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Home Front: Politix
Obama Picks Joe Biden for Veep
2008-08-23
Senator Joe Biden of Delaware is Barack Obama's pick as vice presidential running mate, FOX News confirms.

The 65-year-old Biden is a veteran of more than three decades in the Senate, and one of his party's leading experts on foreign policy, an area in which polls indicate Obama needs help in his race against Republican rival John McCain.

The official spoke Friday on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt a text-message announcement the Obama campaign promised for Saturday morning.
Posted by:Sherry

#59  ixnay on the upidsty.... we still have a convention to get through....
Posted by: Frank G   2008-08-23 22:24  

#58  I don't think they will, Deac. I'd say some pretty high-powered Republican pols have assessed this one quite carefully. The biggest problem they have right now is stopping themselves from forming a conga line and dancing down K Street singing "The De-mos screwed themselves, YEAH; the De-mos screwed themselves, YEAH!"

This HAS to be the most ignorantly stupid political move since McGovern picked Eagleton in '72. Bama's gaffes aren't just gaffes--he really is that clueless! Incredible!
Posted by: Jolutch Mussolini7800   2008-08-23 22:20  

#57  I just hope the Republicans don't underestimate the impact of having Joe Biden on the ticket.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2008-08-23 21:23  

#56  Its not too hard to poke at this choice - just look at the semantics>

Obama-Biden Laden [adjective] burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure"
Posted by: JP   2008-08-23 21:15  

#55  It can no longer be said Candidate Obama discriminates against white people.
Posted by trailing wife 2008-08-23 17:12|

Well unless he's sitting in a "Black Liberation Church" Snicker
Posted by: Bugs Thramble1506   2008-08-23 19:26  

#54  Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair!
They'll be room for the fleas,
room for the birds and beeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzz
and room the planks in muh hair.

Muh hair like Jeeeeeeeeeeeb us war it sagitarius I'm adore it
Posted by: .5MT   2008-08-23 17:19  

#53  NPR reported that Senator Biden was chosen because he's seen as a union man, to pull in the union votes Hillary Clinton took in the primaries. And of course, he is white. It can no longer be said Candidate Obama discriminates against white people.
Posted by: trailing wife    2008-08-23 17:12  

#52  I'll double my popcorn order.

Again.

:-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-08-23 16:54  

#51  Biden - Yes
Posted by: 3dc   2008-08-23 16:51  

#50  My state is a slave state.
Posted by: 3dc   2008-08-23 16:46  

#49  Obama and Biden see eye to eye. Obama is by far the most leftist Senator. Biden is #3. For comparision Bernie Sanders (Socialist, Vermont) is #4.
Posted by: ed   2008-08-23 16:46  

#48  the Seven Eleven vid
Posted by: 3dc   2008-08-23 16:44  

#47  Quote of the day from Politico via Hotair.com

Said GOP ad man and noted quipster of the Obama-Biden ticket: "They've picked the only guy in Washington who thinks he's a bigger celebrity than Barack Obama.

"It's the Britney-Paris ticket."
Posted by: Sherry   2008-08-23 16:17  

#46  #44 Biden's the best he could do? Really? LOL.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-08-23 15:10

Obama's the best they could do?

Posted by: Besoeker   2008-08-23 15:25  

#45  Obama and Biden have somethign in common: each gives the impression that what he wants most is for you to know how smart he is.

Neither has any real world experience in business or the military.

Both are academic lawyers (teaching, not practicing).

Neither has held a real private sector job in the past decades.
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-08-23 15:21  

#44  Biden's the best he could do? Really? LOL.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2008-08-23 15:10  

#43  LOL - nope

over at AOSHQ, a clever commenter made the observation that, in honor of the Olympics, we should name this pair the "Clean and Jerk Ticket"
Posted by: Frank G   2008-08-23 15:01  

#42  Campaigning for president in New Hampshire in 1987, Biden admitted he had misstated several facts about his resume after a man named Frank questioned his Syracuse Law School resume.

Frank. Frank G?

Posted by: Bobby   2008-08-23 14:40  

#41  Well, well. (NYT warning) LINK
Posted by: mrp   2008-08-23 14:29  

#40  And who would benefit more from Obama choosing an obvious 'self-aggrandizing ponce' than someone that wants to run against a wounded and aging McCain in 2012?


Ma Cain is too old to run in 2012. Taht is why I was so interested in JC Wats as VP: first Black POTUS should belong to the Party who abolished slavery and discriminination not to the Party who fought teeth and nails to maintain them.
Posted by: JFM   2008-08-23 14:22  

#39  I guess Obama picked Joe Biden becaus like himself, Joe Biden is "articulate and clean".

LOL.
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-08-23 14:13  

#38  I think Hillary pushed this one to ensure that Obama fails.

After all who else has the pull to push someone like this and stonewall off the other candidates?

