Vice President Joe Biden made it clear that he is frustrated with today's crop of Republican legislators during an appearance at the Democrat National Committee's Women's Leadership Forum Friday. The longtime senator, who in his current capacity serves as the chamber's president, admitted that he has worked with a few admirable GOP colleagues along the way.
The current Republican leadership, he lamented, seems disinterested in helping downtrodden women and the middle class, suggesting the party needs an influx of 'guys like [Sen.] Mac Mathias and [Sen. Bob] Packwood' among others.
The latter example, of course, was unceremoniously relieved of his position nearly two decades ago amid rampant allegations of sexual misconduct. The fact that Biden cited Packwood - especially in front of a room packed with women - as one of the good Republicans led to widespread social media criticism.
I'm starting to get the feeling that Joe Biden drinks a lot.
- BillB (@Bill_Bing) September 19, 2014
Joe Biden at DNC Women's Lunch: I Sure Miss That Serial Sexual Assaulter Bob Packwood http://t.co/lxHplE7w80 #tcot #tlot #ccot #teaparty - fred t kennedy (@fredtkennedy) September 19, 2014
.@JoeBiden being Biden. RT @AaronBlakeWP: C'mon. There is no way Biden just said he missed Bob Packwood at a women's lunch.
- Luke Thompson (@ltthompso) September 19, 2014
Making matters worse was the fact that his remarks came on the heels of two other prominent gaffes. As Western Journalism reported, Biden was criticized by many in the Jewish community for using the term 'Shylock,' which is regarded by many to be offensive.
He followed that up with an outdated reference to Asia as 'the Orient,' which is deemed by many to be an insensitive descriptor.
Culminating with his praise of Packwood, Biden's detractors found plenty of ammunition with which to mock him.
Summary of Joe Biden's week: Bob Packwood, the Oriental Shylock
- Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) September 19, 2014
Dan Quayle misspelled 'potato.' Mentally, Joe Biden IS a potato.
- David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 17, 2014
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Don't Miss Out. Subscribe By Email Or Facebook Entities 0 Name: Joe Biden Count: 5 1 Name: Biden Count: 5 2 Name: Packwood Count: 3 3 Name: Bob Packwood Count: 3 4 Name: Republican Count: 2 5 Name: Cameron Gray Count: 1 6 Name: Democrat National Committee Count: 1 7 Name: DNC Count: 1 8 Name: Mathias Count: 1 9 Name: Western Journalism Count: 1 10 Name: Dan Quayle Count: 1 11 Name: Luke Thompson Count: 1 12 Name: Sen. Bob Count: 1 13 Name: Asia Count: 1 14 Name: David Burge Count: 1 15 Name: GOP Count: 1 16 Name: Oriental Shylock Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1ujFQ19 Title: Joe Biden's Gaffe-Ridden Week Description: Speaking at the Democratic Women's Leadership Forum, Vice President Joe Biden on Friday praised former Sen. Bob Packwood, who resigned in 1995 after 19 women accused him of sexual harassment and assault. Err, awkward! "It was Republicans that expanded access to the polls.
