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posted 8.19.08, updated 8.23.08Barack Obama chose Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate ... what do you think of the choice?
Remember as you read the comments that this reader forum posted a week before Biden was chosen...
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hear ye wrote on Aug 19, 2008 10:22 AM:
Joanne wrote on Aug 19, 2008 1:17 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 19, 2008 3:58 PM:
diehard4ever wrote on Aug 19, 2008 4:40 PM:
MAybe hillary? "
elb wrote on Aug 19, 2008 5:16 PM:
Sorry, folks, but I'm so bummed with this year's candidates that I don't think any vice is going to make me very thrilled. "
russ wrote on Aug 19, 2008 7:19 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 19, 2008 8:09 PM:
russ wrote on Aug 19, 2008 9:39 PM:
You are right on....except Biden has a potty mouth. "
hear ye wrote on Aug 20, 2008 12:57 AM:
Sandra wrote on Aug 20, 2008 8:55 AM:
BD4 wrote on Aug 20, 2008 9:02 AM:
kevin wrote on Aug 20, 2008 1:12 PM:
He could put up with having a food taster for 4 years... "
Dwayne wrote on Aug 20, 2008 1:44 PM:
injoy wrote on Aug 21, 2008 3:32 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 22, 2008 6:51 AM:
Thanks.... "
kevin wrote on Aug 22, 2008 11:14 AM:
nightwatchman wrote on Aug 22, 2008 1:21 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 22, 2008 3:21 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 22, 2008 3:23 PM:
OBAMA - BYEEEE
Haaaaaaaa.......... "
hear ye wrote on Aug 22, 2008 3:33 PM:
Joanne wrote on Aug 22, 2008 4:30 PM:
Paul wrote on Aug 22, 2008 4:31 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 22, 2008 5:29 PM:
hear ye wrote on Aug 22, 2008 5:42 PM:
russ wrote on Aug 22, 2008 6:07 PM:
The Charismatic Messiah plus Clark Kent.
Now I hear it is Biden. Good choice. The only problem will be Biden remembering he is number two on the ticket. Talk about a guy with baggage, that's Joe Biden. it will be entertaining.
Biden vs Romney would be Ali vs Frazier. "
Dwayne wrote on Aug 22, 2008 6:10 PM:
"Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine have been told by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign they will not be his vice presidential choice, NBC News reported on Friday, quoting sources." "
kevin wrote on Aug 22, 2008 6:30 PM:
kevin wrote on Aug 22, 2008 6:34 PM:
Sandra wrote on Aug 22, 2008 7:24 PM:
Joanne wrote on Aug 22, 2008 8:10 PM:
' Joanne, you might be right and I may have missed something, but I can't find anything like you mentioned, so could you point out an example...???
Thanks.... '"
I am confused by this post. Are you responding to a comment that I made on another Web page, perhaps? "
ADark1 wrote on Aug 23, 2008 4:55 AM:
Seems a report is out that it IS Biden!
Glad it isnt hillary who wants a snake in their house! So much for change..Well, China says snarf and perhaps you guys want to still write her in?
\
Obama-Biden...rolls pretty nice off the tounge.. "
Raven wrote on Aug 23, 2008 7:38 AM:
Hear Ye wrote on Aug 23, 2008 8:19 AM:
jmo wrote on Aug 23, 2008 9:14 AM:
2. Talk about an ultimate insider who runs off at the mouth.
Seems to me that Obama caved in...he could have done better....much better.
Hello President Mc Cain. "
kevin wrote on Aug 23, 2008 10:29 AM:
jwk wrote on Aug 23, 2008 11:13 AM:
Raven wrote on Aug 23, 2008 12:24 PM:
a teacher wrote on Aug 23, 2008 12:26 PM:
Now the folks on the other side, the less thoughtful like joke, will just poke fun at gaffs Biden has made. He does have a habit of "ill advised" statements, but in that respect he isn't all that different than McCain. The more thoughtful, however, should be concerned. Biden is a pretty good counter to McCain in most respects.
