Biden Time: Crazy Uncle Joe in His Own Words

by Mike Towle, Joseph R. Biden

We all need a good laugh now and then, especially at the expense of a big-shot politician who opens his or her mouth and removes all doubt about their inherent idiocy, their lovable lunacy, or their daffy demeanor that again and again makes them a late-night-TV punchline. And when it comes to goofy gaffes and dimwitted declarations, nobody does it better than America’s most beloved uncle figure, smilin’ Joe Biden. Biden at his verbally vapid worst is at his all-time best in Biden Time . This collection of the current VP’s most memorably moronic or misfired quotes over the last forty-plus years paints a picture of a man notoriously at odds with saying what he means. Since 2008, Biden, as U.S. vice president, has served at the pleasure of President Barack Obama. At times the pleasure has been all ours as we await the next inevitable Biden faux pas. Chock-full of QR codes, Biden Time takes directly to video clips of Uncle Joe spouting his brand of rhetoric reminiscent of the classic gems we’ve heard before, such Biden Time not only covers what Biden has said in recent years as vice president, it also goes back several decades, covering scandals throughout his career. Perhaps Biden should take a cue from his boss, President speak only when there is a teleprompter in front of you. Then again, a totally teleprompted Biden wouldn’t brandish the same kind of charm that makes Uncle Joe one of America’s most prominent shoot-from-the-hip public personas. Biden Time illustrates how one man can simultaneously be adored by Democrats as “just one of the guys,” yet delightfully abhorred by Republicans who see Biden as the poster guy for all that is misguided about the Obama administration.

178 pages, Paperback

First published August 18, 2015

Reviews

[Judi · Rating 2 out of 5]

i love Joe Biden. I love the fact that most of his "speeches" are done with cards instead of a teleprompter, and the fact that he makes mistakes, loses his place and speaks off the cuff. So, it's kind of hard for me to like this book, which makes fun or nit picks every thing. Biden says six months instead of six years when talking about his senate seat; does the author really think Biden believes he held that seat for 6 months? On a multi-state campaign he calls Ohio Iowa...it's acceptable to me, by anyone to make that mistake. And then there's the time Biden called Dr. Paper, Dr. Pepper instead....totally human. Much of this book is about the same kinds of mistakes and I just didn't find any humor in it, which I thought was the reason for this book. However or should I say but....I laughed out loud, several times in fact when reading about the time he called Neal Smith his old butt buddy! Hilarious! It turns out that Biden was a stutterer when he was a child and maybe (hopefully) he regressed and it was actually my old bud..buddy that came out of Biden's mouth!!

[Linda Fugate · Rating 2 out of 5]

The ultra conservative author of this book used this format to ridicule Joe Biden for his errors in speeches. Although he is stating facts, they may have been taken out of context. The author reminds me of a schoolyard bully.