Gaffe-tastic Joe Biden thinks 'Africa' is a country, not a continent American VP addressed 50 world leaders – all from Africa – on Tuesday

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Gaffe-tastic Joe Biden thinks 'Africa' is a country, not a continent

• American VP addressed 50 world leaders – all from Africa – on Tuesday

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• American VP addressed 50 world leaders – all from Africa – on Tuesday
• ​'There's no reason the nation of Africa cannot and should not join the ranks of the world's most prosperous nations,' he said
• Face-palm moment came in the run-up to a glitzy White House dinner where Joe is not expected to speak

Vice President Joe Biden wants everyone to know that he has high hopes for the 'nation' of Africa.

Biden isn't just a walking gaffe machine – he's a walking gaffe top-ten list. So when he goofed at Tuesday's U.S.-Africa Business Forum, and there was no F-bomb involved, it didn't make headlines.

But gaffe he did, in front of 50 world leaders and their entourages at the event held on the sidelines of President Barack Obama's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.

There's no reason the nation of Africa cannot and should not join the ranks of the world's most prosperous nations in the near term, in the decades ahead. There is simply no reason.'

The skinny-dipping, party guest-groping bumbler who's one heartbeat away from the presidency once chaired the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Biden has been an active participant in this week's summit. He met Tuesday with South African President Jacob Zuma, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on the margins of the event.

He will also attend a dinner tonight at the White House honoring all the African leaders. The event will also include several non-political luminaries.

The Obama administration said in a statement on Tuesday that guests will include Essence magazine Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Bush, 'Orange is the New Black' star Uzo Aduba, '12 Years a Slave' actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, Olympic marathoner Meb Keflezighi, sculptor Wangechi Mutu, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., and actor Robert DeNiro and his wife Grace.

High-powered business leaders, all of whom pledge Africa relief funds from their corporate philanthropies,will include NextGen Solar president Mayank Bhargava, Coca-Cola president Muhtar Kent, Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, Wal-Mart president Doug McMillon, Marriott president Arne Sorenson and IBM president Virginia Rometty.

Biden, a White House source said Tuesday, is not expected to speak at the glitzy event.

That may be just as well.

Edited August 7, 2014 by lostinblue

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Joe is only there as insurance.

[lostinblue 1,989]

He is in the running for the next election

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Gaffe-tastic Joe Biden thinks 'Africa' is a country, not a continent

• American VP addressed 50 world leaders – all from Africa – on Tuesday

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2717393/Gaffe-tastic-Joe-Biden-thinks-Africa-country-not-continent.html#ixzz39hWZU0w5

Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

• American VP addressed 50 world leaders – all from Africa – on Tuesday
• ​'There's no reason the nation of Africa cannot and should not join the ranks of the world's most prosperous nations,' he said
• Face-palm moment came in the run-up to a glitzy White House dinner where Joe is not expected to speak

Vice President Joe Biden wants everyone to know that he has high hopes for the 'nation' of Africa.

Biden isn't just a walking gaffe machine – he's a walking gaffe top-ten list. So when he goofed at Tuesday's U.S.-Africa Business Forum, and there was no F-bomb involved, it didn't make headlines.

But gaffe he did, in front of 50 world leaders and their entourages at the event held on the sidelines of President Barack Obama's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.

There's no reason the nation of Africa cannot and should not join the ranks of the world's most prosperous nations in the near term, in the decades ahead. There is simply no reason.'

The skinny-dipping, party guest-groping bumbler who's one heartbeat away from the presidency once chaired the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Biden has been an active participant in this week's summit. He met Tuesday with South African President Jacob Zuma, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on the margins of the event.

He will also attend a dinner tonight at the White House honoring all the African leaders. The event will also include several non-political luminaries.

The Obama administration said in a statement on Tuesday that guests will include Essence magazine Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Bush, 'Orange is the New Black' star Uzo Aduba, '12 Years a Slave' actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, Olympic marathoner Meb Keflezighi, sculptor Wangechi Mutu, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., and actor Robert DeNiro and his wife Grace.

High-powered business leaders, all of whom pledge Africa relief funds from their corporate philanthropies,will include NextGen Solar president Mayank Bhargava, Coca-Cola president Muhtar Kent, Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, Wal-Mart president Doug McMillon, Marriott president Arne Sorenson and IBM president Virginia Rometty.

Biden, a White House source said Tuesday, is not expected to speak at the glitzy event.

That may be just as well.

That guy is an idiot. I could only find the story on right wing sites. Wonder if it would have made CNN or CBS if palin had said it

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The man said "nation" instead of "continent" (or he could have said "nations" so only one letter off) - Add this to the reason I could never be a politician. I've never given a public speech where I have not made at least this size of goof.. Though my public speaking is closer to Ross Perot's VP pick... "er.. mm.. GRIDLOCK!"

Edited August 7, 2014 by OnMyWayID

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The man said "nation" instead of "continent" (or he could have said "nations" so only one letter off) - Add this to the reason I could never be a politician. I've never given a public speech where I have not made at least this size of goof.. Though my public speaking is closer to Ross Perot's VP pick... "er.. mm.. GRIDLOCK!"

I do agree that if you give 100's of speeches per year sooner or later you are going to screw up. I think you will also agree that when it is done by very conservative candidates it is treated different in the media .

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It's amazing what people waste their time talking about.

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I do agree that if you give 100's of speeches per year sooner or later you are going to screw up. I think you will also agree that when it is done by very conservative candidates it is treated different in the media .

I think either side blows these out of proportion as they see it as proof of what they believe (or want others to believe) about a particular politician as opposed to a simple goof.. It follows their particular bent (ie: Dan Quayle spells it "Potatoe" because he is stupid, Biden says "Nation" without the s because he made a goof) - As the bulk of major media runs a tad to the left they tend to find ways to weave them into stories.. And also the reason someone can't believe people are actually are talking about something this trivial will find the same subject all-important when it involves a conservative

Edited August 7, 2014 by OnMyWayID