another idiot

[john & jean 37]

US Vice-President Joe Biden has been cracking jokes about the Russian spy scandal on a TV chat show.

Referring to one of 10 agents sent back to Russia, comedian Jay Leno on The Tonight Show asked Mr Biden: "Do we have any spies that hot?"

Mr Biden said: "It wasn't my idea to send her back." He also defended only getting four spies released by Moscow for the 10 that they returned.

The US and Russia made a spy swap on Friday on airport tarmac in Vienna.

It was Mr Biden's first appearance on the show since taking office in 2009, although he has taken part several times before being elected.

Mr Leno showed the vice-president a photo of 28-year old Anna Chapman, one of the alleged spies.

In response to Mr Leno's questioning, Mr Biden, in a mock-serious tone, told him: "Let me be clear. It wasn't my idea to send her back."

Mr Leno also asked him why the US was only getting four people in return for the 10 accused spies they were letting go, saying it did not "seem fair".

Mr Biden responded by saying: "We got back four really good ones".

"And the 10, they'd been here a long time, but they hadn't done much," he added.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

US Vice-President Joe Biden has been cracking jokes about the Russian spy scandal on a TV chat show.

Referring to one of 10 agents sent back to Russia, comedian Jay Leno on The Tonight Show asked Mr Biden: "Do we have any spies that hot?"

Mr Biden said: "It wasn't my idea to send her back." He also defended only getting four spies released by Moscow for the 10 that they returned.

The US and Russia made a spy swap on Friday on airport tarmac in Vienna.

It was Mr Biden's first appearance on the show since taking office in 2009, although he has taken part several times before being elected.

Mr Leno showed the vice-president a photo of 28-year old Anna Chapman, one of the alleged spies.

In response to Mr Leno's questioning, Mr Biden, in a mock-serious tone, told him: "Let me be clear. It wasn't my idea to send her back."

Mr Leno also asked him why the US was only getting four people in return for the 10 accused spies they were letting go, saying it did not "seem fair".

Mr Biden responded by saying: "We got back four really good ones".

"And the 10, they'd been here a long time, but they hadn't done much," he added.

Seems pretty valid. I've read reports where deep cover spies like the 10 are not typically very successful. In fact its almost just an excuse to live a good life in the US. That being said I don't know how successful the 4 US spies were. They could have been equally useless, but somehow I doubt it.

Edited July 11, 2010 by Sousuke

[luckytxn 2,263]

I always get the feeling that the whole administration is one big joke and they are laughing at the sheep that bought their promises.

[peejay 327]

US Vice-President Joe Biden has been cracking jokes about the Russian spy scandal on a TV chat show.

Biden has been the village idiot and assclown of the Democratic party for decades. Love him or hate him...it's what he does best. Howard Dean isn't too far behind him.

[Nagishkaw 510]

He's not right in the head.

[Ban Hammer 12,835]

He's not right in the head.

that's obvious, he's in the democratic party.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

We could have sent Biden with the 10 spies.....

[rika60607 215]

I thought that Biden was pretty funny and clever

And well, Biden - Obama's protege? I thought you would be talking about some kid from Obama's school days!

Biden is not anyone's protege.

[slim 1,514]

Howard Dean isn't too far behind him.

Wooooooooooooooowowooooooooooooooooohhoooooooo!

We could have sent Biden with the 10 spies.....

Then we'd have only gotten 3 spies in return.

[Ban Hammer 12,835]

Then we'd have only gotten 3 spies in return.

you just know bill clinton volunteered to get on that plane with those hot russian gals.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

you just know bill clinton volunteered to get on that plane with those hot russian gals.

I wish I had known Russian spies come in this flavor....