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Big F*cking Bore: Did Joe Biden Fall Asleep During Obama’s Debt Speech?

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ABC News cameras picked up something fairly interesting during President Obama’s debt speech today. Apparently Vice President Joe Biden was concentrating so hard on Obama’s words that he sat with his eyes closed, focusing with the reverence of a religious person having a deeply spiritual moment while surrounded by other True Believers. It’s an incredibly amazing moment as you see a brilliant mind reaching the absolute pinnacle of deep, controlled thought.

Or he just fell asleep. Either way, it makes for a fun watch.

Check out the clip from ABC below:

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  • joe7

    I can’t blame him. Joe needs his naps.

  • Probably NOT wrong

    If he did, I am sure he was joined by many.
    Only “Tingles” Matthews could stay awake during that.

  • TfT

    What is with you guys and the F word today? Is the vocab of mediaite staff so small that you have to revert to using it?

    Honestly.

    Clean it up

  • jess5691

    I fell asleep too.

  • RoughAcres

    Oh, c’mon, people. Haven’t you ever fallen asleep against your will?? Wait ’til you get to be 50. And Joe’s a little older than that.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    jess5691 said:
    I fell asleep too.

    Morons usually do when somebody intelligent beyond their comprehension is talking.

  • RoughAcres

    And I did NOT fall asleep. I thought it was a damn fine speech, direct and blunt.

  • Dem4Ever

    I gave myself a treat and avoided bo’s train wreck…I mean speech.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ellen-Carey-Rowe/683757018 ellie

    RoughAcres said:
    And I did NOT fall asleep. I thought it was a damn fine speech, direct and blunt.

    It was a great speech. Let’s see about the follow through.

  • cjd ohio 1

    they need to raise the retirement age

  • jess5691

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Morons usually do when somebody intelligent beyond their comprehension is talking.

    Yeah, I don’t think that was it. Mostly, I was just sleepy, but his lack of passion didn’t help.

    That said, I’m glad he actually proposed cuts. Finally, after years of fiscal irresponsibility (from Republicans under Bush and most people in Congress since Obama took office), the debate has finally shifted to how much we should cut spending, not how much we should increase spending.

    Even though I don’t think he went far enough, I think it was one of the best speeches he has given as president, as he finally acknowledged the need to cut spending and get the deficit under control.

    And even though I disagree with you, I won’t call you a moron, The_Unreasonable_Lib.

  • Colorado_Conservative

    hahaha….What a coincidence……Bidens wife, Jill, is in Colorado today and tomorrow with Michelle and ole Plugs shows up to the dept speech looking he was coming off of an all nighter…classic!!

    Now it makes sense why the speech had to be delayed…. no one could find Biden. lol

  • http://inyourfaceradio.net In Your Face Radio

    He was praying Republicans grow some

  • My Horse his Name is Mack

    Sho

    RoughAcres said:
    And I did NOT fall asleep. I thought it was a damn fine speech, direct and blunt.

    Shocking, the left thought it was another earth moving speech.

  • david r

    He’s dreaming of the good-looking Russian sky we had to deport.

  • david r

    david r said:
    He’s dreaming of the good-looking Russian sky we had to deport.

    Make that spy.

  • BadGenome

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Morons usually do when somebody intelligent beyond their comprehension is talking.

    That’s not a nice thing to call our Vice President.

  • OxyCon

    BFD has been listening to all of Obama’s lies, flip-flops and hot air for over two years now and it bores the hell out of him. Can you blame him?
    Obama’s grandiloquent verbosity only works on the rubes, everyone else sees right through him. Just wait until the election campaign commercials come out and all of Obama’s hollow “words just words” come back to bite him in the ass. The guy’s been all over the map and has been for and against everything so far…it all depends on what time of day it is with him.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    36 years as a Senator . He knows crap when he hears it . Don’t blame him .

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TBNeNHHXEY

  • Dem4Ever

    Biden was doing what everyone else was thinking.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Ellie, I’m shocked that you liked his speech!! Put down the spiked Obama-aide and step away from the glass.

  • jo hoochie

    Botox joe is always asleep at the wheel. He knows it’s the same ole B.S. coming out of Obama’s mouth so why not catch a nap. If the Presidents lips are moving he’s lying about something.

  • RichS

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Morons usually do when somebody intelligent beyond their comprehension is talking.

    So you are saying the VIce President Biden is a moron?

  • Alz

    joe7 said:
    I can’t blame him. Joe needs his naps.

    Joe has a windchill IQ, so it’s amazing he’s awake as much as he is.

  • jo hoochie

    Probably NOT wrong said:
    If he did, I am sure he was joined by many.Only “Tingles” Matthews could stay awake during that.

    Oh yes , Sissy Crissy will probably blow Obama some kisses today on his show.

  • TangledThorns

    Can’t spell joke without Joe :)

  • Jaurez

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Morons usually do when somebody intelligent beyond their comprehension is talking.

    At least you admit biden is a moron. First time I’ve ever agreed w/you.

  • Barack Must Go

    Joe Biden speaks for all of us ” real ” Americans regarding Obama’s speech.

  • Dem4Ever

    Might as well sleep. Nobody, not even the left, believes a single word that comes out of his mouth. Like the story goes, “How can you tell when bo is lying?” Answer: “His lips are moving.”

