God rest her soul
A quick one thanks to the Telegraph - while speechifying on St. Patrick's Day, the VP referred to Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen's mother and said:
God rest her soul.
And here's the video:
Usually this sort of blessing is saved until after death - and Mrs. Cowen is very much alive. To do Biden justice, though, Cowen's father had recently died... nonetheless, this incident takes its rightful place among the ranks of other gaffes.
