Biden just got booed speaking to the NAACP!

[jillan]

He said he was going to wrap up his speech.




He is awesome!! And the crowd is loving him.

[seabeyond]

1. ha ha. did they really boo that? that is so cool. thanks. nt

[uponit7771]

5. It was more no's than boo's, Biden was great

[seabeyond]

8. ahhhhh. cool. thanks. nt

[cal04]

2. He was Awesome!

[malaise]

3. Am on the road

Missed him -will watch later

[jillan]

9. He couldn't have been better. I think the Obama campaign made a good decision

sending him instead of the President.

Biden was able to say things that the President shouldn't as President.

[SunSeeker]

20. +1000

[panader0]

4. That was great! They loved him.

I think that Biden could beat Rmoney at this point.

[uponit7771]

6. More no's than boo's, Biden was great...I wanted him to keep speaking too

[SunsetDreams]

7. Didn't you know?

They only boo white guys

(Just getting ahead of the Rush/Drudge/Freeper/Teabagger/GOP spin machine)

[GoCubsGo]

30. Funny you should mention that.

I turned on NPR this morning, and tuned in midway through some show that had Cross-Eyed Ronnie Christie as a guest. I knew who was talking immediately, without even having heard them announce who was speaking. He was spewing pretty much the same thing, only he was serious. He claimed that white Democrats could come in and say anything they wanted and get away with it, while repugs would get booed for saying the same thing. Which we all know is complete, unmitigated bullshit. He essentially said that the members of the NAACP are brainless puppets of the Democratic Party.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

37. and did he get challenged on this point?

Or was it allowed to float into the ethers and infect public discourse?

[GoCubsGo]

44. There were a few half-hearted challenges.

But, the commentator didn't press him that much. It was maddening.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

56. yeah...sigh...I was listening to NPR yesterday

on the drive home.

They were talking about the Bain scandal.

I could NOT STAND how they were doing some of that goddammed false equivocating so popular in M$M (and really, how far from M$M is NPR? Really?)
While reporting on rMoney's time discrepancies they maintained an air of uncertainty about it. Was he really involved in decisions or just there in name only? They made much of his time managing the Olympics, and statements from rMoney campaign employees insisting that he was too busy there to have been actively involved in anything else.

They also made sure to cast the Obama campaign in a negative light, making SPECULATIONS that Obama(campaign) MIGHT be jumping to UNFOUNDED conclusions, IF this FUZZY ISSUE MIGHT prove to be OVERBLOWN.

Am I losing my mind?????????

[bongbong]

39. The Takeaway

I heard the same thing. "The Takeaway" is the most Faux-Lite of all the NPR shows.

Sometimes it goes so far wingnut that I wonder if the dog didn't change the radio station to OxyRush.

[tclambert]

53. Why is Oklahoma always pointing its finger at New Mexico like that?

(It's rude.)

[freshwest]

47. Buh, buh, but... He's white! Was the first thing that to come to mind. Bet the BFI said nothing...

[hlthe2b]

10. I just adore Joe....

[gateley]

13. +1

[LiberalLoner]

34. Me too!

[LynneSin]

11. Joe Biden could read the phone book and make it interesting & intriguing

The man is a born speaker!

[senseandsensibility]

12. Will this speech be rerun on C-span or somewhere?

I missed it.

[Chisox08]

17. Here is a link to the speech

[Digital Puppy]

18. Thanks so much for the link!

[fishwax]

22. welcome to DU!

[eaglesfanintn]

24. Thanks!

Can't wait to watch this.

[senseandsensibility]

31. Thanks!

[SunSeeker]

33. That was so wonderful. Thanks for the link! nt

[BlancheSplanchnik]

38. THANKS!!!!!

[cwydro]

40. Sorry I gave up...too much anchor chatter.

At what point is Biden speaking?

[Chisox08]

42. Skip to about 3:15

[HarveyDarkey]

51. Here's the whole thing from C-Span no talking heads

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Vice-President-Biden-Addresses-NAACP-Convention/10737432283/

[GardeningGal]

48. Excellent - thanks for posting

Everyone here who pisses on Obama should watch this speech to get another frame of reference.

[emulatorloo]

52. Thank you! N/T

[Tommy_Carcetti]

14. Joe Biden is avuncular. (I just learned that word, and it fits him perfectly).

Avuncular means, "suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality."

That's always how Joe Biden has struck me. He's like that uncle you see at family functions who's always good for a laugh or humorous story. Maybe he'll occassionally get a little off-color, but that makes him all the more likeable. His down-to-earthness and unpretentiousness is endearing. In the end, you are probably glad he's your uncle and not your dad, but that's just because if he were your dad you probably just wouldn't like him as much.

[CBHagman]

49. Avuncular indeed.

The man has warmth. He's garrulous and quirky and flawed, but he certainly comes across as having his heart in the right place.

[mulsh]

15. Being a " a lifetime member" lets him address the group as one of them.

Mr. Biden's speech was inclusive and very short on pronouns like "I' & "me". Lots of "ours" and "we". It probably helped him that he was able to call out and point to member from the Delaware group. I know he sure as hell impressed me & I'm from California.

[JitterbugPerfume]

16. oooh---say it ain't so Joe!

LOL

Isn't he just the best? How could anyone not love him?

[SunSeeker]

19. Of course. Rush said the NAACP boos anyone who is "Snow White."

[fishwax]

21. 'twas a good speech

[stlsaxman]

23. I pray, God- PLEASE give Joe the strength, will and fire in his belly...

to make a run in 2016.

Biden/Warren - my dream ticket!

[tru]

55. Biden in 2016

but not Hillary, we have enough stupid useless wars.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

25. They were saying "BooooooIden!!!" nt

[vi5]

27. Came here hoping someone posted this......

Wasn't dissapointed.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

28. Glad to know. I'm usually late to the party but I'm happy

I was the first.

[jillan]

50. I don't know - people that were there were reporting on this as well.... as a good thing!

[LaPera]

26. VP Joe Biden was one great, honest & powerful speaker today - WOW!!

[snacker]

32. Impressive!!!!

Totally awesome speech!

[mercymechap]

29. Ha, you had me all worked

up already! He was awesome. Take that Repubs!

[whopis01]

35. Were they saying "Boo" or "Boo-iden"? n/t

[jillan]

43. I don't know - it was a mix of no's & boos. They were telling him to keep talking.

Haha - Biden probably loved that

[patrice]

36. Take that, you "Lefties" > Mathew 25:40

[grantcart]

41. kick

[craigmatic]

45. Is Obama going to speak to them this year?

[Incitatus]

46. Poor lurking freepers

[Riley18]

54. Joe was awesome. I need to listen again

so I can take notes! My union needs volunteers to call voters, and I like how Joe spells it out clearly and concisely