In Poll, Most Say Biden's F-Bomb No Big Deal

Fox News survey has 57% calling it 'not offensive'
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 9, 2010 12:06 PM CDT
In Poll, Most Say Biden's F-Bomb No Big Deal
In this March 23 file photo, President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden smile in the East Room before the president signed the health care bill.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Americans don't seem all that concerned about Joe Biden's "big f---ing deal" comment. In a poll by Fox News, 57% of respondents said his remark about health care reform was "not offensive," vs. 37% who thought it was. Fox News "went bonkers" over the comment, Greg Sargent of Plum Line observes, then commissioned a poll to "see if their flood-the-zone coverage" made an impact. The answer: "No so much."
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