Bidenisms

Bidenisms are comments from U.S. President Joe Biden unique to his speaking style.[1][2][3][4]

Joe Biden, 2021

In 2014 Jonathan Topaz of Politico noted that Biden's "off-the-cuff style has made him perhaps the most eminently quotable person in Washington". In his piece Topaz listed 15 top Bidenisms[1] from The New Yorker profile of Biden.[5] Evan Osnos of The New Yorker commented that Biden disliked teleprompters, which resulted in gaffes called "Joe Bombs" by Barack Obama's team during their competitive campaign for presidency. An example: "Folks, I can tell you I've known eight Presidents, three of them intimately". In his childhood, Biden stuttered, and reading aloud was still more difficult for him compared to an improvised talk.[5]

  • "It looks like we're alone, so why don't you call me Mr. President and I'll call you Mr. Prime Minister." - Biden joked while Vice President at the beginning of a meeting with a British minister.[5][1]
  • "I can die a happy man not being a president" - when asked about joining the presidential race.[6][1]
  • “I love you, darling.” - Biden’s occasional phone sign-offs to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.[1]
  • “Yeah, maybe.” - when asked whether the U.S. could have done anything differently in Syria. Osnos said Biden waited 15 seconds to answer the question.[1]
  • “I mean, 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.” - Discussing Barack Obama during an interview with the New York Observer, Feb. 4, 2007[7]
  • "Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids," - when discussing education opportunities for low-income students[8]

Matt Viser of The Washington Post notes that Biden frequently inserts quotes of his relatives, most often of his father, a car salesman. "My dad had an expression, 'Joey, don't compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative.'" Viser said it is hard to say whether all these quotes do come from Biden's clan: "…his father seemed to have enough sayings to fit almost every circumstance — even geopolitical lessons".[2]

See also

References
  1. Jonathan Topaz, "New Yorker profile: 15 Bidenisms", Politico, July 21, 2014
  2. Matt Viser, "Joe Biden unspools an endless supply of 'Bidenisms' on the campaign trail", The Washington Post, January 24, 2020
  3. James A. Nollet, The Ultimate BIG Book of Bidenisms: with 400 Bidenisms in COLOR, 2020, ISBN 979-8582463245
  4. "Biden and His 'Bidenisms.' You Might Hear Them in the Debate Tonight.", The New York Times, July 31, 2019
  5. Evan Osnos, "The Biden Agenda", The New Yorker, July 20, 2014
  6. Evan Osnos, Joe Biden. The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now, 2020, ISBN 1982174099
  7. Stahl, Jeremy (2009-09-18). "Introducing Bidenisms". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  8. "Biden in Iowa says 'poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids'". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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