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2009-04-23 Home Front: Politix
Biden: President "a cross between Denzel Washington and Franklin Roosevelt"
US Vice President Joe Biden described Barack Obama as “a cross between Denzel Washington and Franklin Roosevelt” The Big Issue has learned.

Biden predicted Obama – “a genius” - would win the Democrats’ nomination as far back as October 2007, according to his old friend Neil Kinnock.

Lord Kinnock and VP Biden became pals after the gaffe-prone US Senator was caught up in a plagiarism row in 1988. Biden withdrew his bid to become President because of the similarity of one of his speeches to a Kinnock speech from the same year.

However, the pair became close and Kinnock told The Big Issue in Scotland about a conversation in Washington D.C. when Biden was still in the Presidential race. “I remember speaking to Joe and him saying it was going to be Barack Obama up against John McCain. He said: “You can put money on it – Obama’s a genius.”

“I said: “What kind of genius? Like who?” He said: “Well, there isn’t one person I could compare him to, but he’s like a cross between Denzel Washington and Franklin Roosevelt.”

Kinnock, who attended Obama’s inauguration in January, said Biden could take the top seat, should he be required. “He’s an immensely tough and intelligent guy, and he could fulfil the role should the unthinkable happen. I think Obama knew that when he picked Joe for the job.”
Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-04-23 11:20|| || Front Page|| [11150 views ]  Top

#1 FDR was a terrible president, but I think Bammo will prove to be even worse.
Posted by Iblis 2009-04-23 11:47||   2009-04-23 11:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Joe's a cross between Spiro Agnew and an Alzheimer's patient...
Posted by tu3031 2009-04-23 11:48||   2009-04-23 11:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Ole Crazy Uncle Joe! But he is correct. Denzel Washington is famous for pretending to be someone else and Roosevelt is famous for giving memorable speeches and screwing up the economy for years. Out of the mouthes of babes and buffoons.
Posted by SteveS 2009-04-23 12:16||   2009-04-23 12:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Okay, I can kinda see that. Denzel Washington contributed the top half, but how did Franklin Roosevelt contribute the bottom part?
Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-04-23 12:43||   2009-04-23 12:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Test comment.
Posted by Kojo Glusolet1947 2009-04-23 12:46||   2009-04-23 12:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Part actor and part mentally handicapped.
Posted by airandee 2009-04-23 12:59||   2009-04-23 12:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Politically Obama a cross between Danny Glover and Jimmy Carter. Jinny Carver? Dammy Gloter?
Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-04-23 13:58||   2009-04-23 13:58|| Front Page Top

#8 nice spit swap among this threesome, huh?
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2009-04-23 15:01||   2009-04-23 15:01|| Front Page Top

#9 marf.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut  2009-04-23 21:50||   2009-04-23 21:50|| Front Page Top

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