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Joe Biden reality show urged by petition
By Tim Kenneally, TheWrap.com


U.S. Vice President Joe Biden laughs as he gathers with lawmakers during a joint session of Congress to count the Electoral College Ballots for the U.S. Presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 4, 2013. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)

LOS ANGELES - Kim Kardashian. Honey Boo Boo. Joe Biden?

Vice President Biden could join the ranks of the reality TV elite if the supporters of a new petition have their way.

A petition published on the White House website is urging the Obama administration to authorize a recurring TV show on public-affairs cable network C-SPAN that would chronicle Biden’s day-to-day antics as he interacts with the world at large.

The petition cites Biden’s winning personality and unifying presence as a selling point for the potential ratings-grabber.

“Vice President Joe Biden has a demonstrated ability to bring people together, whether at the negotiating table or at the neighbourhood diner,” the petition reads. “We, therefore, urge the Obama Administration to authorize the production of a recurring C-SPAN television program featuring the daily activities and interactions of the Vice President with elected officials, foreign dignitaries and everyday American families.”

The petition goes on to assert that the program would educate the public about the vice president’s duties and responsibilities, but also provide “a glimpse of the lighthearted side of politics even in the midst of contentious and divisive national debates.”


So far, the petition has received just over 600 signatures - out of a goal of 25,000.

Biden, who’s practically turned the verbal gaffe into an art form, wowed many with his theatrical flair at the swearing-in ceremony for the new senators on Thursday, which aired on CSPAN-2.

“I want you next to me,” Biden said to one senator’s wife. “You got a smile that lights up the chamber. Your smile lights up the room. Come on, sis, get in here.”

North Dakota Sen. Mary Kathryn “Heidi” Heitkamp’s husband, meanwhile, was met with, “Spread your legs, you’re about to be frisked.”

A Biden reality show would no doubt provide plenty of opportunity for other such gems. To say nothing of the Very Special Episode when Obama tells Biden that he’s not allowed to wash his Trans Am in the White House driveway anymore.



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