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Biden Brings Reporters Bagels, But No VP News

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August 20, 2008 9:45 AM

ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf reports from Wilmington, Delaware: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left his Wilmington house this morning before 8am with nary a word to reporters camped out in his driveway.

Veepbeat_generic_blog Members of the news media have been staking out Biden's home for two days as speculation swirls that Biden is on Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's short list of vice presidential candidates.

Biden is spending time in his home state while Congress is in summer recess. As the senator drove off this morning in his pickup truck it was unclear where his primary destination was.

However, when he pulled back into his driveway at 9:15am he had made a pit stop at the local Brew Ha Ha Espresso Cafe and Newsstand and Cafe.

As he rolled into his driveway he stopped his pickup and, without saying anything more than, "Hi" and "Nice talking to you," to waiting reporters, he handed a brew box of coffee and a dozen bagels out the window.

All the reporters and camera people had their video cameras trained on him, so there was a moment where no one understood he was giving the bagels to us.

One reporter was so flustered that he asked if Biden had talked to "Senator O'Biden."

Tightlipped, Biden drove down his driveway.

Journalists, ever thankless, soon realized that he brought cream cheese for the bagels and cream and sugar for the coffee. But no cups, which is just as well since there are no public restrooms within over a mile of his house.

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Let Biden alone!!! This is just crazy!!

Posted by: carl29 | Aug 20, 2008 10:06:45 AM

The phone text could still come. Remember these are Democrats we are talking about. Early morning for them is like 11:30.

Posted by: Richard, Tokyo JP | Aug 20, 2008 10:10:04 AM

There is no way he is going to be anywhere near his house when he gets a notice...and none of those reporters will know anything.

This is getting sooo silly.

Obama needs to sew it up as this is causing it to lose credibility.

ugh

Posted by: dl | Aug 20, 2008 10:19:43 AM

Winning the Jewish vote
Obama-Lieberman
Now, that's a combo!

Posted by: sansrx | Aug 20, 2008 10:22:38 AM

He's not it he brought bagels. If he brought a dozen doughnuts that's a dead giveaway that he's been picked...

Posted by: Richard | Aug 20, 2008 10:40:05 AM

You know it's a slow news day when the headline is Joe Biden gave some people bagels. Wow.

Posted by: jeremy | Aug 20, 2008 10:47:07 AM

"The phone text could still come. Remember these are Democrats we are talking about. Early morning for them is like 11:30."

Unlike the Republicans, whose normal hours of operation are in the dark of the night.

Posted by: HG | Aug 20, 2008 10:48:18 AM

Biden is the right choice for VP for Obama and will be great for Delaware.

Posted by: Rajesh Sharma | Aug 20, 2008 10:51:54 AM

I agree with 99% of the things said on here, and I'm a die-hard Dem.

To quote what's his name "LEAVE "O'BIDDEN" ALONE!"

And yeah... Obmama needs to wake up and smell the coffee that Bidden is handing out to reporters, or else he's going to get this election hijacked from him REALLY quick!

Which would be a shame.

Posted by: jdinsd | Aug 20, 2008 10:58:17 AM

I absolutely would prefer an older person to run our country. The thought of an inexperienced egotistical windbag of a moron (Obama) running the country is just too scary. In baseball do you put up your rookie players when the game is tied or losing the game. Same thing here. Obama has no experience - except for voting "Present". He inexperience will ruin this country. People have no idea why they are voting for Obama except for that empty word of change. I haven't seen any change. His negative ads, renigning on promises such as to use public funds for the campaign and etc. The list goes on. Obama will run this country into the ground. McCain isn't the best choice but he is better than obama.

Posted by: Frank- South Hampton | Aug 20, 2008 11:00:01 AM

Who cares. Obama could pick the most beloved guy or girl in the country and he will still loose.

Posted by: DONNA | Aug 20, 2008 11:02:49 AM

@Frank South Hampton:

The country isn't run into the ground already? I'd prefer giving someone else a crack at it. As you say the "veterans" in the crowd are to blame for the country's lowly state. Sometimes the rookies step up and hit one out of the park. I can think of one right now who's done nothing less than spectacular this year as a rookie: Chicago Cubs Rookie catcher Geovany Soto, who was also nominated as the starting catcher for the NL at the All-Star game.

So try another analogy, Grandpa. Yours is tired and lame.

Posted by: STILTON | Aug 20, 2008 11:06:55 AM

I think this was all about the coffee except he forgot the cups. He wanted them to drink coffee and need to leave his driveway to find a bathroom over a mile away......If Obama chooses anyone other than Hillary, his chance of winning is over.......No other candidate, not even Colin Powell (and he will not accept) as VP would give Obama the win. Now if the Super Delegates do their job and nominate the most electable candidate, Hillary then the dems win. AND if Obama is too dumb or full of himself to select Hillary, then the Super Delegates can force a Hillary as VP.

Much as I would love to vote Hillary, I will have trouble pulling the lever with Obama on top. It is better to elect McCain for one term (and that is all he wants) and wait for Hillary in 2012.

Posted by: soupyet | Aug 20, 2008 11:08:20 AM

"Unlike the Republicans, whose normal hours of operation are in the dark of the night."

I always knew Batman was a Republican...

Posted by: Erik | Aug 20, 2008 11:11:21 AM

Obama should pick Biden as his running mate. And then flip the ticket.

Posted by: Rich | Aug 20, 2008 11:14:36 AM

O'Biden: That was hilarious!

Posted by: JFinger | Aug 20, 2008 11:17:42 AM

Can't wait to see the debate between romney & Biden. romney will come out of their like dan quayle did, like a deer in the headlights.... Obama 2008!!!

Posted by: pt | Aug 20, 2008 11:18:26 AM

O'biden & O'bama , there're both Irish right?

Posted by: pt | Aug 20, 2008 11:21:26 AM

@JB in St. Lous:

You disqualified yourself from any semblance of logic when you brought up Bill O'Reilly. Frankly I am sick of seeing all of McCain's negative attack ads far more than hearing about Obama. The media want a close race because it means more ratings for them, so they've been saturating the airwaves with Obama so that people like you will get sick of hearing about him, and the race subsequently tightens because they know they are being circumvented in relevance and substance by what's happening on the Internet. Obama isn't using the media as his surrogate, unlike McCain who is all over it whenever possible. Obama's ground game is going to win the election simply for this fact.

Smile, you're being manipulated.

Posted by: STILTON | Aug 20, 2008 11:22:57 AM

I wonder how many McCain mugs and tees some of you guys are getting for these comments.

Posted by: Zeke | Aug 20, 2008 11:24:45 AM

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