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Jill Biden Spills Secrets on Oprah
Published by Ashley on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 8:41 pm.Posted by Ashley Slayton for BET You(th) Vote
Fans of The Oprah Winfrey Show got more than they bargained for when they tuned in Monday afternoon. Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill joined Oprah in Washington for a special appearance, where Jill let a mammoth of a secret slip.
In a chatty mood, Jill’s words were flowing faster than her rationale when she said, “Joe had the choice of being secretary of state or vice president.” The vice president-elect promptly shushed his wife. (Check out the video above to see the whole embarrassing incident for yourself.)
Now Biden spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander denies Jill’s account: “To be clear, President-elect Obama offered Vice President-elect Biden one job only- to be his running mate, and the vice president-elect was thrilled to accept the offer,” she said in an e-mail to reporters.
Okay, so they’re denying it. It’s not like we haven’t seen this routine before, but Jill’s slip does bring a few questions to mind. For starters:
Would Joe Biden make a better secretary of state than Hilliary Clinton? Will Clinton supporters resent the fact that she was Obama’s second choice? And what was Jill Biden thinking?! You tell me.
-Ashley
P.S. Couldn’t she have waited until after the inauguration to open her mouth? I would LOVE to know what Joe said when they got home. No doubt the political analysts are going to run wild with this one.
I saw this too, but it was not really a big deal. Everyone knows that when cabinet positions are filled there is usually a list of names that are eligible and qualified for the job that they chose from..so it was not really a big deal….and thankfully, it happened at such a time that it has been and will be further buried under the coverage of the inauguration. But, even if it wasn’t I don’t think it was such a big deal, anyway. What’s done is done. And she wasn’t lying. She let it slip, but she was telling the truth, regardless of what the “spokesman” said. Now as far is Hillary supporters, they just need to be thankful that he had a place for her. It was a priveledge for her to recieve this post, and not a right. I know that she exudes “entitlement”, but fate should have let her know, that she really has none. So they should just be thankful… But as far as the slip, I don’t see it as being a big deal…
Well yeah, that was a bit of an oops moment…But I don’t think anything will change. The man is getting inaugurated today (NO TAKIE-BACKIES! lmbo!) Sure, you may hear from some Clinton fans and what not, but personally I was glad he didn’t pick her as vice. I think Clinton will do just fine with the position she has now.
Now later on down the road when Obama comes up for another term it might come back up again…but really how well he’ll do in office now will definitely overshadow all of that. In a way, I guess it was better that it came out now then later on when someone could’ve used it to try and ruin Obama’s image.