Nancy Schaefer Found Dead
Former State Senator Nancy Schaefer and her husband where found dead in their home in Georgia this Friday. Unfortunately the death was not due to natural causes as they where found with shot wounds.
Nancy's husband, Don Thomas, was suffering from cancer so Police suspect that the couple took their lives in order to end with the pain that cancer was causing them, thus making this a murder-suicide.
Nancy Schaefer, 73 years old, represented North Georgia twice and was a Republican leader. Investigations are still in process to confirm if this was a murder-suicide. Our condolences go out to their family and friends.
Joe Biden Gaffes
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden is best known for his gaffes. What is a gaffe? It is a faux pass: a socially awkward or tactless act. Recently Joe Biden dropped an F-Bomb at the White House during the health care bill signing.
As Biden was giving the floor to President Obama he whispered "this is a big fucking deal." Of course this was caught by all the major networks and the video is everywhere, including here!
Joe Biden is well known for his gaffes, in fact Senator of South Carolina Lindsey Graham said it best: "If there were no gaffes, there'd be no Joe."
According to Nowpublic.com here are the Top 5 Joe Biden gaffes:
1. Telling wheelchair bound Missouri Senator Chuck Graham to stand up to be recognized at a rally. "Chuck, stand up, let the people see you," said Biden at the rally. He than noticed the wheelchair and added, "Oh, God love ya...What am I talking about?" He tried to mend the situation and got the whole audience to stand up for Graham. See the video.
2. Calling Obama "Barack America." While introducing Barack Obama at a rally in August of 2008, Biden said, "This election year, the choice is clear. One man stands ready to go for change we so desperately need. A man I proudly call my friend. A man who will be the next President of the United States -- Barack America..." See the video (especially for Obama's facial expression).
3. Another Biden's gaffe that made Obama uneasy came at an anti-HIV rally. When Biden was asked about AIDS prevention in young people, he started talking about denial and "lack of honesty." He than launched his tirade about the importance of testing saying, "I got tested for AIDS. I know Barack got tested for AIDS. There is no shame in being tested for AIDS..." The audience broke out in laughter, and Obama had to make a correction and say that he got tested for AIDS along with his wife Michelle after traveling to Kenya. See the video (this time for Michelle's reaction).
4. Biden was caught on amateur camera talking about an elusive connection between Dunkin' Donuts and Indian people. "In Delaware, the largest portion of the population is Indian-Americans," said Biden. "You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.... I'm not joking." See the video.
5. The one gaffe that actually had some consequences and required immediate clarification from the press relations office was when Vice President Biden talked about the swine flu on NBC's Today show. While addressing the issue of prevention, Biden said, "I would tell members of my family - and I have - I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now. It's not just going to Mexico, if you're in a confined aircraft and one person sneezes it goes all the way through the aircraft. That's me. I would not be at this point, if they had another way of transportation, suggesting they ride the subway. If you're out in the middle of a field and someone sneezes, that's one thing. If you're in a closed aircraft or a closed container, a closed car, a closed classroom, it's a different thing." See the video. Biden's spokeswoman had to issue a statement after the interview saying the Vice President did not mean to unduly alarm anyone. However, representatives of air carriers expressed their frustration, saying air travel was still safe.