A great choice. "
hear ye wrote on Aug 23, 2008 1:05 PM:
Lee wrote on Aug 23, 2008 1:55 PM:
Winewoman wrote on Aug 23, 2008 3:06 PM:
Raven wrote on Aug 23, 2008 3:34 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 23, 2008 5:19 PM:
" .....I'm excited. "
We all know that... I'll buy the popcorn... :-) "
JustMy$.02 wrote on Aug 23, 2008 6:44 PM:
And you dems buy it hook - line - and sinker.
Amazing "
a teacher wrote on Aug 23, 2008 7:37 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 23, 2008 7:50 PM:
freeport56 wrote on Aug 23, 2008 8:20 PM:
Great Obama and Biden, maybe they will stick each others foot in their mouths, or is that above their pay grade. Ha Ha Ha Ha "
kevin wrote on Aug 23, 2008 8:21 PM:
JustMy$.02 wrote on Aug 23, 2008 8:26 PM:
Dont you find find it ironic? All that Obama posturing against the 'establishment' and then this pick?
I agree with Dwayne, stick a fork in him, hes done "
plasticpinkflamingo wrote on Aug 23, 2008 9:45 PM:
So much for the promise of change . . . "
a teacher wrote on Aug 23, 2008 10:26 PM:
PPF: If Biden is Obama's Cheney, then that would be a good change. "
plasticpinkflamingo wrote on Aug 23, 2008 11:28 PM:
jmo wrote on Aug 23, 2008 11:32 PM:
Have tou checked out Wikapedia re Joe Biden?
See the comments re his 1988 run for the PRESIDENCY!!!. WOW just what I want for a VP someone who selectively uses others words with out credit/ lies about class ranking, need I go on.....check it out.
JCAM I hope you poeple are smarter than that for who you want gto be #2. "
russ wrote on Aug 23, 2008 11:35 PM:
Change
Phony "
a teacher wrote on Aug 24, 2008 1:33 AM:
ppf: I see no evidence that Obama is anything but his own man. I doubt that he would take a vice president who would dominate.
Russ: So Biden has been in the senate ten years longer than McCain. I guess McCain can't claim the edge in experience any more...
Puff up and bluster all you want republicans, Biden was a good choice and now you have mre to worry about. "
hear ye wrote on Aug 24, 2008 2:15 AM:
jmo wrote on Aug 24, 2008 10:46 AM:
Sandra wrote on Aug 24, 2008 11:41 AM:
russ wrote on Aug 24, 2008 3:01 PM:
Biden is a good choice but is inconsistent with Obama's fundamental theme and priority. CHANGE
Shows that Obama is just another politician, no better than any other.
It will be fun to watch Biden closely, he is a battler, and will put his foot in his mouth so often that the quotes will be memorable.
I hope that Romney is McCain's choice. I think Mitt will outclass Joe. "
Joe wrote on Aug 24, 2008 6:11 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 24, 2008 7:35 PM:
I this the best this country has to offer...??? We're going down the toilet folks..... "
Skip M. wrote on Aug 24, 2008 8:25 PM:
bettye wrote on Aug 24, 2008 8:34 PM:
hear ye wrote on Aug 24, 2008 9:17 PM:
funnyme wrote on Aug 24, 2008 9:18 PM:
I am roflol...The similarities...OK, "coincidences" are rather scary...
:)
bettye,
I agree, it's really scary.
Keep a light on when you go to bed now.
