Hilarious But True: Top 10 Bidenisms

3. Said Obama is the first “Articulate” African American.

One can only imagine the egg shells Republican politicians must walk on to avoid be called racist, misogynist, sexist, ableist, ageist, etc. Anything controversial a Republican says could destroy their reputation and career. Democrats, however, have a much more forgiving audience. Anything they say can be used to better their career, no matter how racist it actually is. Joe Biden made a rather racist remark about Obama, and was still selected as the running mate:

“You got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”