Biden: Poor Choice of Words
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From the Right
Gaffe-Prone Vice President Steps in it AgainThe politically incorrect and offensive word the vice president used this time was “Shylocks.” During a recent speech, he was trying to describe the dishonest and greedy bankers his son warned him about, while deployed in Iraq, who knowingly took advantage of American soldiers. It’s unclear whether he was reading from prepared remarks, or speaking off-the-cuff, but the characterization has at least one Jewish group wondering what in the world he was thinking (via Yahoo News’ Olivier Knox and Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey):
From the Left
Biden: 'Shylocks' comment a 'poor choice of words'After coming under criticism from the head of a Jewish organization after he used the word "Shylocks" in a speech, Vice President Biden acknowledged making a "poor" word choice.
In a statement responding to Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman, Biden said Foxman was right to express his disapproval.
"Abe Foxman has been a friend and advisor of mine for a long time. He's correct, it was a poor choice of words, particularly as he said coming from 'someone as friendl
From the Left
Joe Biden: I was wrong to say ‘Shylocks’Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that it was a “poor choice of words” for him to use the term “Shylocks” in a recent speech.
On Tuesday, Anti-Defamation League’s national director Abraham Foxman had said the word “Shylocks” promoted an anti-Semitic stereotype.
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