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Biden Jabs at Clinton, if Not in Name
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ABC News' Brian Wheeler and Teddy Davis report: New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has made experience in world affairs a mainstay of her presidential campaign. But the former first lady was swiped Tuesday by Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, her more seasoned Democratic rival, for what Biden portrayed as an elementary error in Pakistani politics.
"We have a number of candidates who are well-intentioned but don't understand Pakistan. One of the leading candidates -- God love her," said Biden, provoking laughter from the audience. "No," he added, there are "good people running. But to say Musharraf is up for election! Musharraf was elected -- fairly or unfairly -- president six months ago. It's about a parliamentary election."
During a recent interview on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," Clinton described Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as a candidate who would be "on the ballot". Musharraf was reelected as president in the fall. But in Pakistan's upcoming elections are for parliament, while Musharraf's party will be facing off against opposition parties, the president himself is not a candidate on the ballot.
Asked by ABC News following his speech if he was referring to Clinton, Biden flashed a knowing smile but resisted invoking her name.
"Some of the candidates have not spent as much time on foreign policy as I have," said Biden. "Some of my opponents they just don't have the experience that I have."
The Clinton campaign responded to Biden's criticism by saying that the former first lady was referring to Musharraf's party, not the president himself.
Biden made his oblique swipe at Clinton during a noontime speech at the Raccoon River Brewing Co., a bar in downtown Des Moines, Iowa.
January 1, 2008 in Biden, Joe, Bush, George W., Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (24)
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Hillary's only experience is that she is married to a former president. Without that she would be back in Arkansas
Posted by: Paulet | Jan 2, 2008 12:32:00 PM
God forbid we see an Obama/Biden ticket because if we do, the repubs will be in again in 2008. Better stick with someone who can actually beat them - and H. Clinton is the only dem who can do that. Obama/Biden dem ticket would be a disaster not only to the U.S. but also to the world again suffering under GWB - another repub pres would just be a GWB admin repeat. The repubs will beat any dem but Hillary. Wake up people and get your head out of the Starbucks!
Posted by: Ron | Jan 2, 2008 1:46:46 PM
A lot of people seem to have misprints. It is a BIDEN/OBAMA ticket not an Obama/Biden ticket!!! Come on you boneheads.
Posted by: John | Jan 2, 2008 10:41:23 PM
If I lived, as Bill has lived, my wife would not be running for President, she'd be serving 20 years to life for murder....She is sorely lacking in self respect and is attracted only to power and egoism...no thanks....Gimme Joe Biden, a man of character and principle.
Posted by: JRS | Jan 3, 2008 10:37:07 AM
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