:patriot: Gotta Love Joe!
Biden Cracks Up Announcers With Jokes About His Baldness, Dan Quayle (VIDEO)
About an hour after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Orioles-Yankees Opening Day game, Vice President Joseph Biden went up to the announcers booth and brought the house down, poking fun at the anonymity of his office, mocking his own baldness, and making a well-timed joke about former V.P. Dan Quayle's failures as a speller.
Biden, appearing in a baseball cap and casual attire, was in the booth alongside Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer, who is known, alternatively, for his great and colorful head of hair. After a bit of banter about the state of sports and the economy, the subject moved to politics. Pointing to Palmer's maim, the V.P. blurted out: "If I had this guy's hair, I might have had a shot in the primaries." Removing his cap, Biden added: "You know... Look, there ain't a whole lot there."
Palmer and fellow announcer Gary Thorne loved it. Telling Biden he was handling the responsibilities of his job well, the Delaware Democrat said of the gig: "No one ever remembers your name. It's okay."
When Palmer told Biden that they were going to have him do some of the game's play-by-play announcing but had decided against it, the vice president replied: "Good. Good."
Told that Dan Quayle had done as much and asked by Thorne if he would reconsider his decision, Biden chimed in: "Hell no. And I can't spell potato either."
Earlier in the day, Biden had thrown out the ceremonial first pitch at Camden Yards. And while the toss was a bit high for the traditional strike zone, it did make it into the catcher's mitt. "I'm so happy it got across the plate," Biden said of his toss. "I was more worried about that than the debate."
"Everyone knows you can talk," said Palmer, in reference to the vice president's gift (or curse) for gab.
"The question is, could I throw?" replied Biden.
VIDEO at LINK -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/06/biden-cracks-up-announcer_n_183770.html
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
