Biden Speaks to the Tragedy of 9/11
Or to the tragedy of what Jon Stewart calls ‘9/11 Tourette’s’. This Daily Show clip is one of my favorites in recent months - Giuliani actually takes a phone call from his wife whilst speaking to the NRA. Jon finishes the phone call for him:
‘I’m sorry, what’s that honey? You want me to bring home some bullets? Armor-piercing, hollow-point Cop Killers. Alright… Okay, shoot ya later, 9/11′
And the thing I love about comedians and low-polling presidential contenders is that they can say what everyone else is thinking. For instance, here’s Joe Biden on Giuliani last night at the debate:
There’s only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11. I mean, there’s nothing else. And I mean it sincerely. He is genuinely not qualified to be president.
That is the truest and best thing I’ve heard about Giuliani the entire cycle.
It’s almost a shame that Biden doesn’t live down here - I think he’d be Prime Minister in Australia. They really appreciate the off-the-cuff wit that is so lacking in American politics. You get points for being a good debater, especially if you can work in snarky, hilarious quips.
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