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Pelosi on Biden's Wife Crack: 'Lighten Up, Folks'
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ABC News' Teddy Davis and Arnab Datta report: Speaking to reporters in Denver, Colo., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended Sen. Joe Biden's Saturday crack about his wife having a doctorate degree.
"You know what," said Pelosi "I'm going to tell you something: lighten up folks. We have a planet to save. Nothing less is at stake than civilization as we know it today. The economy of our country, the health of our children, the state of our . . . the deficit and the rest."
"If Sen. Biden thinks that his wife is attractive, that's a-okay with me," she added.
Pelosi's "lighten up" remark and statement of planetary purpose came in response to a reporter's question about how some of Sen. Hillary Clinton's disgruntled former female supporters would feel about Sen. Barack Obama's new running mate jokingly referring to his wife's advanced degree as "a problem."
"Ladies and gentlemen, my wife Jill, who you'll meet soon, is drop dead gorgeous," said Biden.
"She also has her doctorate degree, which is a problem," he added. "But all kidding aside, my Jill, my Jill, my wife Jill and I are honored to join Barack and Michelle on this journey, because that's what it is, it's a journey."
Jill Biden, an instructor of English at Delaware Technical and Community College, received her doctorate in education from the University of Delaware.
Pelosi, who is the permanent chair of the Democratic National Convention spoke to reporters from multiple news organizations at a lunch hosted by The Christian Science Monitor.
August 23, 2008 in Biden, Joe, Bush, George W., Kucinich, Dennis, Tancredo, Tom, Thompson, Fred, Veepstakes | Permalink | User Comments (85)
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Are you kidding me, some people actually had a problem with that. I see no problem with Biden's statement.
Posted by: FromMyView | Aug 23, 2008 6:14:12 PM
That was kinda sexist..
Posted by: Jr Ewing | Aug 23, 2008 6:32:01 PM
Some stupid, ignorant reporter, and there are there are plenty, asked the absurd question.
Posted by: Thinking | Aug 23, 2008 6:32:15 PM
i call my wife and brag about her being gorgeous all the time...78 years old,
she'll always be gorgeous to me, and to tell you the truth at her age she ain't bad. more guys should brag about their wives........
Posted by: d0m | Aug 23, 2008 6:35:54 PM
Pelosi is another lunatic!
Posted by: Ed | Aug 23, 2008 6:43:50 PM
Joe Biden is a "grinning buffoon" as one DC pundit called him last year.
I call him a typical limo liberal who lives in a mansion while "serving the little guy".
Who pays for his daily commute on the Metroliner? Him? The taxpayers?
Posted by: Father Diny's Alter Ego | Aug 23, 2008 6:44:39 PM
That was kinda sexist..
Posted by: Jr Ewing
Only to someone whose wife's frozen expression bares the results of extensive of botox! Brains and beauty would naturally be intimidating to some!
It was a joke people! You know, like Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran! Right?
Posted by: roxanne | Aug 23, 2008 6:45:46 PM
Father Diny's Alter Ego
At least he only has one home to go to! Like most people, I can relate to that. How about Mr. McGoo?
Posted by: roxanne | Aug 23, 2008 6:47:26 PM
It was sexist plain and simple. It was not ill-intentioned on Biden's part, obviously, but it shows a basic view that one could perceive an intelligent and beautiful woman as "problematic".
Not the end of the world, but if I were female it would certainly and justifiably offend me.
Posted by: JA | Aug 23, 2008 6:47:31 PM
Right now, I'm watching one of my favorite movies, High Anxiety and I didn't realize that John McCain was in it! Professor Little Old Man!
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Posted by: roxanne | Aug 23, 2008 6:49:28 PM
Obama Lags in Democratic Support
August 22, 2008
Barack Obama receives less support from Democratic voters than John McCain does from Republicans.
Obama is finished.
Posted by: Samantha | Aug 23, 2008 6:54:27 PM
Yup, he only has one home to go to like normal people...then again, how many of us "normal" people got a $300K discount off our home from a convicted felon.
Posted by: Jim | Aug 23, 2008 6:56:41 PM
Only a moron like you JA would say, a husband calling his wife "gorgeous" is sexist. Last blog, you were calling Biden a racist, what happened give that up for a new attack?
Posted by: JR | Aug 23, 2008 6:58:10 PM
John McCain doesn't own even ONE house. His wife & their children have 7 properties between them & their foundations. Obummer has EIGHT properties between he & his wife.
Posted by: Bearman | Aug 23, 2008 6:59:21 PM
"lighten up folks. We have a planet to save."
That is the oddest linking of two thoughts. It more apropriate coming out of the mouth of superhero.
Posted by: John, Fitness Austin | Aug 23, 2008 6:59:27 PM
It took what 2 seconds before Biden makes a gaffe!
Posted by: geevill | Aug 23, 2008 7:02:21 PM
Biden IS a racist. That has long been established & there's absolutely NO denying it when his words have been saved for "posterity". Google Biden Clarence Thomas & you'll see.
He's also a proven plagiarist. Stay classy, Dems, stay classy.
Posted by: Bearman | Aug 23, 2008 7:02:26 PM
Someone should check the property records to see who "owns" the mansion Biden lives in on 1209 Barley Mill Road in Greenville, Delaware, 19807.
You may be surprised.
Posted by: father diny's alter ego | Aug 23, 2008 7:04:15 PM
Not the end of the world, but if I were female it would certainly and justifiably offend me.
Posted by: JA
As a woman I can tell you that it was not as offensive as saying that the reason that Chelsea Clinton is so ugly is because Hillary Clinton is her mother and Janet Reno is her father, or suggesting that your wife enter that beauty contest at that disgusting Sturgis Biker Convention, or calling your wife the unt word with the letter c in front of it. Now, that's offensive!
Posted by: roxanne | Aug 23, 2008 7:07:37 PM
Biden IS a racist. That has long been established & there's absolutely NO denying it when his words have been saved for "posterity". Google Biden Clarence Thomas & you'll see.
He's also a proven plagiarist. Stay classy, Dems, stay classy.
Posted by: Bearman
Speaking as an African American, Clarence Thomas is an ass and I can tell you that many of us feel this way!
Posted by: roxanne | Aug 23, 2008 7:10:12 PM
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