Vice President Joe Biden has been part of the Executive Branch of the United States for nearly four years, but astoundingly, he remains an enigma to much of the state of South Carolina, according to a survey by researchers at Winthrop University.

Vice President Joe Biden spoke to a conference of House Democrats in Maryland today, and in discussing the SEAL Team raid that successfully took out Osama bin Laden, he admitted that he advised President Obama not to carry out the mission because “we have to do more things to see if he’s there.” The vice president gave an insider account of the internal discussions in the White House before the order was officially carried out.

There’s nothing more fascinating than watching the exact moment where a person realizes they’re making a bad mistake. Like the football replay where you see the running back look down at the ball he’s fumbling or the game show clip when the contestant second guesses his “final answer.” And we got another slow motion, car wreck moment today courtesy of Vice President Joe Biden who realized, a couple words in, that the Vice President of the United States should probably not attempt an Indian accent.

In an interview with Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos Wednesday morning, Vice President Joe Biden passed on an opportunity to call former House Speaker Newt Gingrich out over his overtly racial politicking. Asked if Gingrich is playing racial politics with references to President Obama as the “Food Stamp President,” Biden responded, “It’s hard to tell. I’m not being facetious. It’s hard to tell what Newt means. He says a lot.”

Joe Biden has been all over the country recently, promoting an effort to help make college more affordable for the nation’s students. His next step in that mission was made clear today as it was announced that the Vice President will be stopping by Ryan Seacrest’s radio show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest this coming week.

Whether or not Biden’s next next step is to Hollywood will presumably be decided by Simon Cowell.

On Friday, the Morning Joe crew took a look into their crystal ball (sponsored by Starbucks) and glimpsed ahead into what the future may hold for big-name Democrats. Is current Vice President Joe Biden gearing up to run for another presidential run? Would President Barack Obama do well to tap Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be his 2012 running mate? Would either stand a chance if Boo were to seek the nomination?

We’re a week away from Christmas and you still haven’t found the right thing for that one friend. You know the one—the one that still grumbles about Crossfire being off the air or can list at least ten tie designs Bill O’Reilly has worn in the past ten years. Well, look no more, for Mediaite has you covered with the weirdest and most exciting holiday gifts for your favorite political nerd.

ABC News’s Jake Tapper took White House Press Secretary Jay Carney to task over a comment Vice President Joe Biden made to Newsweek, saying “the Taliban per se is not our enemy.” Tapper asked if the language Biden used was regrettable. “if taken out of context.” “It’s only regrettable when taken out of context that I just explained,” Carney responded.

Rep. Ron Paul got an unexpected shoutout tonight from the other side of the aisle, as Rachel Maddow noted, after her extended interview with Vice President Joe Biden, that only Rep. Paul among the Republican candidates vocally opposed war with Iran. The comment came in response to the “pride” Maddow said she felt in the Vice President when he discussed the end of the war in Iraq, and his opposition to a second attack.

Vice President Joe Biden is pretty well known for wearing his emotions on his sleeve. And while his frank and candid ways can sometimes get him in trouble, there are also times when he strikes a chord with an interviewer and his audience. Take for example his recent interview with Today show host Ann Curry, who traveled to Iraq with the Vice President, then followed with a moving discussion about the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.

In an interview with Fox and Friends‘ Steve Doocy this morning, Human Events ambush journalist Jason Mattera talked about his now-famous (or infamous?) bushwhacking of Vice President Joe Biden, alleging that he is now being investigated by “the Senate Gallery and the Vice President’s office” over the tactics he used to gain access to Biden.

Since then, though, the chair of the standing committee on correspondents has said that no complaint has been filed.

Human Events editor Jason Mattera appeared on Wednesday’s John King USA and got into a dustup with King over his unconventional interview methods in ambushing Vice President Biden. “You misrepresented yourself, you said, ‘can I take a picture with you?’” King scolded. “A journalist can’t take pictures with the Vice President?” Mattera asked. “I actually think it’s unethical,” King responded, “…At a public place, to say, come pose with me, I’m your buddy, then ask a question. Do you think that’s fair?”

President Barack Obama has made green jobs and green economy plans one of the strongest pillars of his presidency, but with so many problems with the country currently, Jon Stewart turned to the efficiency of a plan he approved of as being “awesome– and minty.” The glitch with the program? President Obama intended to dole out the money for the initiatives to the states, who would better know how to weatherize homes– which Stewart joked was like giving your teenage kids $1,000 dollars, leaving for the weekend, and telling them to weatherize the house with it.

On Sunday’s State Of The Union, CNN’s Candy Crowley interviewed Vice President Joe Biden and pressed him on his comments that tied failing to pass Obama’s jobs bill to an increase in rape and murder. “Is it your intention to say, when you give these speeches that if Republicans don’t pass the president’s jobs bill, they will be responsible for increases in rape and murder?” Crowley questioned, alluding to Human Events reporter Jason Mattera‘s heated exchange with the Vice President. Biden disputed that he was playing politics.

