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>> we've long predicted this, that joe biden is great in theory, but in practice he's a total dufus, i don't mean that as a personal attack. leland:. >> no, michael, you call people duf fusses all the time and-- >> he was rejected by the american people in 1988. rejected in 2008. he only became vice-president only because barack obama hated hillary clinton and he doesn't stomach her as vice-president. and he's a gaffe machine. the russian interference did in fact happen on his watch and he won't own up to it. in theory he's great, but put him against other candidates and they outshine him in t...

Something senator mccaskill referenced earlier what can happen when a young inexperienced moderator comes in contact with the grizzled veteran joe biden at a debate. >> senator biden, words have in the past gotten you in trouble, words that were borrowed and words that some found hateful. an editorial in "the los angeles times" said in addition to his uncontrolled verbocity, biden is a gaffe machine can you assure voters in this country that you would have the discipline you need on the world stage, senator? >> yes. >> thank you, senator biden. [ laughter ] >> brilliant moment. >> memoli, the ...

Only one left out is john mccain. >> so he spent more time hitting senator mccain instead of palin's record. do you think that will be a hashinger of things to come this evening? will he go all out against trump and not the folks standing next to him? what do you think? >> the takeaway i had from the reporting on that, is that if you look at the different debates that john mccain has been in over the years. even though he has this reputation as a gaffe machine. he's tailored his approach to each debate. he was on the edge of the stage, hardly getting any speaking time, going a half hour at a t...

In? if he stays in, does he keep the bulk of it or does the african-american vote because of the quality and diversity of these candidates, fracture? >> i think it's early. i think that's the reason there's so much support for joe biden. he has a long track record of civil rights issues, all these other candidates have an opportunity on the debate stage this week and throughout the next several months to introduce themselves to black voters, to introduce the type of policy prescriptions they have for issues that are facing the african-american community. it would be very interesting to see if ...

Of a lot of reporters and questions and whatnot. how is unclequ joe doing out on the campaign trail? >> i think there is a false narrative out there that joe biden is some sort of political success. and austan mentioned that he said dumb things, but he has been saying dumb things since are selected in the early 1970s appeared he has run for president twice and epically failed. biden right now benefits from being associated for eight years as vice president to a frankly popular president in the democratic party. he leads because he has name i.d. and association of president obama, but he is a f...