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Old 09-17-2014, 04:33 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Vice President Biden acknowledged using a "poor choice of words" after referring to bankers that exploit U.S. troops as "Shylocks."

The vice president used the term during a talk Tuesday to a nonprofit that provides legal aid to those in need. But the term is considered by some to be an anti-Semitic term for Jews, and the head of the Anti-Defamation League put out a statement criticizing Biden.

"Shylock represents the medieval stereotype about Jews and remains an offensive characterization to this day. The Vice President should have been more careful," Abraham Foxman said, while still calling Biden friendly to the Jewish community



Biden says 'Shylocks' comment was 'poor choice of words' | Fox News
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Old 09-17-2014, 04:35 PM
 
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Biden is an idiot but this is controversy is just stupid.
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Old 09-17-2014, 04:46 PM
 
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Biden is a career politician so he should know how to speak to an audience. He is showing his true colors every time he opens his mouth. Biden was chosen to make Obama look good.
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Old 09-17-2014, 04:49 PM
 
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Biden is like that uncle that you hate to see show up at family functions because you don't know what ignorance may flow out of his mouth.
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Old 09-17-2014, 04:51 PM
 
Location: DC
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Shame on Shakespeare.
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Old 09-17-2014, 04:54 PM
 
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Joe Biden is a squatter Congress Critter from a State with a little over 900,000 people ..... TOTAL
He ran for President the first time in 1988 and then again in 2008 -- he never made it out of the primaries.
A perfect VP for Obama. He says what he thinks - if people don't like it. TT
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Old 09-17-2014, 04:57 PM
 
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Seems Biden makes a habit of using a poor choice of words. Goes to show you why politicians get an earned reputation of never learning from their past mistakes.
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:02 PM
 
Location: Sango, TN
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This is a Shakespearean term, created in the merchant of venice.

Sorry Jewish people, When someone calls me a "paddy" I'm not offended.
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:06 PM
 
Location: Democratic Peoples Republic of Redneckistan
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Biden is like that uncle that you hate to see show up at family functions because you don't know what ignorance may flow out of his mouth.
I happen to like those uncles...they are funny
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:09 PM
 
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Google and Wikipedia, increasing the perceived intellect of posters on internet forums since the late 1990's.

I bet even Uncle Joe didn't know the origin on the word until his staffers looked it up.
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