Biden Says Back Off His Pastries

By: Ryan Corsaro
Topics: Joe Biden

From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:

(PHILADELPHIA) - Do Joe Biden a favor, will you?

"Stay away from my eclairs," Biden warned as he climbed back into his vehicle after visiting The Dining Car diner in Philadelphia.

Biden had dropped in to meet some locals and kept his hand on the low side of wife Jill's hip as he walked her around the restaurant, with most diners delighted to say hello to the VP pick and Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Pa.

"Joe Biden? He's here? I thought you guys with the cameras were from the Food Network!" said Shirley, a patron who lives around the corner.

As waitresses juggled coffee mugs and squeezed between photographers, Biden went table to table with hugs and handshakes.

One man, obviously annoyed by the attention, looked up from his reading material and whispered to the hostess, "I can't stand these people."

"Granddaughters are better than daughters," he told two women who were introduced by his wife after she chatted with them about breast cancer for a minute.

"My granddaughter said 'Pop, can you hold my hand?' as we walked down the street. She's fifteen. What fifteen year old daughter would ever say that?"

"We got some goody-bags for you," said a chef as Biden walks back from the kitchen.

Biden thanked him and ribbed Rendell over a sports conversation they appear to have had earlier.

"See, this guy's a Cincinnati fan.," Biden said, matter of factly.

Quick to grab shoulders and dish out the kisses to diners, Biden hoisted up several grocery bags of pastry on his way out.

While guarding his sweets tightly, he cautioned customers of the press corps, as if they were concerned reporters would pull any fast moves with the treats.

"I know this outfit," he said, grinning.

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by agt-r September 6, 2008 3:57 PM EDT: What a stupid article! No substance whatsoever! But, it actually matches Bin Biden; he''s braindead too.; Reply to this comment


by great-stuff September 6, 2008 3:06 PM EDT: Biden is an eclair. Full of cream and covered in Chocolate. What a good comparison for a story.; Reply to this comment


by obungler September 6, 2008 1:15 PM EDT: Joe Biden''s foreign policy experitise fully demonostrated...

Back off my pastries...; Reply to this comment


by mydiatribe September 6, 2008 11:18 AM EDT: I''M LOVING THIS! Joe is Old School Democrat.
QUESTION:
How many times, just within the next 60 days WILL JOE step on his pee pee with the looney left POLITICALLY CORRECT CLUB??? LOL!; Reply to this comment


by mr2258 September 6, 2008 11:11 AM EDT: Biden is such a Jerk.One man tells Hostess "I can''t stand these people".; Reply to this comment


by sethw76 September 6, 2008 8:53 AM EDT: Wait. No mention of Palin? No snarky comments about how eclairs aren''t American enough, or don''t taste enough like moose? You guys aren''t doing your jobs. Every story you write has to have a mention of her in it somewhere.; Reply to this comment


by drbob10001 September 6, 2008 6:03 AM EDT: OK, this is all cute and fun. But the press needs to start asking some serious questions now, like: Why is it OK for Palin to avoid probing interviews, and where is Hillary Clinton when Obama needs her? Let''s get to work MSM!; Reply to this comment


by thisniss September 6, 2008 5:31 AM EDT: You people in The Liberal Media should be ashamed of yourselves!! The pastries of the candidates are strictly a private matter. Their pastries should be off-limits. No one with a speck of journalistic integrity should be out there going after a candidate''s eclairs. Would you want someone gunning for ~your~ pastries, or your childrens'' pastries?

Would you even be interested in Biden''s pastries if this were a celiac candidate? That''s what I thought. Double Standard! How is anyone supposed to trust your "so-called reporting" about Grandpas and diners (not to mention comestibles) when it''s so obvious that you''re all just a bunch of sugar-crazed lunatics with no moral standards!?! Shamity shame shame!

Also, I love Joe Biden.; Reply to this comment