TRENDING: Biden says Bush deserves 'a lot of credit'

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: CNN

(CNN) - While President Obama took a measured tone in referencing his predecessor during the Oval Office address on Iraq last month, Vice President Biden appeared to go considerably further Thursday in his praise of former President Bush.

"I've never known a time when you didn't care about what happened. We disagreed on policy. You deserve a lot of credit, Mr. President," Biden, looking straight into the camera, told Bush during an appearance on The Colbert Report Wednesday night.

"Mr. President, thank you," Biden also said. "You've honored these guys. You've honored these women. You've honored these troops."

The comments surpassed those of Obama, who, in his address announcing the end of combat missions in Iraq, thanked the former president for supporting the troops but refrained from crediting him for his role in conducting the war – specifically his implementation of the surge strategy in 2007 that is widely credited with improving security conditions in the country.

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[hlthe2b]

1. Ahh, turning the other cheek so the Bushies* can smack harder...

:eyes:

[Roland99]

2. uhh....

:wtf:

[aquart]

3. By cutting their benefits as he sent them to war?

Please.

[mike r]

4. Let's build another ship and name it after the 'patriot'

to match the one for his father. GEEEEZ.

[Jefferson23]

5. Oh pretty please moderate Republicans and Independents, vote for us in November!

[tomm2thumbs]

6. I had to watch the video to understand the context - reading it is different than seeing it in tone

may want to watch the video before you take what is said as a compliment to Bush's actions or his policies - it is really subtle

[Demeter]

21. Context, Shmontex

It's unforgivable pandering. And to what purpose, I ask you?

[msanthrope]

22. This is DU--Poutrage before facts, always. Why watch the actual

clip, or read facts, when one can skim, and have a hissy fit????

[Kingofalldems]

7. Oh I get it --republicans are great

People who believe that should just come out and say it, rather than try to trick people on the internet. :shrug:

[FSogol]

8. I agree. It was not easy to make Herbert Hoover look better.

:shrug:

[shotten99]

9. He's setting them up.

Biden's no slouch when it comes to political tricks.

[Dr.Phool]

15. He set somebody up.

[No Elephants]

17. And here I'd thought we'd seen the last of the Jedi mind trick playing 47 dimensional chess posts.

[cyr330]

10. Nauseating

makes me want to VOMIT up my breakfast all over my keyboard

[Larkspur]

11. Is this the great plan to get the Democratic base motivated to vote this year?

If so, it flopped.

[Downtown Hound]

12. It'll be a great say when no one has to kiss the ass of war criminals

For political reasons or any other.

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[Dr.Phool]

14. He said that on the Daily Show last night.

He'll never make it as a comedian.

[No Elephants]

16. No impeachments or prosecutions were bad enough. I never expected

our Executive Branch to tke over heading the Bush Legacy Project, though.


Sending him to Haiti with Clinton, praising his love of country, his death and dismemberment dealing "support" of our troops and his love of country, and now this.

Another thing in election season that's really going to GOTV of an already disappointed base.

Seriously, :wtf:

[damntexdem]

18. Spineless Dem b.s.

The only way Dubya deserves credit is in the context of the financial meltdown -- credit as good as the stupid mortgage loans that helped bring about the disaster.

[99 Percent Sure]

19. LOL.... n/t

[pansypoo53219]

20. biden was on the colbert report in front of a

military audience and i bet some of them VOTED for the chimp. it was not a 'partisan' deal. it was to thank the troops. not wap bush for being an idiot.
be rational.

[otohara]

25. Hard to Belive CNN Wrote A Story

when it was so fucking obvious, he was being gracious - only because he was put on the spot.

[No Elephants]

33. You be rational It's more than possible to thank the troops effusively without praising Bush at all.

[Teaser]

40. uh, this is Joe Biden we're talking about

sometimes he says stupid shit.

This is not news.

[and-justice-for-all]

23. ......

:puke:

[otohara]

24. Colbert Put Him on the Spot

on TV... this is nada -

[No Elephants]

34. The VP of the U.S. cannot handle himself against a comedian? Is that your

defense of him?

[otohara]

41. Guess So

Didn't know he had to be defended - Besides Joe voted yes on IWR, he's just as responsible for the deaths of soldiers in Iraq and yet we voted for him.

[TwilightGardener]

26. Joe is, at heart, a nice and gracious guy.

[jenmito]

27. Colbert prompted him to do it. Big deal. n/t

[No Elephants]

35. Please see Reply 34. And it is a big deal, after what shrub put the country through.

We worked and donated our hearts out for a man who ran against Bush, even though Bush was not even eligible to run. Change. Hope. And now, that man and his VP tell us how good Bush was?

[otohara]

28. Bogus OP Subject Line

this is BS... a gracious moment, when the Veep was called out by Colbert.

Biden would never have brought up Bush. It was all about the troops.

[jenmito]

29. TRENDING: Colbert calls himself a "Conservative."

Same show. It's satire. Biden "gave Bush credit" and Colbert's prompting.

[BlueIdaho]

30. Oh for Christ's Sake...

Just how small is that exclusive little club in DC?

[amandabeech]

31. Looking to pick up the right-of-center independents this fall.

Nothing more.

[Mass]

32. Sure, Because a tribute to the troops was the right place for a contentious attack on the previous

president.

No surprise that CNN tries to make Biden's words more than they were (They are idiots), but just see the context.

[No Elephants]

36. Sure, because no one can support troops without praising war criminal Bush.

Because there's no possible middle ground between a contentious attack and praise.

[Mass]

37. Colbert asked him a message for Bush. What was he supposed to say?

That Bush was an idiot? That the surge worked ? That the war was a good idea? (which is what the RW wanted him and Obama to say, not the idiot part, the rest).

All he said is that he cared for the troops. We may disagree, but it was fairly banal in the video, and CNN makes a big story out of it.

[jillan]

38. Wtf was he suppose to say? He was on national tv with soldiers in the audience that just got back

from Iraq.

Did you really expect him to say what he really felt?

I was actually impressed that Joe Biden didn't say what he shouldn't - yet here he is getting bashed for it.

[Teaser]

39. make me fucking care

.

[AtomicKitten]

42. yep

If I had a shit to give, I still wouldn't give it.

[Steely_Dan]

43. Please try to see this in context...

It's a bit unfair to accuse him of pandering...watch the video.