Biden: Difference Between Me And Palin -- "She's Good-Looking"

CNN:

Joe Biden says there are obvious differences between himself and fellow vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, but they're not just on policy. She's good-looking.

"There's a gigantic difference between John McCain and Barack Obama and between me and I suspect my vice presidential opponent," Biden said at an outdoor rally Sunday, getting ready to hit the GOP ticket for their economic policies.

"She's good-looking," he quipped.

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Comments

[Oakknollfarm]

She also did not go around bloodying the noses of bullies.

[MNmommy]

Awe Joe, you're good looking! And intelligent too... that's part of the schmexiness!

[personalpolitical]

C'mon Biden, you are a stud for an older guy. Adjust for age and you might have her beat! Ok...probably not, but hey, at least the VP isn't a beauty contest, look at Cheney...although he was against Lieberman...

[AnnieinOR]

You're goodlooking too, and on top of that - you are ready to be president on day ONE

[nellie]

Palin calls Obama's remarks "a disgrace"? A "disgrace"??? Talk about overreacting. Is this what the campaign is going to be like? A policy statement of differences from the Obama campaign, and hysterical hyperbole from the McCain campaign. That's going to get very tiring very quickly.

[AnnieinOR]

well, if she is nursing, this campaigning and caring for a 4 month old special needs child is gonna get old real fast... she better either get thicker skin or get out - like hillary said, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

[personalpolitical]

Why do I have the feeling that the 4 month old special needs child is going to be her POW soon. Every criticism will be met with "but I had a child with downs syndrome!"

Noun, Verb, Downs Syndrome baby

Just wait for it, if she doesn't say it, McCain or his campaign will say it for her.

[mesut]

Right!! Obama commented on her views on equal pay for women and that's where the disgrace comment came from? I didn't even see a comment related to Biden's comment. It seemed that Obama and Biden were having fun because the woman in the audience said Biden was gorgeous. Seesh, it's going to be a long two months.....

[LTinCali]

Just one more of many, many, many distractions. What about all the issues they discussed during that rally? Why do we not hear about those?

[NHGranite]

Beauty queens don't get picked for their congeniality or talent; one of her "qualifications" was coming in 2nd as Miss Alaska. Personally I think she looks like Judy Tenuta, the Accordian Aphrodite. Besides, lighten up - Joe was saying he ain't no beauty himself. Jeez, would you feel better if he called her a c**t like McCain says to his wife?

[Seattlelite]

I agree with Biden she's an attractive women, but this ain't no beauty contest -- perhaps she didn't realize that.

[steamboat]

He's right, "she is good-looking".

Two other differences: She was NEVER twice-caught plagerizing like Biden was. And she didn't make it up when she says she's from blue-collar family like Biden did.

[fuzzwald]

Desperate, much?

[SuiginTou7]

Oh I think she has far greater minuses and today they kept coming and coming and coming ...LOL

[gobarackgo]

You missed one: Sarah belonged to a fringe political party that pushed to have Alaska secede from the Union:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/members-of-frin.html

Joe NEVER pushed to have Delaware secede!

That would be downright un'Merican!

[gcallaghan]

secessionists are, by definition, traitors

[DefeatedAnOfficer]

You know why Joe Biden's awesome? Because he was *endorsed* by the guy he "plagiarized" from (more like forgot to attribute), Neil Kinnock.

[LTinCali]

Actually, to correct you on the blue-collar comment. It was reported, I do believe somewhere on HuffPo, that he was not the one tho changed his story but that the media picked it up and made the change. It might help if you actually listen to HIM speak instead of picking up the talking points of the often WRONG MSM.

[lbcny]

Ladies, c'mon, admit it. That Joe is pretty cute!

[Seattlelite]

I think Biden is hottie always have!

[LatinoVoter89]

is it true that Palin has more executive experience than McCain as well, being that he was never a mayor or governor?

If that's true, it means that Palin has more executive experience than McCain, Biden, Obama, and the majority of the senators in the USA combined.

She has to be "The One"!

Wow! that is awesome.

[tanmany2k]

Biden and Obama are demeaning to women. You would think they would be smarter than that.

[lbcny]

what planet do you live on?

[DefeatedAnOfficer]

Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act and made sure it had teeth. He has done more for women than Sarah Palin.

[theMightyT]

you're demeaning to intelligent people.

now get lost.

[WFV]

I don't see anything wrong with what he said, particularly based on how he said it. It was a compliment to her and a joke about himself.

I think that before the week is over, this will be about the only compliment this candidate from Alaska will get. She is a trainwreck and once she is publicly vetted (clearly she wasn't privately vetted), she will be out of the race.

[CCrossland]

How can it be insulting or sexist to be called "Good-Looking" ? That use to be a compliment.

[separatingwheatfromchaff]

We're in the land of up is down,In is out.But that time is happily coming to an end.

[XME]

It's only insulting to those women who are insulted by a man holding a door open for them or pulling a seat of for them. In other words, the women who are convinced that EVERYTHING is somehow sexist.

[DefeatedAnOfficer]

I'm not sure what to think.

On the one hand, I'd be offended if the Republican VP candidate said this about a Democratic female VP candidate.

On the other hand, I'd be mortified if the Democrats had nominated someone as horrifically unqualified as Sarah Palin for VP.

It's a wash. Joe's self-deprecating humor wins the day for me. But he needs to just not ever mention her appearance, ever, because it gives ammunition to the Rove-bots who want to lure him into the trap of looking sexist.