Obama Picks Biden For VP
“SPEAKS SO WELL” APPARENTLY IS A COMPLIMENT
FITSNews – August 23, 2008 – Eighteen months after saying that Barack Obama was “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” Democratic Senator Joe Biden has officially been tapped as Obama’s running mate.
Obama made the announcement, as promised, via text message to his supporters at 3:00 a.m. this morning, with a formal announcement scheduled for today at 2:00 p.m. in Springfield, Illinois.
Biden – a thirty-five year veteran of the Senate who chairs its foreign relations committee – is supposed to compensate for Obama’s inexperience and perceived weaknesses in foreign policy. In fact, Biden said last year that he didn’t think Obama was “ready to be president” because of his foreign policy deficiencies.
“Senator Biden will be a purposeful and dynamic vice president who will help Senator Obama both win the presidency and govern this great country,” said Hillary Clinton, who herself was rumored for awhile to be on Obama’s veeplist.
Locally, S.C. Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson put out a statement (surprise!) blasting Biden, saying the Delaware Senator has “a record of raising taxes on hard-working families, voting to fund abortions with tax dollars and voting in favor of strict gun control.”
Having dispensed with the social conservative “red meat” checklist, Dawson added, “Barack Obama claims to be the ‘change’ candidate, but after four decades in the U.S. Senate his running mate Joe Biden personifies Washington’s failed status quo.”
Anyway, we’re just glad Obama finally picked somebody, despite the fact his selection has violated the Chris Rock rule.
“Speaks so well” is not a compliment, people.
UPDATE – Damn, there’s already a poll out showing the impact of Biden’s selection on the presidential race …
UPDATE II – Guess that Virginia line of succession meeting that our bud McLovin‘ was so excited about earlier this week must’ve been about something else …
Comments
By the schooner on August 23rd, 2008 at 10:22 am
Can’t the hacks like Katon Dawson come up with something new? With anything that happens, they default to their tired old talking points.
By Obama - Biden '08 on August 23rd, 2008 at 11:19 am
Well schooner the reason you got these instead of “_______(fill in random candidate running against GOP) is the most liberal ______(fill in office committee or area)” is because the goal is alread to make Obama the most ‘liberal’ Senator ney politician in th world. Thus that once quite be used on Biden.
I do have to laught that EVERY democratic nominee since I have been voting and following elections has been “the most liberal…” of all the candidates in the Democratic field Since 1980 – it never seemed that way in acutallity, but guys like Katon said so, so who was I do to disagree???
By Obama - Biden '08 on August 23rd, 2008 at 11:20 am
Well schooner the reason you got these instead of “_______(fill in random candidate running against GOP) is the most liberal ______(fill in office committee or area)” is because the goal is alread to make Obama the most ‘liberal’ Senator ney politician in th world. Thus that once quite be used on Biden.
I do have to laught that EVERY democratic nominee since I have been voting and following elections has been “the most liberal…” of all the candidates in the Democratic field Since 1980 – it never seemed that way in acutallity, but guys like Katon said so, so who was I to disagree???
By VP choice makes a lot of sense on August 23rd, 2008 at 11:45 am
Biden has experience, he is articulate, intelligent and white. And he can blister the Republicans better regarding war, torture, and wiretapping than any other choice Obama could have made.
And Biden really believes in following the Constitution -and protecting individual liberty.
McCain will probably pick the phony Romney – another pseudo-conservative with quirky religious beliefs.
By Mike Honcho on August 23rd, 2008 at 11:46 am
Katon couldn’t come and say that Joe Biden had to once drop out of a presidential race because plagiarism in college and professionally.
He also could not say that Biden chaired the Judiciary Committee that held a sideshow hearing over the second African American ever nominated to serve as an Associate Justice. The same one that the extremely inexperienced Democratic nominee had the audacity to refer to as ‘not qualified’ to serve on the Supreme Court. Who said Obama wasn’t qualified? Joe Biden.
Finally, Katon couldn’t say that Biden is bluntly stated, a douchebag, who got hair plugs 20 years ago and they remain the little bit of hair he uses to comb over his bald spot. If Obama was looking to cover weak spots – he clearly doesn’t understand he is arrogant enough without adding the hack from Delaware.
I don’t care if he did eulogize Strom.
By James on August 23rd, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Will Biden’s foreign policy credentials plug the leak in the dike?
Will Biden win over the muddled middle that Barry can’t?
Will Biden’s rants sound disingenuous since his party controls Congress and the purse strings?
Biden’s a doberman compared to the poodle Barry – another case of the Dems getting the ticket upside down AGAIN – and they wonder why W beat them not once but twice?
From my right of center seat – Biden’s a fine/safe choice – truth be told I would rather see Biden as President than Barry.
By Not Sayin', Just Sayin' ... on August 23rd, 2008 at 5:32 pm
It would’ve been hard for Omama to pick a running mate with less foreign policy experience than his own — maybe Skipper Perry?
By Cal on August 23rd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Bang! There goes Obama’s schtick about “change” and his “outside the Beltway” approach to governing… Who’d have thought O would pick the biggest Insider in the District?
By reggie on August 23rd, 2008 at 11:02 pm
the closer we get to november seventh, (the same day as the gears of war 2 release for us video game folk) the less faith i have for obama becoming our next president.
would it be great to see anyone else other than ‘dubyah’ running the country: yes
do i think america is ready for this much change: no
although, i do think that this is a good pick because obama got just what he needed, a old, white person. clinton would only cause TOO many problems, edwards is in a scandal, and it would be really interesting to see obama select a republican as a running mate.
the problem is that i dont think america could deal with obama’s skin tone, lack of experience, (even though we let a man with the iq of a gerbil) and all of the change that would happen, even if obama selected jesus as his veep.
ps. james, i wish i could get an ascot pass myself :( thanks for not flipping out too.
By Red Bank Bar on August 24th, 2008 at 6:19 am
The person on the political scene today with the most foreign policy experience is unfortunately for the American public, the worst president in history, Junior Bush.
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