Telegraph.co.uk
US officials have revealed that Osama bin Laden’s diaries contain the rather startling conclusion that he didn’t think Vice President Joe Biden was worth bumping off (hat tip: a tweet from my New York colleague Jon Swaine).
According to ProPublica, the Obama administration is briefing that Barack Obama was bin Laden’s the “top target” (no surprise there) while “military chiefs like the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the defense secretary” were also major scalps.
But Joe Biden’s scalp (hair plugs and all)? Apparently, not so much. A counterterrorism official said: “There is a note indicating that the vice president is not an important target because that position has less weight.”
To be fair, it seems that Uncle Joe was not mentioned by name and the al-Qaeda leader tied the comment to the constitutional weakness of the vice-presidency rather than the antics of the garrulous current occupant.
But one does suspect that bin Laden might have rather liked to have got Dick Cheney.
Given the manner in which the al-Qaeda chief was sent to his maker, taking out George W. Bush’s veep might have been a prudent measure. As Jay Leno quipped: “Osama bin Laden was apparently shot twice in the face. It looks like Dick Cheney may have been involved.”
Wild Thing’s comment……..
OMG! Priceless.
Wow. And he wasn’t even TRYING to..!
Plugs not to be plugged .
You know you must really suck when terrorists don’t even want to off you. You know you’re a putz when you’re the VP of the USA, and a supervillain Ian Fleming could’t have dreamed up dubs you unworthy of assassination.
Realise this —Osama Bin Laden effectively ended Joe Biden’s political career from the GRAVE…!
Wow. And he wasn’t even TRYING to..!
That’s bad when even Osama knows you’re a buffoon and not worth the time.
If anyone thought he was a CAESAR type it’s NO GI JOE… It took us over 30 years to get rid of him from the First State! Back to DD and the Monster Mile!!
You think Biden runs with obama next time. A caase of dumb and dumbest, in Bidens case just no comparison.
Biden is useless and he should feel like the computer that the thieves leave when they take the desk. Biden isn’t there to keep the bin Ladens away. He is there to keep a WWII former sniper dying from cancer from going out by shooting Obama.
Bob, your right, I was thinking to that bin laden noticed the large amount of gaffes Biden does.
Thank you Bob.
Darth, good one.
Thank you Darth.
Mark, I was wondering about that, if he will be on the ticket with obama again.
Thank you Mark.
Avitar, good way to put it about leaving the computer.
Avitar, what you said about a WW11 Veteran, I am so sorry if that the person has cancer and if it is someone we know.That person would be a hero to me for sure, but also like you said with Biden waiting in the wings one has to remember what that means as well.
Thank you Avitar.