"In the early days of the administration, aides said, Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton treated each other gingerly, using Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. as an informal go-between. 'Hillary would say to me, 'How do you think I should present this to the president?' Mr. Biden recalled in an interview. 'And I’d say, Whoa, just present it to him. And Barack would say, 'Does she know what a good job I think she’s doing?’ I’d say, Just tell her.'"
—The big long piece about the relationship between President Obama and Hilary Clinton that Mark Landler and Helene Cooper wrote in today's Times is a heartening, even heart-warming read. But journalists should stop deleting the word "man" from the beginning, middle and end of every sentence Joe Biden says. Just transcribe the guy verbatim.
Do you like me too?
[] Yes
[] No
[] Maybe
I ACTUALLY had this girl give me a note in a similar vein asking me to be her boyfriend (circle yes/no).
In college.
Which did you circle; the suspense is killing me.
He left a hanging chad.
No, homo.
[] Homo
Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly
I thought it was 'Folks'