Joe Biden, known for his gaffes, isn't meeting those expectations -- so far

[TexasTowelie]

LOS ANGELES — The mayor of Los Angeles was attempting to praise Joe Biden to the press, but Biden’s aides were more focused on shooing the press away.

At the end of a made-for-cameras lunch he shared with Biden at a taco stand last week, Mayor Eric Garcetti had to raise his voice over a phalanx of Biden staff members, who were attempting to end the question-and-answer session between the former vice president and about 40 reporters and photographers swarming their table.

“I want to say one last thing,” the mayor twice said over the din, before offering his homage: “Los Angeles loves Joe Biden and Joe Biden loves Los Angeles.”

The tape recorders and cameras were soon shut off, and Biden exited King Taco without having veered off message.

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[mobeau69]

1. Ole Joe gets in trouble when he goes off script.

[betsuni]

2. An old one but a good one:

[Glimmer of Hope]

6. Lol!

[George II]

31. Oh noooooo, he sneezed! Definitely not Presidential material. What's next, a tan suit?

[redstateblues]

5. Pretty shallow reason. So far so good

[NYMinute]

4. Most of those gaffes make Biden appear human

rather than a well-polished, well-rehearsed actor. People have obviously forgiven him for the gaffes and they will do so again unless he says something really really egregious.

However, Biden's campaign is obviously well-managed.

[ucrdem]

7. Measured against Trump it's not even a consideration.

On an NPR show today they were discussing this and pointed out that gaffes in the general won't mean a damn thing.

[Cha]

9. Wow.. I'm surprised NPR

said it "didn't mean a thing".. which is exactly what I think..

'Course some will latch on to any excuse.. "Oh Gaffes!"!

What gaffes?!

[ucrdem]

13. It was On The Media

and the host was doing the usual "he's only winning because of name recognition and people think he's electable" routine. Then he flogged a New Republic article called "The Electability Monster." Well the author was there and said the pundits got it wrong as they often do, as their standards are often irrelevant to what the electorate is looking for. That's when he mentioned the gaffe standard which doesn't mean much these days. But pundits act like it's a deal breaker.

[Cha]

15. Of course, pundits act like

"gaffes" are a deal breaker.. and fucking trump can be a Psycho monster and sell out America.. but will any Dem EVAR Measure UP!???? Fucking "horse race" purveyors.

Well Yeah if Biden can bring us the "Rust Belt" why wouldn't that be in his Plus Column! It certainly is in mine.

Long way to go but it will Go Fast, and we're all figuring it out as we go along. Don't think anybody has crystal ball on this Democratic Primary.

Thank You for explaining what was talked about NPR, ucr!

[ucrdem]

17. LOL I just looked up the article

and his conclusion is that we're all wrong:

If you’re not that excited to vote for Joe Biden, I promise you, your neighbor isn’t, either.

Talk about proving his own theory!


https://newrepublic.com/article/153723/democrats-created-electability-monster

[Cha]

18. At this point I'm

Super excited to vote for Joe Biden.. and so are a lot of my DU Buddies!

So.. stuff your theories and your negative BullShit, Alex Perrine

[ucrdem]

23. Hear, hear!

[Skya Rhen]

32. Joe is my guy! I am beyond excited!

[OhZone]

35. I'm a lesbian feminist who has been accused -

of only supporting Hillary because she's a women.

And I AM VERY EXCITED to vote for Biden!

He's smart, reasoned, human, humane, experienced, a defender of Obama legacy, a return to even-handed normalcy, and very electable!

Go Biden!

[Cha]

28. As if "gaffe" still meant today when it meant before the polarizer-in-chief won nomination and

Link to tweet

I don't think "won" is the right word for how trump got in.. but the point about "gaffes" is exactly what you're saying.

[Cha]

8. Oh good dawg.. I never

even knewknow Biden by "gaffes". I know the media loves to play that shite up.

Was one of them when he said to President Obama about ACA.. that it was a "Big Fucking Deal"?

[ucrdem]

10. yeah that was a good one

if we're lucky they'll put that one in one of the wingnut social media ads

[Cha]

11. Good Gaffes!

[ucrdem]

14. Joe and Eric at King Taco no. 10:

As the presidential race is still in its early form, former vice president Joe Biden made a stop in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Before two fundraising stops that brought in $700,000, plus dinner at STK Westwood, the presidential candidate joined Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti at King Taco on Pico near Alvarado.

Biden spoke to reporters about immigration, gun control, and Congressional investigations into President Trump. Biden also noted his reluctance to run if Garcetti jumped into the race. According to L.A. Taco, Garcetti provided his backing — to King Taco. “I do endorse King Taco, the best taco around.”

https://la.eater.com/2019/5/10/18537111/presidential-candidate-joe-biden-tacos-los-angeles-mayor-garcetti

[Cha]

16. Oh wow.. so Biden wouldn't

have entered the race if Gil Garcetti had declared his candidacy?

I'm having tacos tonight.. late supper.

Thank you for this, ucr.. Biden looks good!

[ucrdem]

19. I think it was just a line...

Everybody always has a good time at King Taco even though their tacos are nothing special. And their tamales are horrible.

[Cha]

21. Is it a taco chain?

Must be the atmosphere?!

Ole

[ucrdem]

22. Yeah and politicians love to eat there

I think because it's close to City Hall. here's Hilary in 2016:



I think she came there in 2008 too. I guess if you have to eat somewhere with cameras rolling King Taco isn't so bad!

[Cha]

24. Ah.. close to City Hall..

that would explain it.

I had a pic of Hillary eating a taco.. Same time.. different shot..

[ucrdem]

25. Mmm that does look good

Antonio looks concerned .. I wonder if Hillary accidentally ate his taco!!

[Cha]

26. Rofl!

.. he does!

[JI7]

38. EVERYONE likes to eat there because the food is SOOOO GOOD and so cheap

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. Biden's so-called gaffes have become something of a false meme, like Ford's alleged clumsiness,

which wouldn’t have become a thing if Chevy Chase hadn’t made it one on SNL after Ford fell on the steps of AF1. Likewise, because the media like to remind us that Biden is “gaffe-prone,” everything he says will be carefully parsed, and a slightly inartful statement if made by anyone else will be called a gaffe if Biden says it.

[Cha]

20. Exactly how I was

thinking about.. but you said it so well.

Thank You!

[highplainsdem]

33. Exactly! Thanks for pointing this out so well!

[emmaverybo]

27. Love Joe, gaffes and all. nt

[honest.abe]

29. My favorite Joe gaffe was when he said "Barack America".

[CousinIT]

30. If MAGATs can learn to overlook the piece of maggot-infested shit The Devil is....

...Democrats HAD BETTER LEARN to overlook Biden's gaffes or any other of the Dem candidates shortcomings or misstatements or whatever.

We ain't got time for this petty shit.

OUR. LIVES. ARE. AT. STAKE.

Take ya damn purity and perfection tests away from me. I'm not playing that this time!

Vote BLUE -- NO MATTER WHO.

[Skya Rhen]

34. I completely agree!!!

[helpisontheway]

36. Any gaffe he would make pales in comparison to anything that orange@sshole would say. Nt