Tucker Case

Well, even so, FDR would have made the comments on the radio, no?

FDR was the first president to appear on television, but it wasn't until the 1939 World's Fair in New York.

So it still seems pretty dumb to me.

SuperDem

At least if some reporter asks him about the Bush Doctrine he'll know what the hey they're talking about.

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Iriemon

Yeah that's true, FDR made the radio "fireside chats" famous. Biden was apparenlty more focused on the analogy he was making regarding action in a troubled economy than concentrating on the accuracy of the historical details.

Frankly, I'd be much more interested on Biden's take regarding addressing the current economic situation and is analogy to what FDR did. But apparently folks thing the fact he misstated historical detail is the more important issue.

Reverend_Hellh0und

Man imagine if you gave bush the same benefit of the doubg you give biden,

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SuperDem

If Bush ever put four sentences together off the cuff, I would.

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Reverend_Hellh0und

Don't be such a hypocrite!


YouTube - Obama Gaffe

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SuperDem

I have never seen Bush go out and talk to crowds or answer reporters questions or sit down and be interviewed without looking down at his paper.
He is getting better at memorization, but I can't understand what folks see in a robot President.

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Reverend_Hellh0und

at you for changing your position with the wind.

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Iriemon

Imagine if Bush's only faults had been occassionally misstating an irrelevant historical detail while making another point.

Tucker Case

Here's the thing, though. The main point of contention I have is with the eniter statemnt by Biden

Yes, telling people what happene dis important, but even more importatn is being goddmaned accurate when you do it. Any assclown can say what happened and be wrong. A leader has the duty and obligation to be accuratre whehn they say how things went down. Given the context of the statemnt regarding leaders tellign the truth, I believe accuracy is pretty goddamned important. More important that simply stating what you think happened.

We've alreadt got enough people feeding us innacurate bull****. A leader shouldn't do that.

I apply the same logic to all candiates. A mistatement is one thing, but in the context of this particular statement and the import of it's meaning, any mistatement of fact is extremely stupid. And it contains two.