Good night! "
plasticpinkflamingo wrote on Aug 24, 2008 10:02 PM:
But it may not be the winning selection. Already some Clintonites are highly annoyed (to say the least) and St. Obama needs them to win. Oh this is such good comedy - SNL at its best couldn't do this stuff. "
C'mon reg get it right wrote on Aug 25, 2008 10:05 AM:
FerrariGTC wrote on Aug 25, 2008 11:07 AM:
Bankruptcy is the last defense of Americans who have lost everything to clear the slate and start anew. At this time in the nations history with millions on the verge of losing their homes and having their life's savings destroyed because of Wall Street's CDO Ponzi Scheme that grossly enriched the few on Wall Street while impoverishing the nation, Joe Biden stands out as the Democratic Senator whose diligent work helped the credit card moguls revise the the nation's bankruptcy laws so that Americans would stay on the hook to their debtors for years on end as they tried to scratch together a new life. It was a Bill that was signed with alacrity and applauded loudly by the credit card industry and banking interests as President Bush, that symbol of an American legend pulling himself up by the bootstraps, was putting ink to paper. "
FerrariGTC wrote on Aug 25, 2008 11:08 AM:
The credit card industry has for years attempted to have our bankruptcy laws amended and with the Bush administration found a willing partner that would bring "discipline" to the daily lives of the American family's household budget. Let Wall Street run roughshod, let the oil interests allow Maine to freeze -- that was OK. But the credit card establishment wanted their last ounce. The administration needed help on the Democratic side of the aisle. Bingo, their was Senator Biden. MBNA, the "Credit-card juggernaut had been the biggest proponent of the legislation and among the largest donors to his campaign" (NYPost 8/24/08- "Life of Gaffes...") with political contributions of $214,000 and according to the non partisan Center of Responsive Politics, the finance and credit industry was contributing $300,000. And were that not enough, one of MBNA's executives reportedly purchased Biden's home in for $1.2 million in 1996. Ah, the privileges of a garnish free existence.
Well, if your out there and about to lose your home and your savings, don't worry. Senator Biden is standing at your side! "
mominapa wrote on Aug 25, 2008 1:13 PM:
Sandra wrote on Aug 25, 2008 8:02 PM:
russ wrote on Aug 25, 2008 9:04 PM:
Don't you think that people should pay their credit card bills? "
bettye wrote on Aug 25, 2008 9:26 PM:
.. That is just an OLD person's view .. now, excuse me while I straighten my panties !! "
bettye wrote on Aug 25, 2008 11:55 PM:
shareathought wrote on Aug 26, 2008 9:31 AM:
"• Keep comments clear, concise and focused on the topic in the story.
• Refrain from personal attacks, degrading comments or remarks that do not add to a constructive dialogue."
And these extra notes:
"-- A couple notes here, if you try to make this an attack on any person, your comment is going to be deleted.
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It would seem that after a poster gets to a half-dozen or a dozen negative comments, the editor could create a forum, just for individuals who post as if they were a kid in the schoolyard name-calling rather then contributing to a "constructive dialogue". "
Sandra wrote on Aug 26, 2008 9:42 AM:
marine1/1 wrote on Aug 26, 2008 1:10 PM:
kevin wrote on Aug 26, 2008 3:21 PM:
The Gallop tracking poll now has had 3 full days since B.O. named his "establishment" running mate and we have the numbers indicating how well the voters think of the decision...
... McCain is NOW UP 2 POINTS OVER B.O.!!!
First time on the Gallop poll this has happened since June.
GOOD JOB B.O.! Same type of choices you would make as President, I'm sure... "
Raven wrote on Aug 26, 2008 6:07 PM:
marine1/1 wrote on Aug 27, 2008 1:08 PM:
ADark1 wrote on Aug 27, 2008 4:50 PM:
As for me? I'll call them by their names.
BTW kevin..take a look at the polls now...seems your candidates lead has evaporated already. You also fail to note that when it comes to those 18 to 34, Obama blows out Mc Cain faster then the reaction of prune Juice to a geriatrics bowel movements! "
a teacher wrote on Aug 27, 2008 6:58 PM:
Neither Wilson nor Franklyn Roosevelt served in the military. Lincoln's military service amounted to a few months in the Illinois Militia during the Black hawk War (He wrote that his war experience amounted to chasing Indians and burying bodies).
History just doesn't support the advantage of the "warrior president". "
Ruff Limblog wrote on Aug 28, 2008 2:28 AM:
I'll oblige kevin on the name-calling... I'm not squeimish.
;o)
I don't think John Dubya McBush will be able to steal Obama's thunder tomorrow by announcing his VP choice.
After all, very few people can remember something important like who won last year's Superbowl?
I mean who was Bob Dole's running mate?
No surer way to oblivion than being the VP running mate with that guy 'what's his name' who lost.
~Ruff "
Dwayne wrote on Aug 28, 2008 8:28 AM:
Talk about pandering..... "
Ruff Limblog wrote on Aug 28, 2008 5:14 PM:
Do you REALLY think that candidate bashing on a Democratic thread is going to work this year?
