BET Wire: Biden May Be White But He's Got Game

The vice president says he's white but he can jump.

In Case You Missed It - Republicans leave President Obama scratching his head; Ben Carson kind of blames the spread of measles on immigrants; one lawmaker thinks it's OK if your food service worker doesn't wash his hands after a bathroom break — and more. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick)

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In Case You Missed It - Gay rights are under fire in Arizona and among African-American ministers; early voting in Ohio has been chopped; Georgia Rep. David Scott tells civil rights groups, "Shame on you;" Vice President Joe Biden says he's got game – and more. – Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick)

Biden's Got Skillz - The vice president wants to team up with former NBA player, and now-Sacramento, California, Mayor Kevin Johnson to challenge President Obama on the basketball court. "I may be a white boy, but I can jump," Biden said at a Black History Month event he hosted on Feb. 25. (Photo: NBC, Peter Kramer/AP Photo)

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Biden's Got Skillz - The vice president wants to team up with former NBA player, and now-Sacramento, California, Mayor Kevin Johnson to challenge President Obama on the basketball court. "I may be a white boy, but I can jump," Biden said at a Black History Month event he hosted on Feb. 25. (Photo: NBC, Peter Kramer/AP Photo)

No Early Voting for You - Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has drastically reduced early voting hours in his state. Voters will no longer be able to cast ballots before Election Day on Sundays or weekday nights. The option will be available for two Saturdays only. (Photo: Mark Duncan/AP Photo)

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No Early Voting for You - Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has drastically reduced early voting hours in his state. Voters will no longer be able to cast ballots before Election Day on Sundays or weekday nights. The option will be available for two Saturdays only. (Photo: Mark Duncan/AP Photo)

Impeach Holder - The Coalition of African-American Pastors is calling for Attorney General Eric Holder to be impeached because of his "lawless" support for same-sex marriage. “It’s one thing to make a political argument that gay marriage should be the law, but it’s quite another to take actions that ignore federal law, Supreme Court rulings and the constitutions of dozens of states that have specifically rejected the redefinition of marriage which the administration is trying to impose,” the group said in a statement.   (Photo: Raymond Thompson:Washington Times /Landov)

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Impeach Holder - The Coalition of African-American Pastors is calling for Attorney General Eric Holder to be impeached because of his "lawless" support for same-sex marriage. “It’s one thing to make a political argument that gay marriage should be the law, but it’s quite another to take actions that ignore federal law, Supreme Court rulings and the constitutions of dozens of states that have specifically rejected the redefinition of marriage which the administration is trying to impose,” the group said in a statement. (Photo: Raymond Thompson:Washington Times /Landov)

Will She or Won't She? - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has until March 1 to veto a bill that would allow businesses in the state to deny services to LGBT people. While she's mulling it over, top Republicans, including Mitt Romney and Arizona Sen. John McCain, are calling on her to do the right thing. And some lawmakers who supported the bill now regret having voted for it. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Will She or Won't She? - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has until March 1 to veto a bill that would allow businesses in the state to deny services to LGBT people. While she's mulling it over, top Republicans, including Mitt Romney and Arizona Sen. John McCain, are calling on her to do the right thing. And some lawmakers who supported the bill now regret having voted for it. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Bill, We Love You So - Former President Bill Clinton is back on the campaign trail. Fallout over the health care law and the economy has made Clinton the preferred choice over Obama, particularly for Democrats in difficult races. And both the former and current presidents are just fine with that. (Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for TRANS4M)

Haters - Biden lashed out at states that are pushing stricter voting laws. "These guys never go away. Hatred never, never goes away," Biden said. "The zealotry of those who wish to limit the franchise cannot be smothered by reason," he said at a Black History Month event he hosted at his official residence.(Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Haters - Biden lashed out at states that are pushing stricter voting laws. "These guys never go away. Hatred never, never goes away," Biden said. "The zealotry of those who wish to limit the franchise cannot be smothered by reason," he said at a Black History Month event he hosted at his official residence.(Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Where's the Outrage? - Georgia Rep. David Scott is amazed by civil rights groups' silence on Obama's controversial judicial picks for his state. One defended voter ID laws in court; the other supported a Confederate flag emblem on the Georgia flag. “These civil rights organizations should hold their heads in shame. If Frederick Douglass were here, he’d be fighting against this. If Martin Luther King were here, he’d be fighting against this,” Scott said in a Feb. 26 radio interview.  (Photo: courtesy davidscott.house.gov)

RIP - Chokwe Lumumba, mayor of Jackson. Mississippi, died suddenly on Feb. 25. Lumumba, a prominent attorney and former human rights activist, was elected last July. He is the second mayor in recent years to die while in office. (Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo, File)

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RIP - Chokwe Lumumba, mayor of Jackson. Mississippi, died suddenly on Feb. 25. Lumumba, a prominent attorney and former human rights activist, was elected last July. He is the second mayor in recent years to die while in office. (Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo, File)