President Obama: Dump Joe Biden, Your Vice President of Panic, Right Now!

Hooray for the New York Post, which wrote an open letter to our Vice President of Panic Joe Biden on page five of the paper this morning.

On behalf of the straphangers of NYC, they told him off for his wildly clueless remarks warning American citizens to stay off of public transportation--trains, planes, and subways. "I would not at this point--if they had another way of transportation--suggesting they ride the subway," he said referring to the advice he'd give his own family members now.

Thanks Joe for joining in the swine flu hysteria. How nice that you and your family have the luxury of riding in the protective bubbles of Air Force Two and the Vice Presidential motorcade. Most of us average folks are stuck with regular modes of transport to get to work--yes those public buses, subways, trains and planes.

Exactly what were you saying when you told us that you wouldn't go anywhere near confined spaces right now? That New Yorkers and other residents of urban areas mostly served by public transportation should stay home and grind our economy to a halt because there have been 100 cases of mostly mild flu throughout the country?

As VP, can I remind you that you're supposed to be a grownup, a leader? You're supposed to calm citizen's fears, put crises like potential pandemics in perspective, not imply that people should hide in their homes, with medical masks on, preferably under their beds.

What kind of wussy are you--just one heartbeat away from the Oval Office. Not one that I, and I bet 8 million New Yorkers, feel the least bit safe with now. Come on, Joe, where's your inner Churchill, inspiring us to hang tough in our darkest hour?

One of the reasons John McCain lost the election was because Americans felt his VP pick, Sarah Palin, was so ill qualified to be president. They couldn't elect him for fear of what might happen if she by chance had to step into his shoes.

If I were Obama, I'd sack you ASAP for those irresponsible comments spreading "a culture of fear," as one New York commuter, Brian Zwolinski. Besides, if Joe Biden is saying he's afraid--he is afraid.

What's going to happen when there's a true national emergency--a future repeat of 9/11 or, speaking of swine, what if there were--horror of horrors--a future nuclear Bay of Pigs standoff? Is Biden going to be quivering in his shoes as he runs this time for a confined space--the White House bunker?

President Obama--the writing is on the wall. You need a VP with unflappable courage by your side. Dump Biden right now. And I can tell you where to look for a new candidate--in the New York City subway. Any one of those straphangers fearlessly riding underground despite the fact that they might contract the new flu, has more backbone than Biden!

For more on the swine flu panic follow Bonnie Fuller at twitter.com/bonniefuller

Comments

[BeulahBell]

Biden is merely pointing out the great flaw in public transportation: Disease runs rampant.
Get out of the city, get a job, buy a car and get some fresh air!

[Pamela Beep]

How dare the Vice President not know exactly how dangerous a new strain of flu might be to the public! Next time he should go to YOUR fortune teller?!

Give the guy a break...

BTW it looks like I have the damn flu. I'm GLAD it turned out to be survivable. It's supposed to be GOOD news! Why blame anyone for things turning out better than they could have? I do not get it.

[7granny]

Even though I'm a republican I think Joe Biden is a breath of fresh air. Can you believe a politician that says what he thinks. Of course then the WH has to scramble to explain what he meant to say. Leave Joe alone he makes me laugh. They let him out of his bunker oops!! now I guess we wont see him again for a while. Just think he is just one breath away from being president. At least the news would be interesting every single day.

[myjs]

Talk about panic...wow!

[jamiej369]

We all know to wash our hands, not to sneeze or cough on others, and to stay home if we are sick. The reason this flu got so much attention is because we err on the side of caution these days. It's better than the alternative. When we first heard about it, people in Mexico were dying from it. The reason they were dying from it is that they weren't expecting it. We had a warning, they didn't. I believe that's the difference.

In defense of Vice President Biden: Nobody wants to say something stupid, ie. make a gaffe. We all do it. Open mouth and insert foot isn't prejudice. It's a lesson to learn. Biden made a mistake. It's not the first one he's made in his life and I'm sure it won't be the last. On a scale of 1 to 10 on importance, maybe it gets a 2 or 3 due to the panic factor. Don't we have more important things to work on right now?
Whenever you can get a minute we should educate your children on viruses vs bacteria, symptoms of both, and things they can do to stay healthy, etc... Children are smart and the more they know, the less likely they are to be frightened by it.