Most of us have heard all the accusations of 'terrorist fist bumps', middle name 'Hussein', 'secret muslim', 'halfrican-American' yadda-yadda-yadda, now haven't we?
The Democrats nominated Barack Obama and Joe Biden in spite of all the 'advice' from Republicans...
It's sad that y'all don't have anything positive to say about your candidate so you concentrate on criticizing our candidate on our thread.
So I'll say something nice about John McCain on the Democratic thread for you!
John McCain showed some REAL CLASS today by running an ad congratulating Barack Obama on getting the Democratic nomination.
I am just going to leave it at that.
Perhaps Obama and McCain can discuss the issues without all the nastiness for just a bit, McCain has set a good example today that many of his 'supporters' could contemplate.
In the spirit of good clean fun, I'm going to 'be nice' during the RNC and listen to Republicans tell us what they like about McCain without sarcasm... unless -- I see the usual stuff here on the Democratic thread.
So, Dwayne, until the 'Christmas Ceasefire' ends, and the siege guns get rolled out again.
Cheers!!!
~Ruff "
Dwayne wrote on Aug 28, 2008 5:55 PM:
" So Tell me, Dwayne...
Do you REALLY think that candidate bashing on a Democratic thread is going to work this year?...."
Bashing, sure, but name-calling like you do, no... If you have no respect for Bush, then you ought to respect the Office enough to refrain.... Campaigns are traditionally about bashing....
Biden has accomplished nothing to earn this position except being a white guy and a liberal...
Excuse me now, while I head for the TV to kneel before the Great Obama... Maybe I'll have a spiritual epiphany during his little speech..... My eyes will rol back in my head, and I'll moan, "Obama-Obama-Obama," until my wife calls 911... "
Raven wrote on Aug 28, 2008 9:15 PM:
so first Obama doesn't have enough experience...and now Biden, with close to three decades doesn't either....but I suppose McCain's 24 years in the Senate is the right kind of experience? "
Hear Ye wrote on Aug 28, 2008 10:39 PM:
you're not making a shred of sense with these last few posts. "
ADark1 wrote on Aug 29, 2008 12:57 AM:
Its ok we do have a few bloggers here that can help with the mental health issues...:)
naw its ok dude I'll buy you a glass of whatever at BM2..Seems to me you're gonna need it! LOL way too funny! "
Ruff Limblog wrote on Aug 29, 2008 6:33 AM:
Unlike his 'supporters', John McCain showed some REAL CLASS with his ad congratulating Barack Obama on the day of his nomination.
Dwayne? Not so much...
Not that I was worried that the 'Usual Suspects' would show any class beyond low class and make me be a 'good boy' for long. It didn't even take 24 hours, and now I feel free to rejoin the Republican VP and Convention thread.
It's going to be fun watching the destruction of the party of torturing prisoners, stealing our money, and violating the US Constitution destroy itself!!! With 'supporters' like the 'Usual Suspects' the abyss draws nigh.
~Ruff "
Dwayne wrote on Aug 29, 2008 6:53 AM:
I'm looking forward to BM2, and I hope it's before the election, not after, if ya know what I mean... Half the people there are gonna be ticked off... "
izzy wrote on Aug 29, 2008 8:33 AM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 29, 2008 9:44 AM:
Palin is more qualified than Obama is... Haaa... "
Ruff Limblog wrote on Aug 29, 2008 10:09 AM:
Most of us know that few people vote for the Presidential nominee because of their VP running mate.
The common wisdom is that the VP running mate is supposed to be the 'attack dog' and say things while the party's presidential nominee is supposed to be 'above the fray'.
I frankly don't know much about Sarah Palin as an 'attack dog'. But she is involved in a scandal involving retaliation against her sister's ex-husband already. It would seem that the Republican vindictiveness we all know about even extends all the way to Alaska.
I'll be doing more research... but what I have read so far tells me that Sarah Palin is already damaged goods.
~Ruff "
kevin wrote on Aug 29, 2008 10:48 AM:
Hillary must be going nuts with the Sarah Palin pick! All the efforts she is expending to undercut B.O. so she can run again in 2012 and NOW she is going to have to run against ANOTHER WOMAN?
