No joke. This is the text of Joe Biden's remarks on the school shooting in Nashville. I transcribed it myself, but you can see it here via ABC News starting at the 6:45 mark. It was like watching the guy warming up an audience for the headliner. How someone could joke and laugh at a time like this is inexplicable to me. Just sickening.
Applause. Biden at podium, smiling.
BIDEN: My name is Joe Biden.
AUDIENCE: Laughter.
BIDEN: I'm Dr. Jill Biden's husband
AUDIENCE: Laughter.
BIDEN: And I eat Jeni's ice cream, chocolate chip.
AUDIENCE: Laughter.
BIDEN: I came down because I heard there was chocolate chip ice cream.
AUDIENCE: Laughter.
BIDEN: By the way, I have a whole refrigerator full upstairs.
AUDIENCE: Laughter
BIDEN (Grinning): You think I'm kidding? I'm not. Ben, how are you pal? One of the best guys in the United States Congress, Ben Cardin.
AUDIENCE: Whoops and applause.
BIDEN: Folks, uh, welcome to the White House. It's a delight to have you all here. And who are those cool looking kids back there?
AUDIENCE: Laughter.
BIDEN: They're your kids, all four of 'em? Well stand up, guys.
KIDS STAND.
AUDIENCE: Applause.
BIDEN: Well, I want you to know, like you, I had two brothers, there were three in our family, three brothers, and one sister. My sister is smarter than all of us.
AUDIENCE: Laughter.
BIDEN: Not a joke, she used to be three years younger than me, now she's twenty-three years younger than me.
AUDIENCE: Laughter.
BIDEN: Yeah, she managed every one of my campaigns for office, even back when I was in high school. We went to the same university two years apart, she graduated with honors, I graduated.
AUDIENCE: Laughter.
BIDEN: And we had a simple rule in the family: listen to Val.
AUDIENCE: Laughter.
BIDEN: My sister Valerie's incredible, so guys, be nice to your sister, your gonna need her. You're gonna need her, I promise. It's the same lineup. (POINTS) You're the oldest? Who's number two? (KID RAISES HAND) Number two? Who's number three? (KID RAISES HAND). You're twins, are you guys twins? (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Okay, alright, this is how it was in our outfit. Well, I'm so glad to see you all, thanks for coming with mom, okay? Gotta take care of your mom. Dad's are much harder to raise, but you know...
AUDIENCE: Laughter.
BIDEN: Before I begin to speak, the reason I spent a little time with the kids, I just wanted to speak very briefly about the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee...
Yes, two minutes and twenty seconds into his Comedy Store audition, he finally wants to speak very briefly about the school shooting. What a leader. And no, I don't care what was already scheduled, if you're the president, you don't joke around when something terrible has happened. I just don't know how someone can yuck it up when they're about to discuss something so awful. I came down here because chocolate chip ice cream. Jesus Christ.
Also, notice they turned off comments on the Biden video? Guessing I wasn't the only person appalled and offended by the jokester approach to a national tragedy.
We deserve better.
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