Joe Biden Jokes About Blumenthal's War Record

Vice president takes a dig at veterans' hospital
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted May 26, 2010 1:07 PM CDT
Joe Biden Jokes About Blumenthal's War Record
A file photo of Joe Biden.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

It's politically volatile territory, so someone cue up the vice president for a joke. During a barbecue today at the Walter Reed Medical Center, Joe Biden just couldn't help himself, reports the Hill. "I didn't serve in Vietnam. I don't want to make a Blumenthal mistake here," he told veterans. "Our attorney general from Connecticut, God love him." He later added, "I have a bad habit of saying exactly what I think." (Read more Joe Biden stories.)

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