It just isn't FAIR!! "
Dwayne wrote on Aug 29, 2008 11:43 AM:
At Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska, Palin was the head of the school Fellowship of Christian Athletes.[3] She was the point guard and captain for the basketball team. She helped the team win the Alaska small-school championship in 1982, hitting a critical free throw in the last seconds, despite a stress fracture in her ankle.[3] She earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" because of her intense play,[3] and was the leader of team prayer before games.[3]
In 1984, after winning the Miss Wasilla contest earlier that year, Palin finished second in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant[4] which won her a scholarship to help pay her way through college.[3] In the Wasilla pageant, she played the flute and also won Miss Congeniality.[5][6]
Palin holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Idaho where she also minored in politics. "
Hear Ye wrote on Aug 29, 2008 12:11 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 29, 2008 12:26 PM:
" Obama blows Palin out of the water in experience. So much for that argument against Obama. "
List Obama's accomplishments, please.... Palin is more qualified then Obama....
In his speech he used the word "I" about 50 times, then said the election was not about him. HAAAAAAA..... "
Hear Ye wrote on Aug 29, 2008 12:57 PM:
plasticpinkflamingo wrote on Aug 29, 2008 1:08 PM:
luv1mom wrote on Aug 29, 2008 1:19 PM:
Hear Ye wrote on Aug 29, 2008 4:40 PM:
kevin wrote on Aug 29, 2008 6:41 PM:
The Dem's are having an apoplectic fit about her selection!
That's GOT to be a GOOD sign! "
Dwayne wrote on Aug 29, 2008 8:03 PM:
" For the last 24 years, it has either been a Bush or a Clinton in the White House...."
Ummmm...You might wanna Wikipedia that to confirm the math and dates...
Just sayin'.... ;) "
Dwayne wrote on Aug 29, 2008 8:55 PM:
Hear Ye wrote on Aug 29, 2008 10:51 PM:
Napasnapper wrote on Aug 30, 2008 9:02 AM:
a teacher wrote on Aug 30, 2008 9:13 AM:
diehard4ever wrote on Aug 30, 2008 12:22 PM:
I couldn't get into my blog either! A lot of the opinion section was wiped out. Wonder why. Anyone know?
Hear Ye-
I know this is old news, but you text??? "
Hear Ye wrote on Aug 30, 2008 3:00 PM:
I'm not a hundred percent sure what your asking me.
If your asking if i post comments via text on my phone then the answer is yes, occasionally. "
diehard4ever wrote on Aug 30, 2008 8:41 PM:
Not exactly. A while ago you said you got the conformational text that Obama's VP was Biden. It was sorta a random question. "
Hear Ye wrote on Aug 30, 2008 10:51 PM:
Yea I got the text from the Obama Camp. The VP pick had already been leaked and was all over the news a few hours before I got the text though so it was pretty lackluster.
I text quite a bit in my day to day life. "
musikluvr wrote on Aug 31, 2008 2:42 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 31, 2008 5:16 PM:
Years ago it was because one of them cried, and this time Biden cried... Wow... That's all we need is one who looses it when they get emotional...
Sarah's gonna kick Biden's butt in the debate..... "
Hear Ye wrote on Aug 31, 2008 5:31 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 31, 2008 6:01 PM:
" I agree with Musikluvr in the sense that it does indeed take a 3rd grade mentality to not understand the difference between campaigning and rallying around your nominee. "
Traditionally, that's called being 'two-faced'... Political expediency is pure phony... Phony..... "
a teacher wrote on Aug 31, 2008 6:38 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Aug 31, 2008 8:18 PM:
" Dream on, Dwayne... "
You read it wrong... Don't forget which side you're on... ;) "
a teacher wrote on Sep 1, 2008 7:48 AM:
Seriously, why should Biden be afraid of her? All she has is charisma, grit and a good back story. Biden has that AND he knows a thing or two about the job he is running for. I don't think it will be a fair fight. "
Dwayne wrote on Sep 1, 2008 8:33 AM:
".....why should Biden be afraid of her?.....I don't think it will be a fair fight. "
In our society, it never is fair when a man beats up on a woman... All she has to do is goad him into losing it, which the gaff-machine Biden frequently does, and he's toast. Either because he went too far, or didn't go far enough because he was afraid of the perception of beating her up (verbally)...
