Re: Obama + Biden = Ultra Left Wing Extremism
Von: Bill M (wmech@bellsouth.net) [Profil]
Datum: 24.08.2008 15:55
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Datum: 24.08.2008 15:55
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Why do you think your dishonest propaganda will win the election for McCain??? "Trace" <tracey12_12@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:50b244ce-a68f-4b79-bb47-cecfa3e2e5fe@a8g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > On Aug 23, 7:28 am, Trace <tracey12...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Joe Biden attacked President Ronald Reagan and Oliver North >> ruthlessly during the Iran/Contra investigation. He is the most hated >> senator among Conservative Americans, and he will cause Obama to lose. >> >> Hillary is far left, but Biden is not only further to the left, but a >> hater of things American. Only one word can describe him well: He is >> a radical. American's are not. >> >> This ends the Obama campaign. There is no way Obama can with with Joe >> Biden on the ticket. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> The Case Against Joe Biden >> >> Yesterday we argued for why Barack Obama should pick Joe Biden as his >> vice presidential running mate. Today we tackle the opposite argument. >> >> Loose Lips Sink Ships >> >> Over the course of his presidential bid, Biden cemented his reputation >> as -- how to put this nicely? -- less than disciplined on the campaign >> trail. >> VP Watch >> >> In the summer of 2006, as he was publicly mulling the race, Biden set >> off a controversy over comments he made about Indian Americans. >> >> "I've had a great relationship [with Indian Americans]," Biden said. >> "In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans >> moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts >> unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." >> >> On the day he formally announced his candidacy, a New York Observer >> story that quoted Biden as calling Obama "articulate and bright and >> clean and a nice-looking guy" came out, and the resultant uproar >> effectively undercut any momentum Biden was hoping to build. >> Joe Biden >> Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), chairman of the Foreign Relations >> Committee, talks to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) during the hearing. >> >> While Biden was on his best verbal behavior for much of the rest of >> the campaign, there is no question that his tendency to shoot from the >> lip worries some in Obama world. As one Democratic consultant put it: >> "You know there will be three days in the campaign where someone in >> Chicago will get a call and respond -- 'What did you say he said?.'" >> >> For a campaign that prides itself on its message discipline, choosing >> Biden would be introducing a wildcard into the mix. The Obama campaign >> exudes quiet confidence that if they do the basic political work >> between now and Nov. 4 the Illinois senator will be president. Do they >> really want to risk it with Biden? >> >> Plagiarizer In Chief >> >> Way back in 1987, Biden was riding high in the presidential race -- >> widely regarded as a serious contenders for the Democratic party's >> nod. >> >> Then Neil Kinnock happened. Biden borrowed passages of a speech given >> by Kinnock, a leader in Britain's Labour Party, without attribution -- >> a mistake that led to a detailed examination of Biden's public >> statements that turned up several more examples of potential >> plagiarism and resume inflation. The feeding frenzy eventually chased >> the Delaware senator from the race. >> >> The incident has become the stuff of political lore -- type "Joe Biden >> and Neil Kinnock" into Google and more than 37,000 hits are returned >> -- even though those close to Biden insist that the actual facts >> surrounding the incidents are largely overblown. >> >> Maybe. But, while any political junkie worth his (or her) name knows >> all about the Kinnock incident, it's a mistake to assume the average >> voter knows about it. In the words of one Republican strategist: "Old >> news inside the Beltway, new news outside." >> >> That reality means that in every story about Biden done in the >> aftermath of his selection, Kinnock's name and the allegations of >> plagiarism would come up. It would complicate the desired flawless >> roll-out of the new ticket and could even raise questions about >> Obama's commitment to a new kind of politics. >> >> Washington Insider >> >> The central tenet of Obama's campaign message is that if Americans >> want to change their government, then they have to change the people >> they send to Washington. >> >> Picking Biden, who has served in the Senate for the better part of the >> last four decades, seems to run counter to that core message. Biden >> was elected to the Senate at age 29 and spent only four years after >> graduating from Syracuse Law School in 1968 working in the private >> sector before entering public life. >> >> Biden has long been a regular on the Sunday talk show circuit and is >> one of the pillars of the Democratic party establishment. His >> accomplishments -- of which there are many -- all were achieved as a >> senator operating inside the deepest heart of political Washington. >> >> Biden allies note that despite his long service in Washington he is, >> at his core, an outsider inside the Beltway. While that may well be >> true, the optics for Obama aren't great; he can't change the fact that >> in picking Biden he would be going with someone who has spent nearly >> his entire adult life not only in politics but as a member of the >> world's greatest deliberative body. >> >> Joe Loves Joe >> >> One of the most overlooked episodes during the 1987 collapse of >> Biden's campaign was a snippet of footage captured by C-Span in which >> the Delaware senator, in response to a question about where he went to >> law school and what sort of grades he received, delivered this classic >> line: "I think I have a much higher IQ than you do." >> >> While any human being -- especially a candidate for president who is >> constantly being poked and prodded -- can be forgiven a momentary >> flash of temper, Biden's detractors point to that incident as evidence >> that the senator thinks he is the bee's knees and doesn't care who >> knows it. >> >> Biden, by his own admission, has the capacity to fall in love with his >> own voice and wander off on tangents about his life that have nothing >> to do with the topic at hand. >> >> During the 2006 confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Samuel >> Alito, the Post's Dana Milbank wrote this of Biden's performance: >> >> "Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., in his first 12 minutes of questioning the >> nominee, managed to get off only one question. Instead, during his 30- >> minute round of questioning, Biden spoke about his own Irish American >> roots, his "Grandfather Finnegan," his son's application to Princeton >> (he attended the University of Pennsylvania instead, Biden said), a >> speech the senator gave on the Princeton campus, the fact that Biden >> is "not a Princeton fan," and his views on the eyeglasses of Sen. >> Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)." >> >> Ouch. >> >> There is evidence from the Democratic primaries that Biden is not only >> aware of his tendency to go on (and on) about himself but is also able >> to curb that natural tendency, however. In one of the best moments in >> an unending series of Democratic debates, Biden was asked by moderator >> Brian Williams whether he possessed the "discipline" to be the leader >> of the free world. Biden's simple response -- "yes" -- brought the >> house down and put the Delaware senator in The Fix's "winners" column >> for the night. >[ Auf dieses Posting antworten ]
