A vivid war story that former Vice President Joe Biden has been sharing with supporters on the campaign trail is actually a mash-up of three different events that the former veep has jumbled into one, the Washington Post reported Thursday.
Not truth, but authentic Biden.
Remind me again why everyone thinks Biden is the best choice to beat Trump?
Joe’s model for this election is Jerry Brown. Brown went from Governor Moonbeam to cantankerous loser of the 1992 primary who needed to be dragged by his shirt collar to endorse Bill Clinton to statesman who wisely guided CA from crisis to fiscal stability and prosperity. He also won 2 elections going away.
Jerry Brown didn’t do stupid stuff like this in his 2 most recent campaigns for Governor. He was focused, all business and demonstrated mature leadership. Joe has to cut this garbage out. The tendency to conflate details, events and time frames into an almost invented history leads to questions about his mental fitness given his age. He can’t permit people to go there. Stop riffing. Stop claiming broad artistic license. Keep it real. Stay focused.
Because he is a Bullshitter… Americans wont admit it but they like those
What bothers me much more than his failed memory - why did this happen? Why didn’t his staff already know about this and get him to stop telling the story?
You can’t expect the silver peacock to stop a lifetime habit of truth-stretching and story-telling.
Biden left out the pin on the medal was dipped in pig’s blood.
Swallowing the Blarney Stone?
Because they are already measuring the windows in the White House for new drapes.
Gotta win it before you get in it people.
Just another reason why Joe has a very big glass jaw for a campaign. We can’t have this in someone at this time and place. Not this time.
Clinton and W. Spankee is a liar, way past bullshitter.
Do we really need another story-telling-a-lie or alt-facts for president after Mendacious & Mythomaniac Trump?
Come on Biden Campaign…you do not have to embellish to get the votes…ANYONE Who Is A Responsible Adult with a pulse!
Because Americans look at promotional headshots and ignore résumés.
Which is entirely wrong. In reading the full story, nearly every detail of what happened is entirely correct. It’s just a mash-up of two separate, documented and real events that Biden was a part of.
Typical hit-job piece with no “there” there. So he has a fuzzy memory and has had a billion experiences, and things have gotten jumbled together. Happens to all of us.
I was going to say can we please have someone who isn’t a baby boomer, but Biden is actually older than baby boomers…
In and of itself, not a big deal, but neither is just one drop of water. But at a certain point, it just adds up. I just don’t have the desire or inclination to defend this every day for the next year plus. And if I’m honest, while Biden is certainly no Trump, I’m a bit worried about him.
That said… if this is a story he uses often, his staff should checked it out and corrected it.
Trump’s constant lies notwithstanding, the GOP and Trumpers will use things like this to swiftboat Biden faster than Jeanine Pirro can swig a glass of wine.
Providence of Afghanistan? Provence of Afghanistan? Let’s call the whole thing off!!!