Joe Biden Resurrects a Favorite Word
A term popularized by a 1920s newspaper sports editor.
Remember the time Joe Biden’s use of the word “malarkey” flared up in the media? No, not tonight at the DNC, but rather back in the fall of 2012, during a vice presidential debate.
From the top of an Oct. 12, 2012 NPR report:
“With all due respect, that’s a bunch of malarkey,” Vice President Biden said during Thursday’s debate as he challenged Rep. Paul Ryan’s assertion that U.S. foreign policy has unraveled under President Obama.
A little later in the debate, Biden said Ryan’s criticisms were “a bunch of stuff” — and when moderator Martha Raddatz asked, “What does that mean?” he said, “We Irish call it malarkey.”
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