▁an ▁associate ▁editor ▁at ▁The ▁On ion , ▁told ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁that ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ▁had ▁sent ▁the ▁On ion ▁staff ▁an ▁email ▁with ▁the ▁message ▁" Ke ep ▁it ▁up . ▁He ▁really ▁lik es ▁it ." ▁T racy ▁commented , ▁" App ar ently ▁he ' s ▁a ▁fan ." ▁B iden ' s ▁office ▁denied ▁being ▁aware ▁of ▁any ▁communication ▁between ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁The ▁On ion . ▁When ▁the ▁Times ▁rep orter ▁requested ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁B iden ▁to ▁confirm ▁T racy ' s ▁statement , ▁White ▁House ▁Press ▁Secretary ▁Jay ▁Car ney ▁denied ▁the ▁request ▁and ▁replied , ▁" Let ▁me ▁get ▁this ▁straight : ▁You ▁want ▁to ▁interview ▁the ▁vice ▁president ▁about ▁stories ▁about ▁him ▁in ▁The ▁On ion ? ▁Well , ▁I ' ll ▁give ▁you ▁credit ▁for ▁trying ." ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁video ▁interview ▁with ▁Y ahoo ! ▁News , ▁B iden ▁was ▁asked ▁about ▁The ▁On ion ▁and ▁said ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁acquaint ances ▁and ▁even ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁t ended ▁to ▁think ▁of ▁him ▁as ▁" a ▁little ▁bit ▁square ", ▁but ▁" now , ▁I ' m ▁the ▁phil ander er . ▁I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁h il ari ous , ▁the ▁stuff ▁they ▁do ▁on ▁me ." ▁He ▁also ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁" fl atter ed " ▁that ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁" tot ally ▁incons istent ▁with ▁my ▁person ality ." ▁At