Joe Biden (Sort Of) Clarifies His 'Stop Whining' Message to the Democratic Base (VIDEO)

Vice President Joe Biden was the first guest on the debut of "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell' (weekdays, 10 ET on MSNBC). While Biden got through his segment without any gaffes, the best moment came when O'Donnell asked Biden to clarify a quote he had made telling his own Democratic base to stop whining.

"Today you said that the base, your base in the Democratic party, should "stop whining" ... Would you like to revise and extend your remarks?" O'Donnell wondered.

"Yes," said Biden, jumping at the opportunity. He then proceeded to explain how any Democrat who is less engaged in the political process because they didn't get "every single thing they want" is being immature and illogical.

"What the president has been able to do has been truly remarkable ... those who didn't get everything they wanted, it's time to buck up here ... (and) not yield the playing field to those folks are against everything that we stand for."

In other words, Biden was able to reiterate his point that Democrats who are complaining about Obama's agenda are whiners -- but without using the inflammatory word "whining." Don't say the man doesn't know his way around language.