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Biden Spends First Day of Campaign Apologizing

by The Hill - 02/01/07 4:29 PM ET

Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) spent the first day of his presidential campaign apologizing for remarks he made about Senator Barack Obama in an interview yesterday.

“I deeply regret any offense my remark in the New York Observer might have caused anyone. That was not my intent and I expressed that to Senator Obama,” Biden said in a statement today.

Biden explained that he did not intend the comment to be derogative towards former African American Presidential contenders, such as Rev. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, but rather as indicative of Obama’s charisma.

Obama, according to Biden, “is probably the most exciting candidate the Democratic or Republican parties have produced since I’ve been around. He’s fresh, new, smart, insightful. Lightning in a jar.”

In case you missed it, below is a video clip with the audio of Biden’s questionable remarks concerning Obama.