She has more than a "good story"... She has a track record of being a competitive fighter... Biden's gonna need a good dose of something before the debate to keep himself in check... "
kevin wrote on Sep 1, 2008 9:29 AM:
Raven wrote on Sep 1, 2008 10:32 AM:
a teacher wrote on Sep 1, 2008 7:55 PM:
While doing so, she will appeal to the scorned women supporters of Ms. Clinton (who are fairly feminist)?
WOW! A trifecta - cynical, delusional and foolish. "
Dwayne wrote on Sep 2, 2008 7:06 AM:
" So Dwayne, let me get this straight. You're saying that she will rely on the sexist attitude that women need protection. "
Nope, I'm saying that Biden may be the one who needs protecting, form a gal who knows how to play "the old boys" game... :) "
luv1mom wrote on Sep 2, 2008 12:09 PM:
musikluvr wrote on Sep 2, 2008 1:13 PM:
Hear Ye wrote on Sep 2, 2008 2:25 PM:
All the major polls are pointing and laughing at your comment that this is an easy win for the Republican ticket. This is going to be a close race and as matter of fact would be a win for the Democrats if the election were today. "
Raven wrote on Sep 2, 2008 2:52 PM:
To judge from everything I have seen, the party is more solidly behind Obama/Biden ticket than they were before the convention... "
luv1mom wrote on Sep 3, 2008 11:42 AM:
kevin wrote on Sep 3, 2008 6:47 PM:
Sen. Barack Obama sought more than $3.4 million in congressional earmarks for clients of the lobbyist son of his Democratic running mate, Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, records show. Obama succeeded in getting $192,000 for one of the clients, St. Xavier University in suburban Chicago. "
kevin wrote on Sep 3, 2008 6:50 PM:
from the Washington post:
A son and a brother of Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) are accused in two lawsuits of defrauding a former business partner and an investor of millions of dollars in a hedge fund deal that went sour, court records show. "
Hear Ye wrote on Sep 3, 2008 11:13 PM:
Sarah Palin, not anyone in her family, is being investigated for ethics violations.
Palin, the republican proclaimed "reformer", now discovered to have secured $27 million in earmarks for her hometown of 6500 people and has requested $200 million in earmarks for her state this year. A modest reduction from the ~$260 million she requested last year. More earmark money per person than any other state in our great country. A practice McCain has called "disgraceful". "
vocal-de-local wrote on Sep 5, 2008 12:58 AM:
kevin wrote on Sep 5, 2008 10:20 AM:
Just think about it, if B.O. had accepted Hillary as VP, Sarah would not have been selected by McCain... "
vocal-de-local wrote on Sep 5, 2008 12:37 PM:
You're probably right about that Kevin.
Here's what annoys me most. I'm troubled that some women are being used as pawns in this election game. Hilary is appreciated, not so much because she is a "woman", but because of "who" she is. Palin was not selected for the "who" that she is, but rather the "what" that she stands for in the sense of fulfilling a gender quota. It's quite a leap for McCain to assume that women are so "stupid" that they will follow the gender link simply because it's something they can identify with. Women have greater depth and complexity than that. They're not just sheep who follow a gender trail. Does McCain value women just because they fit into a certain gender mold? Sounds like it. "
Sandra wrote on Sep 6, 2008 9:55 AM:
I like to think I am smart, have depth, and complexity. I see right through you, and the sentiment you put forth.
It is also very interesting to me that you can see into John McCains mind. With that ability, maybe you should be running for President. "
freeport56 wrote on Sep 10, 2008 8:47 AM:
— Communist Party USA's People’s Weekly World editorial endorsing Barack Obama as the Communist candidate for President of the United States "
kevin wrote on Sep 10, 2008 9:23 PM:
"There are elections in America now. Along came a black citizen of Kenyan African origins, a Muslim, who had studied in an Islamic school in Indonesia. His name is Obama. All the people in the Arab and Islamic world and in Africa applauded this man. They welcomed him and prayed for him and for his success, and they may have even been involved in legitimate contribution campaigns to enable him to win the American presidency."
