Ann Coulter: How Long Are We Going to Pretend That Joe Biden Is Not Just Some Drunken Irishman Embarrassing Obama? (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, February 15, 2010, 4:44 AM
Last night on Geraldo Dem crank Joe Trippi compared Sarah Palin to Jesse Jackson Jr. (When was the last time Jesse Jackson sold out a venue in hours for a speech? When was the last time the liberal media mauled Jesse Jackson?) Ann Coulter came back with the best line of the night, “How long are we going to pretend that Joe Biden is not just some drunken Irishman embarrassing Obama?”
The Associated Content had more on the exchange, via Free Republic:
Ann Coulter has referred to VP Joe Biden as a “drunken Irishman” not once, but two, extremely enjoyable times in a debate with former Howard Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi over the Obama White House’s reactionary attitude of dispensing Joe Biden to counter Cheney’s criticism of Obama’s failed terror policies. Appearing as a panelist on Jerry River’s (that’s Geraldo Rivera to you and me) Sunday night show on FNC, Coulter delivered the spot-on description of Biden in the broader context of his effectiveness and credibility as someone the White House would choose to discredit Cheney. Clearly, Coulter was less than impressed with the VP, and his long, almost endless list of infamous gaffes just lends her credibility about the state of his sobriety as it relates to political debate.
Coulter referred to Biden as a drunken Irishman in back-to-back segments on Geraldo Rivera’s show, considerately making sure that those who missed her slight the first time would be sure to catch it the second time around. In particular, Coulter’s reference for the slight seemed to be correctly directed at Biden’s dishonest propaganda of late of falsely claiming that the success of Iraq was an Obama Administration success as opposed to a George W. Bush one. Unless one is a revisionist of history, one cannot let that falsehood of Biden’s go without standing up, having one’s own Joe Wilson moment, and boldly shouting, “You lie!!”
All the facts confirm that Bush’s decision in 2007 to increase US troops when his commanders asked—as opposed to Obama’s infinitely shameful and not soon to be forgotten mismanagement in 2009 over the same issue—is what ultimately pacified Iraq to the point where it’s quite quiet today.
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BigAlSouth commented:
Biden’s Irish?
lyle commented:
As a sober Irishman from a long line of drunken Irishmen, I know exactly what she means: the embarrassing loudmouth who makes everyone in the family cringe and look away.
Other people make this kind of remark in the heat of the moment. Coulter calculates. She loves this stuff. She wants to go on TV and fight. You can bet that she has Sheriff Joe’s entire history of gaffes committed to memory.
Wyatt Earp commented:
That’s the funniest line of the year thusfar.
BHG commented:
What impressed me is someone who can stand watching Geraldo. Somebody’s gotta, yada yada but still…this would fast track anyone to beatification.
Daniel commented:
Being Irish myself, I would have thought that I’d be offended.
But not this time.
You tell him, Ann. Slow Joe has got to go.
ar05075 commented:
How long will people pretend that Obama is’nt just an elitist marxist embarrassing America???
NeoKong commented:
While I do not think Trippi is a stupid man he made a fool of himself comparing Jesse Jackson to Sarah Palin. Geraldo didn’t fare any better by not laughing in his face and calling it an interesting comparison as if he might agree.
Jim is right. There is no comparison. Even in his heyday Jackson was never more than an opportunistic race hustler and that was when he had some credibility. He may have been able to give good speeches but it was always to crowds who were there for other reasons.
He was never a headliner like Palin is and Palin does not have the sleaziness of Jackson.
It was a ridiculous thing to say.
avery commented:
Trippi and Geraldo are both so far left they have fell off the cliff.
Dell commented:
Obviously, Trippi is waaaay out of his league when it comes to debating politics with Ann Coulter. She ate him alive with just one line…and a true statement at that. That same line had Geraldo stumbling all over his tongue trying to recover.
Obama must cringe every time he sends Biden out to represent his administration, wondering “what did he say THIS time?”.
JonahVark commented:
The BIG question is “How Long Are We Going to Pretend That Joe Biden was selected to be Obama’s running mate because he was the best qualified person for the job?”
BTW Why did Obama select Joe Biden?
Militant Conservative commented:
That was an OUTRAGEOUS comment by Ann!!!!
Drunken Irishmen have more sense than JOE!!!!
At least a drunk Irishman KNOWS when to fight and when he is threatened.
LOL Joe I’ll keep he’s too much fun. The zero gotta go.
lyle commented:
Geraldo and Trippi are fools.
Comparable to Jesse Jackson?
