Oh, That Joe! (No. 46 in a Series) -- Gaffes? What Gaffes?

"That's a joke. I've heard it reported they were 'blocking the door' and that also is nonsense. As far as the video shows, these two are standing a distance away from the door and not blocking access at all! And certainly no indication they were 'not allowing whites to vote'."

No, of course not! Those nice Black Panthers were only 'HELPING' people to vote. And gently 'prompting' them with a few blows from a nightstick to ensure that they 'remembered' their intention to vote for Obama!

I guess they're "gaffes" if you say so, Jake.

"Not even that Obama would be tested by the world and his response wouldn't immediately apparent as the right one?"

I think you're missing a 'be' there, Senior National Correspondent. And I think Biden was right on when he said that. It was you and the GOP that twisted it into some kind of tragedy. Obama will be tested by the World. There's a global economic meltdown going on out there, not to mention a war. Is that not a big enough test for you?

"Anything like the Black Panthers not allowing whites to vote in Philly?"

That's a joke. I've heard it reported they were 'blocking the door' and that also is nonsense.

As far as the video shows, these two are standing a distance away from the door and not blocking access at all! And certainly no indication they were 'not allowing whites to vote".

Biden's eyes have been stretched too tight. He obviously doesn't believe he's said anything wrong. Nice egotistical ticket the left has presented. Wouldn't it be nice to see McCain/Palin shock the world and have the leftist media make racist/illegal/stealing/Bush-related accusations for the next 4 years? HA!

Anything like the Black Panthers not allowing whites to vote in Philly?

Remember that girl in the McCain camp who pretended she was attacked by a black man who carved a "B" in her face because she supported McCain?

Why wouldn't people try to protect themselves from this type of abuse and fraud?

Obama's Civilian Security Force...

Is that like those creepy uniformed guys that protect Farrakhan--the Nation of Islam?

The new America thanks to Obama, the media, and his supporters.

Obama and Biden are gaffe machines.

Maybe the next 4 years won't be so bad since they will get the blame for everything.

sam if you don't like the spotlight, you aren't running for an office like President or Vice-President.

Think Sarah Palin superstar.

Have you ever seen a man that craves the spotlight more than Joe Biden?

Obama is just about as bad.

Obama has had plenty of gaffes himself - the comment about bankrupting the coal industry, the bitter people klinginf to guns and religion, 57 sates in the US, etc.

With Obama one does not get the impression that it is a mental defect, the way one does with Biden. And Obama is very disciplined - not like Biden.

Why Obama picked Biden when there were plenty of very well qualified candidates is any one guess.

The "Obama will be tested" remark was a gaffe in the sense that McCain tried to use it against Obama; it broke message discipline. It was NOT a gaffe in the sense that it was an interesting remark that deserved a little serious conversation--think about Kennedy's first year of office!

One of the things that bothers me about modern political campaigns is that there is no substantive discussion of the issues. We know McCain accuses Obama of being a socialist, but what are the merits of their tax plans, etc? Everything seems to be about the horse race (did Biden say something McCain can use) and not about the things that matter (was Biden right and does it matter?).

I'm sure I'm not the first to point that out. :-)

Yes John McCain would bring a lifetime's worth of experience to the White house...none of it even near mediocre. Bottom of the barrel in academics; ethical mistakes; crashed aircraft... but let's ot forget, he also would be bringing the intellectual equivalent of a blow-up doll as a VP. Now that's SCARY. go home and stay there, Gidget and Geezer.

More in context, Biden said Obama would be tested like John F Kennedy. In addition to a positive historical comparison, Biden reassuringly referred to Obama as brilliant. Realistically and of course, Obama would have major challenges in the first 6 months of his administration. Sometimes right action isn't apparent, especially after the previous eight years of simplistic and overconfident behaviors in foreign policy. For anyone who has listened to Biden on foreign affairs, it's evident that he has a vast knowledge base in foreign affairs. Biden has competencies far beyond that of a loquacious Blue Hen.

Why did Obama pick that guy. Biden was he first to say Obama is not qualified and to say Obama was "Clean and Articulate". We are stuck with Biden's mouth flapping in the breeze for 4 or 8 years. OK, and Biden is just creepy - the kind one gets off the elevator to avoid.

Or how about (on September 23, 2008) telling a woman in a rope line that Obama-Biden is against clean coal, and that "we will never build another coal burning plant in the United States".

I am sure that went over well in OH, PA and VA.

Gosh,

Do you guys know what a civilian security force is?

It's countries like Israel or Singapore where it's compulsory for healthy males (or females) to undergo training in the military for a few years before they go out to work, or they can stay in the military if they want. These people can be called on to serve as a back up for the permanent armed forces.

There's a lot of debate, but it's not neccessarily a bad thing.

Posted by: Grey Matter | Nov 4, 2008 10:48:03 AM

So you think a civilian national security force, perhaps under the aupices of the State Department which is often at loggerheads with the Penatgon, is a good thing? I'm sorry, but to me this sounds like a dysfunctional approach to national security -- and possibly worse.

if we did have something like that,
there is nothing wrong with it.
it can be called national service.

and the only reason those blow hard
republican, mccain supporters are against it. is because they are really chicken ####.

it will give all of those we support, run and invade countries, military
might, to put their live where their mouth is.

go barr

If Obama wins today, it will be God's will and right for America. Sarah Palin said so.

“I'm going to know at the end of the day, putting this in God's hands, that the right thing for America will be done, the end of the day on November 4th.”

Gosh,

Do you guys know what a civilian security force is?

It's countries like Israel or Singapore where it's compulsory for healthy males (or females) to undergo training in the military for a few years before they go out to work, or they can stay in the military if they want. These people can be called on to serve as a back up for the permanent armed forces.

There's a lot of debate, but it's not neccessarily a bad thing.