Joe Biden Is Like Your Nice But Vulgar Uncle Ernie

On many levels Vice-President Joe Biden is a man to admire, but he has an unfortunate tendency to say some amazingly inept things. He just can't seem to control himself.

Most recently he made a joke about lubrication at a White House reception for Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny.

You know there’s an old Irish saying," Biden said. "There’s all kinds of old Irish sayings. At least my Grandfather Finnegan, I think he made them up, but it says, may the hinges of our friendship never go rusty. Well, with these two folks that you’re about to meet, if you haven’t already, there’s no doubt about them staying oiled and lubricated here. Ladies and gentlemen -- (now, for you who are not full Irish in this room, lubricating has a different meaning for us all).

Some of Biden's gaffes are beyond insensitive:

During a speech at a manufacturing plant in New Hampshire, Biden slipped into an Indian accent briefly while speaking about US job loss and call centers abroad, before pulling out, perhaps aware of the kerfuffle he had caused some months back, when he was caught on an open microphone remarking that "You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking".

             -- http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-28/us/30673187_1_indian-accent-hindu-gods-rajan-zed

 Anyone can make a gaffe, and everyone does-- George W. Bush and Sarah Palin are famous for theirs-- but the number and nature of Biden's unfortunate utterances are legendary. He truly is a gaffe machine, and as such a political liability.

Source:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/biden-tells-dirty-joke_634304.html