JOSEPH BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT: Romney wants to let the — he said in the first 100 days he’s going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain Wall Street. They’re going to put you all back in chains.
(LAUGHTER)

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NEIL CAVUTO, HOST OF “YOUR WORLD”: You know Governor Romney was not the only one blasting those comments. What Vice President Biden said in Virginia is not sitting well with one of that state’s former governors, and did I mention he’s a Democrat?

With me now, one of my favorite guests, former Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder.
Governor, good to have you back.

DOUG WILDER (D), FORMER VIRGINIA GOVERNOR: Neil, it’s always good to be with you.

CAVUTO: What did you make of what the vice president said?

WILDER: Well, first of all, it’s divisive and certainly uncalled for.

I don’t think the Obama administration needs that at this time. And as you know, I’ve not been the most strong supporter of Joe Biden. And yet, we all know he’s gaffe-prone. But when you make a statement that says they are going to put ya’ll back in chains, which means I’m OK, not going to happen to me, and they…

CAVUTO: Well, that’s interesting, yes, yes.

WILDER: We will work through it, but you all will be in chains.

Now, slavery is nothing to joke about. And the history of this nation’s involvement with slavery is nothing to pass off in a joke. And so let’s give him the benefit of the doubt by saying, well, he didn’t mean all of that. And his apologists are already out there saying it.

But you can’t continue to make gaffe after gaffe after gaffe and to believe that it’s going to be supportive of what you and the president are trying to do. Reach out and unite.

CAVUTO: Governor, let me ask you — another former governor, Sarah Palin, was on with Greta Van Susteren last night on this network saying maybe it’s time for the president just to recognize the obvious, Joe Biden’s a liability, put Hillary Clinton on the ticket with him and dump Joe.
What do you say?

WILDER: Tha’s not going to happen. I saw your interview with John McCain.
It’s too late for that. We all know that.

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Because right wingers would never EVER make disparaging comments about black people or slavery. NEVER.