And who would benefit more from Obama choosing an obvious 'self-aggrandizing ponce' than someone that wants to run against a wounded and aging McCain in 2012?

And assumign Obama fails, Hillary will spend 2 years collecting scalps. Payback is going to be a stone bitch from Hillary. And in 2010 when she starts campignign she will ahve every major possible competitor nailed ot the floor, since she will have the anger of Dems behind her, and the victimhood badge to flash the whole way.
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-08-23 14:06  

#37  "You cannot go to a Seven Eleven or Dunkin' Doughnuts unless you have an Indian accent."
-Joe Biden, 2006

Ought to be on a video at the RNC.

Followed by Bobby Jindal saying (in his souther accent, but very visible, with a picture of his Indian father and mother over his shoulder)...

"I may not have my father's accent, but Senators Obama and Biden, you can find MY accent in the Governors Office in Great State of Louisiana, thanks to the Republican Party"
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-08-23 14:02  

#36  Obama has no experience video
Posted by: 3dc   2008-08-23 13:56  

#35  Biden Video: I have a higher IQ than you do!
Posted by: 3dc   2008-08-23 13:47  

#34   Joe Biden - Gaff-O-Matic

and yes, TW, he graduated 75th out of 86
Posted by: Frank G   2008-08-23 12:02  

#33  Obama and Dumber - '08


stolen from AOSHQ
Posted by: Frank G   2008-08-23 11:51  

#32  Joe Biden: Senator from the predatory lending state, DELAWARE!

Obama must think he's a not-so-clean Caucasian.
Posted by: Slats Glans2659   2008-08-23 11:47  

#31  Just guessing on my part, but I'd bet that Biden was picked after the Obama campaign took a close look at the post-Georgia invasion polling numbers. After the Bear growled, "Smart, Tough, and Experienced" probably trumped "Hope and Change" with the voters. Biden was picked for his tenure on the Senate Foreign Affairs committee.

As for his personality, I'd pay to see a cage match between Joe and Chuck Schumer. It would start when the ref tosses a single mic into the center of the ring.
Posted by: mrp   2008-08-23 11:35  

#30  Don't forget Biden's plagiarism:

http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2007/01/more-on-plagiarism-of-joe-biden.html

"Unaware of appropriate standards for legal briefs at the beginning of his legal training, Biden used a single footnote rather than multiple citations required to cite five pages from a legal article.

"Both Syracuse University Law School and the Delaware State Bar Association cleared Biden of plagiarism charges."

The commenter did NOT mention the issues during the 1988 campaign, which transpired long after Biden was a naive law student: Biden was a U.S. presidential aspirant who in 1987 was exposed for having plagiarized the speeches of some other politicians, such as British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-08-23 11:18  

#29  Sorry, my mind's eye is still stuck on that image generated back at post # 6: please send industrial strength brillo, STAT!
(A.C., I think I owe you one)

Seriously, the Seattle libs are gushing about this choice as if it were the third coming (what with Nobama being the second, and all) they see this as the final nail in Mc's coffin.
Posted by: USN,Ret.   2008-08-23 11:02  

#28  TW, IIRC he was 75th out of 86 students, so he can't do math either
Posted by: Frank G   2008-08-23 10:49  

#27  He went on a full academic scholarship, but only graduated in the top half of his class? Who did he pay to take his entry tests?
Posted by: trailing wife    2008-08-23 10:45  

#26  Oooooooh! Joe Biden! How hopey changey!
Posted by: tu3031   2008-08-23 10:45  

#25  Mike N, is BO potentially black or potentially president?
Posted by: Scott R   2008-08-23 10:42  

#24  with blue-collar roots

for some reason, that just makes me think of his plugs.

Now, if we can just get through the election without Hillary somehow pulling off the nomination, we can all sigh and really enjoy this election cycle.
Posted by: Betty Grating2215   2008-08-23 10:24  

#23  He picked Biden. And he never asked Hilary a single question. McGovern II I keep telklin' ya.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-08-23 10:15  

#22  "You were asked, 'Is he ready?' You said, 'I think he can be ready, but right now, I don't believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training,'" Stephanopoulos said.

"I think I stand by that statement," Biden replied.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-08-23 10:02  

#21  God is just and he has a sense of humor
Posted by: Frank G   2008-08-23 09:55  

#20  
More tasty fare for GOP ad-planners:

"You cannot go to a Seven Eleven or Dunkin' Doughnuts unless you have an Indian accent."

-Joe Biden, 2006


You know who would be PERFECT to bring that up? Jindal, during his speech at the convention.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2008-08-23 09:35  

#19  I think it's the strongest choice he could have made.
Posted by: Funkymonkey   2008-08-23 09:18  

#18  http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/mluphoup/joebiden.jpg

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."

