I don't know the context of this. Perhaps he was quoting?
Yep, quoting.User Clip: In 1985 Hearing, Joe Biden Twice Says The N-Word
In 1985 Hearing, Joe Biden Twice Says The N-Wordwww.c-span.org
35 years ages you... duh.Yep, quoting.
Of interest...listen to him talk in this, as compared to today. Very different.
Yep... don't go there, need the whole video, not a short clip.