Aw, Poor Plugs...

He actually had someone in the media call him on his BS:

TRENDING: Biden, reporter face off over crime statistics

(CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden had a tense exchange Wednesday with a reporter who questioned him about comments suggesting that if Republicans block a bill aimed at preserving police jobs, rapes and other crimes would increase.


"Do you regret using the rape reference to describe Senate opposition" to the bill, Jason Mattera asked Biden as he left a rally with police unions and others who have faced the budget ax in recent months.

Mattera, mind you, is with Media Matters, not one of the "mainstream" media sources. Biden was most likely PO'd because someone actually Mattera into the press conference. His response to Mattera is interesting:

"I didn't use ... no, no, no," Biden responded. "Let's get it straight, guy. Don't screw around with me. Let's get it straight."

First instinct is to deny. That's quite telling. Even though the statement was broadcast all over the world, his first instinct is to deny what he said. Realizing that even the fawning media couldn't pretend that he didn't say what he said, he backtracked and hedged - if the crime bill doesn't pass, all crimes will go up, etc. In fact, here's Biden's exact words:

“Let me tell you, it’s not temporary when that 9-1-1 call comes in and a woman’s being raped. If a cop shows up in time to prevent the rape, it’s not temporary to that woman,” Biden said with his voice rising. “It’s not temporary to the guy whose store is being held up and has a gun being pointed to his head if a cop shows up and he’s not killed. That’s not temporary to that store owner. Give me a break -- temporary.

And yet this same slimy SOB will be the first to stand in line claiming we need more gun control...


That is all.

Edited to add: Holy Jesus H. Tap-Dancing Christ. I have edited this fucking post eight goddamn times now
and Blogger fucks it up EVERY FUCKING GODDAMNED TIME. I'm done. Fuck this fucking format.