Joe Biden

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Joseph R. "Literally"[1] "Big Fucking Deal" "Gates of Hell" "Come Hell or High Water" "Diamond Joe" Biden, Jr. is the current in a long list of gaffe-prone Vice Presidents of the United States[2] who, at the same time, has managed to be one of Barack Obama's most important negotiators.[3] He was the U.S. Senator for Delaware from 1973 to 2008.

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[edit] Women's issues

Biden's support of women's rights is broad and consistent. In 1994, Biden authored and strong-armed the passage of the Violence Against Women Act (as part of a larger bill, Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, also known as the Biden Crime Act) which among other things, aids women in cases of domestic assault and for the first time, provided a way for victims of rape or domestic assault to find redress in civil courts if the State or District prosecutor choose not to try a case.

Despite the fact that he personally follows his Catholic faith in the belief that life begins at conception, Biden is strongly pro-choice. In the 2012 Vice-Presidential debates, he stated his own view (and challenged all lawmakers):

With regard to abortion, I accept my church’s position ... life begins at conception. ... But I refuse to impose it on equally devout Christian and Muslims and Jews, and I just refuse to impose that on others.
I do not believe that we have a right to tell women, that they can’t control their body. It is a decision between them and their doctor. I am not going to interfere with that.

[edit] Gay marriage should be allowed... oops

In May of 2012, right in the middle of the re-election campaign, Biden misspoke (or maybe not), saying that "I am absolutely comfortable with gay marriage."[4] This gaffe forced Obama to have to actually address the gay marriage issue head on. The President said he had evolved and now accepted gay marriage. This was one of several turning points in the campaign, so thank him for that.

[edit] See also

Icon fun.svg For those of you in the mood, RationalWiki has a fun article about Joe Biden.

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