Nasty Little Man

Shortest presidential campaign ever

One day.

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, who announced his candidacy on Wednesday with the hope that he could ride his foreign policy expertise into contention for the Democratic nomination, instead spent the day struggling to explain his description of Senator Barack Obama, the Illinois Democrat running for president, as "the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy."

Biden makes a lot of sense when he discusses policy, but something is not right with the guy when it comes to race. Last year he made a comment about Indian-Americans, 7-Eleven, and Dunkin' Donuts.

"I've had a great relationship. In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking," Biden said.

How can someone in the public eye be this clumsy on race?

Labels: Barack Obama, Joseph Biden, race

posted by Kinder Gentler Little Man @ 6:55 AM