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With Veep Speculation Rampant, Obama Mentions Biden Again In Speech

August 21, 2008 9:08 PM

It may mean nothing, but tonight in Chesapeake, Virginia, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, made his second oratorical reference in a week to Veep finalist Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware.

Earlier this week Obama referred to Biden when discussing Pakistan during a speech to the VFW. Tonight Obama mentioned him in reference to having a strategy for shutting down the drug trade in Afghanistan in such a way as to not provide recruits for the Taliban.

"I joined with people like Joe Biden to increase a billion dollars of investment," Obama said. No such references have been made to the other two said to be finalists, Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine.

Hmmmmmm.....

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I agree with the statement above about how the GOP will use Biden's words that he spoke about Obama;;

Biden, saying Obama wasn't ready to be President and the job is "not something that lends itself to on-the-job training."


For all the change that Obama promised to bring to politics in Washington, how's Obama going to explain driving up with Joe Biden in his father's Oldsmobile?

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Posted by: MM | Aug 23, 2008 3:12:08 AM

Dear All my Brother and all my Sister

with all my respect I ready say Mr: Joe Biden .. Focus just last minute who will know who win who our.

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how Fix credit card how Enconimic how small Business
how public local to local bring strong market I will bring issue to Mr: Joe Biden He ready know how much I am

Who bring who Focus bring Issue
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Learn and how Focus we must fix before Issue come in

Posted by: Mua V Nguyen | Aug 23, 2008 2:18:24 AM

Biden has been the gopher boy for the K Street Feminists since Paul Wellstone bought the farm in 2002.

Biden got the outrageously anti-male and unconstitutional VAWA and IMBRA laws passed in 2005.

I disliked McCain and wanted Obama to whip his butt until now. If Biden is chosen, I become a McCain supporter.

In a way, it would be good if Biden is chosen because he is tough on foreign policy...which means the Republicans will finally have to own up to the fact that being macho about dealing with foreigners has got nothing to do with what it means to be a conservative. Liberas can be tough foreign policy types.

Posted by: Jack Sanderson | Aug 22, 2008 9:10:15 PM

Along with America's best conservative, David Brooks, I'm hoping its Biden. Brooks today tells Biden life history, much I did not know, and Brooks, who was the honored mentee of William F. Buckley, wants it to be Biden. You all know David, he shows up on News Hour to represent the conservative (meaning do NOT share the wealth) viewpoint. Maureen Dowd flails Clinton McCain in her column today. Nasty but yet it's a scenario many intuitions have offered.

Posted by: Gaias Child | Aug 22, 2008 12:04:09 PM

He's ready to announce, oops, he's not ready to announce. Geez, this clown can't make one single decision without causing a media frenzy.

Posted by: Emm | Aug 22, 2008 11:36:41 AM

Wow, I can't believe he is really considering Biden. Are you people aware of how critical Biden was of Obama??

Posted by: JA | Aug 22, 2008 11:29:48 AM

NObama - The HYPE, SPECULATION and SENSATION CONTINUES !!

** Just like a HOLLYWOOD EXTRAVIGANZA (the Paris / Britney ad was RIGHT) **

Actually, NObama should WAIT to announce the VP until ALL of the CLINTON-related events at the CONVENTION are OVER next week

- and NObama has been offically NOMINATED !!

This will keep the HYPE Building and Building - and ensure that the Hillary supporters have STAYED in LINE, under the (possibly FALSE) HOPE that the Hillary will be chosen VP...

HOW DIABOLICAL - Please, not another WEEK of this !!

McCLAIN or Hillary in '08

Posted by: CJB in CA | Aug 22, 2008 10:09:15 AM

People must realize that the Veepstakes are a media creation, not a candidate creation?

So Obama came up with a novel idea of texting his supporters. So what? He's not at fault for making this into a spectacle.

People who say that they'd vote for McCain because Hillary didn't win are missing the point. You're voting presumably for the policies a person will enact, and Obama is closest to Hillary on those policies. She lost because she took too many Democrats for granted. That's too bad for her supporters, but thankfully there's a man who's the nominee who agrees with her plenty.

Obama 2008@!

