RI is going to vote for him even if he spells it "Toad Island" or land of the sheeple

half of the kids in our great public schools probably cant spell it correctly either.

Well, he didn't write it, his staffer did. Still, who can't spell the name of a state? Look it up! By the way, any lame excuse relating to spell-check or auto-correct doesn't hold up. Oh, and the Biltmore was spelled Builtmore.

Joe Bydin, who is he?

It's Rogues Island; remember? If that staffer didn't proofread before, I'll bet he does now. Hopefully, that non scientific poll is in jest.

Of course it's forgivable - it's a Democrat gaffe. If it had been a Republican - it'd be all over every news station, bashing the heck out of them.

It is ridiculous that someone in that position and that much schooling can't spell. Some type of an apology would be nice. And how about some respect for our state!!!

Proves that you cannot rely on the spellcheckers. I doubt old Joe wrote that himself but in the end, is this REALLY a big deal? No!

I wouldn't have been so upset if it had been mis-spelled as "Rode Island" because that at least could have been explained as an accidentally dropped "h". But "Road" Island just showcases an ignorance of the true spelling. Yes, it could have been the result of careless spell-checking but someone should proof read these things before they go out.

I also agree that if a Republican VP had done the same thing, it would have been a bigger story!

This is the island of lemmings. They vote every year for criminals then complain about the state of our state. Spelling who needs spelling as long as you can read your own name on one of your state checks for doing nothing. Welcome Veci Prezidant Bedon I hope youus enzos yousuself hair in Rhod Iland

Even the republicans misspell; Rick Santorum recently spelled a town in Minnesota as Bimidji vs. Bemidji.

They (he) could have nailed it with "Rogues Island."

Remember, this is Joe Biden. If he DIDNT screw something up, I would suspect we were dealing with an impostor.

I really don't know who this Joe Biteme man is. I guess he is some gov't official?

anyways, Rhode island is my home and I love it. No joke. I could not love a human baby more than i love RI.

P.S. Any chance Joe can take Chafee back to Washington and keep him there?

Are you really surprised at Joe? Let's re-elect "Obama" so we can continue down this road.... What have we allowed ourselves to become? gotta love it!!!

Obviously it's 'forgivable' and of itself not worth discussion.
However it does reinforce a more significant point- the VP becomes the party's obvious choice for presidential candidate once the current Pres can no longer run.. Sen. Biden is not electable as a President. (Whether that's fair or not isn't the issue.)
Does Pres Obama keep him as VP, or select someone like Mrs. Clinton who could make a good run for the Presidency in four years?

If Dick Cheney (more specifically his staff) had made the same mistake if he was here campaigning for Carcieri, it would be a much bigger story here in RI. No question - the Projo would have had a field day . That said, putting political affiliations aside, is it really a big deal? No. Just another in the long list of Bidenisms...

He's got writers/secretaries. It most likely wasn't him. However, it is inexcusable that anyone working for the government misspell a state name, in my opinion.

Luckily all of us are perfect, and have never miss spelled anything. All I have to say is George Bush..... lol Enough said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBm5ZSWbD14

....and with Gov Chafee we have much to be proud of

Shutter Island

Dan Quayle was ridiculed, where is the press on this?????

Anyone who took to the first option clearly doesn't know how day to day political publicity works. There is very little chance that Biden ever saw, let alone wrote, that memo.

Should the staffer/intern have been more careful and relied less on spell check?
You bet. I'm sure that the person responsible was either reprimanded or replaced.

Frankly, I wish that the populace would get this riled up over just about anything else in the political sphere rather than speculating as to if someone in office may or may not have been responsible for a typo on a memo. Have an opinion here, by all means; this is just mine. I simply implore you to raise your voices on issues that matter as well!

Misspellers of the World, Untie!

G. W. Bush you say. That explains everything to me. Since GWs presidency I have had this pain in my left shoulder. Damm that guy....

Yes Erin, that's the problem. We give passes to our elected officials. NO MORE PASSES... Please... If you take command you are in charge, you take the HIT for everything that comes out of your office.... Everything... Last election we elected a "rock star". We can't afford to do it again.

You must remember if he did write it, he suffered with a brain tumor in his 40's. It could simply be how he sees it now..

It is understandable that Biden spelled "Road" Island incorrectly. After all, according to Obama, we are the smallest of the 57 states... LOL!!!

Bigger than that Erin... Bigger than that. Wake up and read about his dumb statements. Well maybe you have never heard people say "that's Joe being Joe". I guess I hold our elected officials to a higher standard. Another pass by another liberal? Hmmm

Amen Erin, Amen