Vice President Biden Forgets His 'Web Site Number'
Vice President Joe Biden appeared this morning on the CBS Early Show to raise awareness about Recovery.gov, a Web site that details the monetary breakdown of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Instead, he appeared unfortunately unfamiliar with not only the site but with Web browsing in general, joining the ranks of other well-known politicians like Senator Ted "Series of Tubes" Stevens and the most recent President Bush.
Asked how to access the site, Biden embarrassingly acknowledges having forgotten the "Web site number." So, If you love surfing the internets but have trouble remembering all the pesky "numbers," seek solace in the fact that the Vice President of the United States shares your pain. For future reference, if anyone does have trouble finding or remembering a number, just use the Google to find the site you're looking for. [from TechCrunch]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 14)
emarrs said 4:58PM on 2-26-2009
websites actually can be called upon by numbers. While I am sure he did not know of this, it is somewhat correct. 192.168.1.100 is a standard router number assigned to your pc.
You can enter www.google.com or you may enter in their actual website address #.
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ED said 3:50PM on 2-26-2009
Biden has either early onset Alzheimers or foot in mouth disease. Trust me, Obama is safe, nobody wants this loon as president.
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SEX said 1:49PM on 2-26-2009
those silly numbers, he should have kept them in his address book.
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Niki said 4:22PM on 2-26-2009
Though it does sound retarded, and therefore shouldnt have used that phrase, websites do in fact have numbers. Straight from wikipedia: "The main purpose of a domain name is to provide symbolic representations, i.e., recognizable names, to mostly numerically addressed Internet resources."
If you knew the exact numbers, you could go to the site. But just like with 1-800 phone numbers, a word makes it easier to remember, and smarter to advertise.
Netboy said 2:06PM on 2-26-2009
Hey...at least he didn't claim to have invented the internet!!
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John Congleton said 2:08PM on 2-26-2009
Yeah, what an idiot, Biden is the same one that said; FDR did a fireside chat on TV about the stock market crash in 1929. If Sarah Palin had made the same asinine comment she would have been laughed out to of the election! Liberal press bias?? What do you think?
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Georgia said 3:04PM on 2-26-2009
I think you are right!
Joe said 6:39PM on 2-26-2009
I'll bet the clowns at MSNBC had tingles going up their legs! probably didn't even realize he screwed up.
t v said 6:40PM on 2-26-2009
sounds like louis a. russ is a Demo that can through it out, but doesn't like to see the truth
Tom said 10:26PM on 2-26-2009
It the famous liberal double standard. They would be ashamed if they had any shame.
GUITARSLINGER said 1:59AM on 2-27-2009
VERY WELL SAID. AT LEAST THERES SOME INTELLIGENCE LEFT ON AOL.
jd said 11:37AM on 2-27-2009
I think Sara Palin was laughed out of the election.
rhaney said 8:08AM on 3-01-2009
Although I didn't watch Saturday Night Live last night I would be willing to bet there wasn't a sketch on this one!! Liberal bias, nah!!
tactless said 8:26AM on 3-01-2009
Maybe the preess has "liberal bias" because the press has brains?
PHIL said 9:50AM on 3-01-2009
John, he's typical of older adults who have not grasped the present technology. In his position it scares me that he could become President with antiquated knowledge. Bush was bad enough. I personally voted for Obama but did not agree with the choice of Biden. he could easily become an embarrasment!
glen parks said 12:47PM on 3-01-2009
You are mistaken. FDR. did give a fireside chat about the 29' depression, I am positive because I listened to him on my Dads old Crosley Radio. I was ten years old and quite aware of the problems with the economy. FDR. with his confidence was the only reason we did not have a revolution. There were thousands and thousands of unemployed with families who were starcing and thousands sent their children on trains to farmers in the mid-west and western states. Forget the polititics of todays pundits and read the real history and how it was overcome.
Betty said 1:44PM on 3-01-2009
I believe you are regrinding old meat. Try something new.
Allie said 8:33AM on 3-02-2009
FDR had fireside chats, but they weren't on television as Biden stated.
Arizona Johnny said 2:25PM on 2-26-2009
during the campaign john mccain "confessed" he didn't use a computer . . . that took the running dog liberals into a real dither about the meaning of life . . . how do you suppose they feel now when one of their favorite dolts can't remember his website number . . . the answer: immaterial . . . he's too important to be expected to remember anything.
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jerry said 10:20PM on 2-26-2009
The reason John McCain did not do his own E-Mails is because his fingers were broken so many times during his torture as a prisoner that he could not effectively use the keyboard.