However, the point does still stand that Biden made a gaffe.
Yeah, I was just sayin'.
I don't even really have a problem with people making gaffes. We all say stupid shit from time to time.
And without any context, pointing them out seems fruitless to me (although I can see that others are capable of just believing whatever they read so I see why people do point out the gaffes). For example, if Biden was focusing on calming fears and mis-said "TV" instead of "radio" then its hardly a gaffe at all. On the other hand, if he was focusing on the effects of TV and then said that FDR used TV, then that is pretty stupid, and a false claim on top of it.
But to read that someone said this or that stupid thing is wholly worthless without context, IMHO.
The way people spin quotes is shameful. And so is the way people jump on them and spread the spin around.