Posted by: roxjan | Aug 22, 2008 10:07:13 AM

SEAH
As far as patritiosm i belive obama has a better voting record for our troops as far as judgement i belive bush and iraq are now agreeing with obamas timetable withdrawl of our troops in iraq and pretty much the military has agreed with obama saying more troops are needed in afghanistan that seems like pretty good judgement to me now stick with your rich out of touch old flip flopping i dont remember what i said what i voted for canidate!!!! obama will be president so deal with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUDGEMENT OVER EXPERIENCE and my friend mccain has BAD JUDGEMENT: MCCAIN CLAIMS WERE WINNING IN IRAQ WHAT HAPPENED 5 OR SO YEARS AGO WITH BUSH MISSION ACCOMPLISHED BUT YET MCCAIN WANTS TO STAY THERE OLE 100 YEARS IF NEEDED IT DOESNT MATTER HE SAYS WHEN OUR TROOPS COME HOME AS LONG AS THEIR NOT IN HARMS WAY WELL MCSTUPID ITS WAR YOU SHOULD KNOW THEIR IN HARMS WAY!!! MCCAIN SCOULDS RUSSIA AND SAYS IN THE 21ST CENTURY YOU DONT ATTACK A SOVERIN COUNTRY WELL MCSTUPID WHAT DID YOUR BUDY BUSH DO IN IRAQ IN THE 21ST CENTURY I WILL TAKE OBAMAS JUDGEMENT OVER MCCAINS 26 I AINT DONE NOTHING IN CONGRESS YEARS AND VOTED WITH BUSH 95 PERCENT OF TIME ANYDAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: angie | Aug 22, 2008 8:35:53 AM

After having watched “Obama Revealed” (CNN) it’s pretty clear Obama isn’t interested in anyone but Obama. Instead of voting Yea or Nay on anything controversial, he simply votes “present” ...so he can stay on the good side of everyone and further his career. He waits two weeks to see where the polls stand on issues then goes with the majority. A very good politician and talker...and that’s it, zero on leadership. He'd make a good car salesman.

Posted by: rktsci3127 | Aug 22, 2008 8:16:03 AM

Biden all the way. To hell with the McNots!

Posted by: Petra | Aug 22, 2008 8:11:52 AM

Have you notice everything has to be a big show for Obama.

He is like a little boy playing games constantly.

He is like a bad soap opera getting worse.

He has bad judgment. He has no Patriotism, and does not know what it even means. evident by him refusing to visit our wounded heroes in Germany.

He is a speech and a scam artist.

Posted by: seah | Aug 22, 2008 8:11:39 AM

No matter who he picks I will note vote for him.I am sick of all the hype about the choice. Obama is unqualified, unqualified, unqualified!

Posted by: BARBANEL | Aug 22, 2008 7:39:32 AM

The media doesn't know who the finalists are. Get over yourselves. My prediction, is the VP will be someone not mentioned by the media

Posted by: a reader in georgia | Aug 22, 2008 7:37:07 AM

I wish he would choose Biden. Then we could enjoy hearing Obama's supporters tell us how a hot-tempered old man who voted for the Iraq War and has been in Washington for 38 years is a good thing.

All the exact same reasons they've been telling us McCain is absolutely unacceptable to them. Obama's supporters flipflop as much as their candidate does.

Posted by: marylou | Aug 22, 2008 5:59:41 AM

A hypothetical Hillary poll has Hill beating McCain 49% to 42% McCain, yet Obama is only one point ahead. The only way Obama can win is if every kid in America votes for him. It comes down to the youth vote vs. those of us of a certain age who have the wisdom to vote for the best candidate at this point....SENATOR JOHN SYDNEY McCAIN

Posted by: Debra | Aug 22, 2008 3:20:29 AM

I don't think he'll pick Biden since he supported the authorization for the Iraq war. My sources are still pointing to M.R. Cyrus

Posted by: S.P. Gass | Aug 22, 2008 1:38:53 AM

Could the pick be Arnold?

Posted by: Joel O'Connell | Aug 22, 2008 1:37:34 AM

I'm votin' for McCain unless Hillary Clinton is the VP.

Posted by: Jesse | Aug 22, 2008 1:00:03 AM

For those of you that think they got legit txts from the Obama campaign if you google obama txts you will find that there are false txts going out to people about who the VP will be nominees including mickey mouse,and some olympians oh and it says that the Obama campaign assures everyone that their personal info is safe... Pick Hillary save the campaign and win the election its that simple but the hard core obamaites never really think about anything

Posted by: staniam | Aug 22, 2008 12:27:29 AM

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