joe biden

Crazy Uncle Joe is out.

After months of speculation and drama, the Vice President has decided to sit out this next election and let the Bernie/Hillary match-up continue.

Biden made the announcement that he would not seek the presidency today outside the White House.

A lot of people were wrong about Biden's potential candidacy. The Washington Post even published a story accidentally that said he would run.

I have a very good source close to Joe that tells me VP Biden will run for Prez

— US Rep Brendan Boyle (@RepBrendanBoyle) October 19, 2015

Three sources close to @VP telling me he's expected to announce he is running but the sources are all urging caution on 48-hr timeline

— Ed Henry (@edhenry) October 19, 2015

But if anyone knows Crazy Uncle Joe, they know that he likes to keep us guessing. And he likes to give us some dank memes.

Never change, Crazy Uncle Joe.

Joe Biden has many facets. He's America's uncle. He's a brazenly honest person. And he's also someone who has had a lot of tragedy befall him.

As rumors continue to swirl about a possible Biden presidential run, he came by The Late Show to talk to Stephen Colbert about many things.

What came next was a very candid and heartfelt talk about the recent loss of the Vice President's son Beau and the death of his first wife and daughter years ago. The talk was even more heightened when Biden compared his experience to Colbert's, who suffered his own harrowing childhood tragedy.

It's a really touching talk and one that casts and incredibly human light on the office of Vice President and Biden himself.

Here's part two of the interview:

And if you need a light hearted refresher after all the heavy talk, here's that picture of him giving a shoulder rub:

Regardless of the State of The US, Joe Biden is having a helluva time. Smirky Joe Biden strikes again.

This gif is a perfect "I see what you did there" reaction gif.

The only thing missing -- Biden's disruptive laughter.

Bonus: Here's the Gregory Bros.' behind-the-scenes madness.

Extra Bonus: Here are the best pics and GIFs from the debate.

In case you missed Thursday night's VP debate, here's the best -- and sassiest -- recap.

Meanwhile, the latest GOP campaign spot sticks it to ol' Joe:

Vice President Biden is laughing... are you? At the 2012 Vice Presidential debate, Vice President Biden spent 90 minutes laughing and rolling his eyes to try and distract from his inability to defend the last four years and provide a vision for the next four.

What say you -- was the veep's laughter as inappropriate as the RNC claims?

Ew.

... Martha Raddatz.

Also, props to Salon's Benjamin Wheelock for making Paul Ryan the star of Atlas Shrugged.

Further coverage to come Friday.

Will this prove accurate? We'll see.

The debate starts now.

(Paul Ryan's sexy photoshoot pics were conveniently released today by TIME, BTW.)

Ready your beverages -- the candidates take the stage at 6 p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST.

(Feeling particularly boozy? More advanced versions are here and here.)

This Lunch Rush brought to you by the bear vote.

What else?

• TDW Geek: Someone created a super-realistic turret from Portal.
• Hahaha: "Oh, Mitt Romney's not going to be president of the United States. I think everybody knows that." --Nancy Pelosi
• WTF: Openly gay actor Rupert Everett "can't think of anything worse" than two gay dads.
• Awesome: Scientists have named a new type of wasp after Lady Gaga.
• Yikes: Syrian jets attacked Lebanon today.
• Sad: Lil Wayne takes a shot at Frank Ocean's sexuality.
• Pitiful: The Boy Scouts covered up/didn't report hundreds of instances of sexual molestation, documents show.

Lunch Lady: Kaki West

Lunch Leisure: Voxel Shooter (via)

Lunch List: 11 Occupy Wall Street Spin-offs You May Have Missed

With all the hoopla surrounding the president's bear hug by a pizzeria owner on Sunday, Joe Biden's intimate moment with a biker chick -- and her security detail -- was sadly overlooked.

Our bad.

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Vice President Joe Biden may be a public grump who bares a resemblance to wrestler Bob Holly, but he certainly isn't afraid to speak his mind. As is the case this morning, while Biden was on Meet the Press, he made some pretty strong comments regarding marriage equality:

I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men marrying women are entitled to the same exact rights.

Biden even further articulated a thought that will hopefully put less-than-gay-friendly bros (see: Rick Perry) to shame

Who do you love? Who do you love and will you be loyal to the person you love? And that's what people are finding out what all marriages at their root are about. Whether they are marriages of lesbians or gay men or heterosexuals.

While President Obama has come out in support of civil unions, Biden is the highest ranking official to endorse marriage equality.

[thinkprogress]

Joe Biden gets the Bad Lip Reading treatment -- and no one notices.

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