OK, so far this morning I've counted at least 2 concern troll diaries complete with wringing hands about Joe Biden's "Obama will be tested by a crisis in his first six months" statement.
I hava a simple question for the ones who wrote these diaries, as well as anyone who agrees with them that Biden made a "gaffe" of some sort:
What the fuck is WRONG with you people?
What world do you live in where major events don't take place on the world stage on a regular basis?
OF COURSE Obama will be "tested" in his first six months. And his second six months. And, for that matter his entire four (hopefully eight) years in office.
Here's the Biden statement that's causing y'all to have the vapors:
"Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy," Biden said. "And he’s gonna have to make some really tough -- I don’t know what the decision’s gonna be, but I promise you it will occur. As a student of history and having served with seven presidents, I guarantee you, it’s gonna happen."
Yeah...and? What's the problem here?
EVERY President is "tested" in their first, second, third, and fourth six months in office, all the way through the time they leave office. Take a look at a photo of any President the day they're inaugurated, and another photo of them the day they leave office--yes, even our current asshole-in-chief. EVERY ONE OF THEM has clearly aged far more than the 4-8 years that they were in the White House. Bill Clinton didn't look 8 years older, he looked about 30 years older by the time he left, and he probably enjoyed the job more than any other POTUS in a long time (and no, I'm not talking about Lewinsky; I mean he seemed to genuinely enjoy the job of being President itself).
Have none of you ever watched The West Wing? For that matter, have none of you actually read a paper, watched the news, or had the powers of sight and hearing at any time in your lives?
Biden stating that Obama "will be tested by a crisis in his first six months" is akin to someone saying "the sun will rise in the East tomorrow morning".
It's something so fucking obvious that the only possible reason why it may have been a silly thing to say is because everyone already knows it to be the case.
Yes, Obama will be tested. So would McCain. That's the whole Goddamn point of this election--who do you trust to have a steady hand and to be more likely to make the best decisions in such a crisis? So far, the public has wisely recognized that Obama would be the better choice on this basis.
So, if you're a troll, fuck off.
If you're truly an Obama supporter, get a grip.