[robiform]

I think Bonnie Fuller has been drinking some of the Rush Limbaugh Kool-Aid; first she dissed Michelle Obama's choice of wardrobe, and now she's hyperventilating over Vice President Biden's mild case of an insertion of foot into mouth! Ms. Fuller, which person would YOU like occupying the office of Vice President: Joe Biden, who genuinely loves this country, and occasionally says things that are somewhat ditzy (and who hasn't done that?). Or, would you like to have Dick "Satan" Cheney, also known as the worst U.S. vice president ever, back in power?

[freelyb]

This is one of the goofiest articles ever...

[Bulbul]

Joe Biden as replacement of the Supreme Court position, he would be great there....

[wanttruth]

I find Vice President Biden to be refreshingly honest!

[robadeaux]

Now Bonnie.... don't panick....calm down, relax and think things through...

[freelyb]

lol

[KSMullins]

Good grief...you didn't really listen to what Biden said...did you. Actually what Biden said is what the CDC should be saying. And in the context of the question he was asked, his answer was frank and honest. That's the stuff that courage is made of. I love a politician who says what he means and what he thinks. He's smart enough to know that if this Swine Flu is a deadly pandemic...than hell yes you should stay off planes and trains...if you can.

Your outrage and that of others is that his frank comments spark fear. But just what will this nation do if a "real" pandemic like the Spanish Flu hits this country. Will we not take action because it will cost the travel industry money or will we do what is necessary to stop it??

Sadly, people like yourself don't seem prepared to accept that what Joe Biden is saying is actually a rational response to a pandemic.

You may not like a VP that speaks his mind honestly...but I do and since I voted for him...he can stay.

[alwqb]

Did you watch the whole interview Bonnie? If you listened to Matt's question - " I don't want to ask you a 'gotcha' question Mr. Vice President, but what are you telling your own family?" That is when he chuckled and gave his answer. Just a closing question to end the interview. Joe spoke the truth, stay out of closed quarters with someone who is sick and avoid if possible large groups of people. It just came out wrong. His lack of eloquence is something we expect from Uncle Joe, but dump him? Get real Bonnie. It's not like he can't spell (Dan Quayle anyone?). How about our previous president who sat for 9 minutes reading a childrens story while our country was being attacked. You and Elizabeth Hasselbeck must have a great time concocting the "I hate Joe" stories.

[nowalnuts]

It seems insane for this writer to be bordering on hysteria when Michelle Obama wears a sweater to meet the queen and then turn around and freak out on Joe Biden for giving an honest opinion about what he would tell his family to do when people are actually getting sick from this flu. Joe is honest and he probably doesn't lose sleep over what Michelle wears. Those are two good reasons why I am proud to have him as our VP.

[waitforme]

There is nothing wrong with sweaters, for goodness sake!

[KeithMoon24]

I like our Vice President, but I do worry that he may someday blurt out something that could be very damaging to the administration. I don't agree that the President should "dump" him. (If the president is going to dump anyone I think it should be the Treasury Secretary, Mr. Geithner... but that's another topic.)

[GranE]

Anyone who has been "stuck" on a trans-atlantic flight next to a person with the flu, agrees with Joe Biden on this. Many people rely on the subway, but extra trips, or exposure without caution is ignorant, since we still don't know the root cause of this virus. If you don't want to know... don't ask Joe, he'll shoot straight on where he is coming from at least, we can take his advice or not. I wish the Obama administration would get off his case. They don't need to explain Joe to us, we like him just as he is all these many years, and certainly before Prez Obama came to congress. He's never been a Senator in our state, so we adopted him anyway to speak to us, so just back off him. Lady, you can get off his case too, you don't know how many years we've counted on Joe, don't think you've lived that long.

[waitforme]

Airplanes endlessly recycled the air and it has no place to go -- except back to you, from the person at the other end of the plane. For this reason, not only in possible pandemics, it seems wise to wear a mask at all times when flying.