--Joe Biden, February 6, 2007
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-08-23 09:13  

#17  Our potentially first black president picks a racist as his running mate. Methinks at least one of these two is going to drop out of the race about convention time.
Posted by: Mike N.   2008-08-23 09:09  

#16  Arrogance R Us
Posted by: KBK   2008-08-23 08:42  

#15  The art of understatement:

Biden, 65, has twice sought the White House, and is a Catholic with blue-collar roots, a generally liberal voting record and a reputation as a long-winded orator.
Posted by: Raj   2008-08-23 08:40  

#14  Naming Plugs as your Veep? He's so obnoxious he makes Michele look like Grace Kelly. By the time this is over BO will struggle to capture the majority of the black vote.
Posted by: regular joe   2008-08-23 08:37  

#13  Oh thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou! Biden not only has a wealth of juicy bits to go after in attack ads, he is also such a arrogant dick that he rubs everyone the wrong way.
Good choice Obama handlers.
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-08-23 08:19  

#12  Delaware is no longer in play.
Posted by: .5MT   2008-08-23 07:30  

#11  Oops Link here:

Link

Sorry about that mods!
Posted by: Slomock Peacock6489   2008-08-23 07:06  

#10  So will Mary Schmich (columnist for the Chicago Tribune) still touch herself in the same way when she gets Barak's text message of the veep pick?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-schmich-20-aug20,0,1214305.column
Posted by: Slomock Peacock6489   2008-08-23 07:04  

#9  More tasty fare for GOP ad-planners:

"You cannot go to a Seven Eleven or Dunkin' Doughnuts unless you have an Indian accent."

-Joe Biden, 2006
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2008-08-23 07:01  

#8  wow. It is such a stupid move that I have to wonder if he is planning on dumping him for Hillary at the convention or some other alterior motive. I have to think that if this choice is real (and I'm sure it is, though so very hard to believe) that Obama's ego is so big and he is so insecure that he is only able to handle a VP who won't steal ANY of his lime light.
Posted by: Betty Grating2215   2008-08-23 06:43  

#7  Now, if McCain picks Sarah Palin, he wins.
Posted by: Scott R   2008-08-23 06:40  

#6  I'm still gloating. Biden guarantees a McCain victory, GOP propagandists will feast on his gamy buttocks (and beady eyes, plugged hair, berserk mouth, etc.)
In fact, this brief format does not allow for more than a tiny sample of the gourmet goodness he will bring to the Republican table.

Obama could not have done more damage to his campaign if he had been caught buggering an American eagle in the middle of the Washington mall.

Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2008-08-23 04:45  

#5  How exciting, I wonder which of Neil Kinnock's rhetorical gems Biden'll recycle this time around?
Odd really, because you'd think a politician with a nick-name like 'Ginger Windbag' would in effect come with a Do Not Plagiarise notice attached - apparently Mr Biden thinks somewhat differently.
Posted by: Unuth Platypus4219   2008-08-23 04:26  

#4  I second that, Val.
This beady-eyed poltroon is heaven's gift to the GOP.
From praising Obama as "clean," to trying to establish his regular guy credentials by boasting that he represents a former slave state, Biden has a long history of putting his foot in his mouth in a big way.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2008-08-23 03:48  

#3  I guess Obama wanted a running mate that would make him look down-to-earth, humble, and genuine.

The tape...showed a testy exchange in response to a question about his law school record from a man identified only as ''Frank.'' Mr. Biden looked at his questioner and said: ''I think I have a much higher I.Q. than you do.''

He then went on to say that he ''went to law school on a full academic scholarship...'' He also said that he ''ended up in the top half'' of his class and won a prize in an international moot court competition. In college, Mr. Biden said in the appearance, he was ''the outstanding student in the political science department'' and ''graduated with three degrees from college.''

It gets better. (Hint: Actually near the bottom of his class, one degree, and not three, and the scholarship thing might be iffy too.)

Mr. Biden acknowledged that in the testy exchange in New Hampshire, he had lost his temper. ''I exaggerate when I'm angry,'' Mr. Biden said, ''but I've never gone around telling people things that aren't true about me.''

Gonna be a fun campaign.
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2008-08-23 03:38  

#2  This will be hard to spin -- from AP

No sooner had word spread of his selection than McCain's campaign unleashed its first attack. Spokesman Ben Porritt said in a statement that Biden had "denounced Barack Obama's poor foreign policy judgment and has strongly argued in his own words what Americans are quickly realizing — that Barack Obama is not ready to be president."

As evidence, Republicans cited an ABC interview from August 2007, in which Biden said he would stand by an earlier statement that Obama was not ready to serve as president
Posted by: Sherry   2008-08-23 02:08  

#1  Wherever John McCain is right now, he's giving thanks to the Lord for having such a tremendous gift given to his campaign. Obama/Biden? The Dems truly DO have a death wish!
Posted by: Waldemar Uneack9263   2008-08-23 01:55  

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