  • Liberal Tormentor

    I especially like this line in the speech:

    “This is my vision for America: A vision where we live within our means”

  • writer

    I give Biden the benefit of the doubt. He was probably drunk.

  • CAINtheBULL

    No. He was listening. He looks exhausted. Look at the bags under his eyes.

  • Yukon Jack

    As long as he is dozing, he can’t say or do anything stupid.

  • CAINtheBULL

    Joe distracts from the message even when he’s not speaking. Way to go Joe.

  • Dem4Ever

    Wolf Blitzer just slammed BO big time…LOL He said that “It is understandable that America fell asleep while obama spoke, but he can’t excuse the VP for nodding off.” HILARIOUS!

  • Yoda002

    They catch us doing that in basic training you were pointed out and sent low crawling to the back of the Auditorium. Then the real fun took place.

  • Davo

    Yoda002 said:
    They catch us doing that in basic training you were pointed out and sent low crawling to the back of the Auditorium. Then the real fun took place.

    Leave Biden alone. Send Hussein crawling to the rear.

  • Probably NOT wrong

    I just noticed! The guy sitting behind VP Biteme is
    sleeping also! You can’t make this shit up! LMAO!

  • Man Bites Dog

    Yoda002 said:
    They catch us doing that in basic training you were pointed out and sent low crawling to the back of the Auditorium. Then the real fun took place.

    I’ve read some of your posts. You’re still crawling pretty low.

  • EricBoisen

    He is getting up there in age.

  • ModerateMan

    Of course Biden was not paying attention. Obama talking about fiscal responsiblity and balancing the budget? Does anybody believe a word he was saying…. even Democrats?

  • andthehorseyourodeinon

    Biden thought he was performing his most important duty representing the U.S. At some funeral and was listening to some boring eulogy.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Maybe he was up late watching reruns of the Apprentice.

  • Nacho

    Old people can be cute sometimes.

  • MrTPar_taY

    Sleeping, awake, what’s the difference?

  • X-3

    I think it’s just that Bidenpants can’t bear to watch his fearless leader tell lie after lie after lie (even though the teleprompter makes him do it), but the person behind Bidenpants is resting their head on his back.

    Hilarious.

  • WaterLoo

    X-3 says: “but the person behind Bidenpants is resting their head on his back. Hilarious.”

    Hahahah, I can not stop laughing this woman and situation is absolutely priceless.

  • IIWII

    Hey! Stand down!!!!!! Just because his eyes are closed does not mean his brain is not engaged or that…….. wait a second…….

  • MooreLiars

    Barack Must Go said:
    Joe Biden speaks for all of us ” real ” Americans regarding Obama’s speech.

    No he doesn’t, Most of America slept through Obama’s speech, most of Racist America. I watched the speech!

  • MooreLiars

    X-3 said:
    I think it’s just that Bidenpants can’t bear to watch his fearless leader tell lie after lie after lie (even though the teleprompter makes him do it), but the person behind Bidenpants is resting their head on his back. Hilarious.

    It’s actually in the best interest of the rich to contribute more to our nations fiscal health. If we continue down the road Republicans have been taking us, there will be too much imbalance, and the rich will be forced to defend themselves and their property from the desperate and tired masses who have been falling behind.

    If poverty spreads, so does crime and destitution. Then everyone’s standard of living suffers. What is the difference in the lifestyle of a person who after taxes nets $12.8 million a year versus $12.3 million a year? Do they even feel it?

  • GoneFishing

    I didn’t fall asleep, I changed the channel.

    I’d heard it all before, and it was still waste of time…Even Carter was smarter than that.

  • Pablo

    MooreLiars said:
    What is the difference in the lifestyle of a person who after taxes nets $12.8 million a year versus $12.3 million a year?

    Better security. You’ve got to watch out for looters, and it’s a nice way to create jobs.

  • david r

    The comic relief provided by the veep is the only good thing to come out of the Obama administration. Biden is my favorite veep since Gerald Ford.

  • Alz

    david r said:
    The comic relief provided by the veep is the only good thing to come out of the Obama administration. Biden is my favorite veep since Gerald Ford.

    Biden has a windchill IQ.

  • Spike1

    If this guy was in the military he would be courtmartialed and shot during war time.

  • billwhit1357

    LOL, look at the others around him, they are also bored out of their minds and fighting the sandman! Obama can’t even keep his own people awake, he is such a bore, lol! I didn’t bother to listen to the speech, I knew it would just be more Obama Lies and I haven’t washed the bull off my rubbers from his last speech! No, actually, I become physically sick anytime I hear Obama’s voice or see his face, seriously! The man is truly Sickening, not only in his manners but his way of thinking is so totally foreign to American Values that it shows he was not raised in America, that is so obvious to anyone with half a brain!

    Allen West 2012! A proven Leader and Patriot with a Real American Long Form BC!

  • X-3

    MooreLiars said:
    If poverty spreads, so does crime and destitution

    I see you’re from the “redistribute the wealth” crowd. Have you ever worked for a poor man? You wouldn’t want to. So, tell me, are you a communist, socialist, marxist, facist, or one of those so-called “progressives?”

  • Jflem

    FIRST!

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