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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: thundley4 on April 30, 2009, 12:06:02 PM
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WASHINGTON – Joe Biden said Thursday he advised his family to stay off airplanes and subways because of the swine flu, a remark that forced the vice president's office to backtrack, the travel industry to cry foul and other government officials to try to massage Biden's message.
"I would tell members of my family — and I have — that I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now," Biden said on NBC's "Today" show.
Biden, who has a reputation for off-the-cuff remarks, went beyond any precautions recommended by the federal government. In discussing his personal advice to his family, he said simply, "That's me."
Within two hours, Biden's office issued a statement backing off the remarks and suggesting he was talking about travel to Mexico.
"On the 'Today Show' this morning, the vice president was asked what he would tell a family member who was considering air travel to Mexico this week," said spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander. "The advice he is giving family members is the same advice the administration is giving to all Americans: that they should avoid unnecessary air travel to and from Mexico. If they are sick, they should avoid airplanes and other confined public spaces, such as subways."
Biden, who has three grown children and five grandchildren, was asked whether he would advise his own family against flying to Mexico on a commercial flight.
"It's not just going to Mexico, if you're in a confined aircraft and one person sneezes it goes all the way through the aircraft," Biden said on NBC. "That's me. I would not be at this point, if they had another way of transportation, suggesting they ride the subway."
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090430/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_swine_flu_biden;_ylt=AiaUipJC2.iV4llyaurENJkDW7oF)
I personally think his first advice was better, avoid crowded enclosed spaces, at least in the areas that are already affected with Swine Flu cases. I realize that the administration can't back this idea, because it would interfere with their planned spread of the disease :tinfoil: likely cause panic.
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There's a subway to Mexico? Who knew?
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There's a subway to Mexico? Who knew?
How else did we get 30+ million illegals in here?
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Biden is the gift that just keeps on giving, isn't he? Why does Obama let him speak in public at all? To boost his own image?
Obama: "Yeah, I'm dumb, but not as dumb as that guy!"
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Biden is the gift that just keeps on giving, isn't he? Why does Obama let him speak in public at all? To boost his own image?
Obama: "Yeah, I'm dumb, but not as dumb as that guy!"
Heh, that's why he keeps Bill and Hitlery as far away as possible. :-)
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Biden is the gift that just keeps on giving, isn't he? Why does Obama let him speak in public at all? To boost his own image?
Obama: "Yeah, I'm dumb, but not as dumb as that guy!"
It's sort of a life insurance policy.
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It's sort of a life insurance policy.
:lmao:
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Biden is the gift that just keeps on giving, isn't he? Why does Obama let him speak in public at all? To boost his own image?
Obama: "Yeah, I'm dumb, but not as dumb as that guy!"
Biden is heading up the search to replace Souter.
Nice eh?