Early morning weekend television is tough. There’s probably a lot of sleeplessness and caffeine involved, and looking lively is a must. That must have been what Fox Business anchor Dagen McDowell was striving for this morning on Fox News’ morning panel with Neil Cavuto, when she called Vice President Joe Biden “numb nuts” and accused him of “talking out of his backside.” Have to keep things spicy, right?

In an interview with CNN’s Candy Crowley on Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden refused to rule out a race for the White House in 2016, when he will turn 74. Crowley asked if he had ruled out a run in ’16, Biden replied, “I’ll make up my mind on that later.” The clip, which aired [...]

Jason Mattera, the Human Events stunt-interviewer who got straightened out by Vice President Joe Biden earlier this week, appeared on Your World with Neil Cavuto to continue feigning outrage about Biden’s supposed use of a “rape reference” to “describe Republican opposition to the President’s bill.”

Mattera underscored his concern for women by complaining to Cavuto about the contempt shown to him by Biden’s “press chick,” and continued to mislead about Biden’s remarks, saying the VP accused Republicans of being “pro-rape.”

With all the talk of the 99%, the 53%, 47%, and 1%, does anyone know where they fall, exactly?
In a fun, yet informative, little time-waster, we give you The Wall Street Journal’s “What Percent Are You?” tool. Enter your household income, hit the “Rank Me” button, and see where you end up. It’s simple, it’s kind of hokey, and it probably has some flaws that critics on both sides will certainly bring up. But it’s got its charms.

During an appearance on a panel at the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden defended President Obama’s Jobs Act by explaining that the money injected into the economy would be used to increase police and teacher forces across the country, among other jobs. According to The Daily Pennsylvanian, Biden said that temporary cuts in police and education staffing aren’t something to be taken lightly:

Vice President Joe Biden: foreign policy maven, train enthusiast, expert beer cooler? The Obama 2012 campaign seems to think so, as it is now featuring in its campaign store a beer koozie emblazoned with a smiling Biden, simply saying “Cheers Champ.” It’s not the only lighthearted campaign merchandise on the website– Obama supporters also have the option to purchase, say, a coffee mug with the President’s long-form birth certificate on it– but it may just be the funniest.

In a heated interview, Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Today‘s Ann Curry today on the defeat of the jobs bill in the Senate. “The president’s jobs bill didn’t even get unanimous vote from Senate Democrats. Why didn’t the president roll up his sleeves months ago and line by line address this issue for the need for jobs to create a bill that both parties could support?” Curry asked. “The president’s jobs bill didn’t even get unanimous vote from Senate Democrats. Why didn’t the president roll up his sleeves months ago and line by line address this issue for the need for jobs to create a bill that both parties could support?” Curry asked. “Hey, he not only rolled up his sleeves; we rolled up our sleeves, our pant legs, we were in our gym shorts working like the devil. They’ve made it real clear that under no circumstances are they prepared to pay for anything that we need to do now so we don’t raise the debt further in order to help people have jobs.”

A quote by Vice President Joe Biden, to a Florida radio station, is being touted widely as, alternately, a grand admission of culpability for the current state of the economy, or a simple recognition of political reality and public perception. Biden said, ”Even though 50-some percent of the American people think the economy tanked because of the last administration, that’s not relevant. What’s relevant is we’re in charge.”

While some in the mainstream and conservative media see absolution for the Bush administration in Biden’s comment, “The buck stops here” seems to be a fairer paraphrase.

Who says we can’t all just get along? House Speaker John Boehner and Vice President Joe Biden shared a nice moment moment while they waited on the President’s arrival last night, and because they didn’t know the mics were live, we are privy to their very real and pretty cute pre-show chatter. Apparently Boehner shot a pretty good round of golf during his vacation!

Fox News in-house Democratic analyst Bob Beckel flummoxed his The Five co-stars yesterday with a racist remark about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal that comes right on the heels of his invocation of “Chinamen” on the same Fox program. Speaking about the Republicans’ lack of a formal response to tonight’s presidential address, Beckel reminisced about Jindal’s 2009 post-SOTU response, saying, “It reminded me of a call center ad from Mumbai.”

While the world was freaking out about the Jimmy Hoffa Voter Encouragement Crisis/Incendiary Rhetorapocalypse, Vice President Joe Biden was firing up a Labor Day crowd in Cincinnati with a reference to “Barbarians at the Gate.” Conservative websites like Newsbusters are pointing out that Biden’s remark received little coverage, and oddly, so is liberal website Crooks and Liars. In the spirit of bipartisanship, I’m going to agree that Biden’s remarks deserve more attention.