Novelty does not appeal to Republicans. They never nominate a New Face. There’s always an heir apparent. Last election, there were two: Romney and Palin.
The GOP nominee will likely be one or the other, the polished but unexciting executive or the rousing conservative populist. At this political moment, my money’s on the latter.
Palin’s detractors grossly underestimate her political skills. They aren’t willing to study her moves. She has a large and enthusiastic base, and she’s building on it. As David Broder warns them, ‘This woman is good.’
Jesse Jackson is not even on the same planet.
BigAlSouth commented:
Remember: “An Irishman is never drunk so long as he can hold onto a single blade of grass and not fall off the face of the earth.” — Old drunken Irishman proverb.
(disclaimer: I’m 1/4 Irish)
wanumba commented:
It takes an unusual class of liar to plagerize your autobiography from a British politician and pass his life experience off as your own – in a campaign speech while running for POTUS.
Biden’s a buffoonish liar, but with no other accomplishments, maybe that’s why the smoother liar Obama picked him.
Just stomach-churning that’s the quality of men we have in the White House.
Charlie Gibson commented:
Q: What’s the difference between an Irish Wrdding and an Irish funeral?
A: One less drunk!
Charlie Gibson commented:
Wrdding=Wedding
Dang!
M Malone commented:
That is an insult to the entire Drunken Irish community! After all, it was Jesse Jackson, Jr. who, while apparently of sober mind and body, threatened a congressional colleague on the floor of the House like they were at Mitchell’s Tap after the South Side Irish Parade talking Cubs/Sox smack. Until Biden starts kicking Bo the dog I think that Ann should lay off the entire drunken Irish thing, she’s starting to sound like my great aunt, Sister Mary Margaret Katherine on Christmas Eve complaining about her “drunken, good for nothing brother…”
Chisum commented:
Speaking of embarassments:
From our extremely TONE DEAF president.
“Good News”: The White House is planning more “high profile events” for BO
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/14/AR2010021403550.html
Jane commented:
We’ll certainly save our country if we keep this up. Well done, Coulter!
wanumba commented:
Chisum
February 15th, 2010 | 12:15 pm | #20
Speaking of embarassments:
From our extremely TONE DEAF president.
“Good News”: The White House is planning more “high profile events” for BO
………………
Thought there for a moment that meant they’re increasing Obama’s White House entertainment budget. Two concerts a week and three soirees not enough?
Actually they probably AREN’T increasing the line item official WH entertaining budget, they’re probably procuring all this on credit, leaving it to the budget underlings to fish around in everyone else’s budgets for funds to cover the party hearty White House overspending. They have to – it’d look pretty lame for the vendors to get stiffed by the White House for non-payment of cocktails, imported nibbles and $100 a lb steaks.
Corporal Vere commented:
Love Ms. Coulter.
But, why does she have to insult drunken Irishmen? On his best day, Biden doesn’t rise to the level of a drunken Irishman.
Ladue Pundit commented:
Only Jerry Rivers could compare a community organizing race hustler like Jackson to Palin–uh, not even close. I’m closing in on 50 and there were never mobs of people waiting in line to see that phony.
firefirefire commented:
yeah that Jerry Rivers….Imagine him not being secure enough in his college days to have to pass himself off as someone he wasn’t.
And now he passes himself off as someone who is objective.
BarbaraS commented:
JonahVark
February 15th, 2010 | 8:40 am | #12
The BIG question is “How Long Are We Going to Pretend That Joe Biden was selected to be Obama’s running mate because he was the best qualified person for the job?”
BTW Why did Obama select Joe Biden?
To make himself assassination-proof and impeachment-proof. I doubt Obama EVER thought Biden was qualified for the job unless he thought Caroline Kennedy, who favored Biden, kenw what she was talking about. Of course, thinking that would be a stretch. Since Obama spent so little time in the senate, he probably didn’t know Biden was a nut.
bg commented:
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Ann Coulter: How Long Are We Going to Pretend That Joe Biden
Is Not Just Some Drunken Irishman Embarrassing Obama?
gee, don’t rightly know Ann, they came as a pair..
but i’ll venture for as long as Obama pretends he is not
just some ex-druggie Muslim embarrassing America..
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archer52 commented:
Long blonde hair with a brain underneath. She’s got it all and frankly scares most male Dems. to death.
What a line!
Beth Barnat commented:
JonahVark
February 15th, 2010 | 8:40 am | #12
The BIG question is “How Long Are We Going to Pretend That Joe Biden was selected to be Obama’s running mate because he was the best qualified person for the job?”
BTW Why did Obama select Joe Biden?
********
A: To make Obama look smart.