Talk:Joe Biden

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Cleanup

I've tagged this article for cleanup because its sources are not only grouped at the bottom (which doesn't work as well in Wikiquote as it does in Wikipedia), but most of them are also inadequate for multiple reasons:

• Using bare links instead of explicit descriptions, which:
  • Makes it harder to fix the sources when the links break
  • Often disguises the fact that source is not reliable by wiki standards
• Unnecessary redundancy (if you're going to cite the same article multiple times, include a shorthand explicit citation and use a named reference to collect the duplicate full citations)
• Some "sources" are merely context descriptions

If anyone has questions about this, let me know. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 12:23, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Would run on a McCain Ticket?

Palin just said that Biden said he would run on a McCain ticket... Can we find that and get it up here? - Avitor 01:48, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

5 years in Iraq

There's a great quote by Joe Biden, on July 11, 2002 in The Independent:

"I always kid him and say, 'Mr President, there is a reason why your father stopped and didn't go to Baghdad – he didn't want to stay for five years'."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bush-plan-to-invade-iraq-challenged-by-senators-647956.html

I think 5 years on, this quote is very relevant.

Removed Gravel quote

This Tweet about Biden by Mike Gravel was removed for having only a social media source. A cursory google didn't find any media quoting this Tweet.

• Joe Biden's a bum. A right-wing chauvinist, good time prick, arrogant bastard creep who thinks that because he's got a $3,000 suit and the cachet of a lifetime sinecure in the Senate we should bow down to his beaming smile. A real racist piece of work.
  • Mike Gravel, Sen. Mike Gravel on Twitter (5 June 2019)

Anyone got a non-Twitter source? ~ Robin Lionheart (talk) 22:15, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Are sources in-text URLs on WikiQuote?

Hello. Sorry for the basic question, but are sources inside the wiki text on WikiQuote?

On other projects, they are at a References section at the bottom.

Thanks in advance.

--TimelessMan007 (talk) 03:07, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

@TimelessMan007: yes

Trump

Hi all, should the Trump quotes be separated from the other quotes about Biden? Trump might (for now) be President, but his quotes on here are a mix of slanderous name-calling and unfounded accusations and I'm not sure if they should be just mixed in with all the other quotes about Biden. (Maybe those should be on a page about Trump, but I'm new to Wikiquote). Footlessmouse (talk) 04:04, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

@Footlessmouse: which quotes are you referring to? Thanks in advance, Ottawahitech (talk) 16:35, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Change of image at the top of the "about" section

The image at the top of the "about" section has been replaced by @Pithy Francoln:. See: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Biden&diff=prev&oldid=2928536

I don't have an opinion about which image is better, but for some reason the new image looks "squat". Anyone?

Requesting Protection

Since vandalism is possible with this article, I am requesting a page protection on Joe Biden. He is a well-known person, so editors might edit this page and vandalize this page due to a heavy amount of disruption. I'm just requesting page protection for this page to stop recent vandalism, editing disputes, and nonconstructive editing. If you think this page should be protected, feel free to protect the page Joe Biden if you are an administrator. Rockstar Arianagrande (talk) 17:15, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

It seems that the vandalism has slowed down. Almost all political topics and articles about politicians are suspect to this kind of vandalism unfortunately. --ო ~ ^#SheSaid 11:34, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

It seems like vandalism has started once again. Someone is adding incorrect information on the page and it wasn't a mistake. Rockstar Arianagrande (talk) 21:18, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Anti Biden bias

Seems to be lots of anti Biden bias on this page and it uses questionable sources like the Sun.

Most attributed Biden quote missing

The most famous quote from Biden's first public speech, the March 2021 press conference, in lieu of his State of the Union address in May 2021, is missing from the page. These are the most famous first words he has made as President.

"And so, I’m going to say something outrageous: I have never been particularly poor at calculating how to get things done in the United States Senate. So the best way to get something done, if you — if you hold near and dear to you that you like to be able to — anyway —"

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/03/25/remarks-by-president-biden-in-press-conference/

Quote request

This page has been locked and that prevents people from contributing. So could someone add this quote from abc news exclusive interview with Biden regarding the Afganista cituation.

"That was four days ago, five days ago."

This quote is about the Afgans falling from the US transport plane.

Thank you in advance. PaksuBertta (talk) 18:26, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

Washington Examiner

Is the Washington Examiner considered a reliable source for quotes? I couldn't find a policy on reliable sources on Wikiquote. Wikipedia's Perennial sources database says, "There is no consensus on the reliability of the Washington Examiner, but there is consensus that it should not be used to substantiate exceptional claims. Almost all editors consider the Washington Examiner a partisan source and believe that statements from this publication should be attributed. The Washington Examiner publishes opinion columns, which should be handled with the appropriate guideline." The Examiner seems to have been trying to twist the quote into Biden making an endorsement of Wallace, although he clearly said "a liberal George Wallace", which would presumably mean he was not.--Augusthorsesdroppings10 (talk) 20:19, 30 October 2022 (UTC)