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"I noticed that sloppy kiss he planted on Biden's missus and almost fell out of my chair!

What I find interesting is that all of the news reporters missed it AND the guys that were filming it.(??)"
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They didn't MISS it -- but maybe it's still too hot to handle: presumably The CHANGEling's uber-staff people are pleading with them (demanding, threatening "stuck elevators" and worse) to pretend it didn't happen.

As soon as The Kiss concluded, Mrs. Biden wasn't seen in the shot anymore.

The millions of people who saw it on television aren't gonna FORGET it -- and if any OTHER politician had done such an unbelievable thing, we'd be seeing it on the networks every two minutes from now until the election, along with women from every party and walk of life denouncing it.

Biden's hot-footing it to Georgia? Wonder if he and Mrs. Biden will ever return.

Ryan C,

I'll take the word of the president of Georgia over Biden any day of the week (notice how the only mention comes from the campaign?). Especially since no media got confirmation from Georgia on the lie of the invitation.
On top of that it makes no since to invite 1 senator, especially when Rice was already there, had a press conference with SaakaSvili at which they discussed "massive assistance programs for Georgia from the United States".
Again go the Georgian president's website, august 19th press conference. Right there in all its glory, Obama sent Biden.

I noticed that sloppy kiss he planted on Biden's missus and almost fell out of my chair!

What I find interesting is that all of the news reporters missed it AND the guys that were filming it.(??)

What say you, Jake???

Wade,

The Biden invite was reported via the AP wire.

If McCain's envoys were requested he would have stated so in his announcement.

RW blogs (see hot air)cringed at McCain's move even as they attempted to spin it.

Ryan C,

Biden was NOT INVITED by Saakashvili. Saakashvili himself said in his august 19th press conference (if I put the link its get deleted, its on the president of georgia's website) "By the way I just have conversation with John Biden that was sent here by the senator Obama". Last time I checked sent here by the senator means sent here by the senator, not invited. If Biden had been invited there would be no mention of Obama, yet there it was.

"Did anyone notice that Obama last night referred to Clinton as PRESIDENT BUSH?????"
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Did anyone NOT notice that Obama ambushed Biden's wife with an open-mouthed kiss on the mouth?

Did ANYone find that a sane or acceptable thing to do? Bet the Bidens didn't.

Zaggs,

How is it a lie? Biden was requested to go to Georgia and Obama stayed out of it. Obama made no announcement. And obviously Biden was well received by their President.

Lieberman and Graham were specifically dispatched and announced by the McCain campaign as a political move. They didn't announce they were going. McCain did.

Obama whined about being compared to the empty pop star fluff of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. So who did Barackstar choose to design his multi-columned set at Invesco Field? The same team that designed Britney Spear’s last tour!

You can't make up stuff this good, folks!

Ryan C:

Anyway, basis for that outside of a blog or Obama press release?

Either way, it is moot, because you have not evidence that he did NOT request other envoys. Do you really think the Georgian president is going to specifically request Obama's selection and reject McCain's? He is also a Bush friend and ally, right?

Did anyone notice that Obama last night referred to Clinton as PRESIDENT BUSH?????

Zaggs,

The site says if everything the group's lawyer says is true then they may qualify.

So basically you can count on them not qualifying.

I love that someone is thumping their chest about an obviously questionable group.

Again Republicans think the law does not apply to them.

Ryan C,
You should maybe try to read a little harder. The part of political committees accepting donations over $5,000 is only relevant IF the AIP was found to be such a committee. That is what obama has been charging. In fact the site you lists AGREES with AIP that it may very well qualify as a QNC. The telling factor is how much of its money did it spend on political activity. So again as long as they spend 50.1% of their money on non political activity it meets the requirements unlike say the Democratic Legal Council.
By the way how abiding to the law are democrats who keep giving millions of federal tax payer money (economic stimulus and housing bills) to ACORN (which is also employed by the Obama campaign) which is once again found to be engaging in election fraud?

"I could go on and on about the stagecraft employed by Republicans, so, in all honesty, they need to shut up."
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What "they need to" means, here, is that "ought to" -- moral judgement being verboten in some political circles -- is being re-defined as a NEED of the OTHER person or entity.

This is one of the most unfortunate abuses of plain English imposed on ordinary speech by the forces of political "correctness", which so censors the language that certain ideas can no longer be expressed.

As for "Republican" stagecraft, Obama's biggest enabler has been Democratic saboteur John Kerry, who tried to impose a "post-partisan" situation in 2004, by asking McCain (who had the sense to refuse, which the Republicans will use when they have a nominee) to be his running mate.

Democrats want to vote for actual Democrats -- this time around, the only real Democratic candidates still standing are Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney.

Wade it appears my comment was deleted (perhaps because I quoted Hot Air?)

But in short.

Biden was requested by the President of Georgia.

McCain dispatched two flunkies in a bald political move.

right wingers--bull --I'm an Indepedent just like David Schuster and Keith Overbite.

Zaggs,

McCain is not President, dispatching Senators is not under his job description.

Again Biden was asked to go by their President.

McCain sent two flunkies.

How much do you think ACORN is getting for stage and sound for tonights affair?

Ryan C,
Both Lieberman and Graham serve on the Armed Services committee which is not only the role that in which they were sent (if anyone had bothered to read the statement) but is also the committee that McCain is the ranking member on.
Being that it is an armed conflict, and has dealings with our military ties to the region (i.e NATO plus training) it would also fall under the purview of the Armed Services committee.

JMMM--if so they had better be real careful--40 years today MLK Jr. said" I have a dream, that someday a man will not be judged by the color of his skin, but by the CONTENT of his CHARACTER".

I haven't gotten a good look at the stage, but I was thinking they may be trying to evoke an image similar to MLK's giving his "I have a dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.