By now most people have heard that Joe Biden was a bad boy at a press conference yesterday, calling a FOX news reporter who asked him a tough question "a stupid son of a bitch"-- under his breath but over a hot mic. Soon enough his comment was spreading around the world, alerting all people everywhere that America is still run by a jerk.
Lawyer Jeffrey Toobin masturbated on camera during a Zoom conference call with his colleagues at The New Yorker, and while I'm not sure the magazine has retained him on staff, he shows up many nights on CNN as a pundit who knows a lot of important stuff. Which is ridiculous, since he didn't know enough not to masturbate during a Zoom meeting, so what could he know about anything?
His actions remind one of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, whose career crashed to a halt when it was learned that he had used his public Twitter account to send photos of his very own erect penis to several young women, ages 15 and 22. One photo showed him in bed with his infant son. (Oy, Anthony!)
Years ago, Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal spoke often about his experiences fighting in the Vietnam War. Turns out the closest he got to Vietnam was enjoying a bowl of pho in a Vietnamese restaurant. No biggie, he was re-elected anyway. After all, what's so bad about lying when you're a politician, right?
The list of Stupid Sons of Bitches in politics is long, headed of course by President Bill Clinton who did you-know-what to the blue dress in the Oval Office. And don't forget D.C.'s Mayor Marion Barry, caught on a live camera smoking crack with a prostitute in a hotel room while in office. After six months in prison he was re-elected by his loyal constituents, many of whom also smoked crack.
Draw your own conclusions, but it seems to me that Biden's error was small-time when compared to all those others. I guess he'll be around for awhile.
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