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Joe Biden stepped in it. Again. | Joe Biden stepped in it. Again. |
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"No one ever doubts that I mean what I say," Vice President Joe Biden told a group of lawyers in a speech before the Legal Services Corporation. "The problem is I sometimes say all that I mean." | "No one ever doubts that I mean what I say," Vice President Joe Biden told a group of lawyers in a speech before the Legal Services Corporation. "The problem is I sometimes say all that I mean." |
The crowd laughed. Then, less than 20 minutes later, he made a remark that was promptly condemned as a "medieval stereotype about Jews" by the Anti-Defamation League. | The crowd laughed. Then, less than 20 minutes later, he made a remark that was promptly condemned as a "medieval stereotype about Jews" by the Anti-Defamation League. |
Biden said soldiers would approach his son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden (D), while he was serving a tour of duty in Iraq, and tell him about their experiences navigating the toxic housing market back home. | Biden said soldiers would approach his son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden (D), while he was serving a tour of duty in Iraq, and tell him about their experiences navigating the toxic housing market back home. |
“People would come to him and talk about what was happening to them at home in terms of foreclosures, in terms of bad loans that were being — I mean, these Shylocks who took advantage of these women and men while overseas,” Biden said. | “People would come to him and talk about what was happening to them at home in terms of foreclosures, in terms of bad loans that were being — I mean, these Shylocks who took advantage of these women and men while overseas,” Biden said. |
Shylock is the main character of the Shakespearean play "Merchant of Venice" -- an unrelenting Jewish banker of sorts best known for demanding a "pound of flesh" as repayment for a loan. | Shylock is the main character of the Shakespearean play "Merchant of Venice" -- an unrelenting Jewish banker of sorts best known for demanding a "pound of flesh" as repayment for a loan. |
“Shylock represents the medieval stereotype about Jews and remains an offensive characterization to this day," ADL national director Abraham Foxman said in a statement, first reported by Yahoo News. "The Vice President should have been more careful." | “Shylock represents the medieval stereotype about Jews and remains an offensive characterization to this day," ADL national director Abraham Foxman said in a statement, first reported by Yahoo News. "The Vice President should have been more careful." |
Update 11:19 a.m.: Biden has now apologized, calling his comments "a poor choice of words." | Update 11:19 a.m.: Biden has now apologized, calling his comments "a poor choice of words." |
Update 3:07 p.m.: Apparently Biden has now done it again, making a reference to "The Orient." |
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