{"id":1407507,"date":"2022-03-29T13:45:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1407507"},"modified":"2022-03-29T13:45:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:45:39","slug":"blarney-former-defense-secretary-leon-panetta-blames-bidens-gaffe-on-his-irish-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blarney-former-defense-secretary-leon-panetta-blames-bidens-gaffe-on-his-irish-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Blarney: Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Blames Biden\u2019s Gaffe On His Irish Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblarney-former-defense-secretary-leon-panetta-blames-bidens-gaffe-on-his-irish-heritage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1407507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Leon-Panetta-Joe-Biden.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>When President Joe Biden promised as a candidate that he would bring back the \u201csoul of America,\u201d he likely did not mean that he was going to bring back prejudiced barbs<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishcentral.com\/roots\/history\/love-hate-relationship-irish-italian-americans\"><span> between the Italians and the Irish<\/span><\/a><span>, yet here we are \u2014 as former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta recently blamed one of Biden\u2019s now infamous European gaffes on the commander-in-chief\u2019s Irish heritage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Saturday, Biden<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/was-biden-calling-for-regime-change-in-russia-after-sunday-mass-the-president-tells-reporters-no\"> <span>went off-script during a speech in Poland<\/span><\/a><span> and said to the world, \u201cFor God\u2019s sakes, this man cannot remain in power,\u201d in reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine. As has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chatter-of-25th-amendment-erupts-after-biden-ramps-up-escalation-talk-on-russia-white-house-bats-cleanup\">thoroughly covered<\/a>, many took the president\u2019s comment to mean that Biden was calling for regime change in Russia, something that is markedly different from official U.S. policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While the White House walked back the statement, The Daily Wire<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/none-of-the-three-occurred-biden-denies-making-foreign-policy-gaffes-that-white-house-walked-back\"> <span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> yesterday that it was not entirely clear that Biden had any idea such a clarification occurred. Biden<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/03\/28\/ukraine-russia-invasion-live-updates\/7187493001\/\"><span> doubled down<\/span><\/a><span> on the comment on Monday, again saying that Putin shouldn\u2019t remain in power while adding that he was simply expressing his own opinion with the comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI was expressing my outrage. He shouldn\u2019t remain in power, just like bad people shouldn\u2019t continue to do bad things. But it doesn\u2019t mean we have a fundamental policy to do anything to take Putin down in any way,\u201d Biden told reporters on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m not walking anything back,\u201d Biden added. \u201cThe fact of the matter is, I was expressing the moral outrage I felt toward the way Putin is dealing and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/ukraine-crisis\"> <span>the actions of this man<\/span><\/a><span>, which is just brutality.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Even those comments were different than what Biden was apparently advised to say, as a photojournalist caught an up-close shot of his \u201cTough Putin Q&#038;A Talking Points\u201d cheat sheet notecard. Based on that photo, he was supposed to avoid mentioning \u2014 again\u00a0 \u2014 that Putin shouldn\u2019t remain in power:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden had to have \u201cI was not articulating a change in policy\u201d written verbatim on a notecard so he wouldn\u2019t screw it up\u2026 and he still screwed it up <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OvEwlHQVry\">pic.twitter.com\/OvEwlHQVry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobkschneider\/status\/1508584855440969735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>After those comments, his media allies were still left to defend and explain away the comments.\u00a0 One of those allies is the aforementioned Panetta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Monday night, the Secretary of Defense turned TV guest said on CNN\u2019s \u201cNewsroom\u201d that \u2014 essentially \u2014 Biden simply could not stop himself from making such a comment. He\u2019s just an Irishman, Panetta appeared to say, while adding the comment was not helpful for world affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI can understand his emotional feelings about Putin not staying in office,\u201d Panetta<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/former-obama-defense-secretary-biden-gaffe-irish\"> <span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cI think a lot of people would probably agree with that. But at this point in the game, you really have to keep your messages very simple and very direct, and I think this created some confusion that wasn\u2019t helpful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI happen to think that Joe Biden, you know, he\u2019s Irish, really has a great deal of compassion when he sees that people are suffering,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd I think it overwhelmed him in the sense of seeing all of the horrors that were resulting from this war.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Panetta also added that the president needed some discipline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Panetta\u2019s comments can be seen here:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former Obama Defense Secretary Leon Panetta:<\/p>\n<p>Biden made comments that the White House needed to walk back because &#8220;Joe Biden, you know, is Irish.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LlYSZHFuNN\">pic.twitter.com\/LlYSZHFuNN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1508803265638641671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>It should be noted that Biden has also referenced his Irish heritage in recent weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On St. Patrick\u2019s Day, the president joked at the Friends of St. Patrick\u2019s Day congressional lunch, \u201cBless me father, for I\u2019m about to sin. I just want you to know, I may be Irish, but I\u2019m not stupid. I married Dominic Giacoppa\u2019s daughter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/biden-i-may-be-irish-but-im-not-stupid\">pointed out<\/a> that \u201cGiacoppa was actually first lady Jill Biden\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/reliable-source\/wp\/2013\/04\/07\/opera-ball-celebrates-italian-culture-with-special-guest-joe-biden\/\">grandfather<\/a>, not her father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>Whether or not the president is smart can be up for debate, but it does not really matter if he is stupid, undisciplined, or simply Irish, as Panetta claimed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>What matters is that the commander-in-chief\u2019s \u201cgaffes\u201d are causing constant confusion in the world at a time when certainty is needed from the commander-in-chief. Subsequent clarifying comments from his underlings in the administration only further give the impression that Biden does not have a handle on much of anything, let alone avoding World War III with Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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