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Home › Politics

Politics | 04/30/2009 11:05 am

Biden's Office Clarifies Swine Flu Remarks

The vice president’s office sent out a statement to clear up his remarks to Matt Lauer.
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
© AP

Vice President Joe Biden caused a mini-scandal today when he told NBC’s Matt Lauer he would advise family members to avoid planes, subways and other confined spaces until the swine flu pandemic subsides.

Well, many people took the lawmaker’s remarks as an official statement that people should be worried, so Biden’s office sent out the following clarification:

The advice he is giving family members is the same advice the administration is giving to all Americans: that they should avoid unnecessary air travel to and from Mexico. If they are sick, they should avoid airplanes and other confined public spaces, such as subways.

Watch Biden’s exchange with Lauer here.

Read more about: Joe Biden, News, Politics, Swine Flu, Today Show

76 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

S.J. Morgan
Biden should be retitled the Director of MIS-Information!!
By S.J. Morgan on 04/30/2009 11:13 am
nanchan u

Is it just me, or do you get the feeling he’s putting a little something extra in the orange juice they serve in the Green Room?

(sorry… had the moment there… it has passed…. now back to the regular nanchan)

By nanchan u on 04/30/2009 11:44 am
Rachel F
Indeed…yet another instance of the Gaffe-O-Matic striking. ;)
By Rachel F on 05/01/2009 1:32 pm
deber B

S. J.  this is "standard procedure" now with Joe Biden.   He gives an interview and then the White House follows up with what he meant to say.

Heartbeat away from the presidency…."Sam the Eagle" has left the nest.  APB alert!

By deber B on 04/30/2009 11:21 am
Lady Gator
Was reading an article the other day on the "30 Gaffes & Gimmicks in the first 100 days of the Obama Administration" — I think this would be #31. 
By Lady Gator on 04/30/2009 12:31 pm
T P
You betcha!
By T P on 05/02/2009 2:10 am
Queenie .

deber B —-Heartbeat away from the presidency—-scary, huh?

By Queenie . on 04/30/2009 5:17 pm
deber B
Queenie, not only is it scary…but we’ll have "Sam the Eagle" leading the country….I truly wish we could make this stuff up.
By deber B on 04/30/2009 5:25 pm
Beth Cornell
After reading another story on Wowowow about this and commenting. I still can’t believe it! Biden should be called Director of Miscommunications. What a Jerk.
By Beth Cornell on 04/30/2009 11:24 am
Barbara B
deber B thanks for the good laugh today.
By Barbara B on 04/30/2009 11:40 am
deber B
Barbara, my pleasure!
By deber B on 04/30/2009 12:06 pm
Tee Zee
I’m so glad to hear Joe Biden speak his mind…I would advise my family to reduce their own exposure as well and cancel any non esstential travel.  Finally an honest response from a government official, thank you.
By Tee Zee on 04/30/2009 12:07 pm
Libra Lady
I thing joey should be using his "mind" to speak…not to speak his "mind"!!  lol
By Libra Lady on 04/30/2009 12:09 pm
Libra Lady
Oh joey b….you bring so much fun to this administration…awhile back I said he is going to put the SNL comedy writers out of business…..they will be soon looking for that 3 - letter word called J-O-B-S!!!
By Libra Lady on 04/30/2009 12:07 pm
Kelly In Texas
Yep Libra Lady….it’s hard to remember what  that p-o-t-a-t-o—-e did to Quayle. 
By Kelly In Texas on 05/01/2009 1:05 am
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