VP adds comments in response to prodding by Turkish official
(NEWSER) - Never one to sit quietly, Joe Biden traded boasts with a Turkish official in speeches last night, adding a pointed rebuttal to his prepared remarks, reports the New York Times . Turkey's deputy prime minister in charge of the economy boasted that Turkey's 7.5% growth rate this year stemmed from the government's strong leadership, saying, "The fast fish, not the big fish, eats the small fish." Unable to contain himself, Biden added two remarks to the start of his 31-minute speech—first, that the economic success of nations is interrelated, and, second, that the United States is much more massive than Turkey. More»
