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March 25, 2010

Vice President Joe Biden is one of a few politicians who can be counted on to routinely make a very public gaffe. His most recent occasion was upon introducing the president after the health care bill passed.

Right now if you start typing “Biden” into your Google search box in Firefox, the first suggested result is “biden f bomb video.” I’ve embedded it above. Here’s an excerpt from CBS News:

Vice President Joe Biden couldn’t resist telling President Obama yesterday that signing comprehensive health care reform into law was a “big f***ing deal.” It turns out, a number of people on the Internet agree with him.

After the vice president’s apparently foul choice of words started to earn some attention, Hotsheet noted that White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs embraced the moment, Tweeting, “and yes Mr. Vice President, you’re right…”

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