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That’s right. Vice President Biden hit a Costco this morning.
ALERT: Joe Biden is at Costco.
— Stefan Becket (@stefanjbecket) November 29, 2012
VP Biden just arrived at local Costco to talk with shoppers about keeping tax cuts in place for middle class families & small businesses.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 29, 2012
RT @michaelhayes: Joe Biden at DC’s first Costco twitter.com/TonyTull/statu…
— Stefan Becket (@stefanjbecket) November 29, 2012
He’s not VP, he’s you!
The mocking was swift and hilarious. It’s a BFD! Literally and stuff.
You think Biden has a Costco card?
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) November 29, 2012
VP Biden attends grand opening of first Costco in DC. Did we miss announcement that he’s running for mayor?
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) November 29, 2012
Needs wax and chamois for the trans-am RT @tonytull: VP Biden makes an appearance here at the Districts first Costco.
— Michael Perkins (@perkinsms) November 29, 2012
Tim Pawlenty might be a Sam’s Club Republican, but Joe Biden is apparently a Costco Democrat. #hiswordasaBiden
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) November 29, 2012
I have $10 that says Biden will ask a Costco employee where he can get condoms in bulk /shivers/
— Little Miss Rightie (@LilMissRightie) November 29, 2012
15 lb tub of malarkey RT @alinbcnews: Per pool, VP Biden is stopping by opening day of a Costco in D.C. What will he buy in bulk?
— e mcmorris-santoro (@evanmc_s) November 29, 2012
It’s a BFD. RT @aliciacohn: @vp Biden is attending the grand opening of D.C.’s first Costco.
— Micah White (@micahwhite) November 29, 2012
“It’s great to be here! I’ve been shopping at Target for years!” -Biden tells the crowd… RT @stefanjbecket ALERT: Joe Biden is at Costco.
— Moira Fitzgerald (@Moira1987) November 29, 2012
#Biden is attending the grand opening of a Costco in DC. Seriously? Where’s #Obama, the new Yogiberry in Reston?
— Bailes (@sbailey3558) November 29, 2012
VPs, they’re just like us, you guys! RT @zekejmiller: Pool: Biden flashed his Costco card as he walked through the doors to loud cheers.
— Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner) November 29, 2012
The pool reports should be EPIC RT @jbendery: BREAKING: Joe Biden is at Costco!
— Daniel Strauss (@DanielStrauss4) November 29, 2012
Indeed! Twitchy will, of course, update with all the further hilarity!
Update: Did Joe snag himself some samples?
Did Biden eat a free sample at Costco? Looks like he could have based on this picinstagr.am/p/SnfnixCq6A/
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) November 29, 2012
Will Joe Biden check the Costco manager for an indian accent?
— Mike Riendeau (@mriendea) November 29, 2012
Joe Biden browsing what looks like the book table at a D.C. Costco instagr.am/p/Sng829qRk4/
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) November 29, 2012
Children’s books, maybe.
Is there any chance VP Biden’s trip to Costco doesn’t produce a picture better than the one of him with the biker? This will be fantastic.
— Marc Abanto (@MAbanto) November 29, 2012
Heh. Make it happen, Biden.
Update: Confirmed Costco card holder. Literally.
RT @ethanklapper: Confirmed: Biden has a Costco card! “He flashed his Costco card as he walked through the doors to loud cheers.”
— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) November 29, 2012
He got STUFF! He got STUFF!!! RT @huffpostpol Pool: “VP Biden engaged in an extended Costco shopping spree”
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) November 29, 2012
Whee! Shopping!
“Uh, thanks, Joe, but what am I supposed to do with all these pickles?” a conversation I imagine will happen at the White House today
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) November 29, 2012
And, another thing to please make happen.
Your move, @theonion #Biden #Costco
— Ali Weinberg (@AliNBCNews) November 29, 2012
Update: Nothing is complete without a hashtag! Enter, #BidenAtCostco
“They gonna put you back in chains and sell you in bulk!”#bidenatCostco
— Matt Marcotte (@MattMarcotte) November 29, 2012
So Joe Biden is just gonna go crazy in the ice cream section and eat everything right? #bidenatcostco
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) November 29, 2012
“Is this thing on? Fiscal cliff clean up on aisle six. Fiscal cliff clean up on aisle six.” #bidenatcostco
— Mike Holden (@mikeholden) November 29, 2012
#BidenatCostcoTelling customers that the king-sized fish sticks in frozen foods are basically “a lot of malarkey”.
— Matthew Tracy (@MXTracy66) November 29, 2012
Check twitter this morning, only news is #BidenatCostco Gonna be a good day.
— Nolen Deibert (@NolenDeibert) November 29, 2012
More, please!
Another hilarious photo.
Anddd your first wire photo of Biden at Costco, via the AP’s Susan Walsh twitter.com/ethanklapper/s…
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) November 29, 2012
Oh, our aching sides! Baffled Biden.
“Hey, man, he doesn’t need tires.”
RT @ryanjreilly: Biden at CostCo: “Hey man I don’t need tires. I don’t drive anymore.”
— Elise Foley (@elisefoley) November 29, 2012
“Biden turned down the employees who were trying to lure him to thetire department. ‘Hey man I don’t need tires. I don’t drive anymore.’”
— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) November 29, 2012
I have finally decided on my vote for Time’s Man of the Year: The Costco employee who tried to upsell Biden some tires.
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) November 29, 2012
And, see! It was children’s books.
VP Biden is back at the WH w/ a haul from Costco: reporters spotted childrens’ books, fire logs, a big apple pie and a 32 inch Panasonic TV
— lesley clark (@lesleyclark) November 29, 2012
And sample noshing. We knew it!
“Biden also availed himself of several Costco food samples, and looked like he enjoyed them.”
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) November 29, 2012
I would trade my life savings and one of my toes to see the vice president as a contestant on Supermarket Sweep
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) November 29, 2012
Pure Biden RT @richarda: Costco staff tempt Joe Biden with free cupcakes (photo by Susan Walsh of AP) twitter.com/RichardA/statu…
— Patrick Thornton (@pwthornton) November 29, 2012
Shopping is hard.
Pool: Biden put in a call to
his daughter, Ashley, saying he needed to “get some guidance”
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) November 29, 2012
The photos are priceless.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 29, 2012
Pie! Whee!
One does not just buy a pie. #soulsearching RT @jtesJoe Biden’s pie-shopping face is so wonderfully serious. twitter.com/jtes/status/27…
— Schuyler Van Horn (@schuylernick) November 29, 2012
Did Joe Biden have a case of Jack Daniels in his shopping cart? (Photo by Saul Loeb of AFP) twitter.com/RichardA/statu…
— Richard Adams (@RichardA) November 29, 2012
Heh.
HELL YEAH!RT @richarda: Did Joe Biden have a case of Jack Daniels in his shopping cart? (Photo by Saul Loeb of AFP) twitter.com/RichardA/statu…
— Al Spencer (@albillspencer) November 29, 2012
Alas, probably not.
They pack other items in leftover boxes, doy. MT @richarda Did Biden have a case of Jack Daniels in his shopping cart? twitter.com/RichardA/statu…
— Leigh Munsil (@leighmunsil) November 29, 2012