

Biden's blunders aren't really all that funny.

It criminal to reveal a state secret and the reason he was wisked out of the country.

Mary said...

When do we stop laughing off Biden's buffoonery and start taking it seriously?

Biden's stupidity is dangerous.