Well B.O. DID say he would make America welcome to the world again... "
kevin wrote on Sep 11, 2008 8:21 AM:
September 11, 2008
BOSTON -- Joe Biden said Wednesday that Hillary Clinton might have been a better choice for the Democratic ticket.
Biden was defending Clinton after a questioner at a fund-raiser said he was glad she wasn't selected as Barack Obama's running mate.
''Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States,'' Biden said. ''She is qualified to be president of the United States of America. She is easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America, and quite frankly, might've been a better pick than me.''
Clinton lost to Obama in the party primary and some of her backers have resisted embracing Obama. AP "
Hear Ye wrote on Sep 12, 2008 6:41 AM:
You're a little late with this stuff. We already got to laugh at the other people that posted this junk a couple days ago. "
kevin wrote on Sep 12, 2008 5:07 PM:
The guys an idiot!
Did you see the one where he keeps telling the guy in the wheelchair to "get up". You can't make this stuff up! "
luv1mom wrote on Sep 17, 2008 11:26 AM:
aleph wrote on Sep 17, 2008 11:35 AM:
robbys22 wrote on Sep 17, 2008 4:00 PM:
kevin wrote on Sep 17, 2008 6:57 PM:
bettye wrote on Sep 18, 2008 2:29 PM:
on the wall" and knows the McCain ticket is going to lead to more of the same (past 8 years) As for Rothschild (Clinton's supporter ) going over to McCain ...who is she ? and what difference does she make ? I would take Chuck Hagel's endorsement any day rather than someone hardly any average American has heard of .. "
luv1mom wrote on Sep 18, 2008 2:47 PM:
kevin wrote on Sep 18, 2008 9:00 PM:
luv1mom wrote on Sep 19, 2008 9:51 AM:
Dwayne wrote on Sep 19, 2008 10:29 AM:
Liberalism is a lie... The mask is coming off..... "
bettye wrote on Sep 19, 2008 1:45 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Sep 19, 2008 3:36 PM:
Raven wrote on Sep 19, 2008 6:08 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Sep 23, 2008 10:25 AM:
He's the gift that keeps on giving... Keep 'em coming Joe... You're as good as any Las Vegas comedy act... "
Common Sense wrote on Sep 23, 2008 10:59 AM:
Common Sense wrote on Sep 23, 2008 11:00 AM:
He was speaking about the role of the White House in a financial crisis.
"When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed," Biden told Couric. "He said, 'Look, here's what happened.'"
As Reason's Jesse Walker footnotes it: "And if you owned an experimental TV set in 1929, you would have seen him. And you would have said to yourself, 'Who is that guy? What happened to President Hoover?'" "
Hear Ye wrote on Sep 23, 2008 11:01 PM:
Dwayne wrote on Sep 25, 2008 10:01 AM:
" lol...good one dwayne.....now explain to me how the moon landing was a fake....really reaching a bit arent we?...and your source for this rumor? "
dailymail uk.......
"The internet is buzzing today with the rumour that Barack Obama's gaffe-prone running mate Joe Biden will drop out of the race for health reasons - to be replaced by Hillary Clinton.
John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate has created so much interest in the Republicans that Mr Obama will have to make a radical move to regain momentum, the argument goes."
You need to pay closer attention, Raven... "
Hear Ye wrote on Sep 25, 2008 1:35 PM:
a teacher wrote on Sep 25, 2008 6:18 PM:
"Well, if I was a druggie, I'd want some o' what Sudie's smokin'... That letter is too far out there to be rational... " "
Dwayne wrote on Sep 25, 2008 6:56 PM:
" Looks more like Obama didn't have to do anything at all to regain momentum. Just sit back and let people get to know Palin and watch the excitement and buzz dissipate. "
Naaahhh... The Chicago politic elite trashed her from the beginning... Who do you think you're kidding...??? "
Raven wrote on Sep 26, 2008 8:09 AM:
misfit wrote on Sep 28, 2008 4:00 PM:
Raven wrote on Sep 28, 2008 7:24 PM: