biden's blunder, question mark? issue two. biden's blunder? >> romney wants to let the -- he said the first 100 days, he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules. unchain wall street. [boo ] >> they will put ya'll back in chains. >> that's what vice president joe biden told an aud yefns -- audience in danville, virginia, on tuesday, a predominantly african-american audience that winced when they heard it. offensive biden's words were taken. congressman arthur davis of alabama was a former co-chair of barack obama's 2008 presidential campaign four years ago. representative davis switched from the democratic party to the republican party in may. three months ago. davis says vice president biden's remarks are an insult to african-americans. in fact, he says that the words propagated quote-unquote racial viciousness. >> i know what joe biden was doing yesterday. and every black person in that room knew who the "ya'll" was, they knew what the chains were about, they knew what the metaphor was. >> on wednesday, one day later, t

i will say this about biden. i mean, i think what they like him for is what he does in the hand-to-hand campaigning. >> you notice how there is really no concern about whether biden really has the ability to take over as president? just dismissed out of hand. it seems the only reason for obama' that not to replace biden today involves a purely political calculation. he thinks dumping biden for somebody who is actually qualified and prepared to lead the nation would be bad for barack obama. so biden stays. replace the h in the hope poster for w.n for nope and that sums it up. this is why people are more turned off by politics it seems with each election. own jobs than anything out how to grow them that's the memo. now joining us from new york the author of the new book obama's america, the unmaking of the american dream and he joins us now. all right, dinesh, tell me what you think. joe biden provides late night comics with fodder there are serious issues in this hand and this country is facing class cat his mick

and when biden makes a comment like that, what's the reaction. there's a glaring double standard no question about it and the last time around with sarah palin, joe biden has been doing it since day one and carl cameron after the election wrote a great article going through the things that biden has said and showing that there was an incredible double standards and he's a nonpartisan journalist, he wasn't somebody who was doing it as a republican. and i just think that idea that we just tolerate this because it's just joe is not okay. and you know, he shouldn't be, he should be held to the same standard as everybody else. >> there are reports that his team was trying to edit, trying to sort of sanitize the press pool reports coming out of virginia campaign appearance. that's just not done. but nobody seems to be screaming about it much. >> it not done unless of course you're part of the nbc organization, where they edit sound bites all the time. and here is what the romney campaign, they were having trouble with one of the bands they used as a ca

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i wrote a column about this, biden versus palin, the kinds of things that biden has gotten away saying that would frankly disqualify almost any other person. it's inexcusable. >> sean: i don't care if they're dividing the country along racial lines, playing class warfare, or michelle causing romney of being a felon or a tax cheat. if paul ryan or mitt romney did any of this, it would be a different campaign. >> exactly. >> sean: but for fox news and blogs and talk radio, it doesn't exist anywhere. >> exactly. it's such a double standard. what really bothers me is that this campaign is really a propaganda machine. taxpayer resources are being used to promote this. just with the state department, the state department is now editing descriptions of countries and putting obama's foreign policy positions in them instead of the history of these countries and the historical context. now the white house biographies have been edited. really a lot of historical inaccuracies, especially with ronald reagan's biography, on the white house website. this is being done with taxpayer resources. i don't

so i believe they say it's going to be biden, it will be biden. >> juan: ladies, on thursday night, there was a closed door meeting, had obama, biden, and hillary clinton in it. so that has added to the speculation based on what ed klein, the author, has reported. do you give this much credibility? >> i don't. i mean, she's secretary of state of the united states of america. the president, the vice president, i mean, i don't know. maybe they're out to kill another osama bin laden. who knows? but i don't think that necessarily, that conversation took place. perhaps they were talking about the campaign. perhaps they were talking about the next step after she leaves coming up next year. the next step for this administration. >> juan: jeanine, in fact, john mccain, who famously picked sarah palin and rudy guiliani are both saying it's time for biden to go. a little different than the message coming from karl rove. so what are republicans thinking here? looks like there is some division in the ranks even as they're calling attention to joe biden. and i wonder if they're doing that because of c

and joe biden understands it. i want to tell you this. i know joe biden. i know there isn't a racist bone in joe biden. but there's a lot of outrageous stuff that comes out of joe biden's mouth. let's remember that this is the guy who, four years ago, described barack obama as -- i'm going to read it. i want to make sure people know i'm quoting. the first mainstream african-american who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. this is the same joe biden who earlier this year was taking on an indian accent and pretending to be a guy from a call center. same joe biden who told an indian group, oh, you know, you can hardly go into a seven-11 or dunkin donuts these days if you don't have a slight indian accent. these things are racist. he is no longer a senator. he's the vice president of the united states. he has to behave that way. >> help me out here. >> yeah. >> i'm confused. let's say joe biden didn't say chains but he said wants to keep you in shackles. the previous comment dealt with unshackled. i think the point there is people get th

the white house confirms it is going to still be biden-obama or obama-biden for the ticket. is biden back by default? word that hillary clinton just turned down the job? >> brian: my ex-girlfriend jennifer aniston back in the news. she may want to check the fine print. a group she supports is registering cats and dogs to vote. >> gretchen: what's wrong with that? >> brian: i'm not sure. i'm just putting it out there. >> steve: thanks very much. meanwhile, proving perseverance pays off, a walk on college football player gets the surprise of his life at the team meeting. >> so proud to let mark, he's got a full scholarship. >> steve: he didn't know about it 'til just then. the guy's coach joins us this hour. "fox & friends," hour two for friday, in the summer, starts right now. ♪ won't you give me three steps, give me three steps, mister ♪ ♪ give me three steps toward -- >> gretchen: who doesn't know this song? it's lynrd skynrd. they'll be here with "sweet home alabama." they'll be performing for us for our all american concert series. if you want to stop by, you can ha

she did make a good point about hillary and biden. that would be a good ticket. >> i am not so sure. >> hillary and obama. >> i was going to say. >> i don't think i saw palin was criticizing our president. when she topped stopped criticizing our president. she was the candidate on the ticket. people were going to vote for obama or romney. i don't think biden is going to sway the voters to the republican side. i just think when she starts criticizing biden who is by all accounts an easy mark, it is sort of -- and when she tries to give them advice about the campaign, it just looks like she is running out of things to say about president obama. >> she has to get me in there if that's the case. have i plenty more where that came from. >>> we will move on now to the tsa. andy, you said this is how the israelis do it. they tend to profile based on behavior. i remind you that's true, but they don't have the ineptitude of our government training them. >> fair point. >> fair point. joe, you said that, quote, i don't think i have ever had a ts

also, momentuzzling joe biden. yes, he goes off message in terms of his language occasionally, but is it really necessary for his staff to keep trying to muzzle him? according to reporters, that's what's going on. and ohio republicans failed to respond, expand voter hours in republican areas. get it? keep democrats from voting. encourage republicans. boy, that's democracy. and finally, a new low in negative advertising. >> i'm mitt romney. americans say there's been too much negativity in this campaign and i agree. from now on, i pledge to focus on the positive. for instance, i'm positive that barack obama is a communist. >> that's positive. now, it's just a parody from jimmy kimmel that you'll see on the side show and this is "hardball." the place for politics. has become boring and tasteless... only one man can save the day... ♪ with his sweet and nutty, sweet and nutty crunchy nut ♪ delicious! [ male announcer ] kellogg's crunchy nut. it's super delicious. >>> new poll numbers in some key battleground states

is joe biden getting the boot from obama? ed klein, best selling author of "the amateur" is hearing whispers from inside the white house. don't forget, folks, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. i'd like to see some reagan-kemp growth rhetoric. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. >>> all right. stocks had their best rally in over two weeks today. the real story is the big rise in ten-year treasury bond rate. stay with me on this. let me try to explain why. first of all, let's have a picture of this thing. from about 1.35% it's risen all the way up to 1.85%. these are historically low rates, but it is a big 50 basis point move. in this game with ultra low rates, that's huge. i want to raise this point with you. number one, the reason the long-term rate is ris

it's unfortunate for voters. >> let biden be biden literally. >> i have no experience -- i've ver had the experience with a politician has let his staffers shut him up. maybe my old days with tip o'neil, the idea of telling tip o'neil, excuse me you've got to stop talking. i would have been gone in about three seconds. he must want it. it must be the theory. thank you. >>> coming up, ohio republicans failed in their attempt to expand voting hours in republican areas while cutting them back in democratic areas. but there's still a problem. they're still keeping black voters -- they're effectively keeping black voters from doing what they like to do. vote in person rather than by absentee ballot. we're going to talk about that and what effect it can have in the coming election in ohio. a must win state you could argue for the republicans. this is "hardball," the place for politics. those little things still get you. for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's rig

same with obama and biden. four years ago, when senator biden was picked he and obama were not identical on every issue but shared a common vision. on medicare, they shared the same principles of the ryan budget. what ryan is doing -- in the fox news interview saying he's running as a ticket. he will answer the questions as krauthammer said but is running on the romney ticket. >> his philosophy is -- just a minute here. these are serious beliefs, this guy has. everyone says on your side, here's a man of conviction. so pay attention to his convictions. he wants to get rid of any taxation on capital gains. all the rich will make their money off cap gains and don't have to pay any taxes. he believes that and believes we have to get rid of medicare as we have and it turn night a voucher program. he believes that. is that not relevant? isn't that relevant? >> it's relevant but not relevant to the actual platform of the romney/ryan ticket. all of these issues are very relevant to the debate. if you want to ask what w

oftentimes joe biden says entertaining things. and it can be written off as simply putting his mouth in motion before putting his brain in gear. but the comment about putting people back in chains is loaded with racial overtones. and it's a long way from being cute. it should have been embarrassing for the nation's first black president. apparently it wasn't. here's the question. should the white house apologize for the vice president's remarks about putting people back in chains? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. post a comment on my blog. or go to our post on the "the situation room" facebook page. i'll bet if he had to say it over again he'd use different words. >> yeah. i'm sure he would. and as john king reported here in "the situation room," a lot of senior obama officials privately are not very happy with what joe biden had to say. one more thing, jack, wait until you hear what former democratic representative archer davis says to me about what joe biden said before that group in virginia. we're going to have the interview at the

but vice president biden screwed up chicago assault and american crossroad had fun with biden record of gaffes. >> in hard times, america needs smart, discipline leadership. a vice president americans can count on. >> three-letter word. jobs. j-o-b-s, jobs. >> improving race relations. >> going to put y'all back in chains. put y'all back in chains. >> helping small businesses. >> you cannot go to a 7-eleven or a dunkin' donuts unless you have a slight indian accent. >> using fiscally sane policies. >> you're telling me we have to spend money to keep from going bankrupt? that's what i'm telling you. >> some people say obama should be dropped from obama's ticket. we say joe should stay. >> dana: that is first take for congressman ryan. >> president obama and too many politicians in washington have been more worried about their next election. than the next generation. we won't do that. we will lead. we will take on the tough issues. we want to earn your support. we want to deserve victory. >> dana: wallowing in vice presidential politics wasn't how president obama want to spend the week

obama-biden? >> that is a yes or no -- >> yes. >> i continue and have a great respect and relationship with john mccain but one place i would not go for advice on vice presidential running mates is to senator mccain. >> bret: charles? >> the reason this is up because of the remark that biden made. the problem is obama could have said it's a slip of the tongue, mistake. on an issue choicenessestive a big mistake that the president should have been honest about it. don't drop him on the ticket, but he could have said it was a misstatement and i wish he hadn't said it. >> bottom line, obama-biden is the ticket. bumper stickers are made. >> no question. the shot was about sarah palin. >> bret: programming note. please join juan williams sunday for a special look at fixing our schools. we'll see what is working or isn't. see it at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. told you i'd get it in. that is it for the panel. stay tune for behind-the-scenes look at convention preparations. okay, here's the plan. you have a p

we have come to expect it from joe biden. but i wonder, if since he was working off a teleprompter if they didn't put this in there to make a racial appeal. it was remarkable. >> sean: they have a truth team member of virginia who suggested that romney was racist. let's see, he's a felon, hasn't paid his taxes. you know, he wants dirty air and water -- what is left? are they going to stab granny, slice her throat and then throw her over the cliff? >> they have already thrown her over the cliff. >> sean: they have to shoot her first. >> torturing granny. maybe that's even too much for the obama campaign-- >>> i don't know. >> i thought the nonchalant attitude of team obama -- we don't have a problem with biden's comments. if they don't have a problem with it, then let's have vice-president biden make that part of his standard stump speech and see how far it goes. the american people are not that dumb. they are in large measure turned off by this president because he spoke so beautifully about bringing us together in 2008 and n

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but i'll say this about biden. i mean, i think what they like him for is what he does in the hand-to-hand campaigning. i think what's been interesting here is there's a lot of bravado coming from conservatives and republicans. they can't wait until ryan wipes the floor with biden at the debate. just be careful. joe biden's been around the block a few times in the united states senate. i wouldn't be cocky. >> peggy, what did you make of the whole episode this week? >> i thought everything rudy giuliani just said was true. if it had been a republican vice presidential candidate who had made those gaffes, one after another, so comically, and all on tape, the subject today of the panel would be how stupid is this person? can this person possibly govern? that hasn't been said. i think there's something to what chuck just said about the debates. you know, joe biden is an american politician. he's been around forever. he's a big, warm, fleshy person-to-person. that has a certain power and he can play this sort of daffy ol

asked him if he would fire biden. true story. >> makes you wonder why anyone would ever run for president. >> the worst job in the world. and y h

>> rudy and biden have a bit of history. biden that came up with that hit four years ago. all you hear is rudy giuliani, 9/11, noun, verb, and it get kpeed comedians. i with biden, what they like him for is hand-to-hand. there's a lot of bravado coming from conservatives and republicans, they can't wait until ryan wipes the floor with biden at the debate. just be careful. biden's been around the block a few times. i couldn't be cocky. >> what did you make of this whole episode this week. >> think thought everything jude rudy giuliani just said was true. if it was a vice presidential candidate who made those gaffs so comically and on top, the subject would be, how stoop sid this person. can this person possibly ble blofern. think i this is something o to what chuck said about the debates. joe biden is an american politician. he's been around forever. he is a big, warm, fleshy person to person paul. that has a certain power. and he can play this sorted of grandfather thing, who everyone thinks he will make 15 mistakes, but he said two or three cute things that can work in a